Milwaukee Gaze

Doug Nelson. – Photo: Courtesy

Doug Nelson, who has headed the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin since 1988, is retiring as the organization’s president and CEO.

Jumping through hoops at Zoom Room.- Photo: Courtesy

How do you keep Fido fit and contented on wintry days when a tossed Frisbee could wind up buried in a snowdrift? The Zoom Room, 1701 N. Humboldt Ave. in Milwaukee, has the answer.

Mrs. and Mrs. Wayd. – Photo: Courtesy

Although same-sex marriage isn’t legal in Wisconsin, many gay couples do celebrate their nuptials the old-fashioned way. Nikki Hartman Wayd and Jenny Wayd, left, held a traditional wedding ceremony on Sept. 23 at the War Memorial Center in Milwaukee to celebrate their registration as domestic partners. Sixty guests attended.

Progressive leaders from state and local government attended Equality Wisconsin’s annual meeting on Sept. 21 to honor the Milwaukee County officials who led efforts earlier this year to extend domestic partner benefits to county workers.

About 2,000 people marched in Milwaukee Oct. 15 as part of the Occupy movement. – Photo: Ben Slaine

The pro-union cries that shook up Madison last winter echoed on the fall streets of Milwaukee on Oct. 15 as about 2,000 people marched to protest what they called the corporate takeover of America.

Bea Green. – Photo: Courtesy

Longtime community activist Bea Green died Sept. 24 at West Allis Memorial Hospital. During the last three months, she endured complications from a leg injury she suffered nearly three decades ago. Early in August, while recuperating at Columbia Saint Mary’s Hospital, she suffered a severe stroke.

A Marquette student was dismissed from his leadership roles with a campus student group after informing its staff advisor that he’s gay, despite a university policy that bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. 

Ron Ball. – Photo: Courtesy

Ronald Edward Ball, age 79, died Sept. 25. He was preceded in death by parents Edward and Helen Ball and brother Thomas.

Green Bay Packers' linebacker Clay Matthews. – Photo: AP/Michael Young

For the family of Dan Gordon, a Racine native who died of AIDS-related complications at age 35, AIDS Walk Wisconsin has become an annual milestone event.

Amy Kallas – Photo: Courtesy Ann Lewis

Amy Kallas showed the first symptoms she had a rare form of endometrial cancer shortly after Mother’s Day in May 2008.