Dearborn Native's 'Breaking Fast' Film Features Queer Ramadan Love Story
American films about queerness, Islam and Arab identity are relatively rare. Rarer still are ones that don't treat these two identities' overlap as a social or [...]
A Puzzle-Lover's Proposal
When Michigan native Lauren Lyon sat down at a Colorado drag queen bingo event just over two years ago, she was eager to get to know the local LGBTQ community [...]
Critically Acclaimed Polish Film 'Into the Night' Explores LGBTQ+ Issues Despite Hostile Political Environment
While everyone's upbringing is different, we can all think back to our most formative moments. More likely than not, those memories come from our adolescence, [...]
Sundance Was Always on the Cutting Edge of Queer Filmmaking. In 2021, It Still Is.
Sundance's slate of queer films has grown steadily over the years, as has the scale of the increasingly star-studded festival itself. At its founding in 1985, [...]
Vintage with a Twist: Michigan Model in Ad Campaign That Queers '70s Beauty Standards
Without dispute, the '70s were an iconic fashion decade. Tie-dye, floral, bell-bottoms, mini (and maxi) dresses. It's not hard to pick out a seminal trend [...]
Russell Tovey Talks 'The Sister,' Being Called 'Daddy' and LGBTQ Authenticity on TV
Russell Tovey steamed up screens as Jonathan Groff's hunky boss on the HBO series "Looking," about an intimate group of gay and queer friends living in [...]
Detroit Hip-Hop Artist Deidre D.S. SENSE Smith Takes Listeners on an Auditory 'Walk in the Park'
While there hasn't been a shortage of music to listen to during the pandemic, there's not been much in the way of new performances. And while it's not safe [...]
Rufus Wainwright Reflects on His 'Funny Little Boy' Past. And Looks Ahead to a Possible Grammy Win.
It all started with Rufus Wainwright in his bathrobe. The crooner, at the forefront of virtual pandemic performances in March 2020, performed a song a day at [...]
On TV, the Hero Is a Black Transman From Ann Arbor
Without any positive trans role models, Brian Michael Smith grew up in 1980s Michigan thinking a Black transman couldn't be an actor. He wasn't seeing himself [...]
Podcast Creators Talk 'Gayest Episode Ever' in Your Favorite Sitcoms
Sitcoms have been classic American TV fare since the 1940s, but it's arguable that they didn't really hit their stride until the '80s and '90s when previously [...]
A Cold as Hell Interview
LGBT Detroit's winter Pride celebration, Cold As Hell, is the sister event to Hotter Than July. With the birth of this event in 2020, Cold As Hell advocates [...]
Gay Royal Oak Performer Cory Shorter Releases New Single
A New Start During Crisis The novel coronavirus pandemic might have wreaked havoc on actor and singer Cory Shorter's theatrical career this year, but with [...]
