Trans Icon Amy Schneider’s Record-Breaking Winning Streak on 'Jeopardy!' Ends at 40 Games. But Her Social Impact Is Forever.
All good things must come to an end and so, too, did the remarkable “Jeopardy!” winning streak of Amy Schneider.After 40 wins — most of them [...]
Sir Apocalypse to Help Heat Up Sex-Positive Detroit Winter Pride Event Spotlighting Kink Culture
Walter Houston loves listening to Motown music just like anyone who was born and raised in Detroit would. But when he’s ready to play, you’ll find [...]
Grounded: Michigan Orgs Criticize Delta For Delay in Accepting Gender X Marker on Legal Travel Documents
An Arizona mother recently tried to purchase a Delta airline ticket for her adult nonbinary child only to be told they would have to fly as either male or [...]
Amy Schneider Can’t Lose: ‘Jeopardy’ Champ’s 39th Win Sets New Second-Place Consecutive Earnings Record
With her 39th win on “Jeopardy!” Monday, Amy Schneider, a trans woman, has claimed the second place in consecutive earnings spot all to herself.As [...]
5 Queer Things You Can Do Right Now: See a Broadway Show, Take in Some Online Healing, Celebrate Women and Jazz
Here’s to a new year and a new COVID strain! Right? Of course, an ongoing pandemic is not ideal, but it’s not going to halt our joy.You’ll [...]
Jim Toy Advocated on Behalf of Gay U-M Sexual Abuse Survivors in 1979. Now Those Survivors Are Speaking Out.
Robert Anderson, the former University of Michigan Health Services director and, later, senior physician for the athletic department, who sexually abused [...]
Jeopardy!' Champ Amy Schneider Tied For Second Place for Most Consecutive Wins, Talks Trans Visibility
Her streak continues. Dayton, Ohio native Amy Schneider, the first trans person to qualify for the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, is now tied [...]
In a Twist, Grand Rapids Queen Orion Story Returns to 'RuPaul’s Drag Race' Season 14
This recap contains spoilers. Read at your own risk. Though she was eliminated in the first episode of Season 14, that squirrelly RuPaul surprised the remaining [...]
He Was a Gentle Giant': Friends Remember Michigan-Based Viral TikTok Star Rory Teasley
TikTok influencer Rory Teasley was planning to spend the upcoming weekend in Dallas. His flights and an Airbnb were already booked — a much-anticipated [...]
Fashion Icon André Leon Talley Dies at 73
André Leon Talley, both towering in stature at 6 foot, 6 inches and a giant in the fashion world, died Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was [...]
Marquette Diocese to LGBTQ+ Catholics: No Sacraments for You
“Frankly, I was sickened.”That was Marianne Duddy-Burke’s response to “Created in the Image and Likeness of God: An Instruction on Some [...]
Ferndale Pride, Ferndale Community Foundation Announce $24,000 in New Grant Awards
Several local organizations will benefit from recently announced grants issued by Ferndale Pride (FP) and Ferndale Community Foundation (FCF).FP will award [...]
