Rep. Scott Hummel Isn't it infuriating how it seems like your insurance company - if, indeed, you are lucky enough to be insured at all - seems to have more say over your health care [...]

"When I think of gay people, I think of a brave group that has made tremendous contributions to society, in arts, letters, science, philosophy, and politics. I think of some of the most hilarious people [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FERNDALE - On April 18, the Rev. Mark Bidwell arrived at Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit to an email box filled with hateful messages and an answering machine spewing similar insults [...]

ANN ARBOR - The HIV/AIDS Resource Center has won a regional award for their campaign, produced in conjunction with Uproar Communications Ltd., to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS in Washtenaw County's African-American community. The award, a [...]

FERNDALE - Exceeding projections, proceeds from this year's Annual Ferndale Metro Blues Festival grew by 70 percent over last year's total. At the last Ferndale City Council meeting, it was announced that $16,000 would be [...]

STERLING HEIGHTS - How many cars and how many LGBT supporters does it take to hold your organization's largest-ever fundraiser? If you're Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center, those numbers are in the 200 and [...]

ANN ARBOR - Felice Picano once had sex with a real ice princess after school while her wheelchair-bound father watched them from another room. The escapade became the subject of a work he entered in [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DEARBORN - One gnat is a mild annoyance, but a cloud of them can make even the sunniest trail seem temporarily like a gauntlet. Unfortunately for Ford Motor Company, the gnats [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WEST POINT - Triangle Foundation Board of Trustees member Chad Grandy was among 21 gay human rights activists who were detained at the U.S. Military Academy and issued federal citations April [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LANSING - On April 26, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed two bills which, if signed into law, could have far-reaching implications for the health of AIDS patients, LGBTs, and women. [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WASHINGTON - GOP leaders from Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman to GOP contender for U.S. Senator Keith Butler may be telling African-Americans that the conservative wing of the party welcomes [...]

By Lisa Keen A gay bashing incident that left two CBS news staffers seriously injured this month has now exposed a hostile underbelly to what once was considered one of the Caribbean's most gay friendly [...]

BY SHARON GITTLEMAN ROYAL OAK - Did you hear the one about the political activist who became a stand-up comic? PFLAG national board member and Great Lakes Regional Director Mike Neubecker has. At 7:30 p.m., [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Il. - Krystal Heskin, formerly of Warren, was found murdered on April 18 in the Motel 6 she had been calling home for the past six months, according [...]