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Post-election travel: Kalamazoo, anyone? And what about Maine?

logointern1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:14:59 +0000

Tuesday’s elections results were decidedly a mixed bag. The big gay news story has revolved around the loss for gay marriage in Maine, and it certainly is disheartening. Does it even make sense(...)

Corvino: The other gay ballot battles

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:31:33 +0000

I’ve spent the last week traveling through rural Wisconsin for a series of diversity lectures at small technical colleges. Lecturing on gay issues at such venues can be eye-opening. It’s(...)

Kalamazoo passes – then repeals – gay rights ordinance

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:34:01 +0000

(Kalamazoo, Michigan) Six weeks after passing an ordinance banning discrimination in housing and employment based on sexuality or sexual identity, city commissioners have voted to repeal the(...)

Ruby-Sachs: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

ERubySachs — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:31:35 +0000

Kalamazoo, Michigan has voted to repeal an anti-discrimination ordinance that deemed LGBT individuals a protected class.

In the two public hearings on the ordinance, no objections were raised,(...)