by Rex Wockner Same-sex couples who get married in Mexico City, the only place in the nation where they can do so, are validly married everywhere in Mexico, in all 31 states, the Supreme Court [...]

by Rex Wockner Costa Rica's Supreme Court ruled Aug. 10 that a voter referendum scheduled for Dec. 5 that could have banned same-sex unions was unconstitutional. The court's constitutional arm ruled 5-2 that marriage rights [...]

by Rex Wockner The Quebec Press Council has denounced two TV broadcasters who made fun of skater Johnny Weir during the Vancouver Olympics. Sportscasters Alain Goldberg and Claude Mailhot said on air that Weir hurts [...]

by Rex Wockner A new poll by Russia's Center for Public Opinion Research has found almost universal opposition to gay people, GayRussia.ru reported Aug. 8. The poll, conducted in late July, questioned 1,600 people in [...]

by Rex Wockner Moscow Pride and GayRussia.ru have sent a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee and the Russian Olympic Committee informing them there will be a "Pride House" at the 2014 Winter [...]

by Jessica Carreras "I have never been to Detroit and I'm so thrilled to be here. I'm so thrilled to see such incredible talent all around this room. I had no idea." - DIFFA Executive [...]

by Jessica Carreras TRAVERSE CITY - A decade-old battle has been resurrected in Traverse City to pass a human rights ordinance protecting LGBT people from discrimination in the northern Michigan summer vacation hot spot. A [...]

by Jessica Carreras Affirmations Executive Director Leslie Thompson at the opening of the new community center building in 2007. BTL file photo. After nearly 11 years of running Michigan's largest LGBT community center, Affirmations [...]

by Eric Rader The Human Rights Campaign's information on Michigan's current congressional delegation (including Peters and Schauer) and their support for LGBT equality:http://tinyurl.com/2ab6koh With less than three months to go until the midterm elections, the [...]

by Jessica Carreras Alina Hall is a registered dietitian who works with Health Emergency Lifeline Programs. The 34-year-old Belleville resident hopes to promote good health for HIV-positive people through proper diet and nutrition. 1 What [...]

This article ran in full on http://MichiganMessenger.com Authorities in Battle Creek have apprehended a suspect in a brutal stabbing case there. Police originally said they thought the July 25 stabbing was a hate crime, but [...]

Dog-lovers and motorcycle lovers will united Aug. 26 at Silky's Martini Bar in Dearborn when the second annual Hogs 4 Dogs even roars into town. Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and Biker Bob's of Motown have teamed up [...]

Ties Like Me!, a metro Detroit LGBT social and business networking group, has announced plans for its fourth annual LGBT Business Expo, held at the Reserve next to Big Rock Chop House in Birmingham at [...]

Steppin' Out, which hosts the annual AIDS Walk Detroit, will be holding a pre-walk party at Pronto! restaurant in Royal Oak all day Aug. 19. The fundraiser, which takes place from 9 a.m.-10 p.m., will [...]

by Rex Wockner The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 16 blocked any same-sex marriages from taking place in California while proponents of the state's marriage ban appeal the Aug. 4 district-court ruling [...]

by Rex Wockner In a break with past practice on outing, the U.S. mainstream media decided in early August that U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, is gay, openly [...]

by Rex Wockner Conservative author and media diva Ann Coulter will headline Homocon, a Sept. 25 party in New York City organized by the conservative gay group GOProud. "The gay left has done their best [...]

DETROIT - For many young, gay black men there are few places they can call home, and it just got a little worse for them last week when the R.E.C. Boyz Center, a home-away-from-home for [...]