Meet the Council Cpl. Dani Woods and the newly formed Detroit Police Department LGBTQ Community Council have ambitious goals. Yet the council has already succeeded in convening, organizing and planning throughout the pandemic, not to [...]
Since early 2020, the Fair and Equal Michigan coalition has continued to push to amend Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2021, the group is continuing [...]
Ann Arbor — At its Nov. 4 meeting, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners adopted a county-wide equity and inclusion statement along with updated non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies. The Board also agreed to modifications to [...]
ANN ARBOR — Today the Jim Toy Community Center announced plans to close its physical office space, located at 319 Braun Court, at the end of the month. The organization, which will continue to operate [...]
Earlier this month Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher M. Murray heard two cases regarding the denial of services to LGBTQ patrons in light of held religious beliefs. They involved Rouch World, a Sturgis park [...]
As 2020 winds down, conducting meetings via Zoom or phone calls seems like an average day of work for many Michiganders. But back in March when the first stay-at-home order was put in place by [...]
With only days until the long, hard haul that was 2020 is over, it's hard to remember a time that the novel coronavirus pandemic and challenges to the legitimacy of the presidential election weren't the [...]
May 17, 1961 – Dec. 18, 2020 Darryl Jones, affectionately referred to as Ferndarryl or the Mayor of 9 Mile, died Dec. 18. He was 59. Jones grew up on the West Side of Detroit [...]
Fulfilling a Need National statistics reveal that LGBTQ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their straight or cisgender counterparts. And while on average, 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, that [...]
Like most holidays this year, New Year’s Eve is going to be a little different: no crowded clubs or parties permissible; no public gatherings or ball droppings. But people don’t have to sit home in [...]
The Ferndale Community Foundation and Ferndale Pride are distributing $21,971 in grants to 11 community organizations this year. The grants come despite the fact that the popular Ferndale Pride event in June was canceled due [...]
Necessary Cancellations Like Pride festivals across the nation — and the world, for that matter — Kalamazoo Pride swiftly canceled its in-person celebration this past June due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. But without Kalamazoo [...]
Longtime community philanthropists Howard Israel and Henry Grix were honored this month by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Detroit Chapter for their work with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, The HOPE Fund and [...]
PONTIAC — The first 1,950 doses of the novel coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech arrived today at Oakland County Health Division. Initial vaccinations will begin by appointment only on Friday, Dec. 18, in Waterford for emergency [...]
Millions in Loans Seven hate groups with explicitly anti-LGBTQ ideologies were awarded nearly $2.5 million combined in Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to Dec. 9 and Dec. 12 analyses by NBC News. Established by the [...]
LGBTQ-focused organizations in Southeast Michigan want to hear housing and service needs for same-gender-loving and LGBTQ older adults in Southeast Michigan, and SAGE Metro Detroit is seeking 50 individuals to give feedback on an 80-question, [...]
As the crew behind the upcoming documentary "America, You Kill Me" — the story of activist Jeffrey Montgomery — continues to work on the long-awaited project, they have scheduled a panel discussion for 8 p.m. [...]
The board of Plymouth-Canton Schools unanimously approved a new policy Tuesday allowing students to use bathrooms that aligned with their gender identity. While there was public comment both for and against the policy, it passed [...]
A Big Win for LaMacchia, Cross and the Party Jody LaMacchia, former candidate for Michigan’s 46th State House District and former chair of the North Oakland Democratic Club, was elected chair of the Oakland County [...]
One of the largest suicide prevention conferences in Michigan has announced that it will return in January 2021 with a new virtual format that will allow up to 1,000 participants. The Kevin's Song 5th Annual [...]
FERNDALE — When Dave Garcia came back to his old job as Executive Director of Affirmations community center after five years working for the nation’s largest LGBTQ community center in the nation, his return was [...]
Not a Statistic Jey’nce Poindexter is a woman with a mission. No stranger to the LGBTQ community in Michigan and beyond, the sought-after speaker is not only vice president of the Trans Sistas of Color [...]
Aimee Stephens, who died in May at 59 from kidney disease, did not live to see the Supreme Court rule in her favor and decide that she and other LGBTQ people were protected from discrimination [...]
DETROIT — Beginning today, Metro Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2021 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for [...]
June 28, 1962 - Nov. 30, 2020 William J. Schultz, philanthropist and personal assistant to the stars, suffered a massive stroke and died a week later. He was 58. Schultz, known to friends as Bill, [...]
Feb. 27, 1958 – Nov. 20, 2020 Deb Price, who in 1992 began writing a groundbreaking column on gay issues for The Detroit News that would go on to be syndicated nationally, died Nov. 20 [...]
Music is universal. It is the one language that has the power to excite young and old alike, unite during celebration and hard times, and soothe the savage beast as it lulls baby to sleep. [...]
Despite statewide lockdowns due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and the trend of nonprofit organizations closing their doors during this time, the staff at LGBT Detroit has remained busy in 2020. “COVID-19 has changed the [...]
The Ruth Ellis Center and the Detroit Housing & Revitalization Department celebrated a groundbreaking on a brand-new $15 million permanent supportive housing development on Friday. Located along Detroit’s Woodward Corridor and targeted toward LGBTQ youth, [...]
As Michigan's capital city was flooded with thousands of cars, causing backups and snarling traffic for hours in late April to protest to governor's stay-at-home order, Jake Distel was caught off guard when he recognized [...]
While the holiday season brings with it an air of wintertime cheer for most, many in the LGBTQ community know that the holidays can sometimes be associated with strained familial relationships. However, on Saturday, Dec. [...]
June 9, 1969 – Nov. 15, 2020 She was known as a straight shooter with a heart of gold. Jennifer Holiday Chanel, a former Miss Gigi’s and an employee of the bar for many years, [...]
On Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SAGE Metro Detroit — a nonprofit focusing on LGBTQ elder care and issues — will be hosting its Coming Out Culture Then and Now event. [...]
What Comes Next? This Friday, Nov. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. the Human Rights Campaign, along with numerous LGBTQ groups across Michigan, will host a webinar via Facebook Live to unpack the results of [...]
LANSING — Recent analyses of new reports of sexually transmitted diseases by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services STD Epidemiology program has detected a significant increase in the number of reported gonorrhea infections [...]
The Biden transition team has named transgender veteran Shawn Skelly as a member of its agency review team as LGBTQ advocates are pushing the new administration to undo President Trump’s transgender military ban expeditiously. Skelly, [...]
The Corktown Health Center is presenting a free webinar to address breast and cervical cancer health disparities in lesbian, bisexual and transgender women. The webinar, which is open to medical professionals, health care providers, LGBTQ [...]
At the best of times, LGBTQ youth often find themselves in precarious housing situations, making up roughly 40 percent of the homeless population of those aged 12 to 17 in the U.S. According to youth.gov [...]
As the novel coronavirus pandemic's second wave continues its resurgence in full force, sending much of Europe back into lockdown and last week recording more than 100,000 new U.S. cases in a single day, people [...]
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Karen McDonald came out on top in the race for Oakland County Prosecutor. McDonald won 57 percent of the vote against Republican challenger Lin Goetz. McDonald beat out incumbent Jessica [...]
For LGBTQ couples across the U.S., the landscape surrounding family planning has changed drastically for the better in recent years. Most notably, the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision not only secured marriage equality [...]
Henry Ford Village, a highly rated senior living community in Dearborn, has earned platinum certification in SAGECare cultural competency. HFV is one of only two senior living communities in Michigan to have earned the SAGECare [...]
Oakland County Health Division is launching a new program to vaccinate homebound residents 65 years and older for influenza in their homes beginning Tuesday, Oct. 27. Appointments are required. The Health Division’s Nurse on Call [...]
Hands Across The Water is planning its first Halloween Road Rally for Saturday, Oct. 24. The rally, say organizers, will be a family friendly, socially distanced “amazing race” with games along the way. The rally, [...]
Motor City Pride has announced its participation in the first-ever National Pride Stride, a virtual 5K created by LA Pride to help Pride organizations across the country offset this year’s novel coronavirus pandemic-related losses and [...]
A Bash Like No Other Celebrating Halloween this year promises to be a fraught endeavor as the country continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, the Affirmations LGBTQ community center has a fix [...]
Just in time for the spookiest day of the year, the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority has announced a Hallowindow Decorating Contest, a Halloween-themed event that allows visitors to vote on which Ferndale business feature the [...]
Like many LGBTQ Detroiters, husbands Luis and Joshua Mandujano met at Gigi's Gay Bar, the combo bar and cabaret that has been a hotspot for gay nightlife in the city for nearly 50 years. In [...]
LANSING – Fair and Equal Michigan announced today that it has submitted nearly 500,000 petition signatures for its initiative to amend the state Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ individuals. The [...]
June 9, 1948 – Oct. 1, 2020 Phillip Marshall Griffin, known to friends as Phil, was a longtime member of Metropolitan Community Church – Detroit. He was remembered by friends and his husband of 25 [...]
