Temporarily Shuttered, Menjo's Serves Community as Food Pantry
Community Mainstay Menjo's is perhaps the best-known gay bar in Detroit and has been a mainstay in the community for more than 40 years. Now, temporarily [...]
Corktown, Unified, 170+ Organizations Call on Legislators to Address LGBTQ COVID-19 Concerns
Along with over 170 state, local and national organizations across the U.S., Corktown Health Center and Unified HIV Health and Beyond have signed two open [...]
In the Age of COVID-19, Where are Our Leaders?
Over the last couple of months, we have seen the coronavirus rapidly transform from a small outbreak halfway across the world into a full-fledged global [...]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs Executive Order Ensuring Equitable Access to Health Care Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-64, which reaffirms the state's commitment to equitable access to health care, and requires [...]
As Sex Toy Sales Spike Globally, LGBTQ-Friendly Retailer Offers #StayHome Sale
A Rising Need Almost everyone's staying home. People are bored. And they're getting intimate. Or at least, that's what global sex toy sales show. Around the [...]
LGBTQ Groups Seek Safeguards Against COVID-19 Discrimination
At least 170 national, state, and local LGBTQ and allied organizations on April 21 released a joint open letter to health care and public policy leaders [...]
I Don't Think I've Ever Been Sicker in my Life': How House Candidate Brendan Johnson Survived COVID-19
"I don't think I've ever been sicker in my life." Those words were spoken by Brendan Johnson, candidate for Michigan's 45th State House District, in a video [...]
Full Steam Ahead: State Rep. Candidate Brendan Johnson on Campaigning, Surviving COVID-19
Change of Plans Baking Irish soda bread in one's kitchen while answering questions from potential voters might seem like an unusual way to campaign for office, [...]
Michigan State Treasury Providing Student Loan Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Treasury today announced Michiganders who have student loans guaranteed by the state will be provided assistance during [...]
GLAAD to Present Livestream Highlighting LGBTQ COVID-19 Response, Benefiting CenterLink
GLAAD announced that it will host "Together in Pride: You are Not Alone," a livestream event on Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. [...]
COVID-19 is Not the New HIV
I have HIV. Amid the COVID-19 crisis sweeping the globe, people like me, people living with HIV/AIDS, are faced with a number of questions: Will our [...]
Unified Ramps Up HIV-Related Services as COVID-19 Increases Need
"Added Pressures" As governors across the U.S. extend stay-at-home orders, millions of Americans are becoming accustomed to a temporarily altered, home-bound [...]
