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May 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
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 me, there is so much negative information on the [...]
Your 2023 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Pride Season is in full bloom for 2023, and you’ll find all the important details right here. From small-town Prides in unexpected places to the big mainstay events happening in June and beyond, there’s something [...]
April 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
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 future partners that I am clean. – SL [...]
March 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
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 hypertension and diabetes. As I am getting older [...]
Gallup Poll: U.S. LGBTQ Adult Population Steady at 7.2 Percent
This article originally appeared in the Washington Blade. The results of a national survey conducted by Gallup polling based on aggregated polling data from 2022 telephone surveys shows U.S. adults’ identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, [...]
February 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
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 the second most common sexually [...]
January 2023 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
I am a transgender male. I want to get a bilateral mastectomy and go to a physician out of state that my friend went to and was very happy with. I went to my primary [...]
December 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
Hi Doctor. My adolescent child just told me that they are trans. I am unsure how to react. What do I do? I am so glad that you are being thoughtful about your reactions as [...]
We Are Sad, Angry and Weary. And We Are Asking More From Our Leaders.
It’s been a brutal year for mass killings in a broken America. In 2022, victims include young schoolchildren, college students, grocery shoppers and, once again, queer people gathered in what should have been a safe [...]
November 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
Thank you for medical advice column. I look forward to reading it each month. Dr. Benson, you have been part of our community and providing great care for many years. I don’t know who Dr. [...]
‘American Horror Story’ Goes Full Gay In ‘NYC’
By John Paul King, Washington Blade It’s hard to believe that “American Horror Story” is now more than a decade old – yet at the same time, it feels like it’s been on the air [...]
Gov. Whitmer, Please Break Your Silence on Rising Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate in Michigan. Love, the Pride Source Editorial Board
Silence leaves much to interpretation. The cavern between full-throated support for Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community from a few, mostly queer candidates running for state and national offices, and hostile, angry anti-queer tirades coming out of places [...]
October 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson I am a person living with HIV on a complicated multiple pill regimen. I’m tired of taking so many pills. I know other people with HIV taking [...]
Supreme Court Rules for LGBTQ+ Students at Yeshiva University
By Brody Levesque, Washington Blade The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a 5-4 vote declined a request from Yeshiva University in New York to block a New York County Supreme Court order that requires [...]
Ann Arbor Pride: Through the Years
Ann Arbor Pride is back! The first in-person event after a 2-year pandemic-induced virtual hiatus is set for Sept. 11 at Wheeler Park from 12-5 p.m. The event will feature community yoga, entertainment by Alice [...]
September 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson Hi doctor. I am a 60-year-old cis male and my doctor recently told me that I do not need to be screened for prostate cancer. My father [...]
August 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson I thought I had hemorrhoids for the last few years. A friend saw these and said they are warts and can turn into cancer. Is that true? [...]
Should You Get the Monkeypox Vaccine? Yes — But Give It Time to Take Hold
By Dr. N. Adam Brown, Washington Blade A review of academic literature published in the “Journal of Internet Medical Research” last year determined, when it comes to information about health topics, social media is not [...]
Detroit Police Speak Out After Trans Woman Found Shot and Killed on City’s East Side
In another horrific attack affecting the LGBTQ+ community, a transgender woman was shot and killed in Detroit on Monday evening. Her body was found on the city’s east side, in the 13800 block of Fenkell, [...]
July 2022 Advice to Be Well From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson
From Dr. Mark Bornstein and Dr. Paul Benson I’m a transgender female on Estradiol. My new cis-gender male partner is living with HIV. He is taking medication and has an undetectable viral load. I would [...]
Monkeypox: History Must Not Repeat Itself
By Dr. N. Adam Brown, Washington Blade What’s that saying? Those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it? Once again, the United States is repeating mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic and the [...]
In Photos: Hotter Than July 2022
Detroiters celebrated Hotter Than July — the world’s longest and continuously operated Black LGBT+ Pride — July 16 at Sound Board at Motor City Casino and Hotel in Detroit. The concert, HTJ's first, was [...]
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 to The Dunes Resort, the dispensary’s founders are raising funds to support two [...]
Pride Source Wins First-Ever National Journalism Award for Excellence in Transgender Coverage 2022
Today, The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA) announced that Pride Source has been awarded Excellence in Transgender Coverage 2022. This is the media company’s first-ever NLGJA award in its nearly 30 years as a publication. [...]
United as Coworkers, United in LGBTQ+ Pride at United Wholesale Mortgage
Diversity a core focus at this large southeast Michigan company Many LGBTQ+ workers seem to live double lives. Off the clock, they might feel comfortable to relax and express themselves freely, but once the workday [...]
Financial Literacy Basics for LGBTQ+ Individuals
In Partnership With Jennifer Barrett, Comerica Bank LGBT Business Resource Group Chair No matter how much you earn, financial literacy is an essential life skill. Financial issues impact all people, and members of the LGBTQ+ [...]
Photo Gallery: Motor City Pride 2022
Color and joy were on full display at Motor City Pride 2022 as an estimated 40,000 Pridegoers filled downtown Detroit streets and Hart Plaza to celebrate Michigan's largest Pride parade and festival. Photos by Jason [...]
300 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Proposed By GOP Members So Far in 2022
By Zachary Jarrell for Washington Blade In May 2021, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) officially announced the worst year for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in recent history. At the time, state lawmakers had introduced over 250 bills [...]
Your 2022 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
It’s that time of year again — and let’s just hope that this summer there's no surge and the only masks we see are feathered and bedazzled. For the first time since 2020, the state’s [...]
Prosecutor Eli Savit and Sen. Adam Hollier Call for Changes to Michigan Laws Amid Rise in Violent Hate Crimes Against Trans Women
By Sen. Adam Hollier and Eli Savit No one can deny that the state of Michigan is making strides in ensuring equality for all communities. The Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) was passed in 1976 [...]
Michigan GOP House Candidate Vows to Introduce ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Legislation If Elected
By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance A Republican candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives announced that, if elected, he would introduce legislation modeled on a Florida measure known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Jon [...]
A Michigan Student and Professor on Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill: Why It Matters to All and How to Talk About It
By Amy Brainer and Naja Nile Naja Nile is a sophomore at the University of Michigan-Dearborn majoring in Women’s & Gender Studies with a certificate in LGBTQ+ Studies. Amy Brainer is an associate professor at [...]
‘Voting Rights Are LGBTQ+ Rights’: Our Commitment to Equitable LGBTQ+ Rep
Dear reader: Without free and independent media, Pride Source (and its print publication, Between The Lines) wouldn’t exist, and a community would go underserved when it comes to accessing vital content not found in traditional [...]
Chris Azzopardi Named Editorial Director at Pride Source Media Group
After serving as Pride Source Media Group’s Entertainment Editor and the Editor of Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ+ wire service, Chris Azzopardi has been named the company’s new Editorial Director. The announcement comes as he [...]
Michigan Women Leaders on the Women Leaders Who Inspire Them
In honor of Women’s History Month 2021, Between The Lines is featuring some of Michigan’s most prominent LGBTQ+ women leaders. Though our state is full of powerful women leaders using their skills, time and effort [...]
Watch an Exclusive Clip of ‘Dolly Parton’s America’ Host Jad Abumrad in a Sit-Down with Celeb Journalist Chris Azzopardi
On Friday, March 5, Jad Abumrad, the host and creator of “Dolly Parton’s America” and “Radiolab,” a public radio program broadcast on nearly 600 stations across the nation and downloaded more than 12 million times [...]
A Trans Immigrant Questions Their Identity in This Exclusive Clip From HBO’s ‘Lupe’
Talk about trans inclusion. A film festival darling, “Lupe,” centers the story of a Cuban immigrant and boxer named Rafael (San Francisco-based Puerto Rican actor Rafael Albarrán) struggling with their transgender identity while searching for [...]
Letter from the Publisher: A Legacy to Carry On
I first met Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz while serving them a plate of pasta with a rainbow Pride bracelet around my wrist. I was working at Noodles & Company as a shift manager. This was [...]
Gentrifi-gay-tion: Does Detroit Need a Gayborhood?
When it comes to increasing a community's property values, gays add more than curbside appeal, says author Ross Benes in his new book, "The Sex Effect." Published by Sourcebooks last month, "The Sex Effect" undresses [...]
Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
On Aug. 21, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Though Ann Arbor isn't in the path of totality (where the moon will completely cover the sun), we'll still [...]
A2 Art & Brew to Benefit Ann Arbor Art Center
On Sept. 28, visit some of the best downtown Ann Arbor bars and restaurants and taste well-crafted beer and bite pairings to see how different craft beers and foods work together. While enjoying the beer [...]
Mombian: In the Wake of Charlottesville
As a child, there were two things I thought were unfathomable and absolutely morally wrong: nuclear war and Nazis. To see both in the news again as real threats to our country sickens and appalls [...]
Parting Glances: Green Carnations, Mary?
Somewhere pressed in my book of tattered memories is a green carnation, still remarkably fresh with the passage of so much time. It's there with a wrist corsage I hadn't the courage to wear [...]
Creep of the Week: Sam Clovis
If you're a bigoted jerk in America you can trust that the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect sees you and isn't afraid to call you out by name. On Aug, 21, @AnneFrankCenter Tweeted, "To [...]
Bannon Ousted as White House Chief Strategist
Stephen Bannon, whose appointment by President Trump as White House chief strategist was described by activists as "toxic" for the LGBT community, was forced out of his job this week by Trump, according to multiple [...]
‘Camouflaged’ Creates Memories, Extends a Family
Artist Feather J. Chiaverini Hosts Night of Art, Music and Surprises Feather J. Chiaverini will bring two worlds together and allow for a safe event for LGBTQIA individuals to perform and also escape. BTL Photo: [...]
2017 a Mixed Bag for State Legislatures on LGBT Issues
With state legislative sessions wrapped in just about every state -- including two sessions to pass anti-trans legislation in Texas if you count the general session and the special session --2017 proved a mixed bag [...]
