Inside the Homes of Michigan LGBTQ+ Leaders
Home. Is it a place or a feeling? For some people, “home” is just somewhere to lay your head. For others, home can be a safe haven — a [...]
Saying Goodbye to My First Home and Welcoming Homes Yet to Come
Where’s home for you? Is it an apartment, a soft place to land or somewhere where you feel wholly loved, wrapped in the comfort of knowing that [...]
Plant Daddies Everywhere: A Look Inside the Men Who Father Their Foliage
I can't help but notice that Grindr is full of hungry creatures, reaching out to take whatever you can give. They're insatiable.I'm talking about plants, to be [...]
Moving to Spain Has Helped Me Imagine a Queer Future for the U.S.
Once I graduated college, I packed my bags and didn’t look back. My dreams to study abroad had been dashed by the pandemic, but with a diploma to my name, [...]
The First Drag Queen Was a Slave Who Created Safe Spaces for Queer People
You don’t hear the name William Dorsey Swann often enough these days, but Dorsey was a trailblazing 19th-century Black activist who carved out a space for [...]
I Took My Home on the Road. Only Then Did I Discover How to Be Truly at Home With Myself.
When I decided to move my entire life into a 1979 Coachmen RV, most people thought I’d lost my mind. Moving 27 years' worth of my life including my two [...]
Housing Cooperatives Offer Safe Living Spaces for Queer Folks, Foster Unique Community
For Marissa Klee-Peregon, 27, Nimblewill Cooperative in Kalamazoo is a space where she can practice interdependence, instead of independence.A cooperative home, [...]
Where Cannabis and Community Meet: This Lesbian-Owned Detroit Home Is Also a Bud-and-Breakfast for Femmes and Friends
You’ve heard of a bed-and-breakfast. But have you ever heard of a bud-and-breakfast?Copper House is, holistically speaking, an oasis in the middle of [...]
A Gay Michigan Couple Are Flipping Homes in Detroit on Their Very Own HGTV Show
It's the newest show on the HGTV network and it's filmed right here in Detroit. "Bargain Block" stars personal and professional partners Keith Bynum and Evan [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Trans Hero Building Trans Women Homes Who Gal Gadot Calls a 'Woman of Wonder'
Home is where the heart is, but sadly too many people are heartless when it comes to those who are homeless. Especially when those people are trans women of [...]
He Meets Them on Grindr. Then What? Well, It's Not Quite What You'd Expect.
A couple of blocks east from Manhattan's Empire State Building in the neighborhood known as Murray Hill, 25-year-old Taiwan-born photographer Hsiang-Hsi Lu [...]
Courteous Home Service
Whether settling down to start a family, putting down roots in a great location or simply expanding one's space, home ownership can be a thrilling part of [...]
Need Continues to Spike for LGBTQ-Inclusive Elder Housing
The LGBT community is aging and, as a result, its elder care needs are growing. It is estimated that by 2030 there will be over 7 million LGBT adults aged 65 [...]
Lesbian-Owned Ann Arbor Real Estate Investment Company Blends Tech With Tradition
Though real estate can make for a great investment, it's not always easy to start building a robust portfolio. Like many other real estate investment firms, [...]
Gayborhoods May Have Shaped our Country, but Are They a Dying Breed?
By Jeff Hammerberg Finding the right home in the right neighborhood can be difficult, especially if you're hoping to find a progressive and safe space that is [...]
Detroit Builds Cooperatively
Littered with historic architecture, it's not difficult to find shining examples of craftsmanship from the 19th and early 20th centuries in Detroit [...]
How The Best Landlords and Tenants Do It
By Anna Bartolotta As more rental properties appear across Michigan it is more important than ever to keep the tenants in your rental properties happy, [...]
Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams Positions Itself for the Future Under Watchful Eye of its Namesakes
by Joey DiGuglielmo It's a Monday morning and Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams, the visionaries behind the Taylorsville, N.C.-based, eponymous company that bills [...]
Publication Presents Legendary American Photographer Berenice Abbott's Work
Berenice Abbott once said, "The world doesn't like independent women. Why, I don't know, but I don't care." It's that attitude about life that made Abbott one [...]
IKEA Introduces ThisAbles Project
With the help of 3D printers, IKEA is making furniture better for people living with disabilities. The project, dubbed ThisAbles, started off in the IKEA store [...]
Real Estate Entrepreneur Releases E-Book for LGBTQ Home Buyers
Jeff Hammerberg is the founding CEO of GayRealEstate.com, a service connecting clients with compatible agents, and is releasing his new e-book "Real Estate [...]
Close Quarters
If Alexander Weyer had to put a postmark on when he decided to build a tiny home, he'd guess it started about three years ago just as most of his thoughts [...]
Local Domestic Violence Group Turns a 'House into a Home'
The group is called Phoemale and, for anyone wondering, is pronounced just like the word "female." The unique spelling represents the words "phoenix" and [...]
