Revolutionary gay recording artist Lil Nas X has done it again. The musician pushes fresh, new boundaries with his provocative new video depicting him having a ball – no pun intended – while locked up [...]
Rev. Dr. Roland Stringfellow, senior minister and teacher of Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit (MCC-D), announced at last Sunday’s service that the church was partnering with Affirmations and SAGE Metro Detroit to bring affordable LGBTQ-friendly [...]
The first-ever Hazel Park Pride (HPP) celebration will take place Sunday, Aug. 15 in Green Acres Park. COVID-19 caused the inaugural event to be pushed back a year, and organizers are now more than ready [...]
The financial burden on insured patients receiving the HIV-preventative PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) has been greatly reduced due to a recently-announced Biden Administration mandate requiring health insurance companies to stop charging co-pays and deductibles related to the [...]
Model and actress Leyna Bloom will become the first trans woman to make the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue when the 2021 issue, titled “A Living Testament,” hits the stands on Thursday. In [...]
Davon Fleming is a vocal force to be reckoned with. Since becoming a semi-finalist on season 13 of "The Voice," Fleming has been touring as a backing vocalist with his "Voice" coach, Jennifer Hudson. He has [...]
The organizers of Ann Arbor Pride (AAP) have released the entertainment lineup for this year’s virtual celebration. AAP, which started in 1995 as OUTFest, will take place virtually for the second year in a row [...]
Documentarian Heidi Ewing, director of the new film "I Carry You With Me," describes her childhood in Farmington Hills as "wonderful." "I'd watched a lot of movies, and I used to go to the old [...]
Crossover Christian and pop music megastar Amy Grant recently made clear her thoughts on the LGBTQ+ community and Christianity. Grant shared her most pro-LGBTQ+ sentiment to date with Apple Music’s Proud Radio host Hunter Kelly. [...]
The Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) released a report last week alleging that a petition drive organized by the Fair and Equal Michigan campaign to put an anti-LGBTQ discrimintation issue on the ballot has fallen [...]
Mike Hall and his fiancé Anthony Hamilton's story is harrowing. The two were riding scooters home from Hall’s job at the Kroger at 16 Mile Road and Crocker in Harrison Township when they were assaulted. [...]
When current Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack campaigned for reelection last year, she said she wouldn’t consider it a win unless newcomer Elizabeth Welch won, too. The double victory meant that the [...]
Michigan State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D – Ann Arbor) has once again introduced a package of bills and a joint resolution aimed at striking down harmful, anti-LGBTQ+ state laws. Rabhi wants to strike Michigan laws [...]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has determined that a state law related to gender identity and state identification is unconstitutional. Nessel’s opinion came down in response to a request made by Michigan Department of Health [...]
While discussing his new album,“Femuline,” Broadway performer and “Nails, Hair, Hips, Hells” singer Todrick Hall was frank about his feelings for Lil Nas X. “This might get me in trouble but I’m just gonna say [...]
In just two months, Affirmations, the LGBTQ+ community center based in Ferndale, raised $115,000 during its annual Affirmation Pride Fundraising Campaign. The organization closed out the event with a unique telethon on Saturday, June 26. [...]
“LGBTQ youth have a 120 percent higher risk of experiencing homelessness than their heterosexual counterparts,” said Hunter Willard, director of Homeless Youth Programs at OutFront Kalamazoo. “The consequences of this disparity are far-reaching and can [...]
Lil Nas X capped off Pride Month with a captivating performance of his hit song “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” on the BET Awards last night. In a nod to Michael Jackson’s iconic “Remember [...]
A former correctional officer with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is suing that agency. Bridget Cadena’s lawsuit focuses on harassment she says she endured by coworkers and inmates alike after she was outed as [...]
As cities and states across the country move to reopen in the aftermath of the pandemic, Madonna made it known that New York is back. Madge headlined the Boom X Pride party at The Standard [...]
Choosing the right senior living community is challenging, especially when it comes to “fit.” Feeling comfortable at home and within the community is just as important as whether there’s a pool — though a pool is [...]
The Pride Flag is flying high over Zussman Park across from the Hamtramck City Hall in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. But the multi-colored flag barely made it up the pole. There was intense debate [...]
The Pride Month announcements keep coming, and this one's especially powerful and historic: Las Vegas Raiders player Carl Nassib came out today. The Raiders lineman made the announcement via Instagram, positioning him as the first [...]
Actress and onscreen alien-slayer Sigourney Weaver took a moment to praise Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order barring state funds from being used for the purpose of performing conversion therapy on minors during a recent [...]
LaGanja Estranja, self-proclaimed cannabis activist and Season 6 contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has come out this Pride Month as trans. The news was first reported by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday. Shortly after, Estranja took [...]
As the fate of a couple of bills in the Michigan Legislature that would ban the practice of conversion therapy continues to look uncertain, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took bold action Monday. Whitmer effectively demanded the [...]
The Ann Arbor District Library has several events planned in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month. From virtual kids’ events to teen book talks to a Drag Variety Hour, the month is packed with plenty of [...]
Jim Rasor knows Royal Oak. “I was a city commissioner from 2009 to 2013, and during that time, we were confronting two problems,” Rasor, the well-known Royal Oak-based attorney, told Pride Source. “The first was [...]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is really feeling Pride this month. Today, the staunch ally tweeted a selfie in support of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. In the photo, Whitmer is posing on her front porch and a [...]
Health Emergency Lifeline Programs (HELP) and its Corktown Health Center announced Wednesday that the two agencies were merging for marketing purposes and that henceforth they would be known as one sole organization to be called [...]
Burger King announced this month that it was taking a stand for LGBTQ rights and against fast food competitor Chick-fil-A. Burger King, around since 1953 and based in Miami, is known for its flame-broiled Whopper. [...]
The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate, for the first time ever, recognized June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month by adopting a resolution that was the brainchild of openly gay State Sen. Jeremy Moss. The effort had bipartisan support. [...]
For the first time ever the City of Trenton is flying the rainbow flag throughout the month of June in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride. The flag will fly in front of Trenton’s City Hall thanks [...]
Its doors haven’t been opened back up to the public yet, but big things are happening at Affirmations. In a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday, Affirmations Executive Director Dave Garcia shared some exciting news about [...]
A 14-year-old middle school student from Ohio was the victim of an apparent anti-gay attack from a fellow student recently. Tristen Torrez was sitting on the bleachers outside Defiance Middle School in Defiance, Ohio, on [...]
A state representative here in Michigan, Felicia Brabec, has proposed a bill that would allow HIV-positive persons to be organ donors for other HIV-positive persons in the state. Currently, Michigan law does not allow HIV-positive [...]
August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021 Alix Dobkin, an indisputable legend in women’s music and longtime lesbian activist, died May 19 after suffering a brain aneurism and subsequent stroke. She was 80. Dobkin was [...]
Out Loud Chorus will return to live performance with a show at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. The show, titled Out of the Closet, will be the chorus’s [...]
The Lego Group has announced the June 1 release of "Everyone is Awesome," a 346-piece Lego set designed to celebrate the diversity of Lego fans and the world around them. The set includes 11 faceless [...]
The Detroit Experience Factory is presenting a virtual tour tonight called LGBTQ+ Detroit: Past & Present. “The LGBTQ community in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs has been ever present and strong,” reads the introduction on [...]
Star of stage and screen, singer and red-carpet darling Billy Porter announced in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter that he is HIV-positive and has been for the last 14 years. “Having lived through the [...]
Singer and actor Demi Lovato, who in March announced they were pansexual, has now come out as nonbinary in a post to Instagram. Lovato will now use the pronouns they and them. “I am proud [...]
Social media maven Chrissy Teigen is “mortified and sad” at who she used to be, according to multiple tweets she sent after being called out by Courtney Stodden for comments she made when the model [...]
In a still unfolding case, Elle Yared, 33, a trans woman from Grand Rapids, died in her apartment Friday, May 14, sometime after allegedly falling multiple times from a scooter she was riding in downtown [...]
Detroit-based rapper Miz Korona is best-known for her role in the movie "8 Mile," for being named Female Artist of the Year at the Detroit Music Awards and last year’s "The Virus" EP. In recent [...]
While Instagram users have long been manually adding preferred pronouns to their bios on their own, the app has announced that it will now let all users add their preferred pronouns to their bios and [...]
Lesbian icon and all-around funny lady Ellen DeGeneres has announced she is walking away from her popular daily talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," next year. Over the past 18 seasons, Ellen has done well [...]
The City of Hazel Park and Corktown Health Center are partnering to host a walk-in Vaccine Clinic and Health Fair from 3 to 8 p.m on Thursday, May 13. The center will administer the Moderna [...]
The 13th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment conference will take place virtually May 17 through 22. “TDOE is a celebration of self, by understanding our journey thus far, and a day of decision, declaration and [...]
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David is scheduled to speak at the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Diversity Council’s virtual COLOURS Conference and Pride Awards. Billed as Michigan’s No. 1 LGBTQ+ [...]
