Three Years Ago, Detroit Techno Icon DJ Minx Came Out. Now, She's Living a Life She Never Thought She Could.
Jennifer Witcher is better known as DJ Minx at the Spot Lite Detroit nightclub and coffeehouse, where she saunters in one weekday afternoon in late February in [...]
From Movement to Electric Forest and Beyond: Your Queer Guide to Music Festivals
Something about a music festival feels intrinsically and irrevocably queer. Perhaps it’s the fact that they pretty much originated, at least in the United [...]
Fern Fest Women's Music Festival Is Moving, But Staying True to Its Inclusive Roots
Change is in the air for Michigan’s Fern Fest, a six-day women’s music festival that has experienced rapid growth since its first ever gathering in [...]
Let’s Try This Again: Meet Cakes da Killa, a Rap ‘Foremother’ Who Just Happens to Be Queer
It’s a sign of the times that a rapper can be Black, openly queer and free from the genre’s deep-seated hypermasculinity, and not just be named Lil [...]
Kathy Griffin Keeps on Surviving: Comedian Talks Tour, Longtime LGBTQ+ Allyship and Support From 'Civilian Gays'
Kathy Griffin has been through even more than you probably know. She lost a lung to cancer, lost her mother and lost many of her close friends. In 2020, the [...]
‘Queer Drunk Punk’ Author Zehava Frieman on How Growing Up in Grosse Pointe Park Inspired Her Debut Novel
When Zehava Frieman finally sat down to write “Queer Drunk Punk” in 2021 on the tail end of decades of what she describes as “creative [...]
Go to Church (or Temple), Observe Trans Day of Visibility, Catch a Queer Film, See an Aerial Drag Performance
Spring has sprung and it’s time for all the cute little cubbies and big, strong bears to emerge from hibernation — sunshine and good times [...]
Why Phluid Project Founder Rob Smith Left the Corporate World to Promote Gender Inclusivity
Thanks to the era of “new media,” where no stone is left unturned when it comes to invading the privacy of every public figure from social media [...]
Adrian College in Michigan Slammed After Inviting Transphobic Swimmer Riley Gaines to Speak During College Commencement
Adrian College graduates will have a front row seat to the inspiring remarks — we’re kidding, obviously — of an anti-trans crusader on May 5 [...]
How Christian Cooper Spread His Wings After Racial Discrimination From a ‘Karen’ Put Him in the Spotlight
The red-winged blackbird has officially returned to southern Michigan — its trill can be heard starting in mid-to-late February and into mid-March, a [...]
10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books For Kids You May Have Missed
Here are 10 picture books you may have missed because the queer inclusion isn’t evident from the cover or title.
It’s Almost Mariah Carey Season as Singing Legend Announces Upcoming Christmas Show in Detroit
The Queen of Christmas will bring festive moments to the Fox Theatre on Dec. 1.
Jonathan Van Ness Takes a Whirlwind Tour Educating Transphobes on the Realties of Women in Sports
Jonathan Van Ness, beauty influencer, entrepreneur, amateur gymnast, star of Netflix's “Queer Eye” and all-around fantastic human being, has been [...]
The Global Destinations That Inspire 'Bargain Block' Couple Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas
How the French countryside to the beaches of L.A. influence Detroit starter-home renos.
Queer Icon John Waters, Self-Proclaimed ‘Filth Elder,’ Receives Much-Deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
John Waters, pioneering DIY filmmaker, author, fashion icon and self-proclaimed “filth elder," was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [...]
Alexander Skarsgård Enjoys a Gay Old Time at Gay Club and We're Here For It
Sweden is just bragging at this point with its universal healthcare and random Skarsgård sightings.
Remember When Joe Jonas Accidentally Visited a Gay Club? Pride Source Remembers
It’s time to focus on a more lighthearted Joe Jonas moment.
Pink Delivers Harsh Clapback to Online Troll — But Was Her Response Transphobic?
Some in the queer community have taken offense to the LGBTQ+ ally's clapback.
Chasten Buttigieg and Book Reviewer Battle It Out in War of Words
"Leave my kids out of it," Buttigieg tells queer writer Yasmin Nair
How Exactly Does This New Take on 'Madame Butterfly' Conjure Madonna and Björk?
This October, an exciting new collaboration sheds a new light on Puccini’s classic opera “Madame Butterfly.” The Detroit Opera, Cincinnati [...]
Female Conductors Are Rare — But They Were Almost Unheard of When Nan Washburn Got Her Start 25 Years Ago
Washburn reflects on what's changed since she first arrived in Plymouth
'GMA' Anchor Robin Roberts Ties the Knot with Longtime Girlfriend
“Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts and longtime partner Amber Laign have made it official, tying the knot on Sept. 8 in a small ceremony in [...]
