UNIFIED HIV Health & Beyond Brings the Fight to the Ball
UNIFIED HIV Health & Beyond began over a decade ago engaging individuals with the otherwise closed ballroom communities. For generations, ball culture has [...]
Tunde Olaniran Talks Ferndale Pride Performance
Tunde Olaniran built his audience in Michigan through great shows at places like Loving Touch and the DIY Street Fair in Ferndale. The majority of "Yung [...]
Michigan Pride 2016 Floats On Without Parade
Like many 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, Michigan Pride operates on the kindness of volunteers. If volunteers are lacking or there is a decline in [...]
Motor City Pride Returns to Downtown Detroit this Weekend
Photo:Andrew Potter DETROIT – It's that time of year again. The rainbow flag will be waving high over Hart Plaza when Motor City Pride comes to downtown [...]
Singer Seeks to Deliver a 'Message of Encouragement' During Motor City Pride
Johnathan Celestin loves performing at Pride festivals. "It's always big energy and lots of love," said the Washington, D.C.-based singer. "I think a lot of [...]
Newcomer in 'No Rush' to Sell Her Soul
Sam Tolson is an oddity. A native of Toledo, Ohio, she didn't grow up singing. Never sang in church. Never really sang anywhere in fact. Until, that is, the [...]
Detroit Soul Singer Declares That Now is Her Moment
It's an age old story: Alise King got her start singing in church. "When I was about 12, I discovered that I had a voice," said King, who grew up on Detroit's [...]
In Focus: Michael C. Lary and Ferndale's 2015 Municipal Equality Rating
BY AJ TRAGER FERNDALE – Over the past four years city employees in over 400 municipalities nationwide have gone through and reported their list of policies [...]
Ferndale Pride Volunteer Receives Good Neighbor Award
FERNDALE – For Alyssa Atkinson, volunteering is therapeutic. "I've had problems in the past with depression and anxiety and I sometimes will find it hard to [...]
Hotter Than July 2016
Detroit's Black Gay Pride is here! The 2016 Hotter Than July celebration will feature nearly a week of activities for the LGBT community beginning July 26 [...]
MotorBall Ready to Rev its Engine Again
DETROIT – Get your motor runnin' and get ready to head out on the dance floor because MotorBall is back. An official after party of Motor City Pride, the [...]
Michigan LGBT Health Summit: Meeting the Primary Care Needs of the LGBT Population
The Michigan Primary Care Association will host its first Michigan LGBT Health Summit June 13 at the Doubletree Hotel in Bay City, Michigan. The summit will [...]
