HIV Continues to Impact Black People at Greater Rates, CDC Reports
According to a new CDC report, Black Americans are still disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.The report, released just ahead of National Black HIV/AIDS [...]
5 Queer Things You Can Do Right Now-ish: Celebrate Black History Month By Supporting Black LGBTQ+ Creators and Businesses
The Black community has been pioneering American culture for centuries, from the arts to the civil rights movement. This is especially true for the Black LGBTQ+ [...]
Hazel Park Becomes Latest Michigan City to Ban Conversion Therapy
Conversion therapy for minors has been officially banned by the Hazel Park City Council after a unanimous vote Tuesday.“This ordinance prohibiting [...]
A Safe Haven For Everybody': Ypsilanti’s Tower Inn Cafe Joins Forces with Hamburger Mary's
Ypsilanti’s Tower Inn is getting a Mary makeover.Tower Inn Cafe owners Rois and Nathalie Savvides were putting the final touches on their new, pared-down [...]
Michigan LGBTQ+ Community Groups Unite to Admonish Appeals Judge Mark Boonstra Over Transphobic Comments
A group of 19 organizations came together to condemn Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Mark Boonstra.In a letter to Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget [...]
State House Candidate Mike McFall Says LGBTQ+ Community in Michigan ‘Must Have a Seat at the Table in Lansing’
Hazel Park City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Mike McFall announced this week that he’s running for State Representative in Michigan’s 8th House [...]
Regional LGBT Chamber Of Commerce Founder Kevin Heard Knows That If Detroit Wins, He Wins
As a kid, Kevin Heard, Detroit native and founder of the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce, never felt like he belonged.He grew up “in a lower to [...]
5 Things You Can Do Right Now-ish: Rock Out to Elton, Get Your Valentine's Day On, Celebrate Trans Visibility
Claim Valentine’s Day from the greeting card companies and make it your own this year. It’s a day to celebrate all kinds of love, whether [...]
Affirmations Welcomes Trio of New Team Members
Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center in Ferndale has announced three new hires. The addition of Aneesa Alphonsus, Sara Krahel and Jules Fisher will bring the [...]
First Patients Receive Clinical Trial of HIV Vaccine Using Moderna’s mRNA Tech
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) and pharmaceutical giant Moderna jointly announced that the first doses of an experimental HIV vaccine have [...]
Kerene Moore, an Openly Gay Black Woman, Wants to Bring 'Better Representation' to Michigan Judicial System
Kerene Moore has never had a problem speaking up. Before her current position as judicial attorney in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court and before announcing [...]
Proposed Settlement Would Allow Michigan Faith-Based Agencies to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples
In a stunning blow to LGBTQ+ families, a proposed settlement filed in Federal Court Tuesday would allow faith-based adoption agencies in Michigan that contract [...]
