'We Exist and Matter Here': Mike McGuinness on Serving Pontiac as Its First Openly Gay Mayor
On Oct. 29, just days before Pontiac's mayoral election, City Council candidate Dawn Hannah grabbed a microphone at a local nightclub and urged the crowd to [...]
Trump’s FDA Mandates Display of Big Naturals to Protect Children
I see London, I see France. I can see your underpants.Actually, I can’t. But you can see mine. Go ahead. 99.9% of my underwear and bras are from TomboyX.I [...]
Reports Say Renee Nicole Good, Killed by ICE, Was Part of LGBTQ+ Community
Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis as she [...]
At Norm’s Diner, a Lesbian-Owned Detroit Spot, Breakfast Is About Belonging
When Elise Gallant and Danielle Norman opened their restaurant in October 2024 in Detroit’s West Village, they were ready to take their romantic [...]
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'We Exist and Matter Here': Mike McGuinness on Serving Pontiac as Its First Openly Gay Mayor
On Oct. 29, just days before Pontiac's mayoral election, City Council candidate Dawn Hannah grabbed a microphone at a local nightclub and urged the crowd to [...]
Lessons From Michigan's LGBTQ+ Trailblazers for a New Year
Over the past year, our “Where Are They Now?” series has reconnected readers with some of Michigan’s most influential LGBTQ+ advocates — [...]
At Norm’s Diner, a Lesbian-Owned Detroit Spot, Breakfast Is About Belonging
When Elise Gallant and Danielle Norman opened their restaurant in October 2024 in Detroit’s West Village, they were ready to take their romantic [...]
22 Pride Source Stories from 2025 We Can't Stop Thinking About
From a biochemist-turned-activist organizing rallies in nine state capitals to a rural Upper Peninsula salon owner facing vandalism for welcoming trans youth, [...]
Americans Are Leaving Christianity Because of Anti-LGBTQ+ Animus. Why Now?
This story was originally published in Gay Times Magazine and Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ+ focused investigative news outlet.When Garth Huelskamp was on his [...]
Get Help (Or Be The Help) This Holiday Season
The holidays can feel heavy when you're queer. Maybe you're heading home to family members who don't get it, or avoiding home altogether. Maybe you're spending [...]
Entertainment
Celebrate Swagger with Drag Kings, Attend a Virtual Artist Talk, Shriek for 'Shrek'
January in Southeast Michigan is that special time of year when your body wants a nap and your spirit wants a party — and now your calendar can suggest [...]
Inside the Trans-Welcoming World of Cosplay
Getting ready the morning of a convention has never gotten any less chaotic for C.J. Stiles. They wake up, find whatever source of caffeine they can and begin [...]
Cozy Up With These Queer 2025 Winter Reads
As winter settles in and the year winds down, there's no better time to curl up with a book that speaks to the complexity and beauty of queer life. This [...]
Niecy Nash-Betts on ‘All’s Fair,’ Being L.A.’s ‘Mayor of Queerville’ and the Irony of Interviewing Her in a Closet
If there’s one thing Niecy Nash-Betts knows how to do, it’s turn a moment into a metaphor. So it feels almost too perfect — borderline [...]
Head to Paws & Pride Winter Bazaar, Attend a Sing Out Detroit Show, Reset Your Spirit
As the year winds down (or perhaps skids into the curb like a minivan in February), LGBTQ+ Southeast Michigan is still showing up for joy, art, harmony, [...]
‘These Bitches Just Go For It’: Amanda Seyfried on Camp, Chaos and Queer Energy in ‘The Housemaid’
Chaos, camp and unrestrained power crash through every melodramatic note — and every broken dish — in “The Housemaid." In the film, out Dec. [...]
Advice to Be Well
Advice to Be Well: Why Doesn't My Doctor Explain My Abnormal Lab Results?
Hi Doc, Whenever I look at my lab results on the portal, there always is a lot of “red” in the results and the provider never goes over them. Should [...]
Advice to Be Well: What Are Your Options When Heart Problems Make Viagra Too Dangerous?
I’m a 74-year-old male. I have a healthy sex drive and have multiple partners. I have difficulty maintaining erections and cannot have sex [...]
Advice to Be Well: Should I Trust My Doctor About Statin Medications Despite Online Warnings?
AB: Hi Doctor. At our last visit, you recommended I start a statin medication to prevent cardiovascular disease, but when I researched the medication you gave [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is Getting Tested for Everything Before Dating Actually Helpful?
Hi Doctor, I am newly single and want to get all possible sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, including testing for herpes today. I want to show my [...]
Advice to Be Well: Can Shock Wave Therapy Help With Erectile Dysfunction if You Can't Take ED Medications?
I’m a 40 year old male living with HIV since 2002. I have been doing very well with that and taking my medications daily. I also have [...]
Advice to Be Well: Is There Really a New Drug-Resistant Strain of Gonorrhea?
My friend told me about a new strain of gonorrhea that is difficult to treat. I have not heard of this. Is it true? – M.B.Dear MB,Gonorrhea is [...]
Opinions
Trump’s FDA Mandates Display of Big Naturals to Protect Children
I see London, I see France. I can see your underpants.Actually, I can’t. But you can see mine. Go ahead. 99.9% of my underwear and bras are from TomboyX.I [...]
Republicans Want Your Life to Suck. Every Scrap of Queer Joy Is Resistance.
I’m writing this as Rocket, my 16-year-old dog, snores next to me in the bed my wife and I share. Usually he isn’t allowed in here, but these are [...]
2025 Was A Shitshow. Will 2026 Be Better? Probably Not!
Happy New Year. Maybe. We’ll see!Let’s face it: We are not in a good place. And by we, I mean this country. A country that claims it is the best in [...]
Is It Ever Too Late? Geriatric Gender Transitioning and the Race Against Time
I know. The thought of getting old makes you uncomfortable. If you're young, you try not to think of it at all. Consequently, gender transitioning late in life [...]
Trump Is a Walking Museum of the Worst Traits a Person Can Have
I am one of the few people who has never seen “The Princess Bride.” I’ve seen parts of it. I remember André the Giant being in it. The [...]
Shopping for Trans Loved Ones This Holiday Season? Start Here
Scrambling to find the right gift for each trans person on your holiday list? Let me help.To start, let me suggest you check out the Transanta gift registry [...]
Trans Topics
Fox's OutKick Relentlessly Targeted a Michigan Teen Volleyball Player
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.Since Sept. 5, right-wing sports publication OutKick has published 19 articles about a 12th grade [...]
Supreme Court Chooses Cruelty Over Evidence in Transgender Passport Case
Like so many others, I was heartbroken by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that allows the Trump administration to enforce its executive order denying [...]
When Biology Fails, Chosen Family Shows Up
Note: The non-public sources in this story have requested Pride Source use only their first names as a privacy and safety precaution.Societies tend to assume [...]
Gov. Whitmer Honors Trans Day Of Remembrance With Promise To Keep Fighting
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer marked Trans Day of Remembrance with an Instagram reel honoring transgender lives lost to violence while calling out the growing wave of [...]
Supreme Court Lifts Block on Trump Anti-Trans Passport Policy While Lawsuit Continues
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 6 cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a passport policy that forces trans, nonbinary and intersex Americans [...]
Hollywood Rallied to Save Jimmy Kimmel, But the Trans Community Faces Federal Erasure in Silence
Good for Jimmy Kimmel.He got his show back and with it, his bully pulpit from which he can continue battling Trump and his MAGA minions.Kimmel's triumphant [...]
