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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 [...]
Attend Affirmations' Prom, Get Political at LGBTQ+ Capitol Day, Get Kesha Tickets, Ride the Michigan Drag Bus
There’s a very specific kind of spring energy happening right now. Don't you want to dance, organize, dress up, speak out and maybe also sit quietly with [...]
Sara Davis Buechner Spent a Lifetime Mastering Classical Music — and Refusing to Disappear
For many people — especially queer and trans folks — classical music can feel like a closed world: formal, intimidating, full of rules. Not meant [...]
