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We Wear Pink brings women and non-binary performers together for an improv comedy night on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. It’s a chance to see empowering and fun improv work in an inclusive space.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Motel Bear Lake hosts a weekend art retreat for queer and queer-adjacent guests from Friday, November 13, 2026, at 3 p.m. to Sunday, November 15, at 11 a.m.: two nights’ lodging, five guided art sessions and local meals. Book with the organizer.
Motel Bear Lake

Local drag queens stage a tribute to pop artists Charli XCX and Slayyyter at Necto in Ann Arbor on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 9 p.m. If both are on your playlist, this is your night; check the club’s website for tickets.
Necto

Affirmations’ Youth Advisory Council throws a Youth Pride fest on Saturday, November 14, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., at the Affirmations Lower Level Atrium in Ferndale. By youth, for youth—workshops, a drag show, community vibes—and it’s free.
Affirmations Lower Level Atrium, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts TransParent on Saturday, November 14, at 3 p.m. in Rooms 204–205 in Ferndale—a supportive space for parents and caregivers of gender-expansive kids. It’s free; registration is required.
Affirmations Rooms 204 and 205, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts “Stitch, please!”, a fiber arts meetup, on Saturday, November 14, 2026, 4–5:30 p.m., in the Affirmations Board Room in Ferndale. Knit, crochet, stitch, and sew with an inclusive group that shares skills and projects. Free with registration.
Affirmations Board Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

Students from the Femme, Them, & Queer Stand Up class take the stage on Monday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. They bring fresh material, joined by local standouts and surprise guests. Tickets are available online.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts a west marches–style D&D campaign for high school youth (ages 14–18) on Tuesday, November 17, at 5:30 p.m., at the Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room in Ferndale. It’s free with advance online registration.
Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

GR Trans Foundation hosts a “Gender Junk” walk-in day on Wednesday, November 18, from 1–5 p.m. at its Grand Rapids space. Drop in to order gender-affirming items at no cost, first come, first served.
GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States

Stonewall Run Club’s community run is Wednesday, November 18, at 6:30 p.m., starting outside Affirmations in Ferndale. Choose 5K or 10K; this week finishes at Sidecar Slider Bar.
Affirmations

Wayne State University’s Center for Gender and Sexuality screens Departures, a queer relationship drama, at the Community Arts Auditorium in Detroit on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Details on the organizer’s page.
Community Arts Auditorium, Wayne State University

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center and Stand With Trans host a support space for trans men and trans masc folks on Thursday, November 19, at 6 p.m. at Affirmations Rooms 201 and 202 in Ferndale. A safe place to connect and find support, free with registration.
Affirmations Rooms 201 and 202, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

MiGen Michigan LGBTQ+ Elders Network hosts Craft Night on Thursday, November 19, at 6 p.m. at the Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room in Ferndale. LGBTQ+ folks of all ages can make art and talk across generations; supplies and conversation cards are provided. Free, registration on MiGen’s website.
Affirmations Intergenerational Community Room, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

GR Trans Foundation’s alcohol-free LGBTQIA+ meet & greet is Thursday, November 19, at 6 p.m. at Lotus Brew Coffee / Dry Bar in Grand Rapids. A welcoming space to reconnect and meet new friends, with free admission.
Lotus Brew Coffee / Dry Bar, 211 Diamond Ave SE, Grand Rapids, 49506, United States

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts a virtual Writing Group on Thursday, November 19, at 6:45 p.m., from Affirmations in Ferndale. Share works-in-progress, swap ideas, and get inspired — free to join with registration.
Affirmations

Local comedian Julia Lynn Marsh hosts a stand-up comedy night on Thursday, November 19, at 9 p.m. at the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale. Enjoy an hour of hilarious, honest jokes from LGBTQ+ performers.
Go Comedy! Improv Theater

Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center hosts this hybrid community group on Monday, November 23, at 6 p.m. at Affirmations Rooms 204 and 205 in Ferndale for LGBTQ+ Arabs and Arab Americans across Metro Detroit. It’s a safe space to connect and build strength together; free with registration.
Affirmations Rooms 204 and 205, 290 W Nine Mile Rd, Ferndale, 48220

GR Trans Foundation hosts a legal document assistance walk-in day on Wednesday, November 25, from 1–5 p.m. at their Grand Rapids office. For Kent County trans and nonbinary residents needing help with IDs, Social Security cards, birth certificates, or passports; free and first come, first served.
GR Trans Foundation, 343 Atlas Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
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