Court reinstates anti-marriage amendment LINCOLN, Nebraska - A courts reinstated Nebraska's voter-approved ban on equal marriage on July 14. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a judge's ruling last year that the ban [...]

National Security Ten-year vet discharged for attending pro-marriage rally WASHINGTON - The United States Navy has initiated discharge proceedings against a 10-year veteran who attended a June 3 rally in support of equal marriage on [...]

Kentucky State Sen. Richard Roeding Okay, so on July 13 the University of Louisville's board of trustees voted 14-1 to offer health insurance to domestic partners of school employees. This prompted Kentucky Sen. Richard Roeding [...]

"I can sum up the Republican agenda in nine words: Burning the flag, spurning the fag and earnings that lag." - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) as quoted by the Tallahassee Democrat, July 16, 2006. [...]

New guidelines issued by Centers for Disease Control could radically decrease the number of HIV-infected people who don't know that they are infected, and could expose others to the disease. The CDC recommendations include: *Routine [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ATLANTA - The number of people who are infected with HIV and don't know it, both nationally and in Michigan, could decrease radically under proposed government guidelines that would make testing [...]

After Maria Cebreco received the crown for "Ms. Wheelchair Michigan 2006," two young girls scurried to the stage and gazed into her eyes. "I saw how they looked at my crown, my hair, my face [...]

The Advocate selected Central Michigan University as one of the "100 Best LGBT Campuses" and will be acknowledged in a special College Guide released on Aug. 1. "I believe that CMU was selected because of [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday once again rebuffed the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have banned equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the U.S. Constitution. The [...]

CHICAGO — The heat is on — and Gay Games VII is underway, too. As the Windy City wilts under an intense heat wave, nearly 12,000 athletes representing 65 countries will brave the blistering heat [...]

BIRMINGHAM - Patricia Ann "Pan" Godchaux, who is running for U.S. Congress against incumbent Joe Knollenberg in the Aug. 8 primary, needs more volunteers for her campaign. Rep. Knollenberg, who has an anti-gay legislative record, [...]

By Bob Roehr The quest for a single-pill once-a-day treatment for HIV became a reality when the FDA approved Atripla on July 12. It combines the already approved drugs efavirenz (Sustiva), tenofovir (Viread), and emtricitabine [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman ANN ARBOR - More than 300 children under the age of 18 in Michigan's prisons are serving a life sentence without a chance of parole, according to Ann Arbor attorney Deborah [...]

By Bob Roehr The struggle for gays and lesbians to marry suffered setbacks in Connecticut, Nebraska, and Tennessee last week; with each loss coming at different stages of that process. Connecticut A Connecticut judge ruled [...]

Architect and preservationist Doug McIntosh's efforts to help rebuild Detroit may be over, but his life partner will carry on his legacy. "It's going to be my job now," said Scotty James, who was with [...]

Around 1,000 people mingled, held hands and kissed at the 27th Annual Metra Magazine Picnic, held July 9 at Salt River Park in Lenox, Mich. And the affection didn't feel awkward, organizers said. "We first [...]

By Jay Kaplan This month has not been the greatest month for LGBT civil rights. On July 6, the New York Court of Appeals (the state's highest court) ruled 4-2 that it is constitutional to [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Brooke Kilyanek lives with her partner Emily Sippola and their five-month-old baby, Sanna, in Washtenaw County. Kilyanek is there when Sanna wakes up every morning, and is there to help put [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman HIGHLAND PARK - A young man with "a lot of faith" was taken from the LGBT community on June 27, when Robert "Reebe" Hatcher died of complications resulting from a heart [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman YPSILANTI - They have the volunteers. They have a family in need. Now, all the Rainbow House Project needs is more money. Twenty-one thousand dollars' worth, to be exact. "With the [...]