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Why So Many Local Queer Folks Are Flocking to Mishpacha, Temple Beth Emeth’s Thriving LGBTQ+ Affinity Group 

Ari Smith was a little worried when her rabbi called to ask her about something he was noticing in her part of the sanctuary during weekly services at Temple [...]

Why a Local Academic Is Fostering Queer Discussion and Community Through an Old-Fashioned Book Club

Queer books on public library shelves have come under fire across the country in recent years, but you wouldn’t know it at the Ypsilanti District Library [...]

Biden-Harris Campaign Launches LGBTQ+ Voter Initiative at Affirmations — How You Can Get Involved in the 2024 Election

The election season is officially heating up in Michigan, with a special focus on queer voters. On April 10, local and statewide community leaders and elected [...]

Tips on Selecting a Wedding Venue When You’re Stuck on the ‘Where’

One of the most critical decisions engaged couples will make is choosing a ceremony and reception venue. These choices will impact almost every other choice, so [...]

How the Recently Passed Michigan Family Protection Act Will Safeguard LGBTQ+ Parents and Families

Michigan Democrats have held a “trifecta” of power since late 2022 when the party flipped both chambers of the House and won the governorship and [...]

Let's *Not* Say Forever and Other Ways LGBTQ+ Folks Are Queering Their Wedding Vows 

My perhaps ill-advised decision to permit connection with my extremely heterosexual and extremely traditional mom on social media has resulted in many [...]

Celebrate Michigan-Founded International Transgender Day of Visibility

As any card-carrying member of the Michigan LGBTQ+ community likely knows, International Transgender Day of Visibility was born right here in the Great Lakes [...]

Ferndale-Based Hate Group Church Militant: Gone For Good?

We fighters for LGBTQ+ rights have to take our victories where we can get them. As state governments continue to try to take our rights away, as right-wing [...]

Ortonville Denies Abigail's Pride Permit for a Second Time, Shocking No One

Ortonville, located in northern Oakland County, is somehow not a fictional place from a long-lost Dr. Seuss book, filled with Grinchy Whos and a bubbling [...]

Why Phluid Project Founder Rob Smith Left the Corporate World to Promote Gender Inclusivity

Thanks to the era of “new media,” where no stone is left unturned when it comes to invading the privacy of every public figure from social media [...]

Arrest Made in 2023 Murder of Trans Woman Ashia 'Charm' Davis

An arrest has finally been made in the shooting death of local trans woman Ashia Davis in June 2023. On Friday, March 15, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy [...]

Adrian College in Michigan Slammed After Inviting Transphobic Swimmer Riley Gaines to Speak During College Commencement

Adrian College graduates will have a front row seat to the inspiring remarks — we’re kidding, obviously — of an anti-trans crusader on May 5 [...]