30 Years After His First Audition for a Darren Star Project, Tuc Watkins Stars In One
Tuc Watkins hasn’t just seen how gay relationships have evolved on television — he’s been a part of that evolution. On “Desperate [...]
Kevin Bacon on 'Pride' He Felt Working with 'They/Them' Cast and Challenging LGBTQ+ Horror Tropes
Kevin Bacon is back at camp. Not Camp Crystal Lake, where the 64-year-old actor met his gruesome demise in the original 1980 horror classic “Friday the [...]
Gender Roles at the Movies: Which of These Classic Horror Films Got It Right?
Part issue movie and part throwback slasher, Blumhouse’s new horror film “They/Them,” out Aug. 5 on Peacock, aims to flip the script for how [...]
How This Detroit Native Is Reshaping Broadway With Black, Gay, Fat Representation
While “A Strange Loop” — celebrated as a “Big, Black, Queer-Ass American Broadway Show” — has some similarities to its [...]
Jaida Essence Hall Would Like to Properly Experience Detroit for the First Time During Werq the World Tour
When Jaida Essence Hall gets to Michigan for the Werq the World tour, her visit will mark the first time she’s been anywhere in the state outside Detroit [...]
This Gay-Owned Dispensary Is Raising Money For Sheltered Animals and LGBTQ+ Refugees Escaping State-Sponsored Violence
Michigan’s first LGBTQ-owned and operated marijuana dispensary, Green Koi, is committed to the community. Based in Douglas/Saugatuck and right next door [...]
How a Kid From the Bible Belt Grew Up to Become a Social Justice Champion in Detroit
LGBT Detroit Social Justice Engineer Jerron Totten has been “getting out the vote” in various capacities for decades.Totten, 33, a native of [...]
12 Age-Appropriate Books to Read With Your Queer or Questioning Child
What better way is there to answer questions your kids have about gender and sexuality than to find some books to read together or recommend to them? Be it [...]
United as Coworkers, United in LGBTQ+ Pride at United Wholesale Mortgage
Diversity a core focus at this large southeast Michigan companyMany LGBTQ+ workers seem to live double lives. Off the clock, they might feel comfortable to [...]
Financial Literacy Basics for LGBTQ+ Individuals
In Partnership With Jennifer Barrett, Comerica Bank LGBT Business Resource Group ChairNo matter how much you earn, financial literacy is an essential life [...]
50 Facts, 50 Years Later: What You Should Know About Christopher Street Detroit ‘72
This summer marks a milestone anniversary, yet most people don’t realize there’s an anniversary to mark.A half century ago, Michiganders who united [...]
On and Off the Mat, This Michigan Trans Wrestler and Psychologist Is Advocating For Trans Kids
For Davison Sarai, a 46-year old queer transwoman from Michigan, wrestling was a way to escape what was happening at home. An alcoholic father and a home life [...]
