The Metro: For the LGBTQ + community, affirming one’s identity is a source of real psychological strength
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Why does that framing always skip over what we survived? Or how we're...
The Metro: For the LGBTQ + community, affirming one’s identity is a source of real psychological strength
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Why does that framing always skip over what we survived? Or how we're...
The Metro: For Black LGBTQ+ Detroiters Club Heaven was more than a dancefloor, it was a lifeline.
Before the massive crowds and international acts that the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit has grown to attract, electronic...
The Metro: Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop opened with no shelves — now it’s a community institution
Sidetrack Bookshop is an independent book store in Royal Oak. It’s nestled between Washington Avenue and the train tracks there....
The Metro: Literature scholar examines queer romance stories amid the success of ‘Heated Rivalry’
Since late last year, “Heated Rivalry”—a series about two male hockey players who fall in love— has taken the country...
The Metro Events Guide: New exhibitions and early fall festivities
If you're a museum enthusiast, you're in luck. This week, we've got new exhibitions, last-chance exhibitions and even an opportunity...
The Metro: ‘Sabbath Queen’ asks whether traditions can be honored when they’re changed
When who we are and what we believe in conflicts with the traditions that we’re raised in, life broadly leaves...
The Metro: A lifeline is closing for trans teens at Michigan’s flagship hospital
The University of Michigan is ending gender-affirming care for minors, leaving an untold number of families with fewer options and...
Detroit Evening Report: New Carr Center exhibit showcases Black queerness
In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover the opening of a new exhibit at the Carr Center centered...
The Metro: ‘Sapphic Social’ event aims to create safe space for queer women in metro Detroit
In the 1970s and '80s, Detroit had over 50 gay bars and spaces for LGBTQ+ residents to be their authentic...
The Metro: The commercialization of Pride Month
It's been more than 50 years since the first Pride march took place in New York City in 1970, commemorating...
GOP House members call on SCOTUS to reverse marriage decision
A group of seven conservative GOP legislators put their names on a non-binding resolution Tuesday calling on the U.S. Supreme...
The Metro: Trans community fears for LGBTQ rights after Trump’s reelection
Many people in the queer community are on edge after Donald Trump's reelection in November. The Trevor Project, a leading...