While Michigan's transgender community currently enjoys stronger legal protections than many other states, a looming U.S.

Early in my interview with legendary trans rocker Laura Jane Grace, I can’t help but fawn over her 2016 memoir “Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout,” which details Grace ...

When my friend asked me to attend his lavender graduation ceremony, I was confused having never heard of such an event before. I didn't question it, simply planning to support my friend. It wasn't ...

Oh, are we doing this thing again? This whole weekly recounting of a creepy anti-LGBTQ+ person? Honestly, I could start a Creep of the Minute column and still wouldn’t be able to keep up. I just ...

The struggle for our existence began in August 1966 at Gene Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco. Fed up with constant police harassment, transgender women and gay men fought back when one person ...

In an era decades before "RuPaul's Drag Race" or political battles over drag performers, a University of Michigan student named Lionel "Iron Mike" Ames became a national sensation for his stunning ...

“I used to be so scared to even walk down the stairs.” This line is from my original song “Trans." Unfortunately, this was my reality, as I was raised in an environment that was not inclusive of ...

When 16-year-old Zach Nawyn-Hellinga stood before the congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Okemos in January, he wasn’t just reaffirming his baptism — he was claiming his name, his identity and ...

While Michigan State joins a Big Ten resistance coalition defending diversity programs, the University of Michigan's president, Santa Ono, is heading for the exits — leaving behind a dismantled DEI ...

Something that pops into my head a lot (besides the Mentos jingle) is the phrase, “It was a kinder, gentler time.” It’s what my grandparents said when I interviewed them for an undergrad history class ...

In a packed committee room on May 15, the air crackled with tension as Michigan state Rep. Jason Woolford sat frozen, mouth agape, unable to answer what should have been the simplest of questions.

One hundred people — mostly gay, mostly men — walk into a bar. It might sound like a punchline to a joke, but it’s how Detroit Staycation Club started. James Staycation, 36, and his friends grew bored ...