Gretchen Whitmer Reflects on Her LGBTQ+ Legacy (So Far) and the Gay Daughter Who Shaped It
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn't just a regular mom — she's a cool mom. She'll tell you herself. Or rather, her outfit will. She strides into the living room [...]
Your 2026 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
It’s Pride time again, beloved LGBTQ+ folks and queers of every (and any!) gender.And yes, we know — you are, in fact, proud all year ’round. [...]
Deadnamed and Done With It, This Former Megachurch Pastor Is Focused on Your Power Bill
The Wayne County Clerk made it official May 12: Joanna Whaley is on the August primary ballot, and no amount of legal maneuvering from a fellow Democrat is [...]
Wisconsin Brewery Steps Up After School Board Bans Trans-Inclusive Song
When the Watertown, Wisconsin school board voted 7-1 on May 12 to pull an instrumental piece honoring transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson from a high school [...]
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Michigan
Ypsilanti Fundraiser Rallies Community Around Trans Youth
For trans youth and their families in southeast Michigan, the question of where to find gender-affirming care has grown more urgent by the month. In Washtenaw [...]
Gretchen Whitmer Reflects on Her LGBTQ+ Legacy (So Far) and the Gay Daughter Who Shaped It
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn't just a regular mom — she's a cool mom. She'll tell you herself. Or rather, her outfit will. She strides into the living room [...]
Meet the People Keeping Michigan's Queer Nightlife Alive
Across the country, headlines have been mourning the death of the gay bar. In Michigan, the story looks different.It’s true queer spaces all over the [...]
Michigan Queer Artists Are Weaponizing Joy Against the Trump Era
Nobody said resistance would be fun — but Michigan's queer artists are making a strong case for it. As federal rollbacks on LGBTQ+ rights, attacks on DEI [...]
She Found Drag in Fifth Grade. Now Mary Magdalene Towers Is Ready for Her Close-Up.
At a recent event at North Star Lounge, 17-year-old Ann Arbor drag performer Mary Magdalene Towers faced the crowd: "I love drag, and it's something I want to [...]
Door by Door, Equality Michigan Is Building Support for Trans Rights Across the State
A new statewide canvassing initiative is aiming to combat the war on trans bodies with "empathy, connection and real conversation."In November 2025, Equality [...]
Entertainment
Ypsilanti Fundraiser Rallies Community Around Trans Youth
For trans youth and their families in southeast Michigan, the question of where to find gender-affirming care has grown more urgent by the month. In Washtenaw [...]
Catch Drag at the DIA, Visit the Queertroit Art Show, Go to the Lansing Pride Pageant, Attend the COLOURS Gala
If your slide into Pride Month starts with staring at your phone, wondering why everyone else seems to have calendared more fun than you, we've got great news: [...]
Lady Irina's Lisbon Drag Dinner Offers Queer Travelers a Place to Call Home
I sat nervously on a red-cushioned stool in drag queen Lady Irina's boudoir awaiting my transformation. I had never been in drag before and worried what my five [...]
Move at Movement, Get Melanie Martinez Tickets, Watch a Catfight, Go to a Parasol Pool Party
Late spring in Michigan means three things: wildly inaccurate weather forecasts, small talk about aforementioned hard-to-predict weather and an absolutely [...]
Michigan Queer Artists Are Weaponizing Joy Against the Trump Era
Nobody said resistance would be fun — but Michigan's queer artists are making a strong case for it. As federal rollbacks on LGBTQ+ rights, attacks on DEI [...]
She Found Drag in Fifth Grade. Now Mary Magdalene Towers Is Ready for Her Close-Up.
At a recent event at North Star Lounge, 17-year-old Ann Arbor drag performer Mary Magdalene Towers faced the crowd: "I love drag, and it's something I want to [...]
Advice to Be Well
Advice to Be Well: Why Doesn't My Doctor Explain My Abnormal Lab Results?
Hi Doc, Whenever I look at my lab results on the portal, there always is a lot of “red” in the results and the provider never goes over them. Should [...]
Advice to Be Well: What Are Your Options When Heart Problems Make Viagra Too Dangerous?
I’m a 74-year-old male. I have a healthy sex drive and have multiple partners. I have difficulty maintaining erections and cannot have sex [...]
Advice to Be Well: Should I Trust My Doctor About Statin Medications Despite Online Warnings?
AB: Hi Doctor. At our last visit, you recommended I start a statin medication to prevent cardiovascular disease, but when I researched the medication you gave [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is Getting Tested for Everything Before Dating Actually Helpful?
Hi Doctor, I am newly single and want to get all possible sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, including testing for herpes today. I want to show my [...]
Advice to Be Well: Can Shock Wave Therapy Help With Erectile Dysfunction if You Can't Take ED Medications?
I’m a 40 year old male living with HIV since 2002. I have been doing very well with that and taking my medications daily. I also have [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is There Really a New Drug-Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea?
My friend told me about a new strain of gonorrhea that is difficult to treat. I have not heard of this. Is it true? – M.B.Dear MB,Gonorrhea is [...]
Opinions
This Pride, Affirmations Wants the Community Back Through Its Doors
Every June, Pride invites us to step into the streets with color, courage and celebration. It's a moment when our community becomes visible in ways that feel [...]
Conservatives Interfering with the College Mission to Make Everyone Gay
My teenage son has been watching the show “Ted” lately. A couple of years ago I watched the first “Ted” movie with him at his request. [...]
Where Are the Tears for Ava Cordero?
Transgender people have never been treated well by the mainstream media. Usually, whenever one in our community makes it into the news cycle, it is in a [...]
Democrats Who Participate in Trans Oppression Are a Disgrace
If you are a Democrat who participates in the scapegoating and dehumanizing of transgender people, you are a disgrace, you should be ashamed of yourself, you [...]
Toxic Masculinity: It’s What’s For Dinner. Choke On It.
Fuck Ron DeSantis. I mean, not literally. But yeah, fuck that guy.While signing anti-DEI legislation that would let “individuals sue local [...]
I Was a Gay Kid Dreaming of Anywhere Else. Then I Went There.
I think being gay made me a natural traveler. That might sound strange, but hear me out. Growing up, I never fit in. Actually, it was way beyond just not [...]
Trans Topics
Deadnamed and Done With It, This Former Megachurch Pastor Is Focused on Your Power Bill
The Wayne County Clerk made it official May 12: Joanna Whaley is on the August primary ballot, and no amount of legal maneuvering from a fellow Democrat is [...]
Democrats Who Participate in Trans Oppression Are a Disgrace
If you are a Democrat who participates in the scapegoating and dehumanizing of transgender people, you are a disgrace, you should be ashamed of yourself, you [...]
Downriver Dem Files Complaint Against Primary Opponent, a Trans Woman, Over Her Name on the Ballot
A Democrat running for Michigan’s 2nd House District in November has filed a campaign complaint against one of his primary opponents, a transgender woman, [...]
We Spoke to 8 Trans Inmates. They Say the Bureau of Prisons Is Illegally Denying Them Care.
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.On his first day back in office, President Trump signed Executive Order 14168, which contains several [...]
Hometown Pride Meets National Stage as Two Trans Michiganders Head to Major Pageant
When Lindsey K. Taylor steps onto the stage at Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City this March, she'll be trading her hard hat for an evening gown and crown. [...]
Trump Falsely Links Trans People to Terrorism as Community Faces Escalating Threats
This article originally appeared in Uncloseted Media and is republished with permission.In December, Kathy Brennan was in San Francisco on a video call with her [...]
