Affirmations Interim Executive Director Resigns, Joins Ruth Ellis Center
Affirmations Interim Executive Director Lilianna Angel Reyes has resigned from the organization, effective Thursday, Nov. 15. She made the announcement via [...]
San Francisco Opera cancels David Daniels' Performance Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
In a press release posted on their website Nov. 8, the San Francisco Opera announced it was removing University of Michigan professor and countertenor David [...]
Common Language Bookstore to Close
They held out as long as they could. Keith Orr and Martin Contreras, owners of Common Language Bookstore in Ann Arbor, recently announced that they plan to [...]
Detroit Barbershop Helps Patrons Express The Bearded Lady Within
One look at The Bearded Lady's waiting room – a bright, cheery space complete with a beer fridge, coffee maker, bookshelf, standing lamp and a backdrop of [...]
Creating Change Co-Chair Q&A: Bridie Johnson
Creating Change is an annual LGBTQ conference put on by the National LGBTQ Task Force. Hosting hundreds of workshops, caucus sessions, keynote speakers and [...]
Affirmations Hosts 'Transgender and Thriving' Workshop via MCC-D
Rev. Dr. Justin Tanis is known by many in the LGBTQ community for his book that explores the relationship of the transgender community to religion: [...]
Measuring Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color
DETROIT – Five Southeast Michigan organizations that serve boys and men of color received support to evaluate their impact thanks to funding made available [...]
2018 Michigan Midterm LGBTQ Analysis: Executive Officers, State House, State Senate
The ballots are counted and the final votes will soon be certified. The outcomes up and down the state ballot will have an impact on LGBTQ Michiganders and [...]
Jeremy Moss Makes History as First Openly Gay Michigan Senator
With results announced just after 2 a.m. via a tweet from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, Sen. Jeremy Moss made history as the first openly gay [...]
Gretchen Whitmer, Democratic Candidates Thank Volunteers at Last-Minute Pit Stop
With just hours to go before the polls closed, gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer and several other Democratic candidates made a last-minute pit stop in [...]
21 Years Advocating and Out
Rachel Crandall-Crocker has two birthdays: the day she was born and the day she began living her truth. Friday, Nov. 2, commemorates her second. That was the [...]
Charin H. Davenport Makes Historic Bid for Lieutenant Governor
For the LGBTQ community, Jennifer V. Kurland's race for governor is one to watch not only because of its progressive platform but especially because of her [...]
