| ‘The Risk It Takes to Bloom’ author on living a life of ‘discomfort’ and how she hopes to change that for others  By Sarah Bricker Hunt  When Raquel Willis took the stage at the National Women’s March in Washington, D.C. the day after Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, with beaming defiance and fierce resolve,

There’s more to Jon Kung than meets the eye — and the taste buds.  By Chris Azzopardi  If you’re one of the 1.7 million people following nonbinary chef Jon Kung on TikTok (@jonkung), you may have watched their food tutorials and felt as hungry as you did thirsty. Hungry because, recently, they made spicy beef

| Cher talks new Christmas album, anti-LGBTQ+ ‘insanity’ and why she never took credit for co-writing ‘Believe’   By Chris Azzopardi  After being introduced to Cher on the phone as her “old friend Chris†by Cher’s longtime publicist Liz Rosenberg, there is only one sensible way for me to respond: “Hello, old friend Cher.â€Â Â  Calling Cher

Where did all that speculation get us?  By Sarah Bricker Hunt  For two decades, curious queer fans of the enigmatic indie singer-songwriter (and Detroit-born and Michigan-raised) Sufjan Stevens have pored over his equally enigmatic lyrics for the red herring that would finally put the question to rest. Is he? He must be… right?   Many of

Wilson Cruz on his continued dedication to LGBTQ+ youth through his new role at GLSEN   By Chris Azzopardi  Wilson Cruz doesn’t love thinking too much about his childhood in Michigan, but he won’t deny his years growing up in Holland either. The Tulip Time Parades. The Windmill Island Gardens. The report he wrote on then

How this ‘Bible Belt baby’ became the first drag queen to top the iTunes Christian music charts  By Chris Azzopardi  In this year’s Republican war against drag, the plot twist no one saw coming was that Flamy Grant, a contemporary Christian artist and drag queen, would top the Christian music charts. Now, that’s a feat

| Apparently, It’s At Least Queer Enough to Piss Off Conservatives  By Chris Azzopardi  Let’s face it: “Barbie†was going to be gay. Maybe not gay enough, according to some gays. Maybe too gay, according to anti-gays. The fact is, this is a movie about Barbie, and wherever Barbie goes, some inherent queerness will go,

| Matthew López, Tony winner for ‘The Inheritance,’ Breaks new records with feature directorial debut ‘Red, White & Royal Blue  By Chris Azzopardi  Pro-queer viewers have spoken, and they’re royally head over heels for “Red, White & Royal Blue.†The film’s widespread success is a win for director and co-writer Matthew López, for Amazon Prime

| Full of queer energy, the show had one fan screaming ‘Happy Pride Month to me!’  By Chris Azzopardi  On my way to Ford Field in downtown Detroit for the first night of Taylor Swift’s brilliant and breathtaking Eras Tour on June 9, I joked with my concert mate that he’d have to remember the

| Pop artist on new album ‘Boy’ and making his career work for him  By Chris Azzopardi  Emerging pop artist Jordy challenged himself on his recent tour and failed. The challenge? “I tried getting through the whole tour with one manicure,†he says over Zoom. “I got almost to the end of it, but I