Riding Our Queer Wave to Create Change
It's January 2019 and we haven't had our gay march yet! In 2017 we joined the women. We shared our outrage and fears from the results of the 2016 election of [...]
A Holiday Wish
So, once again, we reach the closing of the year. For many of us, this is a time of trees festooned with tinsel and glass baubles, or nights filled with [...]
Pap Smears and Paint Parties: A Journey Toward Embracing My Bisexuality
This year I finally came out to my best friend as bisexual. But first, I have to tell you about my first pap smear. You see, I have cerebral palsy and often my [...]
Digital Footprints Last
A recent FOX2 news story appeared on my Facebook feed this week, "Michigan mother and son share their transgender transformation," that delivered an honest and [...]
Positive Thoughts: The Hidden Survivors
Long-term survivors of HIV face unique challenges – they are the "hidden" survivors of the epidemic. When I was diagnosed with HIV in 1989, I wasn't sure I'd [...]
Where Memories Collide
I grew up in Houston, Texas, a fact I neither brag about nor hold my head in shame about (well, usually; but the less said about Ted Cruz's re-election the [...]
Take a Breather: Avoiding Post-Midterm Despair and Complacency
My religious teachings tell me that I should not be fearful. However, real and tangible fear should always be met head on. I struggle with that. On voting day, [...]
The Morning After: No Pill, Just Hard Work
One of the lasting lessons I learned from Detroit's legendary activist Jeff Montgomery was no matter what the outcome was of an election, we must prepare for [...]
Reflections on the Trump Administration's Attitude Toward Transgender People and Anti-Semitism
A friend reached out to me yesterday to see if I was OK. She said, "Everyone I care about is under attack." My dear friend was referring to the [...]
On Nov. 6 Ballot Firsts Abound
What to say to get you to vote that isn't already in a meme? That's my task and conundrum. So let's start with this: LGBTQ Michiganders, when sufficiently [...]
The Transgender Community will not Be Erased
It's been a challenging week this week for members of the transgender community, their allies and supporters. Over the weekend, the New York Times revealed [...]
MCC-Detroit's Stringfellow Reflects on Legacy of Queer Spirituality
1968 was indeed a year that had a profound impact upon this country – the assassinations of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, protests of the [...]
