2021 Michigan Pride Guide (So Far)
Editor's Note: This list will be updated as more dates are finalized. Last updated June 15, 2021. Looking for 2022's guide? Right here. By now it's understood [...]
GoFundMe Campaign Launched for Lesbian Detroit Rapper Miz Korona
Detroit-based rapper Miz Korona is best-known for her role in the movie "8 Mile," for being named Female Artist of the Year at the Detroit Music Awards and [...]
Michigan LGBTQ+ Leaders Weigh in on Instagram Pronoun Addition
While Instagram users have long been manually adding preferred pronouns to their bios on their own, the app has announced that it will now let all users add [...]
First Openly LGBTQ+ Elected Official, Michigander Kathy Kozachenko, Inducted Into LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame
On May 2, The Victory Institute inducted 21 leaders to its newly formed LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame. The intention behind the Hall of Fame is "to honor the [...]
Looking to Get Vaccinated? The Hazel Park Recreation Center Is Hosting Walk-Ins on May 13
The City of Hazel Park and Corktown Health Center are partnering to host a walk-in Vaccine Clinic and Health Fair from 3 to 8 p.m on Thursday, May 13. The [...]
Michigan LGBTQ+ Leaders to Headline Transgender Day of Empowerment Conference May 17
The 13th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment conference will take place virtually May 17 through 22. "TDOE is a celebration of self, by understanding our [...]
HRC President to Speak at Detroit LGBT Chamber's COLOURS Conference
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David is scheduled to speak at the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Diversity Council's [...]
MI Lawmakers to Decide On 2 Concurrent Yet Opposing LGBTQ-Related Bills
Two LGBTQ-related bills are making their way through the state government, but they're polar opposites of each other and attracting a lot of attention. No. 1: [...]
Biden Administration Says Health Care Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ People Is Illegal, Michigan Leaders React
The Biden administration announced yesterday that Donald Trump-era policies discriminating against LGBTQ+ people in health care are being rolled back. The [...]
Jim Toy Just Received His Honorary Doctorate from U-M. Here's What the Pioneering LGBTQ+ Activist Told Us.
Fifty years ago this fall, pioneering activist Jim Toy co-founded, with Cyndi Gair, the Human Sexuality Office at the University of Michigan. Now designated [...]
Gay Bar Owner Brett Nicholson Runs for Pontiac City Council: 'Moving Pontiac Forward, Together'
When Brett Nicholson was growing up, he never imagined running for elected office — or owning a gay bar, for that matter. But now, the human resource [...]
Openly Gay 'Firefly' Actor Sean Maher, a Metro Detroiter, Honors Late Father By Raising Money for Alzheimer's Association
"Firefly" and "Playboy Club" star Sean Maher is serving as co-chair for the Alzheimer's Association Michigan Chapter's 2021 Spring Soirée at Neiman Marcus in [...]
