Culture, sports & social / Detroit
Tribe
One of Detroit's early gay leather clubs, active from at least the mid-1970s and based at The Interchange, later the Detroit Eagle.
- Detroit, MI
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Bars, clubs, drag nights, saunas, community centers, Pride festivals and landmarks of queer history, with addresses, phone numbers and sources, all in one place.
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Polestar LGBT Center of Traverse City
A Traverse City LGBT community center listed in a statewide directory; its current activity could not be confirmed.
- Traverse City, MI
Community & support / Detroit
Fair Michigan
Nonprofit behind the Fair Michigan Justice Project, which worked with Wayne County prosecutors on violent crimes against LGBTQ+ people.
- Detroit, MI
Community & support / Detroit
Full Truth Fellowship of Christ Church
Detroit church on Joy Road listed in Pride Source's LGBTQ-friendly directory, with Sunday worship and a weekly Bible study.
- 4458 Joy Rd., Detroit, MI 48204
- (313) 459-3033
- Sun worship 11:30 a.m.; Thu Bible study 6:30 p.m. (as listed in 2023)
Culture, sports & social / Detroit
Detroit Together Men's Chorus
Detroit gay men's chorus listed in the Pride Source directory; no recent activity has been found, and it may be inactive.
- Detroit, MI
Culture, sports & social / Ferndale
Metro Detroit Softball League
A Metro Detroit gay and lesbian softball league, once listed with Sunday games in Rochester Hills; current activity is unconfirmed.
- Ferndale, MI
Culture, sports & social / Southfield
Motor City Tennis Alliance
A Metro Detroit LGBT tennis group once listed for league play, drop-ins and an annual national tournament; current activity is unconfirmed.
- Southfield, MI
Culture, sports & social / Flint
PFLAG Genesee County / Flint
The PFLAG chapter for Genesee County and Flint, listed in the national PFLAG directory with a meeting location in Flint.
- 2474 South Ballenger Highway, Flint, MI 48507
- (810) 496-8302
- Second Sunday of each month, 2–4:30 p.m. (Unitarian Universalist Church of Flint)
Culture, sports & social / Grosse Pointe
PFLAG Grosse Pointe
The PFLAG chapter serving the Grosse Pointes on Detroit's east side, reachable by email.
- Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
Pride & festivals / Royal Oak
AIDS Walk Detroit
A long-running charity walk raising money for HIV/AIDS organizations in Southeast Michigan; no 2026 or 2027 date is confirmed.
- Traditionally a Sunday morning in September
- Royal Oak, MI
- (248) 399-9255
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Pride & festival calendar
May 1
June 20
- Berkley PrideBerkley
- CommUNITY PrideDouglas
- Downriver PrideWyandotte
- Kalamazoo PrideKalamazoo
- Keweenaw Pridefest / Keweenaw QueersHoughton
- Lansing PrideLansing
- Livonia PrideLivonia
- Motor City PrideDetroit
- Muskegon PrideMuskegon
- Arts & PrideMadison Heights
- Canton Pride OUTsideCanton
- Detroit Leather WeekendFerndale
- Grand Rapids Pride FestivalGrand Rapids
- Holland Pride FestivalHolland
- Juneteenth JamzDetroit
- Royal Oak Family PrideRoyal Oak
- UP Pride FestMarquette
- Village Pride DetroitDetroit
- Warren City PrideWarren
- Ypsi PrideYpsilanti
July 2
- Hotter Than JulyDetroit
- Pride Royal OakRoyal Oak
August 7
- Ferndale PrideFerndale
- Macomb County PrideMount Clemens
- Ann Arbor PrideAnn Arbor
- Hazel Park PrideHazel Park
- Kalamazoo Black PrideKalamazoo
- Pride in PontiacPontiac
- Transgender Pride in the ParkFerndale
September 5
- Straits Pride / Mackinac Island Pride FestivalMackinac Island
- Up North PrideTraverse City
- AIDS Walk DetroitRoyal Oak
- Flint PrideFlint
- Lenawee PrideAdrian
October 2
- Fall Into The Dunes WeekendDouglas
- Transgender Health FairFerndale
November 1
Before you go
Good to know
Michigan serves alcohol from age 21, and almost every bar checks photo ID at the door. Visitors from abroad should carry a passport, the ID accepted everywhere.
Michigan bars stop serving alcohol by 2 a.m. Most clubs are liveliest Thursday to Saturday; drag nights and theme parties vary by venue.
Several Detroit and Ferndale community organizations offer free or low-cost HIV and STI testing and PrEP advice. Find them under Health & testing.
Use a taxi or rideshare between venues at night. Saunas and men's clubs admit adults only, often with a membership and photo ID.