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For 25 years, the Michigan LGBTQ+ Students Project has worked to make schools safer for the state's LGBTQ+ youth, at a moment when many of those students still describe their schools as anything but welcoming. Now the program itself is at risk. It could disappear in early 2027 unless it raises about $250,000 to replace funding lost to federal cuts and a political climate that's made school districts wary of anything tied to LGBTQ+ students.

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This story first appeared on Uncloseted Media. Editor's note: As a fellow queer independent outlet, we admire the kind of deep, sustained journalism Uncloseted Media does, and we like to spotlight that work when we can. This piece, produced in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times, examines how coordinated complaints and lawsuits over transgender-inclusive school policies are draining hundreds of thousands of dollars from Illinois school districts.

I have a confession to make. Up until recently, I didn't really understand why everyone loved Madonna so much. I didn't think the Michigan native was uncool — I just never thought much about her at all. I know, I know. I shouldn't be saying that. I'm gay, and this is a queer publication, so I'm essentially a heretic hurling blasphemy. But hear me out: I grew up after the era of Madonna as a brave, ahead-of-her-time queer icon. I know that older gays love Madonna, and I don't say "older" to be mean.

Canva stock assets. Design: Sarah Bricker Hunt. The Log Cabin Republicans is an absolutely worthless organization. Actually, they’re worse than worthless because they gleefully help to advance the Republican anti-queer agenda. So of course they’re anti-trans now. In an Aug.

Here's the thing nobody's obituary is going to lead with, so I will: Dolly Parton picked up the phone for queer press. Not just the glossies with the biggest circulation — she talked to a small LGBTQ+ paper out of Michigan, the one I write for, the same way she talked to Rolling Stone or Playboy, at a time when most of country music wouldn't return that call at all. There was no algorithm rewarding her for it, no cultural mandate yet that made it the safe or expected thing to do.

When most people first encounter Detroit artist Bakpak Durden, they're looking up at a photorealistic mural more than four stories tall. Towering above the Fisher Freeway Service Drive in downtown Detroit, the portrait introduces the interdisciplinary painter as larger than life.

Christian Styles. Photo: Instagram / @christianstyles1 Christian Styles, a gay adult performer and content creator with Michigan roots, has died at 29. His family confirmed his death in an obituary stating he passed away Aug. 20. Styles, whose birth name was Zachary Christian Jaghab, was born and raised in Canton and began working in adult entertainment in 2021, building an audience as both a performer and an independent content creator.

Choosing to seek help for a substance use disorder takes courage, and taking the first step toward recovery isn't always easy. For members of the LGBTQ+ community, worries about being accepted or understood can make that decision even more difficult. At Macomb County Community Mental Health (MCCMH), we believe everyone deserves compassionate, affirming care. We offer person-centered care to help everyone take the next step toward recovery.

A recent New York Times opinion piece titled “Cutting Your Parents Off Isn’t the Answer” has resulted in a lot of chatter by people I follow on Bluesky about whether or not queer people who aren’t accepted by their parents or other family members should cut ties with them. The author of the piece discusses her relationship with her father and how both of them worked to repair that relationship. Which, you know, good for them. But it is hardly a universal experience.