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Affirmations is Metro Detroit's LGBTQ + Community Center. Here and queer for you since 1989. 🌈
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10/13/2026

OPULENCE! EVERYTHING IS YOURS!

Next up in the Affirmations Q***r Film Series: Paris Is Burning (1990).

Jennie Livingston’s landmark documentary takes us into New York City’s Black and Latinx ballroom scene of the ’80s. The houses, the categories, the reading, the voguing, the legendary house mothers. It's electric, sharp, heartbreaking, and full of people whose influence on q***r culture is still everywhere.

You know the quotes. Come spend some time with the people and stories behind them.

And we're especially excited about who'll be joining us after the film: Jey’nce Poindexter, Detroit ballroom legend, trans advocate, and iconic mother of the House of Mizrahi. She'll lead us in a conversation about the film, ballroom culture, and its legacy.

We'll have fresh-popped popcorn, refreshments, and a room full of people who actually want to talk about what they just watched. Nothing fancy. Just a little q***r cinema in Ferndale.

Take your most opinionated movie friend. Come solo. Bring the person who's never seen it but somehow knows every quote.

🎬 PARIS IS BURNING
Thursday, October 22
Doors 6:30 PM · Film 7 PM
Affirmations · 290 W Nine Mile · Ferndale

Free admission! Donations encouraged, never required.

Presented in collaboration with University of Michigan Humanities.

10/12/2026

We went ahead and put “learn to vogue” on the calendar. 💙

Vogue has deep roots in Black and Latinx q***r + trans ballroom culture, and we’re especially excited to learn from Kyra, a Black trans woman and beloved part of Detroit’s ballroom community.

You genuinely do not need to know how to vogue. Maybe you’ve always wanted to try it, or maybe you just want to move around for a couple hours and learn something new with other q***r people. If you want to feel a little more connected to some of the roots of our q***r culture, that’s reason enough too.

Tuesday, October 20 | 6–8 PM
📍 Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale
💸 Suggested donation: $10
💙 Pay what you can — no one turned away
🪩 Beginner-friendly

Turns out “I’ve always wanted to learn vogue” can be Tuesday, October 20.

10/09/2026

Calling all poets, performers, and people who clap really loud. 🎤💜

Bridging Generations: Open Mic Night is back at Affirmations for Coming Out Week! We're bringing together q***r + trans voices across generations for an evening of music, poetry, storytelling, and whatever people feel inspired to share.

First time performing? Perfect. Not new to this, but true to this? Even better. Just want to cheer everybody on? We love an enthusiastic audience.

📍 Affirmations (290 W. Nine Mile, Ferndale)
📅 Thursday, Oct. 15 | 6–8 PM
✍️ Performance sign-ups at the door (first-come, first-served)
💞 Free + open to all ages (youth under 13 must be with a parent/guardian)

Presented with + .

RSVP now: https://bit.ly/4cnrefG

10/08/2026

A little reminder that taking care of your health doesn't have to cost a fortune. 💜

Our monthly health clinics bring HIV testing, STI screenings, vaccines, and other health services to Affirmations, thanks to our community partners. And most services are free!

Services are safe, confidential, and open to all. Appointments and walk-ins vary by clinic, and residency isn't required.

Swipe through for this month's clinic dates, and share with your friends, your group chat, or anyone who could use the info.

10/07/2026

Your October to-do list. 💜

This month at Affirmations: an art exhibit + market celebrating neurodiverse artists, Q***r Yoga, a Vogue class, Paris Is Burning on the big screen, an all-ages Open Mic for Coming Out Week, free pizza, and probably at least one person saying, “Wait, I’ve been meaning to come here forever.”

Come look at art. Come move your body. Come watch q***r history. Come take the mic or simply nod encouragingly. Come eat pizza. Come exist outside your house with other q***r people.

It’s LGBTQ+ History Month! It’s Coming Out Week! It’s October! Let’s get spooky.

Pick a thing. Add it to your calendar. We’ll be here. :)

09/26/2026

Dancing is fun. 🤠

Moving around with other q***r people is fun.

That’s the whole pitch.

Q***r Line Dancing
🗓 Saturday, October 3 • 12–2 PM
📍 Affirmations, Ferndale
✨ Free to attend, donations welcome
👢 Drop-in
🌈 All bodies welcome • No experience needed

Lavender Lasso Detroit is leading us through q***r country line dancing. No partner needed, no experience needed, no perfect rhythm required. You do not need to show up already knowing the steps.

Part of Move!, our health & wellness series at Affirmations in partnership with Gilda's Club Metro Detroit.

A little q***r yeehaw. Just show up. 💜

09/25/2026

Wednesday night. We have an idea.🍕

Meet us at next week for pizza, q***r company, and two extremely low-stakes hours of hanging out.

Catch up with somebody you know. Meet somebody you don’t. Say hi to a few of our volunteers. Eat pizza. That’s pretty much the assignment.

🍕 Wednesday, September 30
⏰ 6–8 PM
📍 Como’s Ferndale
💜 Pizza is on us

Come tired. Come hungry. Come by yourself. We’re just happy you came.

You’ve made enough decisions this week. We’ll make Wednesday for you. 😋

09/24/2026

Meet the people and groups we’re celebrating on Sunday.

This year’s Aff Five have shown up whenever the Center needed them, reopened a creative space, built visibility and resources for trans people, turned endurance cycling into vital support for Affirmations, and spent decades organizing for LGBTQ+ people across Michigan.

Our 2026 Aff Five honorees:

💜 John Sauvé — Outstanding Collective Spirit Award
💜 Kim Hale — Volunteer of the Year Award
💜 Rachel Crandall Crocker — Community Hero Award
💜 Ryanne Reigling — Michigan LGBTQ+ Philanthropy Award
💜 Rev. Dr. Roland Stringfellow — Community Leadership & Impact Award

We’re also proud to recognize:

💜 John Stanaszek — Legacy & Impact Award
💜 Forest Bakery — Local Q***r-Friendly Business Award
💜 Stonewall Sports Detroit — Community Cares Award

Swipe through to meet them. Then come clap loudly for them in person Sunday. Betty J Madison will be on the mic as our drag host and performer, and we’ll keep the celebration going with a reception afterward.

Sunday, September 27
Doors 1:30 PM · Ceremony 2 PM
Reception until 5 PM
Affirmations · 290 W Nine Mile · Ferndale

RSVP here so we know how many chairs to put out: https://bit.ly/4rhNJIx

Deciding at the last minute? Come anyway. We want you in the room. 💜

09/23/2026

Bisexuals, front and center please. 🩷💜💙

Today we are making you visible on purpose.

You do not owe anybody a 50/50 split. You do not become more or less bisexual depending on who you’re dating. You do not need a résumé, a body count, a pie chart, or supporting documentation. And no, picking a partner does not mean you “picked a side.”

The bi people with a type. The bi people whose “type” is apparently just yes. The people with a dating history that tells you absolutely nothing about who they might be into next. The people who knew immediately, the people who figured it out later, and the people who are still finding the language that fits.

Bi people have been organizing, marching, building community, making culture, falling in love, being hot, and refusing to disappear for a very long time.

And because visibility is better when it comes with actual community: our Bisexual+ Community Support Group meets Mondays from 7–8 PM at Affirmations. Come talk, connect, be around people who get it, sit weirdly in chairs together (bisexuals never sit straight), make a friend. You know. Community things.

Happy Bi Visibility Day to the whole beautiful bi+ family. We see you. We’re very glad you’re here. 🩷💜💙

— your friendly community g**s at Aff

09/22/2026

Yep, that’s us! Circled aggressively in pink so you don’t miss it. 💗

Detroit Metro Times named Affirmations “Best Place to Be Yourself Before You’re Ready to Explain Yourself” in its 2026 Best of Detroit issue, which hits right in the heart.

“Sometimes what you need first is somewhere you can just walk in and be.”

At it's core, that’s the whole thing. 💜

Thank you to Detroit Metro Times for seeing what we’re trying to make possible here — a place for q***r and trans people to walk in without having the right words, the right label, or everything already figured out. A place where you can just be.

And there’s a whole lot of q***r Detroit represented in this year’s Best of Detroit! Big congrats to Ruth Ellis Center, LGBT Detroit, Ferndale Pride, Motor City Pride, and Hotter Than July on their honors, too. Look at us all go! We are never doing this work alone. 💕

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290 W 9 Mile Road
Ferndale, MI
48220

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Tuesday	10am - 9pm
Wednesday	10am - 9pm
Thursday	10am - 9pm
Friday	10am - 9pm
Saturday	10am - 9pm

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