Breast Cancer Awareness Month LGBTQ Recommendations
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, making it an important time of year to raise awareness for the need of screening and early detection, advocacy, [...]
Bring Out Your Dead
Oct. 11 marks the 30th anniversary of the first National Coming Out Day. That first NCOD in 1988 is seared in my memory because Charlotte, Ginny, Rob and I [...]
Standing with Survivors, Standing for Justice
The stories are all different, but they are the same. The family friend or member who comes into the bedroom at night. The uncle, grandparent or friend who [...]
A Beacon of Hope
Recent reports say that 0.7 percent of teens identify as transgender. At the same time, a recent study from the American Academy of Pediatrics reports that [...]
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Our Story?
One of the most important things for a trans person is their identity. We live in a world that is constantly, doggedly, trying to strip that away from us. We [...]
A Look at Accessibility for Disabled Members of the LGBTQ Community
The LGBTQ community markets itself as one of inclusion and acceptance, but there are visible holes in the mainstream model. Queer visibility is largely limited [...]
The Need for a Non-Judgmental Community Conversation About Drug Use
"Drug addict," "philanderer," "lifestyle" … these are the pejoratives that substance abuse professionals used in a workshop I recently attended at a national [...]
Letter to the Editor: The Danger of Youth Vaping
I want to call to your attention the issue of young adults using e-cigarettes and targeted marketing toward those youth. E-cigarettes are on the rise in [...]
The First in Michigan: Part 2
Editor's Note: Dr. Dennis Jacobs and his partner were among the first openly gay couples to adopt a child in Michigan. This editorial piece is a continuation [...]
Their Past, Our Present
I recently happened upon a photo from 1921. In it, a quartet of people stands outside an imposing stone structure. All four look as if they were in [...]
The First in Michigan
As far as I know my partner and I were the first openly gay men to adopt a child in Michigan. He and I had talked about having children almost from the [...]
Our Voice, Our Vote! Now More Important Than Ever!
I think about the power of our vote a lot. Maybe it's from hearing my grandmother talk about all they had to endure to have the right to vote. Maybe it's from [...]
