In Feb. 2019, when Maurice Turner and his now husband, Blake Milnes, took a leap of faith and purchased their historic home in Highland Park — a “fixer upper” if ever there was one — [...]

When Ashlea Phenicie, communications director for Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI), needed a professional photographer to join a new campaign focused on gender affirming care, she knew where to look. Phenicie had been following Quinn [...]

As a first-year student at the University of Michigan (UM) in the late '70s, Martin Contreras struggled with his attraction to men. “Didn't have a name for it,” Contreras told Pride Source. Contreras and his [...]

Known for delivering vital health care, sex education and sexual health information to people of all ages, gender identities, national origins, races and sexual orientations, Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) now offers gender-affirming hormone therapy [...]

This summer in Michigan, Prides of all kinds are springing up across the state. From Madison Heights to New Buffalo, Pride Source checked in with the organizers of some of the new (or nearly new) [...]

Beverly Hills attorney Amanda Shelton may soon be one step closer to winning her race for Oakland County circuit court judge, well ahead of Election Day. Shelton’s wife, Kay Shelton, has filed a complaint with [...]

Last spring, a bill was introduced in the Michigan State Senate that would ban transgender students from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity. Now, with the same goal in mind, [...]

Chances are “magic mushrooms” won’t be available at local pharmacies anytime soon. But if their inclusion in the medical resource WebMD is any indication, the movement to decriminalize what are formally known as entheogenic plants [...]

The city of Detroit comprises six percent of Michigan’s population, but 31 percent of the state’s reported cases of HIV infection, according to 2020 data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. And [...]

While the stereotype that waiters and bartenders are commonly gay persists, evidence that LGBTQ+ individuals are overrepresented in the restaurant industry is lacking. Still, it stands to reason that LGBTQ+ people in Michigan’s service industry [...]

Twenty-two years ago, Amanda and Kay Shelton faced discrimination when they were shopping for a venue for their commitment ceremony. Then they traveled over 700 miles to see the one retired judge in South Carolina [...]

Without looking at the date on the calendar, it wouldn’t be hard to know it’s election season from the number of solicitations from candidates and related groups cluttering inboxes everywhere. But before deciding whether or [...]

One of this year’s virtual displays during LGBT Detroit’s Cold as Hell event, which was titled “Dungeons in Detroit,” featured a self-guided pleasure demonstration with helpful tips that popped up on the screen during a [...]

For anyone who values reproductive freedom, the stakes couldn’t be higher. In what’s widely considered the most consequential Supreme Court case regarding abortion in decades, a majority of justices appear poised to overturn Roe v. [...]

Whatever outdated notions one has about the world of pageantry, Grand Rapids radio personality Jackie Blankenship is here to upend them. Blankenship, who in November was crowned Mrs. America 2022, counts herself as part of [...]

Ypsilanti’s Tower Inn is getting a Mary makeover. Tower Inn Cafe owners Rois and Nathalie Savvides were putting the final touches on their new, pared-down menu when Pride Source checked in with them recently. Many [...]

Robert Anderson, the former University of Michigan Health Services director and, later, senior physician for the athletic department, who sexually abused countless students — mostly men — died of pulmonary fibrosis in 2008. Today, his [...]

“Frankly, I was sickened.” That was Marianne Duddy-Burke’s response to “Created in the Image and Likeness of God: An Instruction on Some Aspects of the Pastoral Care of Persons with Same‐Sex Attraction and Gender Dysphoria,” [...]

Former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield is in the news again, and this time it’s not related to his opposition to civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community. The Levering native, age 33, is being investigated [...]

“Be authentic.” That’s the most important piece of advice state Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) said he would give an LGBTQ+ person considering a run for office today. The 10-year veteran of Michigan city and state [...]

Most of us experience loneliness and/or social isolation now and then. It’s part of the human condition. But there are some strategies experts suggest can soften the blow. Below are five tips for LGBTQ+ people [...]

Emily Dievendorf had a problem.  The advocacy director for the Lansing Association for Human Rights (LAHR) noticed the loneliness and isolation often felt among members of the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized groups was exacerbated [...]

While Jon Hoadley isn’t running for office this election cycle, the openly gay former state representative hasn’t been politically idle. Quite the opposite.  Hoadley and his friend Jason Franklin have been busy relaunching the West [...]

Fifteen openly LGBTQ+ Michiganders ran for elected office in 2021, according to Out on the Trail, a report compiled by the LGBTQ Victory Fund. Nine won their races.  Compare those results to 2019, the last [...]

It’s hard to imagine a kerfuffle over putting library cards in the hands of school kids. But in Williamston, a small town east of Lansing considered politically purple, there have been some heated discussions. The [...]

Acting as primary caregiver for a dying parent is a heavy burden for anyone. Martin, who preferred not to use his last name, assumed that role for his mother after outliving his own cancer prognosis [...]

In the world of politics, it’s always election season. That said, with the 2021 elections now in the rearview mirror, it’s time to gear up for 2022. Pride Source checked in with three political prognosticators [...]

Pride Source is thrilled to announce the success of three local openly LGBTQ+ first-time candidates and join them in celebrating their historic wins. We asked each of them the following question: What does winning your [...]

Affirmations LGBTQ community center has announced the launch of a three-year collaboration of community partners across the state designed to increase the rate of Covid vaccination throughout the LGBTQ+ community.  The Michigan Department of Health [...]

Marshall Kilgore couldn't make it to Motor City Pride this year. Instead, the 22-year-old candidate for Kalamazoo city commission stayed close to home, juggling work, family and campaign responsibilities. Kilgore was still able to celebrate [...]

In middle school, when she bemoaned that cars were causing pollution and contributing to climate change, Gabriela Santiago-Romero’s teacher suggested she pursue a career as a scientist. Not interested in math and science at the [...]

Kyle Constable is a young man with a promising future. The 23-year-old Jamaican, who came to the U.S. from the island nation three years ago, is studying to become a physician assistant within the emergency [...]

In what appears to be the act of a small, extremist group of parents whose children attend Clarkston Community Schools (CCS), an online form is being circulated that encourages community members to "report" suspect curriculum [...]

When VICE News sent a film crew to Detroit to shoot a documentary about the life and death of Kelly Stough, a Detroit transgender woman brutally murdered in 2018, it quickly became clear the crew didn’t have the [...]

Anthony Hamilton and Mike Hall planned to get married next year. Now, with Hall recovering from a brutal attack — a potential hate crime — they’re taking things day by day.  Hall left the hospital with a [...]

The city of Sterling Heights is socially conservative by almost anyone’s account, including the mayor’s.  It was only seven years ago when the city unanimously adopted — and then rescinded — an inclusive non-discrimination ordinance [...]

In an incident the Macomb County Sheriff's department is investigating as a potential anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime, Mike Hall of Harrison Township was severely beaten on Tuesday, June 15, as he and his fiancé, Anthony Hamilton, [...]

The first time the Progress Pride Flag art installation at Eastpointe’s Spindler Park was taken down, it was due to a miscommunication. The next time (and the next time), it was due to vandalism. The [...]

A year and a half ago, when the Macomb County Pride Initiative was established, there were at least two things its founders might not have anticipated. The first was that their inaugural countywide Pride celebration [...]

A bill that is currently making its way through the Michigan state Senate would ban transgender students from playing school sport on teams that align with their gender identity. Introduced by Sen. Lana Theis (R-Brighton) [...]

Detroit City Clerk candidate Denzel McCampbell said he had a profound experience as a Victory Institute Congressional Intern in 2013. Working in then-Congressman Gary Peters’ office, McCampbell was housed with interns from across the country. [...]

Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter shared his vision for the county’s future while sharing the challenges and triumphs experienced over the past year in his annual address held on Wednesday, May 19. His prerecorded remarks [...]

A profile of Buzz Thomas should include the narrative of how the former state senator was, in his words, “that kid” who grew up surrounded by politics and whose career path always led in that [...]

To celebrate Pride Month and raise critical funds for the organization, the Ruth Ellis Center will be stepping out for its second annual Ruth Ellis Legacy Walk the weekend of June 4 through June 6, [...]

When Brett Nicholson was growing up, he never imagined running for elected office — or owning a gay bar, for that matter. But now, the human resource management professional and owner of the Liberty Bar [...]