LGBT Community News
TALK TUESDAYS POSTPONED FOR ELECTION DAY
KICK's Talk Tuesdays discussion group will be postponed November 6 to view the national general election. We encourage everyone to make their way to the polls Tuesday morning to vote. It is imperative that we make our voices heard, and exercise o...
Curtis Lipscomb is Honored in Who's Who In Black Detroit
DETROIT MI - (October 11, 2012) KICK's executive director has been honored in Who's Who In Black Detroit's 2012 sixth edition. A subsidiary of Real Times Media, Who's Who Publishing was founded in 1989 to highlight the positive achievements of A...
YOUNG ADULT BOARD OF ADVISORS TO ATTEND WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING AND RECEPTION FOR NATIONAL EMERGING LEADERS
DETROIT, MI (September 12, 2012) - Members of KICK's Young Adult Board of Advisors (YABA) will attend The White House Briefing and Reception for national emerging leaders in the LGBT community on Wednesday, September 19 in Washington DC, hosted by...
Affirmations protests inequality with 100-day hunger strike
By Jeremy Selweski
C & G Staff Writer
FERNDALE — Local members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community are protesting inequality and discrimination in Michigan by keeping their mouths shut.
The Affirmations community ...
Rochester Hills council denies human rights ordinance to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents
By ANNETTE KINGSBURY
RochesterMedia.com
After months of lobbying, a majority of Rochester Hills City Council members went on the record Monday night to say that they are not interested in considering a human-rights ordinance.
A group calli...
City of Ferndale celebrates gay pride weekend
By MONICA DRAKE -
monica.drake@oakpress.com; Twitter: @monica_adele
The City of Ferndale has led Oakland County in raising awareness of gay rights for the past 13 years, long before President Barack Obama’s recent announcement of his support f...
Call for Volunteers
JGN is looking for volunteers to staff our table at Motor City Pride this year on June 3rd. Please call the office at (248) 432-5661 or e-mail Michael Phillips at mphillips@jccdet.org if you can serve a shift.
Meet Richard Yancy KICK's newest staff member
He has a charm that you're instantly drawn to, a giving and a warm personality that stands him out from the crowd. And he desires to be an instrument of change to better his community.
Richard is from Detroit and he is a self-taught graphic des...
KICK applauds President Obama's support of same-sex marriage
DETROIT, MI - According to CNN, President Barack Obama, who previously said his views on the issue were "evolving," said today that he supports same-sex marriage.
"At a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important fo...
Obama’s gay marriage statement called historic by Oakland County gay community
By CAROL HOPKINS
carol.hopkins@oakpress.com; Twitter: @waterfordreport
When Susan Horowitz heard that President Obama announced Wednesday that he was in favor of gay marriage, she began to cry.
“It was a very emotional moment,” said Horowit...