Michigan Rep. John James Seems to Think Trans Kids Are a Bigger Threat Than Guns
On Saturday, June 15, there were three mass shootings in the Metro Detroit area, where I live. At a house party in Lathrup Village, a gathering in Detroit and [...]
Ron DeSantis Hopes His Freedom Summer Will Outshine Pride Month
Greetings from sunny and fascist Florida!Yes, that’s right. I’m writing this column from the least LGBTQ-friendly state in the nation. My wife, son [...]
From Samantha's HIV Test to Stonewall's First Brick: How LGBTQ+ Individuals Engage with Conspiracy Theories
I’m rewatching “Sex and the City,” and there's so much that's hard to believe: Carrie affording her apartment on a columnist's pay; Samantha [...]
Bye, Felicia: Texas Democrats Choose Love Over Hate in Houston
It’s Pride Month! Cue the rainbow flags, the Pride parades, the guy in the neon green Speedo wearing a leather dog mask, the lesbians with the toddler [...]
To Enact Real Changes for Trans People, We Must Center Trans Voices
There are three stories that have recently passed my desk, each of which are unrelated, but together paint a very descriptive image of what's wrong with the way [...]
As Deeply Unserious As They Seem, Right-Wing Christians Are Not Kidding About the Fascist Part
So much fuckery, so little time.A lot is going on in the world today, and very little of it is very good!First off, polls show disgraced former president Donald [...]
Anti-LGBTQ+ Conspiracist Robert F. Kennedy to Appear on Michigan Ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of slain 1968 Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, has officially qualified for the November ballot in Michigan. Kennedy and [...]
Caitlyn Jenner Blames 'Woke Teachers' for the Existence o Trans Kids
As the old Cyndi Lauper song goes, “Money changes everything.”No matter how many times US Weekly proclaims "stars — they’re just like [...]
Gov. Reeves Tells Transgender Mississippians to Go Cis Themselves
Gov. Tate Reeves and his fellow Republicans want to help the children of Mississippi.This is great news! There are so many choices! So many ways to better the [...]
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Throws Transgender Students to the Wolves
Who trashed it best?
Open Letter to Robert Gruss, Anti-Gay Catholic Bishop and My Neighbor
This story is a response to the Prism & Pen writing prompt, Let’s Write Very Queer Letters to Politicians and Community Leaders!Dear Robert,I hope you [...]
Op-Ed: A Vote for Biden Is a Vote for the LGBTQ+ Community
As a proud LGBTQ+ Michigander, I know there’s only one choice this November to protect our community’s rights and freedoms — and that’s [...]
