The Groundbreaking 1980s Sex Ed Advertising That Helped Save Lives
In 1980, when Dr. Paul Benson opened his LGBTQ-affirming Be Well Medical Center in Berkley, advertising featuring LGBTQ+ imagery was still considered taboo [...]
When a Casserole Is Not Enough: Building Healthcare Teams For the Years Ahead
When the morning of Nov. 6 came, and we learned Trump would be the next president, my first instinct was to text friends who had been delaying healthcare. "Now [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]