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Andrew Potter, Alexander Godin, Andrew Cohen Copyright 2018 Pride Source Media Group www.PrideSource.com November 8, 2018 | BTL 3 April - Royal Oak Ban on Serving February - Pink Panthers Organize in Detroit 0 0 S – Gays Repealed It was time for a new anti-racist, anti- ‘ 2 0 The city commissioners in Royal Oak homophobic, pro-trans presence in the city E 0 unanimously repealed a 41-year-old and the Pink Panthers were created. The H 0 ordinance that banned the serving to radical, queer group used a series of flyers T “homosexuals, prostitutes and drug and posters around Detroit to get their name users” at liquor establishments on out. Their mission was to educate people on April 6. The long-forgotten ordinance issues and find ways to take care of their had reportedly not been enforced in community outside of government. years, if at all. The original language of This was part of a growing number the ordinance had been lifted directly of young, LGBT activists who from a state statute that was revised. were no longer willing to wait on The antiquated ordinance came to adult authorities for protection. light in a meeting with management of the Royal Oak Music Theater. June - Benefits for Gays FLASHING Kalamazoo became the second city in the state of Michigan (Ann Arbor was the first) to allow same-sex partners of BACK TO city employees to participate in all benefits extended to their married heterosexual peers. Kalamazoo City Manager Pat THE PAST: DiGiovanni said at the time the new policy makes “good sense from the point of attracting and retaining good employees.” October - Matriarch to LGBT Community Dies Ruth Ellis was 101 when she died on Oct. 5. Born July 23, 1899, in Springfield,Illinois, Ellis was respected and loved for her longevity and endurance as one of Detroit’s oldest and proudest African-American lesbians, the first woman in the City of August - Car Show Offers Gay Camaraderie Detroit to own her own printing company, Gay car enthusiasts came together for and for her many years of service to all the four-day Lambda Car Club Grand people in need. Beginning in the 1930s, International, which attracted more than 350 Ellis provided shelter, physical support and people from across the nation and Europe to spiritual affirmation to those whose race, the Troy Holiday Inn. Close to 160 cars filled sexual orientation or both set them apart the parking lot during the event sponsored by from the dominant culture. Ruth Ellis Center LGBT employee resource groups from Ford is named in honor of her life and work. (GLOBE), General Motors (GM PLUS) and DaimlerChrysler (POD). DR. LAURA’S “not the expert” on sexual orientation, while on Fox the TV show comes off the air and Paramount drops News she stands by her infamous “biological error” its double standard on prejudice,” said John Aravosis, ROCKY YEAR quote claiming her Ph.D. in biology backs it up. By the co-founder of StopDrLaura.com. end of the month Dr. Laura had reduced her interview schedule and allegedly devised a method of ending October - Two Canadian TV stations became the first them early if necessary. to dump Dr. Laura. In a letter that was to run on the Dr. Laura Schlessinger, a conservative radio and back cover of today’s edition of Variety, the Hollywood television talk show host, had provoked the ire of June- Paramount withdrew Dr. Laura and her trade paper, Dr. Laura said, “In talking about gays and gay groups for calling homosexuality “deviant” and upcoming TV show from a scheduled panel with TV lesbians, some of my words were poorly chosen. I derivative of “biological error.” critics at the annual press tour scheduled for July in deeply regret the hurt this situation has caused the Pasadena, Calif. gay and lesbian community.” Dr. Laura, who is an January - As the protests and demonstrations against Orthodox Jew, said in the letter that she was seeking Paramount continued, and meetings between the July - Dr. Laura posted a “Call to Action” on her forgiveness in keeping with the tradition of Yom studio and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Fransisco Examiner and the Los Angeles Times. website, urging fans to help save her advertisers. Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Defamation yielded no results, the stage is set for a massive revolt against Dr. Laura Schlessinger. April - Dr. Laura canceled appearances and book August - Tapings for the first Dr. Laura show begins November - Across the country, Dr. Laura found her TV signings across the country in the wake of massive and, according to sources, Dr. Laura continues her show dropped to late-night time slots from 2-6 a.m. in March - Designed to build “a coalition against hate,” protests, claiming she didn’t want to “compromise crusade against gays and lesbians reiterating her seven of the country’s top 10 TV markets. StopDrLaura.com was launched, attracting 373,345 anyone’s physical safety.” belief that they are a “biological error.” hits in its first 24 hours. The Horizons Foundation in December - With stations across the country San Fransisco ran full-page ads against the radio May - Dr. Laura strikes back, going on Larry King September - As Dr. Laura debuted on TV, continuing to downgrade and drop the show, a Variety talk show host, calling her message “harmful to our Live and Fox News Sunday to defend her beliefs and demonstrations took place in over 30 cities airing the article estimated that Paramount had lost $1 million children.” The ads ran in the national editions of statements. Contradicting herself, she tells King she’s weekday program. “The protests are going to last until on Dr. Laura. the New York Times, San Fransisco Chronicle, San 4 BTL | November 8, 2018 www.PrideSource.com Q&A: Meet Creating Change Co-Chair Bridie Johnson BY JASON A. MICHAEL reating Change is an annual LGBTQ conference put on by the National LGBTQ Task Force. Hosting hundreds Cof workshops, caucus sessions, keynote speakers and more, the more than 30-year-old event tours across the U.S., every year choosing a city in which to showcase the LGBTQ community’s local and national community.