QM Weekly Update for December 29, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈβοΈβοΈ On Tuesday, 19 states, including Michigan, sued to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from cutting off all Medicare and Medicaid...
QM Weekly Update for December 22, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπβοΈ On Wednesday, a federal appeals court blocked Michiganβs ban on conversion therapy (described by expert sources as a form of torture) for LGBTQ+...
QM Weekly Update for December 15, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈβοΈπͺ On Dec. 7th, a renegotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act was released, which removes a proposed ban on Defense Department...
QM Weekly Update for December 8, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈοΏ½οΏ½ On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a memo stating that it intends to remove special protections for trans, intersex, and gender...
QM Weekly Update for December 1, 2025
π³οΈβππ On Wednesday, it was reported that administrators at Otsego Public Schools, a district 30 minutes north of Kalamazoo, Michigan, removed a childrenβs...
QM Weekly Update for November 24, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈβοΈποΈ On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released an updated gender dysphoria report from May, revealing career anti-trans...
QM Weekly Update for November 17, 2025
π³οΈβππβοΈ On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis asking to overturn nationwide marriage equality.More...
QM Weekly Update for November 10, 2025
πβοΈ On Friday, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a federal court order for the Trump administration to issue full SNAP benefits during the month of...
QM Weekly Update for November 3, 2025
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π²On Thursday, the Michigan Senate approved $71 million of funding to continue state SNAP benefits this month amid the ongoing government shutdown, but it is...
QM Weekly Update for October 27, 2025
π³οΈβππ«βοΈ On Monday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction requiring five Department of Defense schools for military families to reinstate books and...
QM Weekly Update for October 20, 2025
π³οΈβπποΈ On Monday, the Lansing City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring Lansing an LGBTQ+ welcoming city. While the resolution is not legally...
QM Weekly Update for October 13, 2025
ποΈ After an alleged threat made against Lansingβs Avenue Cafe on September 24th, trans advocates met with a Lansing City Council committee on Wednesday,...
QM Weekly Update for October 6, 2025
πββοΈβοΈ On Monday, a federal judge threw out most class-action claims led by Riley Gaines against trans women athletes, but allowed a Title IX claim to...
QM Weekly Update for September 29, 2025
π΅π³οΈββ§οΈOn Tuesday, the Trump administration blocked millions in funding to schools in New York City, Chicago, and Fairfax, VA for supporting trans' youth...
QM Weekly Updates for September 22, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈA study published on Wednesday found that trans and nonbinary youth are more likely to feel that they can be their complete selves online compared to...
QM Weekly Update for September 15, 2025
π³οΈβπβοΈ On Monday, a federal lawsuit against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan for its ban on displaying pride flags on public property was dismissed by a...
QM Weekly Update for September 8, 2025
π³οΈβπβοΈ On Tuesday, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would restore web pages about LGBTQ+ and reproductive health that...
QM Weekly Update for August 31, 2025
On Monday, the University of Michigan, including Michigan Medicine announced they are halting gender-affirming care for trans minors after receiving a...
QM Weekly Update for August 24, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈπ According to a report released on Wednesday, there are over 2.1 million trans adults in the U.S., with around 78,000 in Michigan (1% of adults in the...
QM Weekly Update for August 17, 2025
π³οΈββ§οΈβοΈποΈ On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld Arkansas' gender-affirming care ban for trans minors. This is the first time a federal court has weighed...