Meet the Fierce and Fresh Drag Newcomers Set to Slay the Ferndale Pride Stage
Get ready to gag on the eleganza, darlings — Ferndale Pride is serving up fresh faces and fierce performances with its 2025 Newcomer Drag Show, putting [...]
10 Years Strong: Stand with Trans Honors Progress and Resilience Amid Anti-Trans Backlash
In the face of unprecedented legislative attacks on transgender rights, Stand with Trans founder Roz Keith sees the organization's 10-year anniversary gala, [...]
Jeremy Moss, Michigan’s First Openly Gay State Senator, Defends Trans Rights as He Launches Congressional Campaign
Michigan State Sen. Jeremy Moss announced his candidacy May 8 for Michigan's 11th Congressional District, promising to bring the same bold advocacy that has [...]
Michigan GOP Lawmakers Introduce Three-Bill Attack on Trans Healthcare
Michigan Republicans launched a coordinated legislative assault on transgender healthcare today with a three-bill package that would prohibit gender-affirming [...]
Trans People Are Moving Away From Their Homes 'In Case of A Handmaid's Tale Situation'
With trans rights under fire virtually everywhere in the U.S. following the swearing-in of Donald Trump — and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton actively [...]
'We're Not Hiding': Small-Town Michigan Salon Takes a Stand for LGBTQ+ Clients
Being inclusive and affirming can come with a price, but Aimee Schimanski is willing to pay that cost. In fact, she's become more determined as her small-town [...]
Miss Trans Michigan Baddie Brooks Is Taking Over Pride Season
We’re past the point where we can say Baddie Brooks is having “a moment.” In truth, Brooks is having several moments, and she’s been [...]
Stitching Liberation: Michigan Artist Weaves Trans Joy Into National Quilt Monument
With each careful stitch, Theo Randall threads defiance through fabric. Their needlework speaks volumes in a nation where transgender existence has become [...]
Finding Your People: An Insider’s Guide to Queer Community in Washtenaw County
When Maria Skrzynski moved to Ypsilanti in 2014, she knew almost no one. Today, as a content strategist for Destination Ann Arbor and a deeply connected member [...]
'Rent,' 'Hamilton' Producer Jeffrey Seller Returns to Detroit with Memoir about Growing up Gay, Transforming Broadway
Jeffrey Seller, one of America's most successful Broadway producers, returns home May 6 to launch his memoir "Theater Kid: A Broadway Memoir," a story deeply [...]
As Universities Cancel Lavender Graduations, Reflecting on Michigan Pioneer Ronni Sanlo's Founding of Beloved Tradition
In recent weeks, several universities across the United States have abruptly canceled their Lavender Graduation ceremonies, leaving LGBTQ+ students without [...]
Where to Watch 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars' Season 10 in Michigan
With Season 17 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" now in the history books and Cleveland's Onya Nurve crowned as America's Next Drag Superstar, fans are eagerly turning [...]
