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Stateside: Win for LGBTQ adoptive parents; artist Elizabeth Youngblood; MI’s redistricting history

A potential 2020 ballot measure would add protections for LGBTQ people to the state's existing civil rights law.
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A potential 2020 ballot measure would add protections for LGBTQ people to the state's existing civil rights law.
Bethany Christian Services has opened up its services to LGBTQ parents looking to adopt children. The agency had already informally started to allow adoptions by LGBTQ parents in Michigan after a lawsuit settlement in 2019, but this week's announcement applies nationwide.
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Bethany Christian Services has opened up its services to LGBTQ parents looking to adopt children. The agency had already informally started to allow adoptions by LGBTQ parents in Michigan after a lawsuit settlement in 2019, but this week's announcement applies nationwide.

Stateside for Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Today on Stateside, a major Michigan-based adoption agency is opening up adoption to LGBTQ parents. We spoke with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has spent years fighting for LGBTQ families. Plus, a conversation with artist Elizabeth Youngblood about how learning to weave inspired the delicate lines of her sculptures and drawings. 

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Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below.

AG Nessel on adoption win for LGBTQ parents in Michigan and beyondStateside’s conversation with Dana Nessel

  • Dana Nessel is Michigan’s state attorney general.

Artist Elizabeth Youngblood on “replicating a thought” in lines Stateside’s conversation with Elizabeth Youngblood

  • Elizabeth Youngblood is a Detroit artist. Her current solo exhibition "Room Tone" is on display at M Contemporary Art Gallery in Ferndale through March 20. 


Support for arts and culture coverage comes in part from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

After another tumultuous year in US politics, Congressman Jack Bergman has no regrets

Max Johnston reports

  • Max Johnston is a reporter for Interlochen Public Radio.


How a history of gerrymandering led to Michigan’s independent redistricting committee

Stateside’s conversation with John Lindstrom

  • John Lindstrom is a longtime Lansing political reporter and former publisher of Gongwer News Service. 

Copyright 2021 Michigan Radio. To see more, visit Michigan Radio.

Stateside: Win for LGBTQ adoptive parents; artist Elizabeth Youngblood; MI’s redistricting history
Stateside: Win for LGBTQ adoptive parents; artist Elizabeth Youngblood; MI’s redistricting history
Stateside: Win for LGBTQ adoptive parents; artist Elizabeth Youngblood; MI’s redistricting history
Stateside: Win for LGBTQ adoptive parents; artist Elizabeth Youngblood; MI’s redistricting history

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