Jim Toy Community Center

Expect large crowds on the streets of downtown this weekend for Ann Arbor Pride 2024. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the details.

June is Pride Month, and it is be celebrated in a number of ways throughout Washtenaw County. It is also an opportunity for education and awareness. There is a good deal of conversation around the country about the use of pronouns and about how members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves. Joe Halsch is president of the Jim Toy Community Center in Ann Arbor. He joined WEMU’s David Fair to share the kinds of conversations he and the center are creating around these issues.

Ann Arbor’s LGBTQ community is celebrating the Michigan Supreme Court's decision that determined the state constitution does ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender indentity. But, as WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports, it’s just a first step.

As Pride Month continues, we remember a trailblazing, social justice force that forever changed Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. Jim Toy passed away this year at the age of 91, but his work not only lives on, but it also continues to grow in his name. WEMU's David Fair is joined by Jim Toy Community Center board member, Leigh Greden. Together, they explore the community and attitudinal changes Mr. Toy brought forth on behalf of the LGBTQ community and the work his legacy requires to be carried forward.

The Jim Toy Community Center will close its brick-and-mortar office space at Braun Court in Ann Arbor by the end of January. Jim Toy Community Center…

The mass shooting in Orlando, Florida has left many LGBT communities across the country concerned after a gay nightclub was the target. The Jim Toy…

Ruling takes effect in 21 days, unless a higher court overturns the decision.A federal judge has ruled Michigan must recognize over 300 same-sex marriages…

Members of Washtenaw County's LGBT community disheartened by court's decision.The fate of Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage remains in the balance. The…

Governor Rick Snyder has said that the 300 or so same-sex marriages performed in Michigan back in March are void. Local marriage equality supporters are…

Local marriage equality advocates are gearing up for a petition drive. The action follows Thursday's federal appeals court decision to uphold anti-gay…