With her 39th win on “Jeopardy!” Monday, Amy Schneider, a trans woman, has claimed the second place in consecutive earnings spot all to herself. As of last Friday, Schneider was tied for second place with [...]
Her streak continues. Dayton, Ohio native Amy Schneider, the first trans person to qualify for the “Jeopardy!” Tournament of Champions, is now tied for second place for most consecutive wins on the popular game show. [...]
This recap contains spoilers. Read at your own risk. Though she was eliminated in the first episode of Season 14, that squirrelly RuPaul surprised the remaining contestants on “Drag Race” and brought back the two contestants [...]
TikTok influencer Rory Teasley was planning to spend the upcoming weekend in Dallas. His flights and an Airbnb were already booked — a much-anticipated trip to celebrate a good friend’s birthday. But the only celebrations [...]
André Leon Talley, both towering in stature at 6 foot, 6 inches and a giant in the fashion world, died Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. He was 73. The former Vogue creative [...]
Several local organizations will benefit from recently announced grants issued by Ferndale Pride (FP) and Ferndale Community Foundation (FCF). FP will award $10,000 worth of grants to the following local LGBTQ+ organizations: Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community [...]
David Custer, now an Emmy-winning out news anchor in Michigan, is confident in who he is today, but it wasn’t always that way. Custer, who covers Flint, Saginaw and Bay City on WNEM during the [...]
Is a new cryptocurrency benefitting the LGBTQ+ community as intended, or is the initiative doomed to fail thanks to an ill-conceived name choice? “Maricoin,” the first cryptocurrency specifically targeted toward LGBTQ+ investors shares a similar [...]
He had over 200,000 followers on TikTok and was known for his funny videos. In his latest, Rory Teasley, 28, spoke about the challenges of growing old. Now, he never will. Police allege Teasley, a [...]
Grand Rapids-based drag queen Orion Story, aka Chance Lambert, became the first queen from Michigan to appear on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” with her brief appearance on Episode 1 of Season 14, which aired on VH1 [...]
Oakland, California-based engineering manager Amy Schneider has racked up over $1 million in earnings as she continues her record-breaking winning streak on “Jeopardy!” On Jan. 7, Schneider won her 28th straight game with a total [...]
Due to the rapidly increasing infection rate of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Affirmations community center has implemented temporary, additional policies to protect staff and center guests. The changes were prompted when a volunteer tested positive for [...]
As of today, Ohio native Amy Schneider is a 24-time “Jeopardy!” champion with earnings just shy of $900,000. But the accolades she racked up while on the show have garnered Schneider much attention — and [...]
LGBT Detroit has just announced a new partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services aimed at ending HIV/AIDS-related stigma. The state grant award of a whopping $294,000 is supplemented by a secondary, [...]
The Ann Arbor YMCA’s summer camp will now offer gender-neutral housing at Camp Al-Gon-Quian, located on Burt Lake in Northern Michigan. Campers can already self-choose a cabin that matches their gender identity. But now, campers [...]
Jim Toy, LGBTQ+ rights pioneer who was believed to be the first openly gay man in Michigan, died New Year’s Day at age 91. He leaves behind an inimitable legacy. Across Michigan, politicians, community organizers [...]
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission voted Tuesday to adopt the final congressional map for the next decade. The map, which the Commission referred to as “Chestnut,” received 8 votes from the 13-person panel. The [...]
Oakland, California-based engineer Amy Schneider, a trans woman, continues to set records on “Jeopardy!” As of Monday, Schneider, a 19-day champion with $745,200 in earnings, is the highest-earning woman in the show’s history. In addition, [...]
Desmond Tutu, the longtime Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and a world-renowned voice for human rights, died the day after Christmas following a battle with cancer. He was 90. Tutu rose to prominence speaking [...]
Imani Williams, a Detroit native, left quite an impression on the city before relocating to Las Vegas. She contributed to Between The Lines and won the 2006 Media Award from the LGBT Pride Banquet for [...]
Youth homelessness is a national epidemic, and it’s even more so for LGBTQ+ youth. According to the Williams Institute, 20 t0 45 percent of homeless youth served by agencies in 2020 identify as LGBTQ+. In [...]
A Michigan State University PhD candidate is conducting a study focused on the sex lives of gay men over 50. “SASSY: Study on Aging and Sexual Satisfaction Among Gay Men” is the brainchild of Lucas [...]
British Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley has shared his dismay that professional sports leagues continue to hold events in countries that persecute LGBTQ+ people. This Christmas Day, join @TomDaley1994 at 5pm for an alternative Christmas [...]
Dr. Mehmet Oz, former TV show host and current candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, was taped at a private event making blatantly anti-trans remarks and standing up for anti-trans author and Harry [...]
Greg Ruvolo of Lathrup Village has an interesting self-appointed title. “I’m currently a marketing and communications director for a small bank,” he told Pride Source. “I’m a communications and marketing expert. But, by purpose, I’m [...]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) in the case of two businesses seeking to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people on the basis that it [...]
Canada has officially banned the controversial practice of conversion therapy throughout the country. Already illegal in Albania, Germany and Malta, the Canadian legislation makes it illegal to “provide, promote and profit” from the practice, which [...]
The burden of taking a daily dose of PrEP might soon be lifted. According to updated CDC guidelines, bi-monthly injectable PrEP is expected to receive FDA approval by February. The injectable cabotegravir (CAB) would join [...]
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty by a Cook County Circuit Court jury yesterday on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to Chicago police about an alleged hate crime he [...]
Score one for LGBTQ+ rights and, more importantly, score one for LGBTQ+ youth in the small Southwestern Michigan town of Three Rivers. Just weeks ago, school district administrators ordered all LGBTQ+ Pride Flags in the [...]
Identical bills were proposed in the Michigan State House and Senate this week that would make it illegal for defendants of an alleged crime against an LGBTQ+ person to bring up the victim's sexual orientation [...]
Growing up, Russell Ball always knew he wanted to be a teacher. “Teaching was my first calling,” Ball, 43, told Pride Source recently. “I went to Western Michigan University to be a math and physics [...]
“Gun violence has torn up many communities across the country,” wrote queer gun control activist X Gonzalez in a March 2018 op-ed for Teen Vogue. School shootings are something Gonzalez knows about. In February 2018, [...]
Four Michigan cities received the top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 10th annual Municipal Equality Index. Ann Arbor, Detroit, East Lansing and Ferndale earned perfect scores based on factors such as [...]
Amy Schneider, an engineering manager from Oakland, California, has become the first openly trans person to earn a spot in the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions. Schneider, who coincidentally made her first appearance on the show [...]
Something is afoul in Cass County. Russell Ball, a physical education and health teacher at Three Rivers Middle School, walked off the job in the middle of the school day Monday after school officials told [...]
After writing for Between The Lines and Pride Source for the past 22 years, I’ve lost track of exactly how many Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) vigils I’ve attended. This year was the 20th year [...]
Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center in Ferndale is enhancing and expanding their Behavioral Health Services program thanks to a new $250,000 grant from Oakland County. The grant, which will be administered by the United Way for [...]
Treva Bell Bass, who died November 8, was born into one of the most prominent and well-respected African American families in Detroit. Bass made her entrance into the world on July 31, 1955, the same [...]
Saturday, Nov. 20, marks the annual commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR). It’s a day that nationally celebrates the lives of the transgender people we’ve lost. The special day was created in 1999 by [...]
Sometimes, the universe delivers a full-circle moment capable of healing old wounds. Rev. Dr. Selma Massey, recently named the first LGBTQ+ moderator of the Detroit Metropolitan Association of the United Church of Christ (DMAUCC), is [...]
Michiganders who identify outside the male/female binary can finally hold a state ID or driver’s license with the correct gender marker thanks to a new Secretary of State policy. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson [...]
For the first time ever, this year’s People’s Sexiest Men Alive list includes a trans man, actor and Ann Arbor native Brian Michael Smith. “I’ve been called many things, this is a first,” said the [...]
Depending on who you ask, Grace Bacon is known as either the mother or grandmother of the Michigan transgender community. But, however you recognize Bacon, one thing remains true: she is the founder of Crossroads, [...]
Those zany Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) are at it again. In a new video, the allegedly LGBTQ+ organization hailed former first lady Melania Trump as a gay icon. The video lauds Trump as “the first [...]
It’s been just over a month since the tragic shooting death of 34-year-old Lance Sutherland just outside The Woodward Bar in Midtown on Sept. 29. Today, suspect Jovin Morice Taylor, 38, of Detroit, sits in [...]
Let’s face it, we’ve officially reached the winter holiday season. The frost outside your window, sunset at 6 p.m. and holiday jingles piped through every store’s speakers all confirm we’ve entered the season of merriment [...]
With Caitlyn Jenner busy upholding the bashing of trans folk by comedian Dave Chappelle, Pride Source thought it would take a look at some kinder, gentler but still kick-ass trans individuals whose activism inspires us. [...]
Gabriela Santiago-Romero, a first-generation Mexican American from southwest Detroit, became the first Latinx out LGBTQ+ woman elected to the Detroit City Council Tuesday. The win comes after Santiago-Romero spoke to Pride Source about her run. [...]
“Harold & Kumar” actor Kal Penn, also a former White House staff member during the Obama administration, came out as gay this week, and we’re more than excited. He announced his engagement to his partner, [...]
