Celebrating the Rich History of Drag Elders in Ann Arbor
It took Donna Personna a long time to get up the nerve to put on a dress.“It took me 59 years to have the bravery to be who I really feel that I am: a [...]
Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield Accused of Sexual Assault
Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is in the news again, and this time it’s not related to his opposition to civil rights for the LGBTQ+ [...]
Here's What Affirmations Is Doing to Protect Staff and Guests Against Omicron Surge
Due to the rapidly increasing infection rate of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Affirmations community center has implemented temporary, additional policies [...]
Phoenix Rising in Pontiac as City Gets All New Council with LGBTQ+ Community Members
“Started from the bottom; now we here.”Incoming councilperson Melanie Rutherford chose the popular Drake song lyrics as part of her swearing [...]
LGBT Detroit Partners With State and Local Health Departments to End Anti-HIV Stigma
LGBT Detroit has just announced a new partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services aimed at ending HIV/AIDS-related stigma. The state [...]
Ann Arbor YMCA Camp to Provide Gender-Neutral Housing
The Ann Arbor YMCA’s summer camp will now offer gender-neutral housing at Camp Al-Gon-Quian, located on Burt Lake in Northern Michigan. Campers can [...]
A Community in Mourning: Michigan Politicians, LGBTQ+ Orgs Honor Jim Toy’s Activist Legacy
Jim Toy, LGBTQ+ rights pioneer who was believed to be the first openly gay man in Michigan, died New Year’s Day at age 91. He leaves behind an inimitable [...]
Detroit Native Michelle Brown Has Found Her ‘Forever Home’ at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
Detroit native Michelle Brown was recently welcomed onto the board of directors at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, an LGBTQ+ community activist center [...]
Gentlest But Most Unshakeable Campaigner' Jim Toy, Michigan LGBTQ+ Trailblazer and Icon, Dies at 91
On April 15, 1970, at a large demonstration held in Kennedy Square in downtown Detroit to protest the war in Vietnam, Jim Toy became perhaps the first person in [...]
New Voting Districts Approved by Commission Splits Up Majority Black LGBTQ+ Neighborhood
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission voted Tuesday to adopt the final congressional map for the next decade. The map, which the [...]
Former Between the Lines Writer C. Imani Williams Releases New Book to Help Women Heal From Trauma
Imani Williams, a Detroit native, left quite an impression on the city before relocating to Las Vegas. She contributed to Between The Lines and won the 2006 [...]
These Ann Arbor Artists and Longtime Partners Are Sharing an Exhibit For the First Time
Art brought John Gutoskey and Peter Sparling together 31 years ago. Sparling was teaching dance at the University of Michigan. Gutoskey ran the costume shop in [...]
