Why We Must Defend LGBTQ+ Rights as We Decriminalize Cannabis
Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationOn March 31, Kentucky became the 38th state to legalize medical cannabis. The same week, the state’s [...]
Letter from the Editor: Pride Marches On
As LGBTQ+ people across Michigan continue to celebrate our community out on the streets of big cities and small towns alike, another trans woman has been killed [...]
I Am Considering a Move to Michigan Because Being a Trans Person in Ohio Is Scary
Transphobia in the United States is on the rise, both among the populace and policymakers. You can’t browse the news without stumbling into debates over [...]
Sybil Offen, My Late-in-Life Lesbian Friend, Was the Best Jewish Mother a Baby Dyke Could Have
The nametag stopped me in my tracks. I immediately swung around to talk to the gray-haired woman with a friendly face sitting in the author booth at the March [...]
The Complicated Reasons Why the Fisting Scene in Detroit Is So Downlow
A few weeks ago, I almost went to my first live fisting show.A popular tweeter and OnlyFans performer casually announced on Twitter that he’d be fisting a [...]
For Trans Kids, Fiction Books Are Not the Enemy But the Solution to Living Authentically
This is a difficult, scary time for the transgender community. There are currently more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ laws being proposed that focus at least in part on [...]
Cis School Shooters Aren’t Identified By Their Gender. So Why Was the Covenant Shooter Called Out for Being Trans?
The team at Stand With Trans was devastated to learn of the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. We were horrified for the victims and their [...]
Celebrating a Major LGBTQ+ Michigan Victory in the Face of Ongoing Anti-Queer Attacks
With Gov. Whitmer holding a signing ceremony in Lansing this week, members of Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community were given a major milestone to celebrate while [...]
In Shyamalan’s 'Knock at the Cabin,' a Rare and Affecting Depiction of Queer Parents
In the opening minutes of M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller “Knock at the Cabin,” a little girl named Wen (played by Kristen Cui) is [...]
Where’s the Respect for Queer Kinksters in Metro Detroit?
Kink has been a part of my adult life for so long I don’t remember when I developed the desire to learn more about it. However, taking action to become [...]
From One Whale to Another: Watching ‘The Whale’ as a Fat Queer Man
When Brendan Fraser’s character Charlie first appears in director Darren Aronofsky’s new film “The Whale,” he is masturbating to gay [...]
Books Matter To All Communities: The Answer to Dearborn’s Protests Lies in the Libraries Themselves
“Everyone’s God-given human dignity must be respected, regardless of his or her faith, race, ethnic origin, gender, or social status.” [...]
I Co-Founded Hotter Than July 27 Years Ago. Here's What the Black LGBTQ+ Pride Event Means to Me Now.
Through hard work, determination, support and imagination, Hotter Than July has been a premier event for 27 years. The project is now older than some people I [...]
How Da Brat’s Gender Remixing Brought Up Big Questions in My Black Family
Growing up in a Black middle-class household in the early ’90s, the only force more powerful than God was gender. In our childhood home, there were boys [...]
Yes, Women Are Affected By the Loss of Roe. But So Are Trans People.
I am sure you don’t need me to tell you this: in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which established constitutional protections for [...]
Mombian: College Application Tips for LGBTQ+ Families
Ah, spring! Time of flowers, birdsong and, for many of us parents and our children, college visits. My own son went through the college admissions process a [...]
Woodward Bar Memories: Recalling 25 Years of Parties at Detroit’s Oldest Gay Bar
I turned 50 earlier this year. That means I’ve been going to The Woodward Bar & Grill for about half of my life. I had no idea of its history as the [...]
How ‘Heartstopper’ Has Shown Me That It’s Never Too Late To Be Who You Are
“I’m having a proper full-on gay crisis.”So shares Nick, one of the protagonists in Netflix’s beautiful “Heartstopper,” a [...]
What Are We to Make of Lana Theis and Her Low-Blow Molestation Accusations?
What are we to make of State Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton)?To say she has promoted transphobic legislation is a fact. To say she has been an ardent opponent of [...]
Hate Gays? Hate Abortions? Hate Women? You Might Be a Republican
A lot of really terrible shit in the news these days, so how about I start with a joke?A guy walks into a bar, the bartender says, “What can I get [...]
‘Beyond Ed Buck’ Is a Look at Two Tragic Topics Deserving of Their Own Films
Ed Buck is a monster. A maniacal, meth-addicted sexual predator. And a racist for good measure. So it's not surprising that “Beyond Ed Buck,” the [...]
LGBTQ+ Books Helped Me Come Out and Banning Them Won’t Stop Today’s Youth From Being Who They Are
Books by and for LGBTQ+ people, and in particular LGBTQ+ youth, are under attack across the country. In states such as Texas, a single parent need only complain [...]
How Entertainment Weekly Changed My Life as a Gay Kid and Led Me to Become a Journalist
You wouldn’t be reading this right now if it weren’t for Entertainment Weekly. EW is why I became a journalist. This fact only makes it stranger, [...]
