For same sex couples, it’s not as simple as saying, ‘I do’

For same-sex couples, the decision to marry is not as simple as saying, “I do.”  Complex issues due to recent court and legislative actions, which affect couples in some states differently than those in other states, have created a complex web of legal and tax issues for same-sex couples.  Whether to Wed:  A Legal And…

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Transgender woman murdered in Detroit

DETROIT – A murder victim found discarded in a trash receptacle off Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Nov. 8 has not yet been identified, but is believed to be a member of the transgender community. Equality Michigan, a statewide anti-violence and advocacy organization, supports victims of anti-transgender crime and tracks violence against transgender people throughout Michigan. The…

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AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed at The City College of New York in honor of World AIDS Day

NEW YORK,  — Six hundred panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, will be on display at The City College of New York, Dec. 2-6. This exhibit of sections of the 54-ton, handmade tapestry stands as a striking memorial to the lives of countless individuals lost to AIDS….

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