Vaccinated People Don’t Need Mpox Booster Despite Africa Outbreak, Says CDC
As mpox cases continue to surge in Africa, particularly with a severe outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, concerns about waning immunity in high-risk [...]
Pride in Prevention: Michigan's Inspiring PrEP Campaign
A new messaging campaign focused on authentic Michigan voices is aimed at preventing the spread of HIV through the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The [...]
Pride and Precaution: Your Guide to Celebrating Being Queer with Care
I've been performing at Prides as a comedian and storyteller since glitter-covered T-rexes sashayed across Jurassic drag stages.It's possible this is slight [...]
UNIFIED HIV Services Gets a Power-Up With New Vivent Health Merger
For more than 40 years, Southeast Michiganders have relied on UNIFIED HIV Health and Beyond for a wealth of resources, from pop-up, confidential testing sites [...]
HHS Expands Affordable Care Act Protections to LGBTQ+ Community
Brody Levesque | Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has [...]
The AIDS Crisis Ended Before They Were Born, But the Disease Still Impacts the Way Gen Z Approaches Sex and Healthcare
On World AIDS day and beyond, reflecting on the state of HIV/AIDS and how perceptions and treatments have evolved over the past several decades.
Expanded Blood Donation Rules Go into Effect
Starting Aug. 7, blood donation centers will implement new donor eligibility requirements that will open blood donation to individuals who were previously [...]
Franchising and the LGBTQ+ Community
The Perfect Deluxe ComboWhen you think about franchising, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?Probably McDonald’s or Super Cuts, as [...]
Watch Your Aüçëüçë: The Deadly STI You May Already Have and Can Do Something About
A 35-year-old working in film production, Geoff Moore had a pretty good sex life with his boyfriend. In fact, you could call it vigorous. Sometimes even [...]
Calvin Thompson Was Planning His Funeral. Today, He's Helping Those 'Worse Off Than Me.'
After living in Atlanta for 30 years, Calvin Thompson decided to make a change at age 55. He took a new job in New Orleans and began settling into his new [...]
Horny in a Pandemic: Why Some Still Got It On (and Some Didn't)
[Editor's note: Some of the subjects interviewed for this story preferred to use only their first names to maintain anonymity.] While living in [...]
Retirement Made LGBTQ-Friendly
Having only lived in their new home for a matter of weeks, Ed Ploegar and Rick Hahn decided to make their way to their community's biweekly movie night for [...]
Flint Couple Tackles Kidney Disease, Highlights Story for April, National Donate Life Month
It was 2004 and Deb Gustafson and her wife, Sue Weston, were planning on having a great time. The Flint couple was about to go on long-planned vacation when [...]
SAGE Table Looks to Link Up Different Age Groups
A SAGE Table is a program of SAGE Metro Detroit, an agency dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ older adults, and is an intergenerational dinner event [...]
Support Group for Trans and Non-Binary Clients
Corktown Health Center is offering a six-session weekly support group for trans and non-binary clients to come together and process their experiences relating [...]
Benefit for Community Health Awareness Group
The Community Health Awareness Group, the largest minority AIDS service organization in Michigan, has been providing prevention and care services for some of [...]
Let's Talk About Drinking and Health
I am often asked from clients and friends if I believe there is a healthy amount of alcohol that may be consumed on a regular basis. Of course, no one likes my [...]
UM University Health Center Introduces New Trans Care Team
After 15 years of serving transgender and non-binary patients, staff at the University Health Center in the University of Michigan understood there was still a [...]
A Gluten-Free Guide to Detroit Dining
Metro Detroit has a wide and wonderful selection of food opportunities — unless you have allergies and diet restrictions, in which case you might be out of [...]
From Injury to Industry
Oct. 5, 2010 started off just like any other day for Brandon La Forest. He woke up a little early, had a meeting at the office and was on his way to an [...]
Talking Body
Decorative Artist Matt Lambert Explores Queer Body Politics To fully consume the queer concepts in Matt Lambert's body of work, use your primordial senses: [...]
Ypsilanti Nutritionist Offers Queer and Trans-Inclusive Healing
The relationship between trans, queer and LGBIA+ patients and their healthcare providers has forever been a shaky one, as the medical community's understanding [...]
Popular Apps to Keep You Healthy in 2018
DietBet Perfect for anyone who needs some extra motivation to lose weight, DietBet is the fun way to get fit—and get paid to do it. It's unlike any other diet [...]
