News on Kalamazoo

Man Arrested In Michigan Anti-Gay Attack

2010-04-16T07:53:45Z

Police in Benton Harbor, Michigan have arrested a man in connection with a December 12 anti-gay attack

Police in Benton Harbor, Michigan have arrested a man in connection with a December 12 anti-gay attack.

Twenty-three-year old Calvin Jeff Wright was arrested without incident on S...

Transgender Protections Pick Up Steam After Kalamazoo Vote

2010-04-16T09:11:30Z

More cities are considering adding transgender protections in the wake of a critical vote in Kalamazoo, Michigan

More cities are considering adding transgender protections in the wake of a critical vote in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

On November 3, Kalamazoo voters disagreed with opponents of the ordinance that makes it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity (transgender protec...

Kalamazoo To Keep Gay Protections Law

2010-04-16T09:25:15Z

Voters in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Tuesday decided to keep a controversial gay protections law

Voters in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Tuesday decided to keep a controversial gay protections law approved by city leaders in June, ABC affiliate WZZM reported.

With 89% of precincts reporting at 10PM, the effort to repeal the law trailed 61% to 38%.

City leaders...

Kalamazoo Gay Protections TV Ad Debuts

2010-04-16T09:49:19Z

The fight to keep a gay protections law in Kalamazoo, Michigan has taken to the airways

The fight to keep a gay protections law in Kalamazoo, Michigan has taken to the airways. One Kalamazoo, the gay rights group supporting the measure, unveiled its first ad Wednesday.

The 30-second spot titled 'Neighbors' leaves the measure's controversy at the door, focu...

Gay Protections Foes Force Vote In Kalamazoo

2010-04-16T11:04:38Z

Opponents of gay rights in Kalamazoo have submitted a petition to force a vote to repeal a gay protections ordinance

Opponents of gay rights in Kalamazoo, Michigan have submitted a petition to force a vote to repeal a gay protections ordinance passed by city leaders in June, the 'Kalamazoo Gazette' reported.

The city ordinance makes it illegal to discrimin...

Voters To Decide Local Pro-Gay Laws

2010-06-26T05:03:16Z

Conservatives target gay rights laws at the local level for repeal

In the wake of an election cycle that saw passage of four statewide anti-gay measures, conservative groups in cities large and small appear to be targeting hard-won gay rights at the local level for repeal.

On November 4, voters in three states – California, Arizona and This week: HIV linked to gay rights, recalcitrant demonstrators get dressed down, and hello 'Ciao'

Inciting fear and hatred of gays and lesbians doesn't seem to take a holiday.

In Russia, only days after the world united against HIV during the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, Moscow mayor Kalamazoo, Michigan adopts legislation to protect gays

An unanimous Kalamazoo City Commission voted Monday to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination, reports the 'Kalamazoo Gazette'.

The ordinance makes it illegal to use sexual orientation to...

Michigan River Oil Spill

2010-07-28T16:00:19Z

The Morrow Dam in Comstock, Mich is shown Wednesday 28 July 2010. Crews were working Wednesday to contain and clean up over an estimated 800,000 gallons of oil that coated birds and fish as it poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River, one of the state's major waterways. Officials don't believe oil will spread past the Morrow Dam. The cause of the spill is under investigation. (AP Photo/President Barack Obama delivering the commencement address for Kalamazoo Central High School at Western Michigan University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. President Obama is writing a foreword to Nelson Mandela'...

Obama

2010-06-08T13:01:44Z

President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address for Kalamazoo Central High School, the winner of the 2010 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, at Western Michigan University Arena in Kalamazoo, ...