Sarah Bricker Hunt
How These Ypsilanti Brides Created a Deeply Personal, Intentionally Michigan Wedding
For local couples seeking inspiration on hosting a thoroughly Michigan wedding, look no further than the November 2023 nuptials of Ypsilanti brides Rachel and Lauren Myers. From a ceremony at Ann Arbor’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens to seating [...]
How the Recently Passed Michigan Family Protection Act Will Safeguard LGBTQ+ Parents and Families
Michigan Democrats have held a “trifecta” of power since late 2022 when the party flipped both chambers of the House and won the governorship and the attorney general seat, but Rep. Samantha Steckloff says the party is still cleaning up [...]
Celebrate Michigan-Founded International Transgender Day of Visibility
As any card-carrying member of the Michigan LGBTQ+ community likely knows, International Transgender Day of Visibility was born right here in the Great Lakes State in 2009, when Transgender Michigan co-founder and executive director Rachel Crandall [...]
Ortonville Denies Abigail's Pride Permit for a Second Time, Shocking No One
Ortonville, located in northern Oakland County, is somehow not a fictional place from a long-lost Dr. Seuss book, filled with Grinchy Whos and a bubbling undercurrent of homophobia, though we wish this was a story pulled from the land of [...]
Go to Church (or Temple), Observe Trans Day of Visibility, Catch a Queer Film, See an Aerial Drag Performance
Spring has sprung and it’s time for all the cute little cubbies and big, strong bears to emerge from hibernation — sunshine and good times await. On tap in the coming weeks are opportunities to observe International Transgender Day [...]
Why Phluid Project Founder Rob Smith Left the Corporate World to Promote Gender Inclusivity
Thanks to the era of “new media,” where no stone is left unturned when it comes to invading the privacy of every public figure from social media influencers to the Hollywood elite (and not-so-elite), you’d be hard-pressed to find [...]
Arrest Made in 2023 Murder of Trans Woman Ashia 'Charm' Davis
An arrest has finally been made in the shooting death of local trans woman Ashia Davis in June 2023. On Friday, March 15, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced that 18-year-old Carlos Lamar Scotland, who was 17 when the killing occurred, has [...]
Will the Small Michigan Town of Ortonville Allow a Gen Z-Founded Abigail's Pride to Continue?
Ortonville, a politically conservative enclave of around 1,300 people in northern Oakland County, isn’t the first place that springs to mind when thinking about LGBTQ+ Pride events in Michigan. Thanks to a conversation between 14-year-old [...]
Adrian College in Michigan Slammed After Inviting Transphobic Swimmer Riley Gaines to Speak During College Commencement
Adrian College graduates will have a front row seat to the inspiring remarks — we’re kidding, obviously — of an anti-trans crusader on May 5 when swimmer-“activist” Riley Gaines delivers the commencement [...]
Inside the Homes of Michigan LGBTQ+ Leaders
Home. Is it a place or a feeling? For some people, “home” is just somewhere to lay your head. For others, home can be a safe haven — a respite from a larger world that increasingly includes an anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment that has [...]
Why Accusations From Jonathan Van Ness Detractors Matter for Queer Representation
I wonder if the news team at Rolling Stone was as gleeful as they seemed when serving up the recent news that universally loved, nonbinary “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness might not actually be so universally loved. Chock full of [...]
See Chasten Buttigieg, Grab Kathy Griffin Tickets, Attend a 'Beautiful Thing' at The Ringwald Theatre
With the promise of spring just around the corner, it’s an ideal time to nourish your mind by joining a banned books club or hearing author Chasten Buttigieg talk about his memoir. Beyond book events, support Ferndale Pride and the [...]