LGBTQ+ Southeast Michigan Residents Urged to Weigh in on New Election District Maps
As Michigan voters look ahead to what is sure to be a contentious 2024 election cycle, one overarching — and often, overlooked — issue looms [...]
Voters Restore Funding to Michigan Library Targeted by National Movement to Ban LGBTQ+ Content
Lovers of free speech and books are rejoicing this week after voters in West Michigan sent a clear message to far-right book banners. In a heartening turn [...]
Everything You Need to Know About LGBTQ+ Candidate Results in the 2023 Michigan Election
With the 2023 municipal elections in hindsight, there are some key takeaways to keep in mind when viewed through a queer lens. That’s what Pride Source [...]
How the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute Training Provides Openly Queer Candidates With the Tools to Lead
Diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are considered assets on the campaign trail.
This Queer City Council Candidate and Community Gardener Is Growing Strong in Eastpointe
When the Eastpointe city council rejected a Pride Month resolution this June, Nicola Strong took it as a call to action.
This New Grosse Pointe School Board Trustee Wants Queer Kids to Know They Can Grow Up to Be Successful Adults
Although Grosse Pointe is shedding its reputation as a conservative bastion, it’s still notable voters in the Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) [...]
A Democratic Majority in Michigan: What Every LGBTQ+ Person Should Know About the 2022 Midterm Election
The predicted Nov. 8 “Red Wave” that became a “Blue Tsunami” in Michigan brought some hopeful results, with the legislative future in [...]
A Historic Number of LGBTQ+ Candidates Ran for Elected Office This Year. Here's Who Won.
Progressive LGBTQ+ groups celebrated the pro-equality LGBTQ+ candidates running in key midterm races across the country on Tuesday, several of whom claimed [...]
Late Show' Host Stephen Colbert Issued This Perfect 'Apology' to an Anti-Queer Tudor Dixon Supporter
The bigoted efforts of those attempting to ban books in Dearborn has garnered national attention.It happened last week when late-night talk show host Stephen [...]
Cultural Strides Over Cruelty: Incoming HRC President Kelley Robinson Visits Detroit with Important Message
She hasn’t even taken office yet as the new president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and already Kelley Robinson, who’ll take the big chair Nov. [...]
Tale of Two Chambers: Dueling Endorsements for Dixon, Whitmer
In a move disappointing to Michigan progressives, the state’s Chamber of Commerce came out earlier this week in support of gubernatorial candidate [...]
Queer Michigan School Board Trustees Speak Out: Representation, COVID-19 and Putting to Rest That Rumor About Litter Boxes
Susan Estep, a Saline Area Schools Board of Education trustee, says she’s passionate about her role as an elected official. But openly queer Estep [...]
State House Candidate Joey Andrews Is Changing the Narrative About Southwest Michigan
38th State House District candidate Joey Andrews is on a mission to get the word out about Southwest Michigan. Despite a general sentiment he sees coming out of [...]
Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist's Late Gay Uncle Inspired Him to Become an LGBTQ+ Ally
Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist's LGBTQ+ allyship began when he was just a kid because of, he says, "someone I had a great deal of love for." That person was [...]
This Michigan Legislator Dreams of Putting Parents of Trans Kids in Prison for Life
A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would make it illegal for parents and guardians to get gender-affirming care for minors. HB 6454 [...]
Michigan Voters, Take Note: These Three State Ballot Issues Have Significant LGBTQ+ Implications
There are three statewide proposals on the Nov. 8 ballot in Michigan, and while not explicitly about the LGBTQ+ community, each of them has a connection worth [...]
For the Record, Megan Cottington-Heath Does Not Hate Men
Megan Cottington-Heath, an attorney who owns a family law practice, calls it the worst divorce she’s ever seen. The candidate for an open seat on the [...]
Op-Ed: Michigan GOP Co-Chair Maddock Should Resign For Her Homophobic Comments Against Pete Buttigieg
Last month, Michigan GOP Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock targeted U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg with a homophobic tweet, calling him a “weak [...]
For Queer People, the Terrifying Possibilities of a Tudor Dixon Administration
Governor Tudor Dixon. It’s a possibility that sends a shudder down the spine of anyone in Michigan's LGBTQ+ community.And for good reason.It is no [...]
This Gay Michigan State Rep Candidate Doesn’t Know How Long He Has to Build a Better State, But He Won’t Stop Trying
Jason Morgan is no “Debbie Downer.”Yet that’s what the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners Chair and candidate for Michigan’s 23rd [...]
Why Bestselling Author Nora Roberts, a Queer Ally, Donated $50K to a Michigan Library Defunded Over LGBTQ+ Books
Bestselling romance author Nora Roberts tells Pride Source she has a simple reason for donating $50,000 to the Patmos Library in Michigan after she learned [...]
