Kelli Dunham
Let Loose at All-Women's Weekend in Saugatuck, Dance at the Garden of Gaga, Attend Trans Health Event
Who are we kidding? The days of packing Pride into four tiny weeks is vanishing faster than corduroy in climate change. That's all to say our mid-May calendar is bulging bigger than a baby queer who used their winter socks to fill out their 501s. [...]
Catch a Rising Band, Read a Queer Book, and Talk Mortality Over Coffee
The trees are blooming, the pollen is swirling, and Michigan's queer events calendar is fully activated. Whether you’re sneezing through your seasonal allergies or just emotionally allergic to heteronormativity, hopefully this lineup offers [...]
When Words Become Witness: The Power (and Occasional Pitfalls) of LGBTQ+ Wedding Speeches
Wedding speeches are often the emotional heart of community participation in the reception — an opportunity for loved ones to share their joy, tell the couple's story and offer wisdom for the journey ahead. But at LGBTQ+ weddings, these toasts [...]
Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Buckle up, babes of all genders — Michigan Pride is back for 2025 and it's queerer, louder and sparklier than ever. Whether you're into big-city parades, small-town park picnics or drag shows by a lake, we've got your whole Pride season mapped [...]
Marvel At Queer Musicians, Create Crafty Cocktails, Delight at David Sedaris, Celebrate Small Sparkly Things
Yup, it's technically a few weeks into spring, and the Michigan queer calendar is blooming with opportunity! From intimate music nights to hilariously sardonic readings or academic celebrations of resilience, here are some chances to find warmth [...]
Meet Sen. McMorrow, Cheer the Pistons and Hot Daddies, Join the Lesbians to Socialize, Celebrate Mutual Aid
If you're weary of March's "lion" energyIf you're weary of March's "lion" energypers (and we're not talking about the weather so much) — and you're feeling like the ideal hangout involves you, your cats and the covers — you're not alone, [...]
Support Pride, Commune With LGBT Seniors, Take A Classy Roadtrip, Uplift Your Spirits
Feet sore from marching? Thumbs aching from texting your elected representatives? Throat raw from screaming into the void? Maybe it's time to make space in your calendar for a cabaret night chock full of drag kings, an LGBTQ+ elder-focused evening of [...]
Celebrate Black Artists, Sketch Nude Models With Queers, Watch 'Drag Race' with Queens
They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Doesn't that make you want to punch whoever "they" is right in the head? And not they as in the pronoun of many people we love, of course — but the anonymous, smug “they” [...]
Attend a Taylor Swift Dance Party, Go to the Dirty Show, See a Queer-Coded Art Exhibit, Join in a ‘Rocky Horror’ Night
Oh, beloved queerios, it’s only February, but this year already feels endless — I’m starting to understand why bears hibernate. (Forest bears, not gay bears — unless Scruff has a setting I missed.)If you need a break from [...]
When a Casserole Is Not Enough: Building Healthcare Teams For the Years Ahead
When the morning of Nov. 6 came, and we learned Trump would be the next president, my first instinct was to text friends who had been delaying healthcare. "Now is the time to stop putting it off," I urged, fingers flying like the middle-aged, nudgey [...]
How a 'Ring of Keys' and a Ferry Across Lake Michigan Opened Up My Whole World
Back in the days when folks were significantly more (ahem) flexible in their understanding of the supervision needs of children, my mom deposited my cell-phone-less 12-year-old self and my 13-year-old sister on the Manitowoc side of the SS Badger car [...]
Pride and Precaution: Your Guide to Celebrating Being Queer with Care
I've been performing at Prides as a comedian and storyteller since glitter-covered T-rexes sashayed across Jurassic drag stages.It's possible this is slight hyperbole.It's also possible that I'll receive many emails from people who understand [...]