Dear Editor, The beating of a local 15-year-old boy because he is gay is a frightening event, not only for those of us who identify as homosexual, but for all who care for us. Almost as outrageous is that what was clearly a hate crime cannot be called such in Michigan because state law does not protect...

Steve Harmon is gay. He is gay and he is fifteen years old. He is gay, fifteen and was beaten until his skull was fractured. He was beaten. It is probably unfair to characterize opinion regarding any issue by the comments following news articles on the Internet. The local television affiliate’s site...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) – One of two teens accused of beating a 15-year-old boy because he is gay will spend six to nine months in juvenile detention after pleading guilty to aggravated assault. The 16-year-old defendant was sentenced Monday in Kalamazoo County Family Court. Portage’s Steve...

Michigan made national news twice recently and this time it wasn’t about unemployment or auto industry bailouts. Both stories were gay-related. One was regarding the young man severely beaten in Portage, Michigan. Two older teens beat him as they hurled anti-gay slurs at him. Unfortunately, here in...