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Billy Porter PLAN YOUR VOTE FOR EQUALITY Visit MiVoterGuide.com A project of BTL ‘It’s Not Who We Are’: Livonia Mayor Condemns Anti-LGBTQ Signs Royal Oak City Commission Makes Conversion Therapy Criminal Misdemeanor 2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-up BiBillylly PPorter:orter: Black, Gay, anandd Out of F*cks PRIDESOURCE.COM SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 | VOL. 2836 | FREE VOL. 2836 • SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 NEWS OPINION ISSUE 1160/61 4 2020 Democratic and Republican 16 Parting Glances PRIDE SOURCE MEDIA GROUP National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-up Phone 734.293.7200 16 Transmissions 5 Register to Vote PUBLISHERS 17 Creep of the Week Susan Horowitz & Jan Stevenson 6 BTL Presidential Endorsements EDITORIAL Editor in Chief 7 Coming: The 2020 Voter Guide Susan Horowitz, 734.293.7200 [email protected] 8 Royal Oak City Commission ENTERTAINMENT 04 Makes Conversion Therapy Criminal 22 Billy Porter: Black, Gay, and Entertainment Editor Misdemeanor Out of F*cks Chris Azzopardi, 734.293.7200 [email protected] 8 Lesbian Grand Rapids Judge Won’t 26 Lesbian Detroit Rapper Miz Korona News & Feature Editor Return to Church After Being Denied Riffs on COVID-19 with Her ‘The Eve Kucharski, 734.293.7200 Communion Virus’ EP [email protected] 10 ‘Discrimination is Wrong, No Matter News & Feature Writers Where It Exists’: Conflict Between LGBTQ Michelle Brown, Ellen Knoppow, Jason A. 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Also, make sure to check back for continuing COVID-19 coverage. materials provided by advertisers or their agents. Copyright 2020 www.PrideSource.com BTL | September 3, 2020 3 2020 Democratic and Republican National Convention LGBTQ Wrap-up BY BTL STAFF espite social distancing requirements created by the novel coronavirus pandemic, over the last two weeks, both the Democratic and Republican Parties adapted and Dheld their presidential nominating conventions for the upcoming 2020 election in November. While LGBTQ-specific issues were not the main focus of either event, each of the conventions had speakers from the community and touched upon LGBTQ-specific policies — directly or indirectly. Here’s a summary of the month’s events: - State Rep. Craig Hickman, the first openly Democratic National gay African American to serve in the Maine Convention House of Representatives, announced that state’s votes. - Wyoming’s vote was announced by the Monday parents of Matthew Shepard, the victim of - Multiple LGBTQ speakers took the stage a 1998 assault that inspired legislation to including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, soccer prevent crimes motivated by hatred of LGBTQ champion Megan Rapinoe, State Delegate people and other minorities. Dennis and Judy Danica Roem and Kristin Urquiza, who drew Shepard credited Biden with helping to pass national media attention in June when she that legislation and for his “commitment to wrote an obituary for her 65-year-old father equality and compassion for others.” who died of COVID-19. - Before the convention’s evening schedule, - The Democratic Party’s official 80-page the Democratic Party’s official LGBTQ+ Caucus platform denounced the Trump administration’s held its first meeting on Tuesday afternoon. actions that allows discrimination to target It hosted various LGBTQ leaders like Pete LGBTQ people. Additionally, the platform Buttigieg, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Reps. commits to helping LGBTQ youth with mental Mark Takano of California, David Cicilline of Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall. health needs and suicide prevention goals and Rhode Island, Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and - A video celebrating the accomplishments pledges to “fight to enact the Equality Act and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. of women included a wide range of women, Thursday at last outlaw discrimination against LGBTQ+ including several lesbians – Chicago Mayor Lori - Buttigieg used his time on Thursday night people in housing, public accommodations, Lightfoot, soccer chamption Megan Rapinoe, to share the story of his time in the military, access to credit, education, jury service and Wednesday Texas Congressional candidate Gina Ortiz too, in Afghanistan. This followed a video federal programs.” - Emma González, a bisexual student Jones, U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas and recounting the life of Biden’s late son Beau, who became one of the leaders of a youth Virginia’s transgender Delegate Danica Roem. who served as a member of the National Guard eganovement against gun violence after a 2018 - Human Rights Campaign President in Iraq. Buttigieg said he grew up at a time Tuesday shooting at her high school in Parkland, Florida, Alphonso David called Harris an “exceptional when “firing me because of who I am wasn’t - Openly gay convention Secretary Jason Rae was one of the first voices heard by people choice” for vice president saying, “Throughout just possible — it was policy.” directed roll call votes. tuning in to Wednesday night’s broadcast of her groundbreaking career, Senator Harris has - Two other openly LGBTQ people were - A video in lieu of a keynote speaker featured the Democratic National Convention. Viewers been an outspoken advocate for the LGBTQ briefly highlighted during the last night of the 17 people who pledge to vote for the party’s then heard from the mother of Jerald Wright, a community,” David said, “standing with us convention. One was Virginia Delegate Danica presidential nominee of Joe Biden. Three of 31-year-old man killed during a gun massacre when many, even sometimes those within her Roem, the first transgender person to win office the featured people were gay men: Long Beach, at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, own party, did not.” in that state. Roem spoke as part of a video of California, Mayor Robert Garcia, Pennsylvania in 2016. The broadcast’s host, actress Kerry - Baldwin, who was said to be have been on various people sharing what they hope the State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Georgia State Washington, noted the increasing violence Biden’s list of potential vice presidential running nation will be like “this time next year.” Roem Rep. Sam Park. against transgender people. mates, noted Wednesday that Harris came said she hopes there will be a president who - Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, - Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted at the start to Wisconsin to help with her last reelection can look a transgender woman in the eyes and whose campaign for the Democratic of her address that the Democrats in the U.S. campaign. Baldwin was speaking to a Zoom “tell her her rights are important.” The other was presidential nomination made history as he House include 60 percent women, people of audience organized Wednesday evening by openly gay Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, emerged as one of the top contenders as an color and LGBTQ people, standing on the the Lesbian Political Action Committee to pay who said he hopes there will be “comprehensive openly gay candidate, announced Indiana’s shoulders of those who fought for them at tribute to the fact that she was the first lesbian See Convention Wrap-up, continued on p. 6 delegation vote. elected to the U.S. Senate. 4 BTL | September 3, 2020 www.PrideSource.com PRIDE SOURCE | FEATURE ® Convention Wrap-up VOTE FOR EQUALITY NOV. 3 Continued from p. 4 immigration reform.” Between The Lines strongly endorses Want to help? Here’s how you can - The event’s invocation was delivered by Sister Simone these statewide and national candidates: Campbell of “Nuns on the Bus,” a Catholic social justice group get involved: that has supported respect for same-sex marriage. U.S. President & Vice President Become an election worker Republican National Convention Sign up here at Michigan.gov/DemocracyMVP (Participants paid at least minimum wage) Monday - In June of this year, the COVID-19 prompted the Republican party to forego a meeting of its platform committee this year Volunteer for a campaign and adhere, instead, to the platform it adopted in 2016.
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