How the Road to Federal Marriage Equality Ran Through Michigan
When Keith Orr first introduced Martin Contreras as his husband at the neighborhood gay bar they owned together during Sunday brunch in March 2014, he paused [...]
Michigan Dad Champions Daughter's Queer Debut Novel
The email from Larry Peplin landed in Pride Source's inbox with fatherly pride. His queer daughter Erica had just published her debut novel, "Work [...]
Foster Hope, Build Families: How LGBTQ+ Michiganders Can Make a Difference Through Foster Care
Ever wondered if foster care is for you? Whether you’re LGBTQ+, single, partnered or somewhere in between — the answer is simple: absolutely.Right [...]
'Bargain Block' Star Keith Bynum Calls Out HGTV After Show's Sudden Cancellation
Keith Bynum isn't mincing words about his experience with HGTV following the cancellation of "Bargain Block," the hit Detroit-based home renovation series he [...]
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Foster Hope, Build Families: How LGBTQ+ Michiganders Can Make a Difference Through Foster Care
Ever wondered if foster care is for you? Whether you’re LGBTQ+, single, partnered or somewhere in between — the answer is simple: absolutely.Right [...]
Palmer Woods 2025 Summer Home Tour Celebrates Historic Neighborhood's Rich LGBTQ+ Legacy
The Palmer Woods Association's 2025 Home and Garden Tour on July 26 promises to be more than just a showcase of stunning architecture and manicured landscapes. [...]
How the Road to Federal Marriage Equality Ran Through Michigan
When Keith Orr first introduced Martin Contreras as his husband at the neighborhood gay bar they owned together during Sunday brunch in March 2014, he paused [...]
'Bargain Block' Star Keith Bynum Calls Out HGTV After Show's Sudden Cancellation
Keith Bynum isn't mincing words about his experience with HGTV following the cancellation of "Bargain Block," the hit Detroit-based home renovation series he [...]
Michigan Dad Champions Daughter's Queer Debut Novel
The email from Larry Peplin landed in Pride Source's inbox with fatherly pride. His queer daughter Erica had just published her debut novel, "Work [...]
How These Queer Local Artists Are Turning Creativity Into Rebellion
The fourth annual Kaleidoscope exhibition at Pontiac Creative Arts Center arrives at a moment when queer visibility feels both essential and precarious. With [...]
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Saddle Up For Anti-Fascist Librarians In Ann Arbor District Library's 2025 Big Gay Read
The Ann Arbor District Library's fifth annual Big Gay Read brings together readers across Southeast Michigan for a month of community engagement around Sarah [...]
Your Story, Your Health: Local Study Aims to Improve LGBTQ+ Care
With anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and policy rollbacks on the rise, it's easy to feel powerless. But a study from the University of Michigan offers a tangible way [...]
This Gay-Owned Dispensary Is Raising Money For Sheltered Animals and LGBTQ+ Refugees Escaping State-Sponsored Violence
Michigan’s first LGBTQ-owned and operated marijuana dispensary, Green Koi, is committed to the community. Based in Douglas/Saugatuck and right next door [...]
United as Coworkers, United in LGBTQ+ Pride at United Wholesale Mortgage
Diversity a core focus at this large southeast Michigan companyMany LGBTQ+ workers seem to live double lives. Off the clock, they might feel comfortable to [...]
Financial Literacy Basics for LGBTQ+ Individuals
In Partnership With Jennifer Barrett, Comerica Bank LGBT Business Resource Group ChairNo matter how much you earn, financial literacy is an essential life [...]
At UWM, the Bottom Line Matters, But People Matter More
Casie Jones, a leadership trainer at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) in Pontiac, is a straight shooter with a single-minded goal: fostering a truly diverse, [...]
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Supreme Court Majority Opinion Protects Kids From LGBTQ+ Books
I’ve had the song “Jesus He Knows Me” stuck in my head for a few days now. The song, originally by the British band Genesis, came out in 1992, [...]
Trump Administration’s Official Message to LGBTQ+ People: FOAD
Trigger warning: This column mentions suicide.If you were a presidential administration and you wanted to communicate to LGBTQ+ people that you did not care [...]
Lessons From Nature on Surviving Political Upheaval
As a queer person doing their best to survive the past few months of political chaos, I’ve often turned to nature — specifically, wild animals [...]
We Are Currently Living Through the Absolute Worst ‘Groundhog Day’ Reboot
On Sunday, June 22, I received an email from the Detroit Free Press at 8:09 a.m. with the subject line, “U.S. Bombs Iraq.” At 8:11 a.m., I received [...]
Trump’s Birthday Party Bust Prompts Anti-Trans, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Democrat Rant
On June 16, a day after millions of United States Americans hurt his feelings by not showing up for his tank parade birthday party and only one man tried to [...]
And the Beat Goes on: Reflections on 2025 Pride Through the Lens of AIDS Activism
As English words can have several definitions and connotations, I find interpreting phrases, even in ways the originators didn’t intend, can be a nice [...]
Entertainment
'Bargain Block' Star Keith Bynum Calls Out HGTV After Show's Sudden Cancellation
Keith Bynum isn't mincing words about his experience with HGTV following the cancellation of "Bargain Block," the hit Detroit-based home renovation series he [...]
Laugh at the Lesbian Lodge, Dive Into Disability Pride, Sing Along in Saugatuck
July’s queer calendar is giving us so many options — it's like a gay Cheesecake Factory menu, but with more sequins and less call for Lactaid. Want [...]
Michigan Dad Champions Daughter's Queer Debut Novel
The email from Larry Peplin landed in Pride Source's inbox with fatherly pride. His queer daughter Erica had just published her debut novel, "Work [...]
How These Queer Local Artists Are Turning Creativity Into Rebellion
The fourth annual Kaleidoscope exhibition at Pontiac Creative Arts Center arrives at a moment when queer visibility feels both essential and precarious. With [...]
‘M3GAN 2.0’ Loses Its Gay Vibes and Becomes a Corporate Faux-Ally
“M3GAN 2.0” serves corporate faux-ally realness — eager to cash in on the queer fandom that crowned the original a camp icon, only to retreat [...]
How One Michigan Ally Mom Turned Post-Election Anger Into a National Project for LGBTQ+ Solidarity
While fear and rage are rarely welcome visitors, they sometimes spark unexpected creativity.The day after the 2024 presidential election, Lora Garcelon found [...]
Pride 2025
Lessons From Nature on Surviving Political Upheaval
As a queer person doing their best to survive the past few months of political chaos, I’ve often turned to nature — specifically, wild animals [...]
And the Beat Goes on: Reflections on 2025 Pride Through the Lens of AIDS Activism
As English words can have several definitions and connotations, I find interpreting phrases, even in ways the originators didn’t intend, can be a nice [...]
Essential LGBTQ+ Reads for Pride Month: A Literary Celebration of Queer Identity and Resilience
As Pride Month unfolds, Pride Source celebrates the voices, stories and icons that illuminate the rich tapestry of queer experiences. This curated selection [...]
Motor City Pride 2025: Over 60K Celebrate with Political Support From Whitmer, Slotkin and More — See the Pics and Video!
Motor City Pride 2025 proved that Detroit's LGBTQ+ community remains strong and united, drawing more than 60,000 attendees to Hart Plaza for Michigan's largest [...]
Soapy Bears Clean Up at Annual Charity Car Wash in Ferndale
The Motor City Bears turned heads and raised funds on June 7 during their 17th annual car wash fundraiser at First Merchants Bank in Ferndale, with proceeds [...]
Detroit City FC Kicks Off First Official Pride Night With Goals, Glitter and Community Love
Get ready to cheer twice as loud — Detroit City FC is throwing its first official Pride Night celebration June 21, and it's serving up everything the [...]
Trans Topics
How Michigan’s Bree Taylor Transformed Personal Struggle into Transgender Advocacy
From the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., Bree Taylor's voice carried across a crowd of over 1,000 people. The scientist-turned-activist spoke with [...]
Supreme Court Upholds Trans Healthcare Ban as Michigan Leaders Vow Protection, Decry ‘Attack on Children’
Supreme Court Upholds Trans Healthcare Ban as Michigan Leaders Vow Protection, Decry 'Attack on Children'Rep. Pohutsky and Equality Michigan's Emme Zanotti [...]
Trump’s Birthday Party Bust Prompts Anti-Trans, Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Democrat Rant
On June 16, a day after millions of United States Americans hurt his feelings by not showing up for his tank parade birthday party and only one man tried to [...]
Skrmetti Supreme Court Case Could Reshape Trans Rights Nationwide — Including Michigan
Update: Since this article was published, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors in U.S. v. Skrmetti, with [...]
We Have Always Existed — and We Will Not Be Erased
The struggle for our existence began in August 1966 at Gene Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco. Fed up with constant police harassment, transgender women and [...]
Out Gay State Rep Mike McFall Stuns GOP Lawmaker With Gender Question During Heated Hearing in Lansing
In a packed committee room on May 15, the air crackled with tension as Michigan state Rep. Jason Woolford sat frozen, mouth agape, unable to answer what should [...]
Entertainment
'Bargain Block' Star Keith Bynum Calls Out HGTV After Show's Sudden Cancellation
Keith Bynum isn't mincing words about his experience with HGTV following the cancellation of "Bargain Block," the hit Detroit-based home renovation series he [...]
Laugh at the Lesbian Lodge, Dive Into Disability Pride, Sing Along in Saugatuck
July’s queer calendar is giving us so many options — it's like a gay Cheesecake Factory menu, but with more sequins and less call for Lactaid. Want [...]
Michigan Dad Champions Daughter's Queer Debut Novel
The email from Larry Peplin landed in Pride Source's inbox with fatherly pride. His queer daughter Erica had just published her debut novel, "Work [...]
How These Queer Local Artists Are Turning Creativity Into Rebellion
The fourth annual Kaleidoscope exhibition at Pontiac Creative Arts Center arrives at a moment when queer visibility feels both essential and precarious. With [...]
‘M3GAN 2.0’ Loses Its Gay Vibes and Becomes a Corporate Faux-Ally
“M3GAN 2.0” serves corporate faux-ally realness — eager to cash in on the queer fandom that crowned the original a camp icon, only to retreat [...]
How One Michigan Ally Mom Turned Post-Election Anger Into a National Project for LGBTQ+ Solidarity
While fear and rage are rarely welcome visitors, they sometimes spark unexpected creativity.The day after the 2024 presidential election, Lora Garcelon found [...]