In a world that feels increasingly uncertain, one thing remains in high demand: joy. This spring, Michigan’s theater scene is ...

Just outside downtown Grand Rapids, there's a neighborhood where rainbow crosswalks brighten the streets year-round, where banned books find sanctuary on open shelves and where a cup of coffee comes ...

On a nervous 21st birthday venture into what would become his future, Bobby Johnson walked into The Apartment Lounge's previous location in Grand Rapids. The bar was filled with patrons in their 30s ...

As anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeps through state capitals across the Midwest and the Trump administration issues a growing list of anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders, one organization in Michigan's ...

When Chuckie Benson returns to Michigan this month, it will be a homecoming where both his hometown and college community can see how he’s grown — both as a serious actor and as a Black, queer artist ...

Protesters gathered at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on Friday after references to transgender and queer people were removed on the National Park Service website. The backlash came ...

Donald Trump's Jan. 29 executive order targeting transgender youth, "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," has intensified concerns among Michigan educators and students already reeling ...

They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Doesn't that make you want to punch whoever "they" is right in the head? And not they as in the pronoun of many people we love, of course — but the ...

Greetings from New Orleans. I’m writing this at my dearest friend’s house in Algiers Point. I have to admit, I wasn’t thrilled with the idea of getting on a plane with the looming prospect of Elon ...

In a dramatic turn of events at the Michigan Capitol Feb. 25, what was intended to be a show of conservative force against marriage equality quickly ...

In retrospect, what surprises me most is how quick it was.When Illinois approved the addition of an X gender marker on state ...

These past few weeks have been particularly difficult, with numerous executive ordersaffecting diversity and the LGBTQ+ ...