Every revolution has a starting point, a historical touchstone that when looked back upon, people will say it was when anger ...

This past fall, my wife and I were soon to host my family at our new apartment in Chicago, but our sink was full of dishes, ...

Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationLeading up to President Donald Trump’s issuance of an ...

In the darkest days of Michigan's LGBTQ+ history, when marriage equality seemed impossible and discrimination protections were a distant dream, Jay Kaplan was fighting. He still is. For more than two ...

It’s cold out there, and not just because of the weather — we’re officially in another Trump era. Bearing the frigid temps outside and the chill of our current political landscape, it’s all too easy ...

When the morning of Nov. 6 came, and we learned Trump would be the next president, my first instinct was to text friends who had been delaying healthcare. "Now is the time to stop putting it off," I ...

If, as Detroit Opera artistic director Yuval Sharon writes, “rebirth is opera’s true power,” then he embodies that potential, continually reshaping the art form to be more inclusive, innovative and ...

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the nation's LGBTQ+ community, President Trump’s Day One executive orders targeting transgender Americans have been signed. In addition to an order ...

Well, it’s happening. As I write this, the absolute worst president of my lifetime (and quite possibly ever!) is being sworn in to do the job again. At least I’m assuming it’s happening. I’m not ...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who announced her candidacy for governor on Jan. 22 to succeed term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, has built a strong record of LGBTQ+ advocacy since taking ...

Natalie Palamides considers herself a “clowner” — a type of comedian whose sets rely on audience interaction and engagement, the use of props and a certain level of absurdity. That absurdity might ...

Money is so often thought of as a taboo conversation topic, but let’s face it: Money makes the world go ‘round. And in the LGBTQ+ community, being financially set might mean more than having enough ...