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Now More Than Ever: The Importance of LGBTQ+ Activism
Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationFor half a century, the arc of LGBTQ+ progress in America has bent — slowly, imperfectly — [...]Read more about Now More Than Ever: The Importance of LGBTQ+ Activism
After 25 Years, Rudy Serra, Michigan's First Gay Judge, Is Still Fighting the Same Battle
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm appointed Rudy Serra to Michigan's 36th District Court in 2007, she made history by naming him the state's first openly [...]Read more about After 25 Years, Rudy Serra, Michigan's First Gay Judge, Is Still Fighting the Same Battle
When Backlash Triggered Pushback: A History of LGBTQ+ Resilience in Michigan
What LGBTQ+ Michiganders — and all Americans — are living through in 2025 with the bombardment of attacks on our community is, in many ways, all too familiar. [...]Read more about When Backlash Triggered Pushback: A History of LGBTQ+ Resilience in Michigan
Staying Safe on Queer Dating Apps: What to Know When Law Enforcement Enters the Chat
In light of a controversial Michigan case now under appeal — where a gay man was convicted after engaging with a decoy profile on Grindr — the alarm has been [...]Read more about Staying Safe on Queer Dating Apps: What to Know When Law Enforcement Enters the Chat
Pragmatic Joy: Four Ways You Can Help Michigan's LGBTQ+ Community Thrive Despite Political Headwinds
I could go on at length (just ask my loved ones) about the palpable disappointment I’ve been feeling lately as “centrist Democrats” (we used to call them Reagan [...]Read more about Pragmatic Joy: Four Ways You Can Help Michigan's LGBTQ+ Community Thrive Despite Political Headwinds
Catching Up with Leslie Ann Norlin-Thompson, Longest-Serving Executive Director of Affirmations
Our "Where Are They Now?" series will get you up-to-date on the lives of LGBTQ+ community advocates who have contributed to Michigan with years of [...]Read more about Catching Up with Leslie Ann Norlin-Thompson, Longest-Serving Executive Director of Affirmations
As Affirmations Turns 35, Hope and Dynamic Support Remain at the Center
On the bustling corner of Nine Mile and Allen Street in the heart of Ferndale, a block from Woodward, sits the cheerful, brightly lit headquarters of [...]Read more about As Affirmations Turns 35, Hope and Dynamic Support Remain at the Center
Jenny Jones, Murder and Tabloid TV
"Lots of gay boys have crushes on straight boys. It’s happened to us all. But Amedure took it a step further."
April 26, 2007: Father Figure
With all the hate and violence and repression, one of the most important safe spaces is in the arms of family.
November 2000: Voter Guide 2000
We figured we could educate voters on what people really stood for and who liked them.
As Motor City Pride Turns 20, Remembering Pride Fest
OK, so the title is slightly misleading. Pride in Metro Detroit goes back farther than 20 years. It’s more like 34. But, if you’ll kindly continue reading, I’ll [...]Read more about As Motor City Pride Turns 20, Remembering Pride Fest
Queer Things to Do: Visit a New Queer Club in Detroit, Enjoy Taylor Swift or Adele By Candlelight
It was gonna be May. And then it was, and here we are. Switch things up this month with one or five brand new adventures, from hitting the dance floor at a new [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Visit a New Queer Club in Detroit, Enjoy Taylor Swift or Adele By Candlelight
The Complete Timeline of LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Expansion in Michigan, 50 Years in the Making
Pop open the Champagne and sparkling juice. The day so many in the LGBTQ+ community tirelessly battled for has arrived. Gov. Whitmer has made good on her [...]Read more about The Complete Timeline of LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Expansion in Michigan, 50 Years in the Making
Brother Thomas Zerafa, Activist for LGBTQ+ and Numerous Progressive Causes, Dies at Age 71
This year, Brother Thomas R. Zerafa, activist and prolific volunteer for LGBTQ+ and numerous progressive causes, would have celebrated his 50thanniversary of [...]Read more about Brother Thomas Zerafa, Activist for LGBTQ+ and Numerous Progressive Causes, Dies at Age 71
Charles Alexander, Beloved Michigan Writer and Artist, Leaves Behind Enormous Impact on Local LGBTQ+ Community
Longtime Pride Source and Between The Lines columnist Charles Robert Alexander, also a beloved artist and community activist, died Dec. 10 following a brief [...]Read more about Charles Alexander, Beloved Michigan Writer and Artist, Leaves Behind Enormous Impact on Local LGBTQ+ Community
Tom Giuseppe, Dead at 79, Invested in LGBTQ+ Media and Influenced Michigan's Queer Bar Scene
He ended up a controversial figure but was popular and beloved at his peak. Tom Giuseppe, former owner of the nightclubs Backstreet in Detroit and Cobalt in [...]Read more about Tom Giuseppe, Dead at 79, Invested in LGBTQ+ Media and Influenced Michigan's Queer Bar Scene
‘It’s Quit or Die Out Here’: Why I Run This Michigan Harm Reduction Support Group
I had a friend who smoked meth up until the day she died. Skyy was a transgender woman and a daily meth user for the entire time I knew her. When she was [...]Read more about ‘It’s Quit or Die Out Here’: Why I Run This Michigan Harm Reduction Support Group
Leaving a Legacy: Urvashi Vaid’s Lasting Impact on Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Community
The Michigan LGBTQ+ philanthropy community is in mourning following news that longtime LGBTQ+ activist and philanthropist Urvashi Vaid died at age 63 earlier [...]Read more about Leaving a Legacy: Urvashi Vaid’s Lasting Impact on Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Community
Did Southeast Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Community Fail Fallen Leader as New Doc Alleges?
There is a lot to be gleaned from the new Jeffrey Montgomery documentary “America, You Kill Me.” Viewers learn of his early days, the death of his lover, the [...]Read more about Did Southeast Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Community Fail Fallen Leader as New Doc Alleges?
This New Film About Triangle Foundation Co-Founder Jeffrey Montgomery Examines His Complicated Legacy
“America, You Kill Me,” a new documentary about Michigan LGBTQ+ activist Jeffrey Montgomery, is making its long-awaited world premiere as part of this year’s [...]Read more about This New Film About Triangle Foundation Co-Founder Jeffrey Montgomery Examines His Complicated Legacy
Remembering John Kavanaugh: An Unabashed Hellraiser Leaves One Helluva Legacy
Early coordinator of the Detroit Gay Liberation Front, a founder of the Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit, and a constant gadfly for change within the [...]Read more about Remembering John Kavanaugh: An Unabashed Hellraiser Leaves One Helluva Legacy
Gentlest But Most Unshakeable Campaigner' Jim Toy, Michigan LGBTQ+ Trailblazer and Icon, Dies at 91
On April 15, 1970, at a large demonstration held in Kennedy Square in downtown Detroit to protest the war in Vietnam, Jim Toy became perhaps the first person in [...]Read more about Gentlest But Most Unshakeable Campaigner' Jim Toy, Michigan LGBTQ+ Trailblazer and Icon, Dies at 91
Q&A with 43rd District Judge Candidate Rudy Serra
As the Aug. 4 primaries get closer, voters will not only choose to vote Democrat or Republican but they'll cast their ballots for nonpartisan positions, too. [...]Read more about Q&A with 43rd District Judge Candidate Rudy Serra
Obituary: Joy E. Geng
July 27, 1944 – June 21, 2020 Joy Geng, one of the first out employees at Ford and a longtime supporter and board member of Equality Michigan — and its [...]Read more about Obituary: Joy E. Geng
Freep Film Festival, Jeff Montgomery Documentary Premiere Postponed
The Freep Film Festival was scheduled to take place April 22 through 26. It was to open with the premiere of "America, You Kill Me," the documentary that tells [...]Read more about Freep Film Festival, Jeff Montgomery Documentary Premiere Postponed
Jeff Montgomery Documentary to Kickoff Freep Film Festival
The world premiere of "America You Kill Me," a Detroit-produced documentary about the triumphs and struggles of gay rights leader and Triangle Foundation [...]Read more about Jeff Montgomery Documentary to Kickoff Freep Film Festival
Judge William McConico: 'Social Engineer for Justice'
A Landmark Decision "There's a special obligation that you have as a black attorney. You have a special obligation to fight for civil rights. You have a [...]Read more about Judge William McConico: 'Social Engineer for Justice'
The ICON Detroit Leather Weekend Begins Oct. 18
The ICON Detroit Leather Weekend is a celebration of leather culture and history in the Detroit community and it's back for a fifth installment next week. [...]Read more about The ICON Detroit Leather Weekend Begins Oct. 18
Mission Equality: Mission Accomplished
Equality All-Stars It may have been Friday the 13th, but the Equality Michigan Fall Reception was not the least bit unlucky for EQMI that night. With 400 in [...]Read more about Mission Equality: Mission Accomplished
Obituary: Clif Levin
November 17, 1947 – July 9, 2019 Longtime community activist and committed volunteer Clif Levin died July 9. He was 71. Levin grew up just outside of Detroit [...]Read more about Obituary: Clif Levin
MDCR Mourns Loss of LGBTQ leader Clif Levin
Lansing—Today Agustin V. Arbulu, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, issued the following statement on the passing of Clif Levin, a long time [...]Read more about MDCR Mourns Loss of LGBTQ leader Clif Levin
Grosse Pointe Pride Features 2 Notable Grosse Pointe South High School Graduates
An Unlikely Pair, an Unlikely Pride Equality Michigan Chairman of the Board Michael Rowady and up-and-coming New York drag queen Sierra Misst might seem like [...]Read more about Grosse Pointe Pride Features 2 Notable Grosse Pointe South High School Graduates
Parting Glances: It just might happen again ...
During the Nazi reign of terror that ended only in Germany's defeat by the American, English and French Allies in 1945, about 15,000 gay men were incarcerated [...]Read more about Parting Glances: It just might happen again ...
Parting Glances: May Babies May Be Gay Babies!
The "Coffee Table Book of Astrology" tattles that "taurus is the astrological sign of sexual deviancy." Or, as a friend of mine used to tell me year after year [...]Read more about Parting Glances: May Babies May Be Gay Babies!
Equality Michigan Announces Breakthrough Goals for 2019
There's no doubt the LGBTQ community can celebrate the political gains made in 2018, but the Trump administration's attacks on the LGBTQ community have [...]Read more about Equality Michigan Announces Breakthrough Goals for 2019
Creating Change Returns to Detroit
Back in the D For the third time in its 31-year history, the National LGBTQ Task Force's annual Creating Change Conference will take place in the Motor City. [...]Read more about Creating Change Returns to Detroit
Erin Knott - Interim Executive Director at Equality Michigan
Originally established in 1991 as the Triangle Foundation, Equality Michigan has been dedicated for 25 years to helping Michigan's LGBTQ community achieve [...]Read more about Erin Knott - Interim Executive Director at Equality Michigan
Michigan Faith Leaders Petition Congress to Protect LGBTQ Constituents
At a press conference Friday, Oct. 19 that capped off the daylong Faith, LGBTQ Inclusion and Human Rights conference at Metropolitan Community Church – Detroit [...]Read more about Michigan Faith Leaders Petition Congress to Protect LGBTQ Constituents
Flashing Back to the Past: the '90s
View in this week's downloadable issue January – Let It Be Resolved: A proposed resolution intended to help stop anti-gay attacks in Ferndale was both [...]Read more about Flashing Back to the Past: the '90s
Parting Glances. A Slogan Come True Big Time!
"Gay is good. You are not alone." This was the slogan when the Affirmations LGBT Center opened its doors in Ferndale more than 20 years ago. It was a bold [...]Read more about Parting Glances. A Slogan Come True Big Time!
America You Kill Me': Jeffrey Montgomery Documentary On Track for 2019 Release
Known by many for being the face of the Midwestern LGBTQ movement for years, Jeffrey Montgomery was a highly-lauded individual. He won the the Spirit of [...]Read more about America You Kill Me': Jeffrey Montgomery Documentary On Track for 2019 Release
Joy Geng: LGBTQ Activist
The year was 1991, and long-term plans were being set in motion. The Michigan Organization of Human Rights (MOHR) had created the MOHR Foundation as a separate [...]Read more about Joy Geng: LGBTQ Activist
ICON Detroit Reaches 25-Year Milestone
Detroit's Premier Leather Club Celebrates 25 Years of Service, Friendship, Leather and Kink ICON Detroit is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. [...]Read more about ICON Detroit Reaches 25-Year Milestone
ICON Detroit Reaches 25-Year Milestone
Detroit's Premier Leather Club Celebrates 25 Years of Service, Friendship, Leather and Kink On Feb. 24, ICON Detroit will celebrate their 25th anniversary [...]Read more about ICON Detroit Reaches 25-Year Milestone
Anti-Bullying bills killed by Michigan Senate
LANSING, MI – Negotiations spanning two years and involving parents, educators, law enforcement officials and many others came to a halt late Thursday when [...]Read more about Anti-Bullying bills killed by Michigan Senate
NBJC to honor local organizations at NAACP conference
DETROIT – The National Black Justice Coalition is hosting a reception honoring local LGBT organizations that are empowering and enhancing the lives of black [...]Read more about NBJC to honor local organizations at NAACP conference
This Land is Our Land
by Sean Kosofsky All Politics is Loco Immigration reform is dead on arrival. President Bush could not even keep his own party together over one of the most [...]Read more about This Land is Our Land
