How One Michigan Community Events Organizer Is Rewriting What It Means to Belong

How One Michigan Community Events Organizer Is Rewriting What It Means to Belong

One hundred people — mostly gay, mostly men — walk into a bar. It might sound like a punchline to a joke, but it’s how Detroit Staycation Club started. James Staycation, 36, and his friends grew bored of their routines going to the same few places in the early 2010s. They loved frequenting local LGBTQ+ establishments, like Pronto, Gigi’s, Gold Coast, Soho and Inn Place, but they were looking to find a larger community outside of their regular sp…