Todd Heywood
Election 2016: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The impacts of the 2016 election on the local, state and national level are going to be felt for a long time. The results are going to cause both parties to shift — but in uniquely different ways. Nationally, GOP Nominee Donald Trump is ascending to [...]
How Do We Find Hope in a Time of Fear and Recriminations?
Ligia (Romero-Balcarcel), who is my caseworker at the Lansing Area AIDS Network, told me as I first start discussing this speech to accept the Kaye McDuffie Social Justice and Community Service Award that it was "about me." But you know what? It [...]
Ingham County Seeks Assistance in Murder of Man who Sought Sex with Other Men
Person of Interest Sought for Questioning. The Ingham County Sheriff's department is now offering a reward to anyone who provides information which leads to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the crime. Those who may [...]
Michigan Looks to Modernize HIV Law
State Rep. Andy Schor (D-Lansing) formally signs as a co-sponsor for legislation that will modernize Michigan's outdated and unscientific HIV-specific criminal law. Courtesy Photo by Kelly Doyle A movement to reform Michigan's HIV-specific law is [...]
Anti-LGBTQ Smear Campaign Targets Eaton County Commissioner
Left: Howard Spence, an Eaton County Commissioner representing Delta Township was the victim of a potentially bias motivated larceny and was subsequently outed by unknown persons working in conjunction with Vince Malcangi of Nashville, Michigan. [...]
Hundreds Walk in Fight Against AIDS in East Lansing
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence made an appearance at the Lansing Area AIDS Network AIDS Walk and helped guide walkers on their route through Downtown East Lansing. EAST LANSING – Under bright sun, hundreds of people gathered and marched Sunday [...]
What an Alt-Right Government Would Look Like, Just Check Out Michigan
Want to know what the U.S. would look like under a Donald Trump presidency informed by the Alt-Right movement? You don't have to go much further than the Michigan legislature to get a taste of the insanity that will rain down upon us for four [...]
Legislation to amend hate crimes law introduced
LANSING – The legislation was promptly referred to Senate Government Operations Committee 'Where bills go to die.' A Senate bill to amend Michigan's Ethnic Intimidation Act to include bias crimes perpetrated against the LGBT community has been sent [...]
Inside the Trump Media Cage
The paranoia related to the media was on sure display Friday in Dimondale during the visit of GOP Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. The media, of course, was the enemy: "They don't tell the truth, they have an agenda to silence the truth." I [...]
Michigan Pride Off to Late Start, Relocates Amid Tension
This years festival will be held in Lansing's REO Town. BTL file photo: 2015 Rally by AJ Trager Officials with Michigan Pride admit this year's Lansing pride events got off to a late start, but are hopeful that a new set of sponsors combined with a [...]
Aug. 2 Michigan Primary Could Put Three Additional Out Gay Candidates On Nov. 8 Ballot
Tim Sneller Tim Sneller has a gravelly voice and a thick black moustache. He's also got 31 years of legislative staffer experience in the Michigan legislature. Never, however, did he imagine seeing two openly gay men take their places on the floor [...]
Jeffrey Montgomery, LGBTQ Leader Dies at 63
Jeffrey Montgomery (May 9, 1953 – July 19, 2016) Photo: Ron Miotke The man who took personal tragedy and turned it into a "brilliant" career fighting for the rights of the LGBT community has died. Jeffrey Montgomery, the founder of Triangle [...]