Sarah Bricker Hunt
UPDATE: Corewell Health Reverses Decision to Limit Gender-Affirming Care
Feb. 12, 2025 Update: Equality Michigan has welcomed Corewell Health's swift reversal of its gender-affirming care restrictions for new patients. The health system's initial decision had briefly made it the first in Michigan to limit such [...]
Ferndale Pride Cuts Ties with Corewell Health Over Trans Healthcare Policy, Rejects Sponsorship for Annual Fest
Ferndale Pride has rejected and returned sponsorship funding from Corewell Health, citing the healthcare system's recent choice to limit gender-affirming care. The decision comes as LGBTQ+ communities nationwide face mounting restrictions on [...]
The Groundbreaking 1980s Sex Ed Advertising That Helped Save Lives
In 1980, when Dr. Paul Benson opened his LGBTQ-affirming Be Well Medical Center in Berkley, advertising featuring LGBTQ+ imagery was still considered taboo — advertising depicting sex topics even more so. It was a revolutionary step when [...]
A Howell Mother’s Post-Election Outrage Sparked a Global LGBTQ+ Art Movement. Then 185 Artists Joined Her.
A powerful new art exhibition that began in the conservative town of Howell has grown into a nationwide movement of solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community.It began when local artist Lora Garcelon, mother of a gay child and a trans child, found herself [...]
Trans Rights, Healthcare and IDs: Key Takeaways from Emergency Town Hall Hosted By LGBTQ+ Advocates
More than 900 attendees joined a virtual town hall Feb. 5 to learn how recent presidential executive orders and Michigan legislative moves could impact the state's LGBTQ+ community. The session, led by Emme Zanotti, director of advocacy and civic [...]
'They Won't Put Us Back in the Closet': Michigan Leaders Respond to Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Orders
In a devastating escalation of anti-LGBTQ+ policies, President Trump's Day One executive orders have shattered protections for LGBTQ+ Americans — especially our transgender siblings. Beyond reinstating the trans military ban, Trump signed two [...]
How New Hate Crime Protections Will Impact Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Community
In a historic move for LGBTQ+ rights in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed the Michigan Hate Crime Act into law, marking the first major update to the state's hate crime legislation since 1988. The law takes effect April 2, positioning [...]
Pete Buttigieg Claps Back at President Trump After He Blames Him and Diversity for Plane Crash: ‘He Should Be Leading, Not Lying'
Michigan's LGBTQ+ community can once again stand proud of our own Pete Buttigieg, who showed grace under fire while forcefully shutting down Trump's latest attempt to weaponize a tragedy. After a devastating collision between an American Airlines [...]
Resistance Through Repair: How These Queer Detroit Repair Cafe Volunteers Are Building Bridges and Fighting Corporate Obsolescence
In the heart of Detroit, a revolutionary community project is transforming disposable culture into a powerful act of radical care. Founded by Diana Graham, a 25-year-old industrial engineer and stand-up comedian, the Detroit-Waawiyatanong Repair Cafe [...]
4 Times Michigan Governor Candidate Jocelyn Benson Championed LGBTQ+ Rights
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who announced her candidacy for governor on Jan. 22 to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has built a strong record of LGBTQ+ advocacy since taking office in 2019. From streamlining gender marker [...]
What You Need to Know About Trump’s New Anti-Trans and Non-Binary Executive Orders
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the nation's LGBTQ+ community, President Trump’s Day One executive orders targeting transgender Americans have been signed. In addition to an order reinstating a ban on transgender individuals serving [...]
Finding Joy in the Fight: Jay Kaplan's Decades of LGBTQ+ Advocacy in Michigan
In the darkest days of Michigan's LGBTQ+ history, when marriage equality seemed impossible and discrimination protections were a distant dream, Jay Kaplan was fighting. He still is. For more than two decades in his role as staff attorney for the ACLU [...]