For Photographer Quinn Kirby, This Assignment Was Personal
When Ashlea Phenicie, communications director for Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI), needed a professional photographer to join a new campaign focused on [...]
Bargain Block' Recap: French Country and Chez Shea
In what appears to be the new thematic style of HGTV’s brilliant “Bargain Block,” which airs on the network Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Episode 2 of [...]
Michigan US Sen. Gary Peters Introduces Federal Legislation Aimed at Updating Legal Definition of Marriage
Bipartisan legislation is being announced today by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) that will require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update the [...]
A Welcoming Home to Detroit’s LGBTQ+ Community For Decades, Woodward Bar & Grill Destroyed by 3-Alarm Fire
It’s the end of an era. The Woodward Bar & Grill, Detroit’s oldest gay bar, caught fire yesterday morning around 10:30 a.m. and burned down in a [...]
Photo Gallery: Motor City Pride 2022
Color and joy were on full display at Motor City Pride 2022 as an estimated 40,000 Pridegoers filled downtown Detroit streets and Hart Plaza to celebrate [...]
Legacy of Sodomy Bans Endure in Michigan
Nineteen years after the landmark Lawrence v. Texas decision, where the Supreme Court struck down laws criminalizing consensual same-sex activity, archaic [...]
Officials Say Damage May Be a ‘Total Loss’ As Fire Breaks Out at Detroit’s Iconic LGBTQ+ Bar, The Woodward
Firefighters are working to extinguish a three-alarm fire at the iconic Woodward Bar & Grill, Detroit’s oldest gay bar.Media outlets reported the fire [...]
UM's Spectrum Center 50 Years Later: Some LGBTQ+ Students Never Stepped Inside. It Still Changed Their Lives.
As a first-year student at the University of Michigan (UM) in the late '70s, Martin Contreras struggled with his attraction to men.“Didn't have a name for [...]
Some Pride Attendees Say They Waited Hours to Get into Motor City Pride. Others Never Made It Inside. What Happened?
Long lines to get into Motor City Pride (MCP) in Hart Plaza in Detroit on Saturday and Sunday marred the experience for many Pridegoers. In fact, organizers, [...]
Detroit Painter Mieyoshi Ragernoir Focuses on Black and Brown Joy and Radiance in a Challenging Era
Of all the joyful Black and Brown faces filling the frames of Mieyoshi Ragernoir’s vibrant paintings, only one is a self-portrait, but then again, she [...]
Detroit Shines As the Real Star Of 'Bargain Block' Season 2
From the first note, there’s no doubt about it: HGTV’s “Bargain Block,” which premiered last night, is Detroit, through and through. The [...]
Save on Gas and Ride to Michigan Prides on Transit: Everything You Need to Know to Ditch the Car This Summer
Have you considered public transit as your ride to Pride this year?Public transit not only offers safety and fun for you and your queer crew, it can also save [...]
