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Affirmations Introduces New Executive Director
DETROIT (WWJ) – Affirmations, Metro Detroit’s Center for Lesbian and Gay people has expanded its services. In June, the center has named a new executive director; Antonio David Garcia. He says there...
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Local People React To Obama’s Support Of Gay Marriage
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) In a much-anticipated announcement, President Barack Obama came out in support of gay marriage Wednesday. It was music to the ears of Cassandra Varner, director of communications...
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LGBT Midwest Job Expo At Affirmations In Ferndale
FERNDALE (WWJ) – A first of its kind job fair will take place in Ferndale on Thursday. Affirmations, a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender people (LGBT), will be host to...
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Local LGBTs Launch 100-Day Hunger Strike
FERNDALE (WWJ) – Members of Michigan’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community have launched a 100-day hunger strike leading up to the November elections. Strikers will spend 24 hours each in...
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Pugh Takes Part In Hunger Strike For Gay Rights
FERNDALE (WWJ) – A local politician is giving up food for a day as part of an effort to bring attention to discrimination against gays in Michigan. After eating a hardy breakfast, Detroit Council...
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Survey: Detroit Most Dangerous U.S. City For Gays
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) - A local LGBT rights group is taking issue with a new survey that ranks Detroit as “the most dangerous U.S. city to visit for gay travelers.” The company behind the survey,...
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Get Tested For HIV For Free In Ferndale
FERNDALE (CBS Detroit) - Metro Detroit’s Community Center for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is offering free HIV and STD testing. Affirmations has teamed up with Oakland County...
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Supreme Court To Rule On Prop 8, Gay Marriage
FERNDALE (WWJ) – Decisions are expected by the Supreme Court Wednesday that will affect the LGBT community. Decisions facing the court are whether or not to uphold, in whole or in part, California’s...
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No Immediate Impact On Michigan Gay Marriage Ban
FERNDALE (WWJ/AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in a gay marriage case from California doesn’t have an immediate impact on Michigan’s voter-approved constitutional amendment defining marriages as...
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Detroit Born Dr. Ben Carson, Exploring Presidential Bid, Apologizes For...
By Christy Strawser (CBS Detroit) The first man to toss his hat into the ring as a potential Republican candidate for the 2016 presidential race issued a lengthy mea culpa this week for comments he...
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Mass Gay Wedding Parade Expected To Draw Hundreds To Detroit Sunday
DETROIT (CBS DETROIT) – Hundreds are expected to walk down a very long aisle on Sunday in Detroit as part of a mass wedding procession. Affirmations Executive Director Darrious Hilmon says they’re...
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