Get Indigo Girls Tickets, Experience Queer Art at the DIA, Learn Gay Bar History, Unironically Attend a Honky Tonk
It's Pride Month in Detroit and there's so much going on: art, history, activism, country music, public joy and, yes, just the tiniest bit of rhinestone-fueled [...]
Ypsilanti Fundraiser Rallies Community Around Trans Youth
For trans youth and their families in southeast Michigan, the question of where to find gender-affirming care has grown more urgent by the month. In Washtenaw [...]
Catch Drag at the DIA, Visit the Queertroit Art Show, Go to the Lansing Pride Pageant, Attend the COLOURS Gala
If your slide into Pride Month starts with staring at your phone, wondering why everyone else seems to have calendared more fun than you, we've got great news: [...]
Move at Movement, Get Melanie Martinez Tickets, Watch a Catfight, Go to a Parasol Pool Party
Late spring in Michigan means three things: wildly inaccurate weather forecasts, small talk about aforementioned hard-to-predict weather and an absolutely [...]
Attend Affirmations' Prom, Get Political at LGBTQ+ Capitol Day, Get Kesha Tickets, Ride the Michigan Drag Bus
There’s a very specific kind of spring energy happening right now. Don't you want to dance, organize, dress up, speak out and maybe also sit quietly with [...]
Attend Rooted in Music, See Pokémon Drag, Support a Teenage Drag Queen, Get Demi Lovato Tickets
If your calendar for early April is giving mysterious blank-page energy, here’s your chance to scribble something joyful into it. Yes, friend, we know [...]
Mark Trans Day of Visibility, Organize in Lansing, Peep Hot Daddies in Ferndale, Join the Queerdos Group
Late March in Michigan means one day you’re scraping ice off the windshield, the next you’re craving iced coffee and scouting outdoor seating to [...]
Take a Hike in Queer Community, Cheer on the Pistons, Celebrate LGBTQ+ Academia
It’s that late-winter moment in Michigan when the sun lingers just long enough to make us believe in hope again. The crocuses are plotting. Your group [...]
Get Tickets for MiGen's Fashion Show, Attend a 'Heated Rivalry' Dance Party, Learn About Black Queer History
February in Southeast Michigan is doing what February does best: confusing our skin, testing our patience and daring us to leave the house. Luckily, there are [...]
Check Out Stevie's Comedy Cabaret, Go to the Dirty Show, See Matteo Lane
February brings plenty of reasons to leave the house (or at least put on real pants): comedy that knows how to wink, art that refuses to behave, drag that [...]
Testify with Country Drag Gospel, Warm Up Winter, Build Leather Connections, and Alarm Yourself (Kindly)
If the January vibe of all the pressure and none of the joy hasn't been treating you right, maybe it's time for a pivot away from that “new year, new [...]
Celebrate Swagger with Drag Kings, Attend a Virtual Artist Talk, Shriek for 'Shrek'
January in Southeast Michigan is that special time of year when your body wants a nap and your spirit wants a party — and now your calendar can suggest [...]
Head to Paws & Pride Winter Bazaar, Attend a Sing Out Detroit Show, Reset Your Spirit
As the year winds down (or perhaps skids into the curb like a minivan in February), LGBTQ+ Southeast Michigan is still showing up for joy, art, harmony, [...]
Celebrate TheyGay's Festive Array, Observe World AIDS Day, Run Outside in a Speedo, Cheer With Sapphics
The year may be winding down, but Southeast Michigan’s queer calendar isn't. If you're in need of big WLW energy, a variety show with endless surprises or [...]
Stand Together for Trans Day of Remembrace, Attend Pridegiving, Sing Boldly at Uplift Karaoke
November can be a complicated month for queer folks: equal parts reflection, celebration and carb-loading. Between International Transgender Day of Remembrance [...]
Watch Vander Von Odd Perform, Hang in Ferndale with 'Ultimatum" Stars, See 'A Drag Queen Christmas'
Michigan’s queer autumn calendar is overflowing with sparkle, synths and a touch of chaos. Or, in other words, perfection. You can worship at the altar of [...]
Get PRISM Tickets, Brew Botanicals, Go to Saginaw Spirit’s Pride Night, Explore LGBTQ+ History Month
October brings cooler nights, a chance to wear that cozier sweater (or maybe that hoodie you “borrowed” from your ex three years ago) and queer [...]
Stand with Ban the Book Fest, Gather at Corktown Health Gala, Celebrate Latin Heritage Month
Fall in Michigan means pumpkins on porches, flannels in closets and event calendars bursting with community happenings. This roundup brings you everything from [...]
Check Out Black Queer Art, Celebrate at Up North Pride, See Reneé Rapp in Concert
This biweekly queer calendar is less checklist, more all-you-can-eat buffet. Fill your plate with events like the Black queer art waiting for you at Mighty [...]
Get Galactic with Irene the Alien, Cry at the Disco with Autoheart, See 'The Journal Project'
It’s that time of year in Michigan when the cider mills open, the mosquitoes haven’t quite closed shop and your hoodie-to-shorts ratio could change [...]
Sing with Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls, Attend 'Wear Your Truth' Gala, Belt at Live Band Karaoke
August may be cooling off, but queer Michigan is still cranking the emotional thermostat to scalding. Whether your joy comes from belting out an ‘80s [...]
Crack Up For Change, Flirt Fearlessly, Support Small Town-Sparkle and Plan Proactively
It's August, so we're bound by law (the Law of Glitter if not actually the State of Michigan) to remind you how many steaming hot queers will be at these [...]
Revel in Royalty, Build BIPOC Bonds, Stargaze with Fellow Nerds, Picnic With Purpose
You've had several weeks post-June to recover with AC Pride (chant it with me: "hey hey ho ho, being covered in sweat has got to go") and, hopefully, you're [...]
