Posted 12-1-2008
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by Nancy English

If you go onto Lansing’s YMCA website you will find the motto, “We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities.” But to be a part of that strong family, you first have to have a legal relationship as defined by the Lansing YMCA.

Sarah Himes found this out the hard way when she attempted to add her partner Cate to her membership at the Parkwood Branch YMCA in the Haslett area. Since Sarah and Cate do not constitute a “legal” family (according to state of Michigan law and YMCA rules), Stephanie Wagner, Membership Assistant at the Parkwood Y, told Sarah that she could not add Cate at the $19.00 per month fee, which applies to family members. Instead, Cate would have to pay the standard $49.00 per month membership fee.

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Posted
10-14-2008
The Lansing YMCA discriminates against our families. A policy has been enacted that bans non-married individuals from benefiting from the family discount. Help us publicize this discrimination and take a stand for families of choice.

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