Eve Kucharski
International Transgender Day of Visibility Celebrates 10 Years March 31
Rachel Crandall-Crocker Now celebrated across the U.S. and in countries all around the world, the International Transgender Day of Visibility got its start 10 years ago when Michigan-based activist Rachel Crandall-Crocker felt the need to not only [...]
WSU Student Hosts Event to Combat Youth HIV/AIDS Stigma, Miseducation
Receiving an HIV diagnosis is unquestionably life-altering, and not always only because of the direct effects of the virus itself. Cara Mitrano is an undergraduate student at Wayne State University and was recently selected by sexual health rights [...]
Detroit Public Theatre Hosts 'Girlfriend' March 21 - April 14
Released in 1991, the album "Girlfriend" is the third studio album released by Matthew Sweet to critical acclaim. Years after that release, playwrights Todd Almond and Sweet reimagined the record into a full-length musical love story with an LGBTQ [...]
Stand With Trans Expands Ally Moms Program to Include All Parents
Feeling alone or misunderstood in one's adolescent years is, for many, a rite of passage. Especially within the LGBTQ community, that period often leads those enduring it to discover more about themselves and find a group of peers who feel [...]
St. Joseph LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Ordinance Could Be Passed by Month's End
Last week, commissioners in the city of St. Joseph went through the first reading of a non-discrimination ordinance targeted at expanding Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to expressly protect the rights of its LGBTQ citizens. Now [...]
Children's Book 'Made by Raffi' Shares Anti-Bullying Message, Promotes Acceptance
Whether it's being picked last for kickball in grade school, feeling intimidated in a college lecture hall or enduring a rocky adjustment period to a new job's work culture, feeling different among one's peers is possible at any stage in life. And, [...]
Michigan LGBTQ Comedy Fest Back for 23rd Year
23rd Annual Michigan LGBTQ Comedy Fest Saturday, March 2 Dearborn's Ford Community & Performing Arts Center 15801 Michigan Ave. at Greenfield in Dearborn. Advance tickets $30, $35 at the door. http://motorcitypride.org/comedyfest18/ Since 1995 [...]
Artist Clyde Petersen on Queer Narratives, 'Torrey Pines' and New Projects
As a multi-faceted, medium-diverse artist, it's likely that many fans of Clyde Petersen's work might know him from a specific project — like "Boating With Clyde," a digital interview series that happens on the waters of the Puget Sound — and not [...]
Actor Jason Bowen Talks True-to-Life Themes in Stagecrafters' 'If/Then'
Multiple everyday choices are a part of regular life, but there are a few among those many that stand out and those few are usually the ones that have life-changing consequences. In "If/Then," the Broadway musical written by Brian Yorkey that's now [...]
Miracles and Glory Abound' at the Flint Institute of Arts
Hanging at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Emanuel Leutze's 12-by-21-foot "Washington Crossing the Delaware" is a proud, imposing painting, framed in a brilliant gold. Famous for not only its size but its portrayal of the glory of the [...]
Jussie Smollett of 'Empire' Attacked in Possible Hate Crime
Various news outlets report that openly gay "Empire" star Jussie Smollett was attacked in a hate crime while exiting a Chicago Subway sandwich shop. According to a TMZ report, sources said two men yelled homophobic slurs at him. "We're [...]
Youth Activist at Detroit's REC Awarded $10,000, Trip to Creating Change Conference
For Ruth Ellis Center Development Associate Dwayne Cole Jr., it was just a normal day at work when two supervisors asked to speak with him one-on-one. "They asked me these questions about volunteer work that I've been a part of and different [...]