Ruth Ellis Center Working to Reduce Medical Trauma Through Gender-Affirming Care Video
Simply put: gender dysphoria is a bitch. It's that nagging voice attacking a person's self-esteem when they look in the mirror, walk out of the shower or gaze [...]
In Metro Detroit, LGBTQ+ Caribbeans Don't Have to Hide Who They Are
Kyle Constable is a young man with a promising future. The 23-year-old Jamaican, who came to the U.S. from the island nation three years ago, is studying to [...]
Remembering Lance Sutherland: 'Voices Were Heard' Outside Popular LGBTQ+ Bar During Peaceful Protest
A peaceful protest and candlelight vigil to remember Lance Sutherland drew a crowd of about 100 to the parking lot of the Woodward Bar & Grill, the oldest [...]
FBI Leads Active Shooter Training at Affirmations After Its Executive Director Received a Threatening Letter
Affirmations hosted an active shooter training on Monday, Sept. 27. The training, which aimed to teach staff and volunteers at the center how to respond to [...]
Say Hello to Zoe Steinfield: Affirmations' Openly Transgender Full-Time Behavioral Health Program Manager
Zoe Steinfield, an openly transgender queer woman, has joined the Affirmations team as the LGBTQ+ community center's first full-time behavioral health program [...]
Peaceful Protest and Candlelight Vigil Planned After Man Is Killed Outside of Iconic Detroit LGBTQ+ Bar
Detroit police are reviewing Green Light video footage taken early Wednesday morning outside The Woodward Bar & Grill, where a man was shot and killed [...]
An Interview with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel: The (Cat) Person Behind the Politics
A scroll through Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's Facebook feed is an exercise in contrast. Mostly, Nessel posts about issues directly affecting [...]
Meet Reginald Hawkins: Wayne State Student By Day, Pop Artist By Night
Ferndale Pride performer and Detroit-based Reginald Hawkins is living a double life. By day, they're a college student worrying about a looming lab [...]
The Magic of Jason Misleh: DJ Jace M Expects to See You at Ferndale Pride
Jason Misleh is not a magician, nor is he a puppeteer. He is, however, an expert in making bodies move. Misleh, better known on the club circuit as DJ Jace M, [...]
Watch University of Michigan Marching Band Spell Out Its LGBTQ+ Support
The University of Michigan Marching Band had a gay – LGBTQ+, rather – ol' time at last Saturday's game. During the homecoming halftime show, the band paid [...]
LGBT Detroit, Eastside Pride Host Discussion on Netflix Trans Documentary 'Disclosure'
Eastside Pride, in association with Detroit's Eastside Community Network (ECN), will be screening clips from the Netflix documentary "Disclosure: Trans Lives [...]
Venue Switch for Two Motorball Weekend Events
High demand for tickets has caused Geared 4 Life, the organizers of Motorball Detroit Weekend 2021, to change venues for two of their events. John Joanette, [...]
