Editing Ferndale, Michigan (section)

===LGBT population===
{{main|LGBT culture in Metro Detroit}}
The 1980s and 1990s saw the growth of the LGBT population in Ferndale, coinciding with a migration from neighborhoods in Detroit to communities north along [[Woodward Avenue]], including [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]], [[Pleasant Ridge, Michigan|Pleasant Ridge]] and others. In 1999 a proposed non-discrimination ordinance was introduced in Ferndale, but was defeated. The [[Motor City Pride]] festival moved to Ferndale from Royal Oak in 2001. In 2006 the city passed an anti-discrimination ordinance protecting LGBT people from discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and business, with 70% in favor and 30% in opposition. [[Affirmations (Ferndale, Michigan)|Affirmations]], a {{convert|17000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} LGBT community center in Downtown Ferndale, opened its new, expanded building on Sunday June 3, 2007,<ref name=Case>Case, Wendy. "[http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=10562 Affirming Ferndale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910222614/http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=10562 |date=2012-09-10 }}." ''[[Metro Times]]''. May 30, 2007. Retrieved on January 24, 2013.</ref> the same year the city elected the first openly gay mayor in Michigan. In 2011, [[Motor City Pride]] moved to Detroit's [[Philip A. Hart Plaza|Hart Plaza]]. Ferndale Pride was started that year.<ref name=Rupersburg>Rupersburg, Nicole. "[http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/lgbtferndale0228.aspx From Blue Collar To Rainbow Flags: How Ferndale Got Its Gay Groove]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131207091444/http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/lgbtferndale0228.aspx Archive]) ''Metro D Media''. Thursday October 13, 2011. Retrieved on December 1, 2013.</ref>