News on Michigan

Gary Glenn Of The Anti-Gay Group AFA Running For Senator Debbie Stabenow's Seat

2011-08-04T06:30:16Z

Gary Glenn, who helms the Michigan chapter of the anti-gay group AFA, is looking to unseat Senator Debbie Stabenow

Gary Glenn, who helms the Michigan chapter of the anti-gay group American Family Association, announced on Tuesday that he'll seek the Republican nominati...

Gay Partner Benefits Prompt Lawmaker To Call For End Of Michigan Commission

2011-01-29T08:00:06Z

The Michigan Civil Service Commission on Wednesday voted in favor of extending health benefits to the domestic partners of gay state workers

The Michigan Civil Service Commission on Wednesday voted in favor of extending health benefits to the domestic partners of gay and lesbian state workers, prompting a Republican lawmaker to call for abolition of the commission,...

Mount Hope Church Protest

2010-11-30T13:54:10Z

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BIGOTRY - Alive and well

2010-11-02T23:57:27Z

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Gay Bars near Dearborn, Michigan

2010-10-08T10:43:02Z

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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...

Housing regs to add protections for gays

2010-04-16T09:42:25Z

Federal agency say sexual orientation won't play factor in eligibility for housing programs

Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.

The Housing and Urban Development Department will also commission a first-ever nationwide study to determine the extent of discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing ...

Mich. court recognizes Ill. adoption by gay couple

2010-04-16T17:07:10Z

Ruling: Mich. courts can oversee custody disputes between gay couples who adopt out-of-state

Michigan courts can oversee a custody dispute between lesbian parents who adopted in Illinois even though Michigan doesn't formally recognize gay relationships, the state Court of Appeals said Friday.

The court ruled 2-1 that the U.S. Constitution requires state courts ...

Broadcasters Say No To Anti-Gay Video

2010-04-16T14:30:37Z

Christian group AFA says it has been denied access to broadcast a video on the ?radical homosexual agenda?

A Christian group is claiming it has been denied access to broadcast a documentary special on the “radical homosexual agenda” titled 'Speechless: Silencing the Christians'.

The American Family Association (AFA) says two broadcasters, one in Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard (28) scores on a one-yard run during the first half of the Gator Bowl NCAA college football game against

NEW YEARS EVE

2010-12-31T22:31:08Z

Kelsey Kraft, foreground left, and her boyfriend Matt Burchill, right, both from Detroit, Michigan, share a kiss as they celebrate the new year shortly after midnight in New York's Times Squar...

Inaugurations Dimming The Glitz

2010-12-31T14:00:21Z

In this Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, photo at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Carlos Ramirez prepares the stage which will be used for inauguration ceremonies. In better days, newly elected governors were welcomed into office with star-studded galas, serenades by rock bands, even an Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, center, bends over after injuring his right leg during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Auburn...

Food and Farm Bees Weed

2010-12-20T00:31:22Z

In this Dec. 11, 2010 photo, beekeeper Terry Klein, 70, of TM Klein and Sons Honey, holds a honeybee from one of the hives he keeps on his property in St. Charles, Mich. Klein is one of many Michigan beekeepers worried that efforts to combat an invasive plant that is crowding out native vegetation could leave them without a key source of nectar and...