It’s June 3rd, and Trump still hasn’t acknowledged Pride Month. For what it’s worth, though, that didn’t stop Ypsilanti from throwing one hell of a street party last night… It’s hard to believe that this is the same town, where, just about a dozen years ago, folks were fighting in the streets for gay rights […]
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Ypsilanti marks the start of Pride Month with an epic street party
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Amy Probst, Catherine Pappas, Domino's, Domino's Pizza, Donald Trump, drag, gay pride, gay rights, Kerri Pepperman, Mike Perini, the gay 21 Comments
Michigan’s LGBT population under attack again as legislators attempt to roll back local anti-discrimination ordinances across the State
Despite what Republicans have said, it was never just about stopping gay marriage in Michigan. Their end goal has always been the criminalization of homosexuality. This became abundantly clear earlier this week, when State Representative Earl Poleski proposed legislation that would stop local governments, like Ypsilanti, from passing anti-discrimination legislation to protect their LGBT citizens. […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged call to action, Earl Poleski, fear mongering, gay rights, HB 4052, homophobia, Michigan House of Representatives, right to discriminate 16 Comments
Checking in with Ypsi’s least favorite son, Tom Monaghan
The new issue of Businessweek has an interesting piece comparing and contrasting Michigan’s aging pizza barons, Tom Monaghan and Mike Ilitch. And, as it’s been a while since we’ve discussed Monaghan, who started Domino’s here in Ypsilanti in 1960, I thought that I’d share a bit. Tom Monaghan was once a billionaire. He owned 244 […]
Posted in History, Ypsilanti Also tagged anti-abortion, anti-gay people who are most likely gay, anti-homosexual nonsense, Ave Maria, baseball, birth control, burgers, Catholicism, Detroit Tigers, Domino's, Gyrene Burger, Harry Bennett, homophobia, Jim Towey, John Norman Collins, Joseph Fessio, Little Caesar's, Mike Ilitch, pizza, pro-life, religious fundamentalism 20 Comments