Michigan
Michigan health dept. probes possible release of confidential HIV information
Notorious anti-gay group headed for Michigan
LANSING — The Westboro Baptist Church will protest a Lansing public high school and at both Michigan State University and Central Michigan University on April 23, a spokesman confirmed in a phone interview with The American Independent. More…
EXCLUSIVE: Michigan launches investigation of health dept. programs
The Michigan Department of Community Health has launched an “internal investigation,” a department spokesperson tells The American Independent. More…
HIV in Detroit: Officials, activists agree it’s a crisis
With some zip codes in the city of Detroit registering three times the national prevalence of HIV More…, city and state officials say the disease is absolutely a crisis in the city.
“We believe that any time when a disease disproportionately impacts any race, group, or community, there is a
HIV crisis in Detroit: The sobering numbers
DETROIT More… — As the city of Detroit struggles to find a way out of a massive funding crisis — one that has left parts of the city streets without cops or street lights — another crisis has been brewing.
HUD Secretary touts new rules against housing discrimination
DETROIT — U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan Friday told a White House conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender homelessness that a new federal housing rule is an “idea whose time has come.”
“Just over a month ago, I was proud to stand before the National More…
East Lansing celebrates nation’s oldest LGBT nondiscrimination law
While some in the Michigan legislature are working to push through legislation that would roll back local nondiscrimination laws More…, the city of East Lansing today will recognize the 40th anniversary of the nation’s first-of-its-kind law that protected people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
