Ypsi Glow Light Show Friday, Oct. 25
Dance, art and, of course, lights across downtown Ypsilanti make up Ypsi GLow the city's all-ages glowing celebration. Held on Friday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., people in Ypsilanti can walk across the [...]
Artist Peter Sparling Partners With Equality Michigan for Upcoming Exhibit
Peter Sparling is a known Michigan dancer, choreographer and visual artist who is partnering with not only a venue to put on his next exhibit but nonprofit Equality Michigan. Debuting on Friday, Nov. 1, with an opening reception and lasting throughout the month, attendees will be able to view Sparling's paintings and videos at Ypsilanti’s Gallery 22 North. Half of all proceeds from the month-long show will go to Equality Michigan.
October LezRead: ‘Mostly Dead Things’
Hosted by the Jim Toy Community Center, LezRead is a book club for queer women that meets on the fourth Sunday of each month. In the group's next meeting on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. The group will be reading "Mostly Dead Things" by Kristen Arnett. The book tells the story of Jessa-Lynn Morton who one day discovers that her father has committed suicide in the family taxidermy business. Despite her grief, Morton does her best to keep the business afloat while "the rest of the family crumbles."
Gov. Whitmer Makes Appointments to Michigan Women’s Commission, Announces New Executive Director
LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the following appointments to the Michigan Women’s Commission and the selection of Cheryl Bergman to serve as the Commission’s Executive Director. Ms. Bergman serves as an advisory board member and chair of the external relations subcommittee for the Potter Park Zoo in Ingham County. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
LGBTQ Substance Abuse Peer Support Group at Lansing’s Salus Center
On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Salus Center's Substance Abuse Peer Support Group will meet for the second time this month to talk about substance abuse. The group meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month and invites everyone who feels that they may need help tackling their or a friend or family member's substance abuse problems.
‘Lesbian Content 3.0’
The “Miss Congeniality” is your pageant dyke. A “Speed” dyke can effectively drive a 40-foot transit bus. And witchy lesbians can all see themselves represented in “Practical Magic.” Who knew that the best way for [...]
Put The Joy Back In Your Holiday Women’s Health Event
Attendees are invited to stop by and learn more about women's intimate health issues and various treatments for health conditions on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Comprehensive Women's Health in Birmingham. Event those who are not [...]
Sip, Swish and Stroke at Five15
Guests are invited to bring their creativity and to buy a drink at Five15's Sip, Swish and Stroke painting event on Sunday, Oct. 13. A Halloween-themed event, "Hocus Pocus" will be subject for the day's [...]
The 12th Annual DIY Street Fair
Coupling Fine art with contemporary, folk and graffiti is a DIY Street Fair staple, but just a part of its many offerings. Returning on Sept. 20 through 22 for its 12th year, attendees can expect to see their share of home goods, ceramics, glass work and much more when they walk through more than 150 vendors from across the state in Ferndale.
The Reading Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Youth Book Club
Held at the Affirmations LGBTQ community center, The Reading Rainbow: LGBTQ+ Youth Book Club is put in on partnership with the Ferndale Area District Library. This is a social-justice focused club that targets young adults [...]
Bi-Weekly Femme Trans Women (FTW) Bike Ride
Held through Halloween, all femme, trans, genderqueer folk and womyn are invited to a biweekly bike ride through Detroit. Intended to be an inclusive event, the biking pace is slow and the distance is relatively [...]
11th Annual Harvest Festival
The annual Pittsfield Township Harvest Festival is a way for attendees to enjoy live music, learn lost arts like spinning and woodcarving, experience guided history at the Sutherland-Wilson Farmhouse, eat local food and more. Held [...]
Art and Brew Oct. 10
Art & Brew is the Art Center’s annual fall fundraiser — a one-night beer and bite tasting tour across downtown Ann Arbor. Local favorite bars, restaurants and breweries compete against each other to create the [...]
DJ Grind, Storm Area 51 Space Circuit Party at Necto
On Friday, Sept. 20, Pride Night at Necto Nightclub welcomes DJ Grind to a space-themed circuit party, even if you don't intend on storming Area 51. Necto Pride brings gay circuit DJs from around the [...]
‘Fleabag’ at THe Michigan Theater
"Fleabag," the award-winning show called "witty, filthy and supreme" by the Guardian, is coming to the Michigan Theater on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m. "'Fleabag' is the hilarious, award-winning, original one-woman play that inspired [...]
Work of Detroit-Born Gay Artist James C. Harrison Featured in Schmidt’s Antiques Exhibit
At times figural and at others completely abstract, the work of openly gay artist James C. Harrison is hard to classify. So much so that even regular patterns in his pieces take on different feels [...]
Ann Arbor Pride 2019 Recap
Sunny weather accompanied Ann Arbor Pride 2019 on its four-day run starting Thursday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 4. The hundreds of attendees across the weekend were able to enjoy the musical stylings of local [...]
MDHHS Issues Proposal Request for Tobacco Reduction Programming for HIV-Positive People
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a Request for Proposals for public and private nonprofit organizations to implement and evaluate programming to reduce the rates of tobacco use and tobacco-related illnesses among people living with HIV.
Ann Arbor Pride Bingo Brunch Aug. 4 Featuring Jujubee
The love of food, music, drag and of course bingo will collide on Sunday, Aug. 4, during Ann Arbor Pride's Bingo Brunch at the Blue LLama Jazz Club. The event is a fundraiser for Ann [...]
SaveArtSpace and Playground Detroit Present ‘Signs of The Time’ Exhibit Through Aug. 4
DETROIT — Brooklyn/Detroit-based public art nonprofitSaveArtSpaceand Playground Detroitwill present “Signs of the Time,” a cross-media gallery and public art exhibition curated by Ellen Rutt.
Affirmations to Host Intro to Coding Workshop Aug. 3
Over the last several years coding has become a vital piece of knowledge for many in technology jobs and shows no signs of becoming less useful in the near future.
Transgender Pride in the Park in Ferndale
Celebrated since 1997, Transgender Pride is a method for the transgender community of Southeast Michigan and its allies to come together to both celebrate strides made in the fight for equality and raise awareness about [...]
‘Othello’ at the Water Works Theatre
ROYAL OAK — For its 2019 season, Shakespeare Royal Oak will present William Shakespeare’s "Othello" Thursday through Sunday evenings July 25 through Aug. 4.
MDHHS Launches Statewide Lead Awareness Campaign
LANSING – To help educate Michiganders about the sources of lead in and around their homes and how to protect their health, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new statewide [...]
Sen. Moss Responds to SCOTUS Allowing One-Sided Maps to Remain
LANSING – Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to provide ruling or guidance on extreme partisan gerrymandering, and to allow one-sided maps to remain in [...]
Kalamazoo Pride: 1 Festival, 4 Perspectives
Kalamazoo Pride, a two-day festival celebrating southwest Michigan’s LGBTQ community, was at Arcadia Creek Festival Place June 7 to 8. Between The Lines spent the second day at the park, and spoke with individuals while they staffed vendor tables, enjoyed the entertainment, perused the merchandise or simply chilled out in the shade on that very sunny day. Here are just four of those stories.
Slipstream Presents ‘Gross Indecency’ Through June 30
Moises Kaufman, revered for bringing audiences shows like “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” has another work that delves into the life of famed LGBTQ poet and playwright Oscar Wilde: “Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.” Now playing at Ferndale’s Slipstream Theatre Initiative, the show will run through June 30.
Affirmations Hosts Kings & Queens for a Day
The Affirmations LGBTQ center will host royalty on Saturday, July 13, in a youth-focused "gender-bending" drag event. Lasting from noon to 6 p.m., in collaboration with Slay Inc. — a Detroit-based LGBTQ events company — attendees will be helped into drag as they learn more about the art form.
Motor City Bears Meet and Greet Monthly Meeting at Affirmations
Established in 1994, Motor City Bears is a Detroit-based social and fundraising group for gay male bears and their admirers. The group hosts regular monthly meet and greet gatherings at Affirmations LGBTQ community center in [...]
NAGLREP Opens Ann Arbor Chapter
Nada Djomehri Just months ago in March the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals opened its first Michigan chapter in the Metro Detroit area. The group, a Florida-based nonprofit, was [...]
2019 Michigan Pride Festival, Parade and Rally on June 15
This year Lansing is celebrating Pride hard and providing dual ways for those interested in being politically active or celebrating the hard-won gains the LGBTQ community has fought for in the last half-century or so or even both.
Confetti, Rainbows and the Fight for Equality: Ferndale Pride 2019 Breaks Milestones
Thousands of LGBTQ people from Southeast Michigan and beyond congregated on Saturday, June 1, to kick off pride month together at Ferndale Pride 2019.
Motor City Pride 2019
It’s the state’s biggest Pride festival and this year it’s bigger than ever. Motor City Pride takes place Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, in downtown Detroit’s riverfront Hart Plaza.
2019 Michigan Pride Parade and Rally at Capitol
Michigan Pride is a statewide celebration that commemorates the equality achievements of the LGBTQ community while calling attention to what still needs to be done. This year's event features a parade that will include a [...]
Holland Pride Festival 2019 June 21, 22
Broadening its support and creating a larger festival that reaches beyond Holland are two of the goals of the organizers of this year’s Holland Pride Festival on June 21 and 22.
Grand Rapids Pride Center Hosting 31st Annual Grand Rapids Pride Festival
The Grand Rapids Pride Center, a local nonprofit organization that empowers the West Michigan LGBTQ community through supportive services and awareness, will be hosting the 31st Annual Grand Rapids Pride Festival on Saturday, June 15, from noon to 10 p.m. at Calder Plaza, 300 Monroe Ave.
Motor City Bears Host LGBTQ Charity Car Wash June 8
LGBTQ bear culture has long been about body positivity said Motor City Bear Rob Pearce — a member of the male-specific social club for bears and their admirers. That's why, when the opportunity arose to combine that concept with a charitable event, the group jumped at the chance and start the Motor City Bears Speedo Car Wash, this year held on Saturday, June 8, at the Level One bank on Woodward Ave. in Ferndale.
‘Be Our Guest’
As the LGBTQ community is kicking off its annual pride celebrations in honor of June, a group in Lansing is starting a celebration of its own, and everyone is invited. The LanSINGout Gay Men’s Chorus [...]
BoxFest Detroit Announced at Planet Ant, Submissions Due June 3
by David Kiley DETROIT — The producers of BoxFest Detroit have announced performance dates for BoxFest Detroit 2019, an annual theater festival that showcases and creates opportunities for female-identifying directors. BoxFest Detroit 2019 will run [...]
An Antidote for a ‘Sickening’ Era
Ascot, impeccable suit and devastating wit are just three of the ingredients in the recipe that is Buddy Cole, the effeminate LGBTQ comedy icon created by openly gay comedian Scott Thompson. Fans of the Cole [...]
Affirmations Hosts its Own Ferndale Pride Drag Queen Story Hour
As LGBTQ people and their allies make their way to Ferndale Pride this Saturday, June 1, they can look forward to not only adult-specific events but family oriented ones as well. Perhaps most notably, this [...]
Shows, Sponsors and Spirituality: Ferndale Pride 2019 has Something for Everyone
Metro Detroit’s official Pride season kicks off this week with Ferndale Pride presented by the Candle Wick Shoppe, which takes place Saturday, June 1, in downtown Ferndale. More than 25,000 LGBTQ folk and their friends [...]
3rd Annual Ypsi Pride June 7
As pride month kicks off, Ypsilanti residents can gear up to celebrate the LGBTQ inclusivity in the city via the third annual Ypsi Pride happening on Friday, June 7, from 5 to 10 p.m. And, [...]
Kalamazoo Pride June 7 Through 8
The West Michigan LGBTQ community and its allies have a scheduled weekend of fun starting Friday, June 7, and lasting through Saturday, June 8. This event will, among its other aspects, serve to commemorate all [...]
May LezRead: ‘Of Gryphons and Other Monsters,’ by Shannon McGee
Held monthly at the Ann Arbor Jim Toy Community Center, LeRead is a lesbian-centered book club that focuses on bringing together women-loving-women from across the area through a love of reading. The chosen literature features [...]
Ann Arbor Summer Festival Announces 2019 Artists Performing
ANN ARBOR — The Ann Arbor Summer Festival’s 36th Season runs from June 14 through July 7 at Top of the Park, six nights each week starting at 5 p.m. The entire festival features an [...]
Stand With Trans Support Group in Washtenaw County
Stand With Trans is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping youth navigate their transition via providing non-judgmental, inclusive and safe spaces. It was started by Roz Keith soon after she learned that her son was [...]
Blossoming Artists Gallery Relaunches in Midtown
One of Detroit's most prized neighborhoods has gained a new addition to its gallery district with the relaunch of Blossoming Artists Gallery in Midtown. Located on Third Street and Willis, the space previously featured high-end [...]
Gov. Whitmer Makes Appointments to the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration
LANSING, – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced last week several appointments to the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, citing a need for meaningful reform in Michigan's current criminal justice system as the main reason.
Progress Michigan Welcomes Two New Hires to its Team
MICHIGAN — To expand both coverage of the Great Lakes Beacon, and Progress Michigan’s presence on the west side of the state, Progress Michigan announced today two new hires: Cayley Winters, a West Michigan Communications Organizer; and Evan Kutz, a Multimedia Reporter for Great Lakes Beacon.