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The Ruth Ellis Center will host its second annual benefit Voices with special celebrity guest Wanda Sykes to be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD).

Representatives from the Ruth Ellis Center, the Ali Forney Center and Green Chimneys in New York City were among those who attended a White House-sponsored conference on homelessness among LGBT youth in Detroit on March 9.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan spoke about the need to prevent homelessness among LGBT Americans at a White House conference in Detroit on Friday.

Whether through activism, business ownership, historic preservation, or as cultural curators, the gay community is changing the landscape of Detroit.

Former WJBK news anchor Charles Pugh came in first in last week’s primary election for Detroit City Council. He beat City Council President Ken Cockrel, Jr., and more than 160 other candidates.