First Step volunteer training to start Jan. 15
First Step, Western Wayne county's project on domestic and sexual violence, is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities are available, including [...]
Hear Me OUT
Funky ABBA by Nils Landgren (Jusin Time Records)Funk, R&B, and hip-hop isn't usually what one associates with ABBA, the Swedish pop band of the 70s who [...]
Leadership under a cloud
By Dawn Wolfe LANSING – Dec. 2, email lists and phone lines erupted with the news that the State Employer's office had decided to drop domestic partner [...]
Lesbian laughs this weekend at Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase
It's a great weekend for lesbian stand-up comics Dec. 9-11 at the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase. Headlining is the hilarious Elvira Kurt with a special guest [...]
Let's talk about moral values
In the richest country in the world, it is immoral that there are people who have to choose between buying food and buying medicine. It is immoral that there [...]
New members join Karibu House board
By Dawn Wolfe FARMINGTON – With the addition of ten new members with a variety of backgrounds, the board of Karibu House has grown from its original three [...]
FBI reports increasing anti-gay hate crime rate
New information from the FBI shows that hate crime based on sexual orientation increased in 2003. The FBI's "Hate Crime Statistics 2003" reports 1,430 hate [...]
Parting Glances: E-Bay, E-Bay, here I come
For a year I have owned a pair of Fruit of the Loom blue boxers — waist size 34, though I'm easing into a comely 32 — with a curious stain. I think you'll [...]
SLDN lawsuit challenges 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By Bob Roehr The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is challenging the antigay military policy known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell Dec. 6 with a lawsuit filed in [...]
Get into the spirit of giving at Just 4 Us
FERNDALE – The lights are on, and the tree has been decorated at Just 4 Us in Ferndale with much more than ordinary ornaments. "Christmas is my favorite time [...]
Lansing Area AIDS Network begins Holiday food drive
LAAN is teaming up with Coffee Jam and the Lansing Association of Human Rights to hold their first annual collaborative food drive, which will be held at the [...]
March for Equal Rights in Ypsilanti
In response to Proposal 2 and other recent discriminatory legislation targeting the LGBT community, the Project YES Players and Eastern Michigan University [...]
