D'Anne Witkowski
Calhoun County Urged to Include Explicit Protections For LGBTQ+ Employees
The co-president of Battle Creek Pride (BCP) is urging Calhoun County to include protections in their Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy for LGBTQ+ people. The policy currently does not include sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender [...]
Pandemic-Era Pride: Michigan Schools Rise to the Challenge
The 2020/2021 school year was definitely an unusual one. Zoom school, hybrid school, half-time school, full-time school, alternating schedules. Michigan's public school districts tried just about everything to keep students engaged while reducing [...]
Kellogg's Pride Cereal Sells Out, Demands Kids Put Pronouns in Writing
I've gone from grocery store to grocery store buying up every box of the Kellogg's Together With Pride cereal and I have them all listed on eBay. I'm kidding, I did not do that. Although apparently some people did because good luck getting a box of [...]
Do Good While Looking Good: 7 Pride Purchases That Support Michigan LGBTQ+ Causes
Rainbows, rainbows everywhere, but not a dime for LGBTQ+ rights. That may be true for the majority of Pride merchandise, but here's a list of products you can be proud to buy in support of some truly progressive companies and organizations. Pride In [...]
Michigan-Born Novelist On How His Small-Town Upbringing Inspired Queer Debut Novel
Novelist Robbie Couch, born and raised in Clio, Michigan, does not like birds. Yes, there are birds on the cover of his novel "The Sky Blues." Yes, there are images of birds on interior pages. But, no, Couch is not a fan. And he isn't shy about [...]
Tony Perkins vs. The 'Rainbow Onslaught'
Onslaught is the name of a thrash metal band from the U.K. Rainbow is the name of a hard rock band once fronted by metal legend Ronnie James Dio. Rainbow Onslaught is, sadly, not a metal band, but I would definitely pay to see them and buy all the [...]
Behind The Rainbow: What That Pride Month Corporate Logo Is Hiding
Once upon a time, in the early 2000s, when writing checks to pay for stuff was something people did, I had rainbow checks. Each check was a little Pride flag. I wanted the electricity company, my landlord, my credit card company and all of the [...]
The Queer Library Is Open: 17 LGBTQ+ Must-Reads to Get You in the Pride Spirit
Finding LGBTQ+ books used to be a challenge. You couldn't just Google "lesbian romance novels" or "books with trans characters." But now, luckily, that's no longer the case. Especially with Pride season in full swing. Whether a breezy-beach read is [...]
Beyond Disgusting: You Won't Be Surprised to Know Hate Scarecrow Kid Rock Actually Said This About Gay People
Go find the nearest bathroom and flush the toilet. Listen carefully. What you hear is much better than any Kid Rock song. (If you're asking yourself, "Who is Kid Rock?" you aren't alone. Stop reading this immediately and forget you ever heard the [...]
Pride Radiates From Unexpected Places Throughout Small-Town Michigan
The state of Michigan is a mixed bag when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality. Major cities such as Ann Arbor and Detroit and vibrant hubs like Ferndale and Saugatuck are vocal about support for LGBTQ+ people. Still, the state does not include legal [...]
7 Photos of Detroit Queer Couples of Color in Love
Jamal Jordan traveled all over the world while making "Queer Love In Color," a book of photos and essays. But one place was particularly notable: Detroit. "All the couples in Detroit were very cool for me because Detroit has a very special place in [...]
Happy Pride Month! Now Go Choke on a Rainbow, Tony Perkins
Aside from women daring to make their own reproductive decisions, there's nothing right-wing conservatives hate more than Pride Month. The "rainbow deluge" the Family Research Council's professional hate monger Tony Perkins calls it. Honestly, [...]