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In Detroit PBS' 'Faith in Detroit' Series, Julisa Abad said She Feels God's Presence 'Every Day'
When the Rev. William Danaher asked Julisa Abad whether she feels God's presence as she helps families find justice through the legal system, the Detroit [...]Read more about In Detroit PBS' 'Faith in Detroit' Series, Julisa Abad said She Feels God's Presence 'Every Day'
Meet Angelica Robinson, Detroit Police Department’s New LGBTQ+ Liaison
Angelica Robinson, a Detroit police corporal, knows what it means to build relationships. After more than three decades in law enforcement, the bisexual Detroit [...]Read more about Meet Angelica Robinson, Detroit Police Department’s New LGBTQ+ Liaison
Ann Arbor Schools Hit Pause In Federal Fight Over Trans Student Policy
Ann Arbor Public Schools has agreed to a 90-day standstill with the U.S. Department of Justice in its fight over a district policy that protects transgender and [...]Read more about Ann Arbor Schools Hit Pause In Federal Fight Over Trans Student Policy
Curtis Renee, Detroit Organizer for Black and Queer Liberation, to Be Remembered Oct. 11
Curtis Renee's family and friends will gather Sunday, Oct. 11, to celebrate their life, joined by a wide circle of Detroiters still grieving the organizer [...]Read more about Curtis Renee, Detroit Organizer for Black and Queer Liberation, to Be Remembered Oct. 11
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2026 Election
Meet the Out LGBTQ+ Candidates on Michigan's November Ballot
Ten out LGBTQ+ candidates are on Michigan's Nov. 3 ballot, and two could make history. State Sen. Jeremy Moss would be the first out LGBTQ+ member of [...]Read more about Meet the Out LGBTQ+ Candidates on Michigan's November Ballot
Michigan Voter Rights At The Polls
If you're in line when Michigan's polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, you get to vote. That guarantee is written into state election law, and it's [...]Read more about Michigan Voter Rights At The Polls
The Down-Ballot Education Races That Matter For LGBTQ+ Michiganders
Michigan's new health education standards, which recommend teaching students to define gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, have two [...]Read more about The Down-Ballot Education Races That Matter For LGBTQ+ Michiganders
How To Vote Early or Absentee in Michigan
Michigan voters don't have to wait until Nov. 3 to cast a ballot. Every city and township in the state offers early in-person voting from Saturday, Oct. [...]Read more about How To Vote Early or Absentee in Michigan
Why LGBTQ+ Voters Are Watching Michigan’s Proposals 1 and 2
Every Michigan voter will find the same two statewide questions at the bottom of the ballot Nov. 3. Proposal 1 asks whether to call a convention to rewrite the [...]Read more about Why LGBTQ+ Voters Are Watching Michigan’s Proposals 1 and 2
Michigan Voting Deadlines Ahead of Nov. 3
Monday, Oct. 19 is the last day to register to vote online or by mail in Michigan for the Nov. 3 general election. Miss it and you can still register and vote, [...]Read more about Michigan Voting Deadlines Ahead of Nov. 3
Michigan
Noah Arbit, Mark Bernstein Join ‘Nonnegotiable’ Jewish Democrats With Policy Demands for El-Sayed
Seventeen additional members of the Michigan Democratic Party on Tuesday joined a growing roster of Jewish voters who say they still have concerns about [...]Read more about Noah Arbit, Mark Bernstein Join ‘Nonnegotiable’ Jewish Democrats With Policy Demands for El-Sayed
Why Ferndale Pride Is Moving From June to August in 2027
Ferndale Pride usually gets a head start on the season. The festival lands the Saturday after Memorial Day, often before June even begins, which makes it one of [...]Read more about Why Ferndale Pride Is Moving From June to August in 2027
Between The Lines Is Going Glossy. Here’s Why Pride Source Is Changing Its LGBTQ+ Newspaper.
The October issue marks a new era for Between The Lines. After 33 years as a newspaper, Pride Source's flagship publication now arrives as a glossy monthly [...]Read more about Between The Lines Is Going Glossy. Here’s Why Pride Source Is Changing Its LGBTQ+ Newspaper.
Before Christian Styles, There Was Zack: Friends Remember the Man Beyond the Porn Star
Editor's note: Pride Source is identifying some people interviewed for this story by first name only to protect their privacy, at their request.To more [...]Read more about Before Christian Styles, There Was Zack: Friends Remember the Man Beyond the Porn Star
Queer News In Brief: Affirmations Honors Local Leaders, Give Like Dolly Day, Calvin U. Same-Sex Wedding Case Hits the Michigan Supreme Court
Fall is filling up fast across Michigan's LGBTQ+ community. This weekend, Affirmations hands out its annual Aff Five Awards to a lineup of longtime [...]Read more about Queer News In Brief: Affirmations Honors Local Leaders, Give Like Dolly Day, Calvin U. Same-Sex Wedding Case Hits the Michigan Supreme Court
Remembering Sharon Hughes, Drag Queen Nickki Stevens' Mom and Gigi's Beloved 'Purple Angel'
Sharon Hughes, the mother of Detroit drag icon Nickki Stevens and a fixture at Gigi's Gay Bar for nearly 30 years, died Saturday, Sept. 19. She was 80.Her [...]Read more about Remembering Sharon Hughes, Drag Queen Nickki Stevens' Mom and Gigi's Beloved 'Purple Angel'
Entertainment
Dallas Celebrates a Second Pride As Texas LGBTQ+ Rights Come Under Fire
Editor's note: This story comes to us from Joel Medina of the Los Angeles Blade, who covered Dallas' fall Pride weekend after the National LGBT Media [...]Read more about Dallas Celebrates a Second Pride As Texas LGBTQ+ Rights Come Under Fire
How Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee Turned Personal Adversity Into LGBTQ+ Leadership
Earlier this year, innovative media platform Hollywood Unlocked shared a video of its CEO, Jason Lee, grocery shopping with megastar Rihanna at the Bristol [...]Read more about How Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee Turned Personal Adversity Into LGBTQ+ Leadership
Michigan LGBTQ+ Fall Arts Guide: Theater, Music and Exhibits
Michigan art organizations are spending the fall inviting audiences to explore identity, community and discovery — whether through a new musical about astronaut [...]Read more about Michigan LGBTQ+ Fall Arts Guide: Theater, Music and Exhibits
Kal Penn Has Never Paid for a Drink at a Lesbian Bar
We know him as Kumar in the “Harold & Kumar” movies, but Kal Penn has spent the past two decades happily refusing to stay in one lane. He left acting for a [...]Read more about Kal Penn Has Never Paid for a Drink at a Lesbian Bar
Michigan Porn Star Dom King Talks ‘Crush House,’ Mencrush’s New Gay Reality Show
Ten porn creators walk into a Baja California villa expecting a week of sex, sun and content collaborations. Instead, they find out they’re on a reality [...]Read more about Michigan Porn Star Dom King Talks ‘Crush House,’ Mencrush’s New Gay Reality Show
See Funky Art in Ferndale, Turn a Wine Bar Lesbian, Shop at the TransFuse Night Market
September is doing that Michigan thing where it cannot decide whether you should be wearing shorts, a hoodie or both (let's be real here: you're going [...]Read more about See Funky Art in Ferndale, Turn a Wine Bar Lesbian, Shop at the TransFuse Night Market
Opinions
Dennis Hastert, the 'Family Values' Speaker Who Molested Boys, Dies at 84
I have to admit, I had forgotten about Dennis Hastert. In fact, if you’d told me he’d already been dead for years, I would have accepted that without question. [...]Read more about Dennis Hastert, the 'Family Values' Speaker Who Molested Boys, Dies at 84
Title IX Must Be Destroyed in the Name of Saving Women and Girls from Sports
The first time I heard the words “Title Nine” I was in junior high. It was the ’90s, and those two words together had no meaning to me. One could argue that my [...]Read more about Title IX Must Be Destroyed in the Name of Saving Women and Girls from Sports
The Advocate’s Coverage Raises Questions About the Future of LGBTQ+ Media
Early in any reporter's process comes a simple but vital question: Who will this story serve? In queer journalism, the answer has almost always been our [...]Read more about The Advocate’s Coverage Raises Questions About the Future of LGBTQ+ Media
Doing It For the Clicks: Boebertjuice Boebertjuice Boebertjuice
It's been a long time since I thought about Lauren Boebert. I think the last time she was on my radar was when she was giving Beetlejuice handies to some [...]Read more about Doing It For the Clicks: Boebertjuice Boebertjuice Boebertjuice
Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur Shows She's Just As Anti-Trans As Her Opponent
Stop telling trans people they have to vote for anti-trans Democrats. Stop telling them they'll be responsible for the fall of democracy unless they [...]Read more about Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur Shows She's Just As Anti-Trans As Her Opponent
A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.)
Pride season may be behind us, but the transphobia and legal attacks to which it was a defiant answer haven't gone anywhere. The parades end, the flags [...]Read more about A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.)
Trans Topics
Rethinking Masculinity: What Queer and Trans People Taught Me About Being a Man
I was the youngest “girl” — meaning assigned girl — in a large Midwestern farm family in the 1970s. We didn't talk much about gender, but masculinity [...]Read more about Rethinking Masculinity: What Queer and Trans People Taught Me About Being a Man
Michigan Celebrates First Transgender and Nonbinary Pride Month
Michigan's LGBTQ+ community is celebrating its first Transgender and Nonbinary Pride and History Month this August, an initiative born from one [...]Read more about Michigan Celebrates First Transgender and Nonbinary Pride Month
Democrats Are Trying to Disqualify Trans Candidates. Here's How.
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.Editor's note: Uncloseted Media is one of a growing number of independent, queer-led newsrooms [...]Read more about Democrats Are Trying to Disqualify Trans Candidates. Here's How.
Education Department Opens Parental Rights Case Against Ann Arbor Schools Over Transgender Policy
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is taking action against Ann Arbor Public Schools for what it believes to be likely violations of [...]Read more about Education Department Opens Parental Rights Case Against Ann Arbor Schools Over Transgender Policy
Why Trans Candidate J. Aaron 'Lola' Bailey Isn't Waiting for 'Someone Else' to Fix Her City
Mount Pleasant gets forgotten about. That's what J. Aaron "Lola" Bailey says when asked about her city, and she's right. A mid-Michigan city [...]Read more about Why Trans Candidate J. Aaron 'Lola' Bailey Isn't Waiting for 'Someone Else' to Fix Her City
Transgender Rights Are Not a Purity Test for Democrats
I have always voted for Democrats. This means that for much of my voting life, I’ve been voting for people who did not support my right to marry or adopt a [...]Read more about Transgender Rights Are Not a Purity Test for Democrats
