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Date(s): Friday, June 5, 2026
Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm
Venue: Downtown Branch of AADL
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Join the LGBTQ+ History Association for this Pride Month event featuring three writers whose work explores Detroit’s queer histories. Curtis Chin will read from his memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant, which explores his experiences as a gay Chinese American child growing up in the Motor City during the 1980s. Mix Mann will present their research on the life of the Detroit-based Black lesbian activist Ruth Ellis, and Tim Retzloff will read from Come Out! In Detroit, a non-fiction comic book he co-created to tell the story of Michigan’s first pride celebration held in 1972.
This event includes a signing with books for sale.
This event is in partnership with the LGBTQ+ History Association. This event is made possible in part by a grant from Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Ann Arbor Area Pride Events
June may be Pride month, but Ann Arbor celebrates throughout the summer. AADL’s The Big Gay Read is mostly in July, and Ann Arbor Pride is in August. Check out these upcoming LGBTQ+ events.
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙 | June 6
11:00am-2:00pm |
Chelsea Pride March & Picnic
at Pierce Park, Chelsea Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | June 6
6:30pm-7:30pm |
The Big Gay Read Author Event | Chuck Tingle
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | June 12
6:30pm-7:30pm |
Drag Revue
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | June 13
10:00am-2:00pm |
Family Pride Party
at Nest and Nurture, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | June 27
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Drag Bingo with Jadein Black
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🎟 | June 28
3:00pm-5:00pm |
Queer Crafternoon
at SCRAP Creative Reuse, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | June 29
6:00pm-7:30pm |
Elegy for the Aut Bar: A Film Screening and Discussion
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | June 29
7:00pm-8:15pm |
Teen & Adult Banned Book Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 1
5:30pm-7:30pm |
The Big Gay Read | Bring-Your-Own-Craft Movie Night: The X-Files (1998)
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓 | July 3
6:00pm-7:00pm |
The Big Gay Read | Cryptid Creature Sewing Craft
at Downtown Branch of AADL, Ann Arbor Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | July 27
7:00pm-8:15pm |
Teen & Adult Banned Book Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
| 💙🆓🎟 | August 31
7:00pm-8:15pm |
Teen & Adult Banned Book Club
at Ypsilanti District Library – Superior, Ypsilanti Michigan |
- Date(s): Friday, June 5, 2026
- Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm
- Cost: Free
- Event Website
- Organizer: Ann Arbor District Library
- Organizer Phone: Not Provided
- Organizer Email: Not Provided
Venue: Downtown Branch of AADL
Address: 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor
Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be cancelled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, or we can make mistakes.
