Door by Door, Equality Michigan Is Building Support for Trans Rights Across the State
A new statewide canvassing initiative is aiming to combat the war on trans bodies with "empathy, connection and real conversation."In November 2025, Equality Michigan launched the new Trans Organizing and Narrative Shift project, or TONS for short. [...]
Adam Hollier Returns to Senate Race With Trans Women of Color as His North Star
In a bid to return to the State Senate, one candidate said he's making equity and justice for trans women of color his “North Star.” Adam Hollier, a former Michigan lawmaker and officer in the U.S. Army, has made allyship one of his [...]
'We Exist and Matter Here': Mike McGuinness on Serving Pontiac as Its First Openly Gay Mayor
On Oct. 29, just days before Pontiac's mayoral election, City Council candidate Dawn Hannah grabbed a microphone at a local nightclub and urged the crowd to vote against Mike McGuinness. Her reason? To prevent the election of a "gay white [...]
2025 Election Recap: Pontiac Elects First Out LGBTQ+ Mayor While Detroit Council Strengthens Queer Representation
The 2025 election cycle has come to a close, and there has been a lot of noise around a few high-profile Democratic wins in New York City, Virginia and New Jersey — victories that reflect the electorate's objection to Trump's second term, and [...]
Can a Megachurch Pastor Serve All Detroiters?
Detroit’s mayoral election has become a flashpoint for the city’s LGBTQ+ community, as a megachurch pastor’s bid for office forces voters to weigh faith, fear and the future of inclusion in City Hall.For the first time since 2013, [...]