http://www.pridesource.com Michigans Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender News Source en Copyright 2004, Pridesource susanhorowitz@pridesource.com kevin@pridesource.com http://www.pridesource.com/button1.jpg http://www.pridesource.com 120 60 Michigans Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender News Source http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51448 An important milestone has been reached by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Monday new regulations intended to ensure that HUD's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51449 In Doak Bloss's lifetime, the biggest advances in the civil rights of gay and lesbian people have come in reaction to adversity - the Stonewall riots in the late 60s, Anita Bryant's anti-gay referenda in 1977, and the AIDS crisis throughout the 80s. With that in mind, he and his partner Gerardo Ascheri are proudly challenging the Public Employee Domestic Partner Benefit Restriction Act signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder on Dec 22, 2011. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51450 The Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit is ready to move forward with the appointment of Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Lynch. The 63 year-old Lynch has served as interim pastor for other congregations and has worked in Michigan, Florida and Illinois to make sure that MCC churches have strong transitional leadership. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51456 While there was only one direct reference to anything gay in President Obama's third State of the Union address, the speech and a large number of White House activities surrounding it was inclusive of gays. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51377 With all of Madonna's metamorphoses throughout her balls-out career, slipping in and out of cultural zeitgeists (and accents), the queen chameleon is still the master of reinvention. Just don't tell her that. "Please don't throw those tired, old cliches at me," Madonna playfully insists, nodding her head at me in half-kidding agitation. (Hey, at least it wasn't hydrangeas.) http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51448 An important milestone has been reached by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Monday new regulations intended to ensure that HUD's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51449 In Doak Bloss's lifetime, the biggest advances in the civil rights of gay and lesbian people have come in reaction to adversity - the Stonewall riots in the late 60s, Anita Bryant's anti-gay referenda in 1977, and the AIDS crisis throughout the 80s. With that in mind, he and his partner Gerardo Ascheri are proudly challenging the Public Employee Domestic Partner Benefit Restriction Act signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder on Dec 22, 2011. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51450 The Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit is ready to move forward with the appointment of Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Lynch. The 63 year-old Lynch has served as interim pastor for other congregations and has worked in Michigan, Florida and Illinois to make sure that MCC churches have strong transitional leadership. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51451 A federal appeals court Friday revived a lawsuit filed by a woman who contends she was kicked out of a master's degree program at Eastern Michigan University because of her opposition to homosexuality. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51452 Love is not just about the romantic kind expressed on Valentine's Day. It's about the warmth in the heart that is felt when seeing someone else accomplish their dreams. It is love for the community and of education that has fueled the Forum Foundation's work for the past 29 years. http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=51453 Election season is starting and KICK-The Agency for LGBT African Americans, is hoping to get voter involvement kick-started with the first ever Voter Engagement Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m at the Sunday Dinner Company Restaurant located at 6470 E. Jefferson Ave. There is no charge to attend and refreshments will be served. http://www.pridesource.com View news about the gay and lesbian community in Michigan. Search for BTL articles query-string http://www.pridesource.com/search.html 3