Todd Heywood
The silence and stigma are killing us
Viewpoint We have a problem in the gay men's community. Our silence about the epidemic slowly eating us away is killing us. As much as this might sound like it is some ancient diatribe written during the height of the deaths of gay men in droves in [...]
MSU protest brings 150 out against Prop. 8
EAST LANSING – With a light wind and temperatures hoovering just above freezing, 150 people gathered at Michigan State University to join in an international protest of the passage of California's Proposition 8. "This event was a huge success," [...]
Sylvia Guerrero: A mission from beyond
LANSING – Sylvia Guerrero clutches her styrofoam coffee cup and stares out with blue grey eyes and a steely determination forged during the emotional wreckage that happened six years ago. Guerrero was in Lansing at the invitation of the Michigan [...]
Mother of slain transgender teen speaks out on Mich. house passage of bias crimes bill
LANSING, MIch. – Less than twenty-four hours after the Michigan House overwhelmingly approved the passage of a package of bills to expand the state's Ethnic Intimidation Act, a mother of a murdered transgender teen encourage the State Senate to [...]
Election results have Republicans nationwide asking, "Who are we?" And Michigan is no different
LANSING – With an overwhelming win for Democratic candidates across the state, many in the Michigan Republican Party are asking, "Who are we and where are we going?" This is showing itself with a race for the chair of the Michigan GOP, as well as [...]
Students gather at MSU to discuss the future of the gay rights
EAST LANSING – Nearly 80 students gathered at Michigan State University's Erikson Kiva on Sept. 28to discuss the future of the gay rights movement with a panel of experts on the community and politics. The event was organized by the Alliance of [...]
After Prop 2: The future of gay rights in Michigan
EAST LANSING – The Alliance of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Students will host a panel discussion about the future the gay rights movement in Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Erickson Kiva on the campus of Michigan [...]
Road Trip for Change comes swinging into Michigan
Battle Creek – The Democratic nominees for president and vice president visited southwest Michigan Sunday evening and were greeted by an estimated crowd of 18,000. Sen. Barack Obama, who is the first African-American to earn the nomination for the [...]
MAPP chief: No surprise that AIDS estimate was way off
The CDC has just released new estimates of the number of people in the nation newly infected with HIV in 2006, and they show an increase of over 40 percent. But Midwest AIDS Prevention Project (MAPP) Executive Director Craig Covey says there is no [...]
Politics is not just for the federal DOJ. Michigan attorney general staffer celebrates departure of gay activist on right-wing Web site
Analysis LANSING – Mike Cox's Attorney General's Office has at least one legal staffer who likes to play divisive politics, spewing venom on http://www.RightMichigan.com. So while the mainstream news has continued to cover the U.S. attorney [...]
Second parent adoption bill dead, supporters say
LANSING – Supporters of a bill to expand adoption rights to unmarried couples has died in the state House, reports Penny Gardner, director of the Coalition for Adoption Rights Equality, a group pushing for a new law. "It's too bad we are always [...]
The 'winds of change'
LANSING – "God is separate from our political system," Rev. Kent Lederer told a record 63 gay couples and an estimate crowd of 1,500 people Saturday on the steps of the state capitol. "He/She/It loves us no matter what." Lederer, the minister of [...]