Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Buckle up, babes of all genders — Michigan Pride is back for 2025 and it's queerer, louder and sparklier than ever. Whether you're into big-city parades, [...]
Oops, They Did It Again: Vance Breaks Stuff, Hegseth Leaks Secrets
I have a heinous head cold at the moment and have felt like utter garbage for days. So I have less patience than I normally do for fuckery. Alas, we live in the [...]
At the Altar of Equality: Michigan Religious Leaders Vow to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
When Kent and Diego Love-Ramirez exchanged vows at the MSU Alumni Chapel in 2007, their ceremony wasn't legally recognized by the state of Michigan, but it was [...]
Federal Actions Threaten Gender-Affirming Care Access in Michigan
Equality Michigan released a news release on April 23 warning that while gender-affirming care is still accessible in Michigan, recent federal actions threaten [...]
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At the Altar of Equality: Michigan Religious Leaders Vow to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
When Kent and Diego Love-Ramirez exchanged vows at the MSU Alumni Chapel in 2007, their ceremony wasn't legally recognized by the state of Michigan, but it was [...]
Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Buckle up, babes of all genders — Michigan Pride is back for 2025 and it's queerer, louder and sparklier than ever. Whether you're into big-city parades, [...]
Michigan Trans Community Stockpiles Meds, Faces Uncertain Future as Federal Anti-Trans Pressure Mounts
For Michigan's trans community, access to life-sustaining healthcare is growing increasingly precarious as Planned Parenthood of Michigan prepares to shutter [...]
‘Her Light Will Shine On’: Michigan Trans Performer Golden O'Hara-Polo Dies at 29
Trans woman and drag artist Golden O'Hara-Polo, whose performances brought joy and inspiration to Southeast Michigan's LGBTQ+ community, died April 4. She was [...]
Dolls Night Detroit, a Nonprofit Led by Three Michigan Trans Women, Is More Than Just a Party — It's a Movement
There’s something magical and — in this current political climate where queerness is being threatened — crucial about stepping into [...]
'Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-Shero' Set to Premiere at Lansing's Capital City Film Fest
"Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super-Shero," the world's first animated feature centered on a drag queen superhero, will make its Michigan premiere April 9 at the Capital [...]
Politics
Michigan Rep. Josh Schriver to Introduce Resolution Urging Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) plans to introduce a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges.
Trans Rights, Healthcare and IDs: Key Takeaways from Emergency Town Hall Hosted By LGBTQ+ Advocates
More than 900 attendees joined a virtual town hall Feb. 5 to learn how recent presidential executive orders and Michigan legislative moves could impact the [...]
Why Scott Bessent, Trump's New Gay Treasury Secretary, Must Denounce Anti-Trans Actions
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent, President Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, in a rare bipartisan vote of 68-29.
4 Times Michigan Governor Candidate Jocelyn Benson Championed LGBTQ+ Rights
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who announced her candidacy for governor on Jan. 22 to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has built a [...]
As a Young Queer Person Who Dreams of Having a Family, This Doesn't Feel Like an America for Me Anymore
Maybe it’s naive to say I really didn’t think we would be in this situation again. I thought being convicted of 34 felonies, charged with sexual [...]
We Are Here for You: The Vital Work of Journalists in LGBTQ+ Media Post-Election
The days following this election have been filled with raw emotion — frustration, sadness, uncertainty and fear for the future. For many in our LGBTQ+ [...]
Pride
Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Buckle up, babes of all genders — Michigan Pride is back for 2025 and it's queerer, louder and sparklier than ever. Whether you're into big-city parades, [...]
Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Embrace the vibrant spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences this Pride Month with our curated list of enlightening reads for readers of all ages. From stirring memoirs [...]
Joy-Fueled Defiance at Motor City Pride and Ferndale Pride — See the Video!
Colorful throngs of 2024 Michigan Pridegoers filled the streets of Ferndale on June 1 and downtown Detroit June 8 and 9 to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community [...]
From Samantha's HIV Test to Stonewall's First Brick: How LGBTQ+ Individuals Engage with Conspiracy Theories
I’m rewatching “Sex and the City,” and there's so much that's hard to believe: Carrie affording her apartment on a columnist's pay; Samantha [...]
Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Lesbian Connection’
In every issue of Lesbian Connection, you’ll find messages of gratitude.“Read your letter at a meeting and there was cheering afterwards,” a [...]
Motor City Pride Drag Performer Crystal Harding Hopes to Inspire Younger Generations
For the “Arabian Princess” Crystal Harding, Motor City Pride marks a new opportunity to bring joy to the Michigan community — a community with [...]
Entertainment
Catch a Rising Band, Read a Queer Book, and Talk Mortality Over Coffee
The trees are blooming, the pollen is swirling, and Michigan's queer events calendar is fully activated. Whether you’re sneezing through your seasonal [...]
Doctor Jon Paul Is Here to Help You Love Yourself in 'Black. Fat. Femme.'
Jon Paul Higgins, Ed.D, is an educator, cultural critic, social justice leader — and now, an author. If you've spent any time on queer social media in the [...]
Reaching Across the Aisle: The Movie Redefining Romance and Family with a Queer Indian Story
Who couldn’t use a happily ever after right now? The one in “A Nice Indian Boy” is filled with love, big dreams and even bigger emotions. If [...]
‘Her Light Will Shine On’: Michigan Trans Performer Golden O'Hara-Polo Dies at 29
Trans woman and drag artist Golden O'Hara-Polo, whose performances brought joy and inspiration to Southeast Michigan's LGBTQ+ community, died April 4. She was [...]
Matt Bomer Talks ‘Mid-Century Modern,’ the ‘Cathartic’ Mormonism Storyline and Giving Voice to Queer Stories
Matt Bomer is finally letting his perfectly coiffed hair down.The out actor — celebrated for bringing groundbreaking LGBTQ+ stories to life in “The [...]
Nathan Lane and the ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Creators on Their Very Gay New Sitcom
On Hulu's new comedy series "Mid-Century Modern," longtime screen and theater actor Nathan Lane brings a familiar effervescence to his swishy character. Like [...]
Opinions
Oops, They Did It Again: Vance Breaks Stuff, Hegseth Leaks Secrets
I have a heinous head cold at the moment and have felt like utter garbage for days. So I have less patience than I normally do for fuckery. Alas, we live in the [...]
How an Impromptu Road Trip from Ohio to Michigan Helped Me Embrace My Sexuality
I would never consider Ohio beautiful. I live in Ireland now, near the north, and it meets every kitschy description: rolling hills, grazing area framed by [...]
It’s Here. Fascism, the Constitutional Crisis, the Concentration Camps. All of It.
Hungary passed a constitutional amendment banning public LGBTQ+ events and has given the green light to facial recognition technology to catch anyone who dares [...]
Why I’m a Proud Queer for Palestine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would shake his head at this title. During Netenyahu’s speech to Congress last year, he took time for an [...]
Trump Uses National Child Abuse Prevention Month to Push Anti-Trans Agenda
I am writing this from Philadelphia, “the birthplace of America.” If I were America, I would be desperately searching for that big cervix in the sky [...]
Respect Yourself: Why Using Terms Like 'Tranny' Is Not Empowering
Words can make or break a person. How you communicate with another informs their perception of you, and how you allow others to communicate with you also forms [...]
Home
Home at Last: Inside the Raymond E. Shepherd House, Ferndale's LGBTQ+ Senior Haven
For almost a decade, the Metropolitan Community Church - Detroit (MCC-Detroit) and various community partners have dreamed of creating an affordable housing [...]
Inside the Homes of Michigan LGBTQ+ Leaders
Home. Is it a place or a feeling? For some people, “home” is just somewhere to lay your head. For others, home can be a safe haven — a [...]
Saying Goodbye to My First Home and Welcoming Homes Yet to Come
Where’s home for you? Is it an apartment, a soft place to land or somewhere where you feel wholly loved, wrapped in the comfort of knowing that [...]
Plant Daddies Everywhere: A Look Inside the Men Who Father Their Foliage
I can't help but notice that Grindr is full of hungry creatures, reaching out to take whatever you can give. They're insatiable.I'm talking about plants, to be [...]
Moving to Spain Has Helped Me Imagine a Queer Future for the U.S.
Once I graduated college, I packed my bags and didn’t look back. My dreams to study abroad had been dashed by the pandemic, but with a diploma to my name, [...]
The First Drag Queen Was a Slave Who Created Safe Spaces for Queer People
You don’t hear the name William Dorsey Swann often enough these days, but Dorsey was a trailblazing 19th-century Black activist who carved out a space for [...]
Books
Doctor Jon Paul Is Here to Help You Love Yourself in 'Black. Fat. Femme.'
Jon Paul Higgins, Ed.D, is an educator, cultural critic, social justice leader — and now, an author. If you've spent any time on queer social media in the [...]
How Tech Can Empower Trans Communities: This Michigan Author Explores the Possibilities
Transgender Day of Visibility is a complex topic for Oliver Haimson. On one hand, he says he loves finding and leaning on community, especially through [...]
Winter Reads to Help You Ride Out the Chill
It’s cold out there, and not just because of the weather — we’re officially in another Trump era. Bearing the frigid temps outside and the [...]
Journalist Nico Lang Wields the Power of Storytelling with ‘American Teenager’
Los Angeles-based writer Nico Lang is fiercely protective of the families they portray in their upcoming book “American Teenager,” and for good [...]
Samantha Irby Is ‘Dying’ (of Appreciation) About Being the Subject of Ann Arbor Library’s Big Gay Read
I’m somehow 30 minutes late calling Samantha Irby, despite all the careful planning and near-stalker behavior I engaged in to get her on my calendar. [...]
Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Embrace the vibrant spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences this Pride Month with our curated list of enlightening reads for readers of all ages. From stirring memoirs [...]