DOJ Memo Contradicts Michigan’s Proposed Anti-Trans School Sports Legislation
Last Month Michigan Sen. Lana Theis, along with 12 Senate Republicans, introduced Senate Bill 218 that would bar transgender students from being able to participate in school sports in accordance...
Va. House of Delegates Candidate Defends Anti-Transgender Comments
A Virginia House of Delegates candidate on Saturday said transgender servicemembers who undergo sex-reassignment surgery are “unfit for duty.” “We have our vice president saying that veterans are not special...
Catching Up with Nico Tortorella: How the Pandemic Had the ‘Younger’ Star Questioning Queer Identity
For six seasons, queer nonbinary actor, activist and author Nico Tortorella has starred as Josh, the delightfully brooding (straight) tattoo artist, on super-queer TV Land dramedy “Younger.” Created, executive produced...
WATCH: Why ‘Genera+ion’ Star Justice Smith Is Happy to Be an Example of Black Queer Joy
Last summer, Justice Smith wasn’t coming out but, instead, making a statement in solidarity with the Black trans and queer community. On Instagram, the 25-year-old actor posted a video while...
Dale Versus Goliath: How a Trans Auto Entrepreneur Took on the Big Three
It’s the early 1970s in the U.S. There is an energy crisis with long lines at gas pumps, fuel rationing and station owners posting signs declaring that they’re “bone dry.”...
Republicans Using Trans Kids as Political Pawns While a Pandemic Rages On
Greetings from a pandemic that is still ongoing and getting worse in places. Here is a public service announcement: you don’t need to be eating inside of restaurants right now...
South Dakota Governor Who Let Hundreds Die Mad About Gay Satan Shoes
To create the right kind of atmosphere in order to write this I have all the lights off and am using a black background instead of a white one on...
Parting Glances: A 135-Year-Old Request Fulfilled
I celebrated the return of Spring three weeks ago by helping to fulfill a 135-year-old request by America’s beloved poet, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). That recent memorable day in March was...
5 Safety (and Style) Tips for Tying the Knot During the Pandemic
There’s no doubt that keeping safe during the COVID-19 pandemic is a must, and science points to being quarantined at home as the safest way of doing so. However, now...
LGBTQ-Owned Douglas Gourmet Shop Expands Catering Operation
When Garnet Lewis and her business partners decided to name their gourmet food shop in Douglas Isabel’s Market & Eatery, they had a clear choice in mind. Their namesake was...
A Case for the Porch Wedding: Ferndale Wedding Officiant Busier Than Ever During COVID-19
Perhaps as a side effect of her time as the Ferndale Pride event chair, Julia Music got used to a regular question: “Will you marry us?” Not qualified to do...

























