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June is Pride Month, and it is be celebrated in a number of ways throughout Washtenaw County. It is also an opportunity for education and awareness. There is a good deal of conversation around the country about the use of pronouns and about how members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves. Joe Halsch is president of the Jim Toy Community Center in Ann Arbor. He joined WEMU’s David Fair to share the kinds of conversations he and the center are creating around these issues.
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The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners have declared June as Pride Month for the fourth year. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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The celebration will run from 11am-3pm Sunday on the Southeast side of Gallup Park. As WEMU's Taylor Bowie reports, it will feature educational programming on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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A Michigan bill package to make physically assaulting someone because of their sexual orientation, age or disability status a hate crime moved out of a state House committee Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The 45th annual rally and march is aimed at uplifting survivors of sexual violence. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Monday to lift Michigan’s ban on the use of paid pregnancy surrogates. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Sunday is the international Transgender Day of Visibility, and Washtenaw County is showing its support through the month of April. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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There are a number of health care issues we are dealing with: lack of affordable service for the uninsured, lack of affordable health insurance, inadequate adolescent health care and health education and a lack of people of color as health care providers. The Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti is specifically designed to address those issues. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the center’s executive director, Alex Plum, to find out what is working and what more needs to be done.
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Michigan lawmakers formally wrapped things up for the year Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Michigan Legislature convenes today for its final meeting day of 2023. We have more from Rick Pluta.