'Gilligan’s Island' Gets Naughty: Queer-Led 'Seven Castaways' Washes Ashore at Planet Ant
After six years in development, Sean Paraventi's musical parody "Seven Castaways" is finally ready for its full theatrical debut at Planet Ant Theatre from [...]
University Of Michigan Health Pauses Gender-Affirming Care As Advocates Mobilize Support Networks
The University of Michigan Health system announced it will pause gender-affirming hormone therapies and puberty blockers for patients under 19 following a [...]
The Art of Being Seen: How These Local Nude Models Found Empowerment and Community
The first time Elliott Vargas posed nude for artists, it wasn't at the Detroit Queer Sketch Series. The 27-year-old had already tried their hand at modeling at [...]
Friends and Colleagues Reflect on Terry Ryan's Lifetime of Service
Terrance "Terry" Patrick Ryan packed several lifetimes of service into his 80 years, leaving behind a legacy that spans from the earliest days of the AIDS [...]
If HIV Is Part of Your Future, Put Tobacco in Your Past.
Living with HIV? Thanks to medical advances, you can still have a long, healthy life in front of you. Seeing your doctor regularly and following your treatment [...]
Highland Park Teen Charged with Hate Crime in Murder of Trans Woman
An 18-year-old Highland Park man has been charged with felony murder and a hate crime in the death of Christina Hayes, a 28-year-old transgender woman from [...]
Queer and Immigrant Artists Reclaimed: U-M Exhibition Spotlights Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith
Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith had a lot in common. They were neighbors. They were artists. They were pioneers in the geometric abstraction movement.And [...]
Michigan Battles Trump's Trans Youth Health Care Crackdown In Multistate Lawsuit
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump [...]
When Backlash Triggered Pushback: A History of LGBTQ+ Resilience in Michigan
What LGBTQ+ Michiganders — and all Americans — are living through in 2025 with the bombardment of attacks on our community is, in many ways, all too [...]
Ann Arbor Pride 2025 Makes History With Record-Breaking Attendance and Community Firsts: Check Out Our Photo Gallery!
Ann Arbor Pride 2025 shattered expectations on Aug. 2, drawing an estimated 15,000 people to downtown Ann Arbor for what organizers called their largest [...]
Pete Buttigieg Responds to Critics Over Trans Sports Comments
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg directly addressed criticism of his recent remarks about transgender athletes during a Substack Live broadcast [...]
Staying Safe on Queer Dating Apps: What to Know When Law Enforcement Enters the Chat
In light of a controversial Michigan case now under appeal — where a gay man was convicted after engaging with a decoy profile on Grindr — the alarm [...]
