WATCH: Gov. Whitmer Reveals Becoming ‘Proactive Ally’ for LGBTQ+ Equality Thanks to Gay Cousin (Exclusive)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who led Sunday’s Motor City Pride parade in Detroit, has been one of Michigan’s biggest LGBTQ+ allies. Along with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, she officially proclaimed June...
Not Even Intense Rain at a Phoebe Bridgers Detroit Show Could Dampen Queer Spirits
Phoebe Bridgers, the bisexual breakout singer-songwriter whose 2020 album, Punisher, earned her four Grammy nominations, was almost rained out at her Tuesday night show at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheater in...
Gigi’s Set to Honor Late Detroit Drag Legend Jennifer Holiday Chanel with Memorial Show
The iconic former Miss Gigi’s Jennifer Holiday Chanel passed away last year. But now, in celebration of her glamorous life, Gigi’s is planning a memorial show. The beloved performer and...
Richard E. Grant Puts His Best Heel Forward: Veteran Actor on Playing a Gay Warrior Queen in ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’
On the heels of his Oscar-nominated role as Jack Hock in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” alongside Melissa McCarthy, actor Richard E. Grant takes on another aging gay man who...
This Lesbian TV Series Creator Made a Show with a Non-Binary Bison and a Strong Female Lead
Is there really anywhere cooler to live than in a treehouse situated inside the natural history museum your mom helps to run? Especially if the exhibits in the museum came...
Meet the Lesbian Screenwriter Who Wrote the ‘Respect’ Movie About Detroit’s Own Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin’s journey to self-discovery is seen through the lens of openly lesbian screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson in “Respect,” the biopic starring Jennifer Hudson as Detroit’s own Queen of Soul....
Jen Winston’s Book ‘Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much’ Aims to Spark a Bisexual Revolution
Being bisexual is a little like being colorblind: no one would notice just by looking at you. If you don’t tell people, they won’t know. Unlike color blindness, however, bisexuality...
Parkland Survivor Comes Out, Publicly Embraces His Queerness
Cameron Kasky, the 20-year-old anti-gun violence activist and survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., has come out as queer in an...
‘Beacon of Light’ Carl Bean, LGBTQ+ Icon and Lady Gaga’s Muse, Dead at 77
It’s not often that a leading religious figure is also a leading LGBTQ+ activist, but Archbishop Carl Bean was both. Founder of the Los Angeles-based Unity Fellowship Church Movement (UFCM) and...
Keep Your Pride Season Going With These 8 Queer Artists (and Allies with Receipts)
Between sips of White Claw or while sweeping cicadas off of your patio, you’ll want to turn up your speakers to some of our favorite rising LGBTQ+ musicians — and...
At Long Last, Live Shows Return to Michigan: 11 Must-See LGBTQ+ Artists Coming To Town
For those of us who love live music — and for those employed by the concert industry — the wait for in-person shows has been very, very long. Here are...
John Grant’s ‘Boy From Michigan’ LP Is His Most Personal Album Yet. And One Of Its Biggest Fans Is Elton John.
You won’t find musician John Grant’s new autobiography on the bookstore shelves or via ebook platforms. It’s not that kind of autobiography. Instead, Grant’s memoir, “Boy From Michigan,” is a...
