For Emmy-Winning News Anchor David Custer, Truth-Telling Came With a Price
The anonymous cards started arriving shortly after David Custer lost his job. The first one, addressed to his husband, featured a naked man and handwritten text [...]
Ties Like Me: Fostering LGBTQ+ Community Every Third Wednesday for 20 Years
When Reid Beyerlein and Robert Lalicki met at a Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce coffee meeting, they clicked instantly. So did the people seated on either side of [...]
Get More From Your Healthcare Dollars in 2026
With open enrollment season here and many people discovering their 2026 premiums and deductibles have climbed yet again, healthcare affordability is top of [...]
Gov. Whitmer Honors Trans Day Of Remembrance With Promise To Keep Fighting
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer marked Trans Day of Remembrance with an Instagram reel honoring transgender lives lost to violence while calling out the growing wave of [...]
How This Michigan LGBTQ+ Chorus Became a Metro Detroit Tradition
PRISM's holiday concert has become a Metro Detroit tradition — and for many in the LGBTQ+ community, it feels as essential as chosen family. This year [...]
Inside Michigan's First Asian American Drag Night: See the Photos!
Zainab "The Rose" Diva had been performing drag for only a few months when she took the stage at Uplift, an LGBTQ+ bar in Ann Arbor, in June. As a Pakistani [...]
State Sen. Jeremy Moss Leading Charge to Finally Erase Michigan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
State Sen. Jeremy Moss introduced legislation this week that would let Michigan voters decide whether to remove the state's archaic same-sex marriage ban from [...]
2025 Election Recap: Pontiac Elects First Out LGBTQ+ Mayor While Detroit Council Strengthens Queer Representation
The 2025 election cycle has come to a close, and there has been a lot of noise around a few high-profile Democratic wins in New York City, Virginia and New [...]
Michigan House Oversight Hearing Sets Stage For Bills Targeting Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care
Three individuals who have gone through the process of “detransitioning,” or seeking to reverse the effects of gender-affirming care, testified [...]
The Seasons May Change But Our Health Conversations Shouldn’t
The colors of Motor City Pride don't disappear as summer festivals fade. In the neighborhoods, clinics and connections that keep Michigan's LGBTQ+ communities [...]
Finding Affirming Healthcare Shouldn't Feel Like a Barrier
Imagine needing to see four different doctors just to manage your basic healthcare needs. One for your annual physical. Another for your gender-affirming [...]
Navigating Trauma Caused by Healthcare — and Why LGBTQ+ Folks Are Impacted More Often
I was a nurse with more than 20 years of clinical experience when I developed a raging infection after a knee replacement. Let's just say the words "20 cc of [...]
Meet Tracy Hall, Affirmations' New Executive Director
Tracy Hall has spent more than 20 years building LGBTQ+ community in Michigan. As the former executive director of OutFront Kalamazoo and a former Kalamazoo [...]
LGBTQ-Affirming Resources Where You Can Find Food Support as SNAP Benefits Face Delays
With Michigan's November SNAP benefits temporarily paused due to federal funding issues, nearly 1.4 million Michiganders are left without their expected food [...]
After 25 Years, Rudy Serra, Michigan's First Gay Judge, Is Still Fighting the Same Battle
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed Rudy Serra to Michigan's 36th District Court in 2007, she made history by naming him the state's first openly gay judge. [...]
Lansing City Council Unanimously Declares City an LGBTQ+ Welcoming Community
Amid growing public concerns about LGBTQ+ safety, Lansing will become an LGBTQ+ Welcoming City after a unanimous vote by city council members at their Oct. 13 [...]
10 Queerly Perfect Halloween Costumes for 2025
Halloween 2025 is here, and whether you're handing out treats (or tricks) or hitting the “Queer Christmas” party circuit, we're offering costume [...]
From Closeted to Local Hero: How Christine Terpening Built a Lifeline for Rural LGBTQ+ Youth
Two sources in this story are identified by first name only at their request for safety and privacy reasons.This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you [...]
State Rep. Josh Schriver Called Queers Perverts. Guess Who Had The Fling Account?
According to records obtained by Metro Times, State Rep. Josh Schriver (R-Oxford) — the same lawmaker who introduced legislation in September to ban all [...]
Ringwald Theatre's 'Silver Foxes' Delivers 'Golden Girls' Vibes — with a Queer, Palm Springs Twist
Picture it: Palm Springs, present day. Three older gay men rescue their best friend from a homophobic assisted living facility, befriend his younger boyfriend [...]
LGBTQ+ Advocate John Corvino Faces a Rare Disease That’s Taking His Voice — But Not His Message
John Corvino has always known how to use his words.For 25 years, the Wayne State University philosophy professor traveled to more than 250 college campuses, [...]
Conservative Christian Lesbians Are Coming Out Later in Life
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media and includes mention of suicide. If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned that someone [...]
Tackling Life's Biggest Questions, Over Cake: What You Should Know About the Queer Death Cafe in Ferndale
When you hear the phrase "death café," you might picture something like a Tim Burton-themed Starbucks. Gloomy music, skeleton-shaped cookies, baristas in [...]
