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This Michigan Playwright Has Some Important Things to Say About Race, Queerness, God and Tupac. He’s Finally Saying Them.

By John Besche|2022-08-11T12:35:29-04:00August 11th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Emilio Rodriguez thought nothing of it when he handed a cache of unproduced scripts to an Ann Arbor artistic director four years ago. Rodriguez isn’t new to Michigan’s theater scene — he teaches screenwriting at [...]

Back to School: 9 Queer-Inclusive Picture Books For LGBTQ+ Kids

By Dana Rudolph|2022-08-08T15:19:28-04:00August 8th, 2022|Features|

Back-to-school time is here, so why not get your kids in the mood with some LGBTQ-inclusive picture books set in schools? There are now many such books, but here are a few of my favorites, [...]

30 Years After His First Audition for a Darren Star Project, Tuc Watkins Stars In One

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-08-11T10:02:45-04:00August 5th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Tuc Watkins hasn’t just seen how gay relationships have evolved on television — he’s been a part of that evolution. On “Desperate Housewives,” Watkins portrayed one half of gay couple Bob and Lee, who became [...]

Kevin Bacon on ‘Pride’ He Felt Working with ‘They/Them’ Cast and Challenging LGBTQ+ Horror Tropes

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-08-01T10:15:59-04:00July 27th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Kevin Bacon is back at camp. Not Camp Crystal Lake, where the 64-year-old actor met his gruesome demise in the original 1980 horror classic “Friday the 13th.” But at the kind of camp that is [...]

Gender Roles at the Movies: Which of These Classic Horror Films Got It Right?

By George Elkind|2022-08-02T14:27:46-04:00July 26th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Part issue movie and part throwback slasher, Blumhouse’s new horror film “They/Them,” out Aug. 5 on Peacock, aims to flip the script for how queer characters are treated in horror films onscreen. Since the gender-bending [...]

How This Detroit Native Is Reshaping Broadway With Black, Gay, Fat Representation

By Bridgette Redman|2022-07-20T10:25:07-04:00July 14th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

While “A Strange Loop” — celebrated as a “Big, Black, Queer-Ass American Broadway Show” — has some similarities to its creator Michael R. Jackson’s life, it’s not an autobiography. The Detroit native has seen his [...]

Jaida Essence Hall Would Like to Properly Experience Detroit for the First Time During Werq the World Tour

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-07-20T10:32:49-04:00July 11th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

When Jaida Essence Hall gets to Michigan for the Werq the World tour, her visit will mark the first time she’s been anywhere in the state outside Detroit Metro Airport.  “I can finally touch down [...]

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This Gay-Owned Dispensary Is Raising Money For Sheltered Animals and LGBTQ+ Refugees Escaping State-Sponsored Violence 

By Pride Source Staff|2022-07-01T07:53:21-04:00July 1st, 2022|Sponsored|

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 [...]

How a Kid From the Bible Belt Grew Up to Become a Social Justice Champion in Detroit

By Jason A. Michael|2022-07-07T17:01:01-04:00June 29th, 2022|Features, Michigan|

LGBT Detroit Social Justice Engineer Jerron Totten has been “getting out the vote” in various capacities for decades.  Totten, 33, a native of Reidsville, North Carolina, located just outside of Greensboro, had worked on the [...]

12 Age-Appropriate Books to Read With Your Queer or Questioning Child 

By Nayanika Guha|2022-06-21T09:40:03-04:00June 20th, 2022|Entertainment, Features, Parenting|

What better way is there to answer questions your kids have about gender and sexuality than to find some books to read together or recommend to them? Be it books that include targeted educational messages [...]

United as Coworkers, United in LGBTQ+ Pride at United Wholesale Mortgage

By Pride Source Staff|2022-06-20T11:42:45-04:00June 20th, 2022|Features, Sponsored|

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 [...]

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Financial Literacy Basics for LGBTQ+ Individuals

By Pride Source Staff|2022-06-20T11:28:44-04:00June 20th, 2022|Features, Guides, Sponsored|

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+ [...]

50 Facts, 50 Years Later: What You Should Know About Christopher Street Detroit ‘72

By Tim Retzloff|2022-07-07T17:07:53-04:00June 17th, 2022|Features, LGBTQA History, Michigan, News, Pride Guide|

This summer marks a milestone anniversary, yet most people don’t realize there’s an anniversary to mark. A half century ago, Michiganders who united in a bond of sexuality and gender that diverged from the so-called [...]

On and Off the Mat, This Michigan Trans Wrestler and Psychologist Is Advocating For Trans Kids

By Nayanika Guha|2022-07-07T17:08:25-04:00June 17th, 2022|Entertainment, Features, Michigan, News, Parenting|

For Davison Sarai, a 46-year old queer transwoman from Michigan, wrestling was a way to escape what was happening at home. An alcoholic father and a home life marked by domestic violence did not make [...]

There’s Always Time For Lea DeLaria to Be an LGBTQ+ Activist, Even While On Broadway 

By Eve Kucharski|2022-06-22T13:31:18-04:00June 17th, 2022|Entertainment, Events, Features|

Lea DeLaria is coming to Michigan, and she has a message for the mitten state’s LGBTQ+ community: “Be here. Be queer. Get used to it.” On Thursday, June 23, she will headline Equality Michigan’s (EQMI) [...]

Loving Victor For the Last Time: Michael Cimino and George Sear Talk End of ‘Love, Victor’

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-06-14T10:35:40-04:00June 14th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

For now, at least, it’s the end of “Venji.” Many watched Victor (Michael Cimino) and Benji (George Sear), the romantic heart of “Love, Victor,” to find a much-needed love rush amid pandemic weirdness. The series [...]

Bowen Yang Is Here, Queer and Leading His Very First (Very Gay) Film with ‘Fire Island’

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-06-06T13:25:58-04:00June 3rd, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Maybe Bowen Yang will just forever live the Fire Island fantasy wherever he is. Is that what happens when you make a movie in what many consider gay paradise? Who knows, but based on Yang’s [...]

How HGTV Stars Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas Are Showing What It Means to Be a True Detroiter on ‘Bargain Block’

By Jason A. Michael|2022-05-23T13:59:53-04:00May 23rd, 2022|Features, Michigan, News|

Personal and professional partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas are flippers with heart. They do it to the delight of TV viewers across the country on their hit HGTV show “Bargain Block,” which returns for [...]

With ‘Queer as Folk’ and ‘Hacks,’ Johnny Sibilly Keeps Ascending to New Career Heights

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-05-20T07:58:40-04:00May 20th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

If you think you’ve heard the name Johnny Sibilly, you have. Or at the very least you’ve seen him, whether on FX’s groundbreaking trans-focused series “Pose,” where the 34-year-old actor had a three-episode stint as [...]

More Than Moana: Auli’i Cravalho on Her New Bisexual Role, Her First Pride and Coming Out on TikTok

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-04-26T13:26:24-04:00April 22nd, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

It’s still open to interpretation whether Moana is on the queer spectrum, but Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the Disney princess, can assure you of one thing — she’s a proud bisexual. The 21-year-old actress portrays [...]

A Juicy Emergence: Sofi Tukker Talks Inclusive Values, Dancing Together Again and Erotic Fruit

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-04-26T15:52:51-04:00April 19th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

For Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, better known as Sofi Tukker, it doesn’t need to be Pride for it to feel like a Pride show. The duo has been promoting and practicing the values of [...]

Perfume Genius Is Getting Back to the Feeling

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-03-30T09:33:05-04:00March 29th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Alone in the desert, three men, wearing nothing but thongs, do cat-cow stretches on a blanket for nearly two minutes. Tour cities, including Detroit, are read in a faint tone that, as the vintage video [...]

Patti Harrison Luckily Has a Lot to Say About Being Trans in Hollywood, Poop, Dildos and Elle Fanning

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-03-28T11:18:14-04:00March 24th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

There still aren’t enough trans actors in Hollywood, but at least there’s Patti Harrison. Harrison is currently starring in the big blockbuster rom-com caper “The Lost City,” alongside Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, as the [...]

A Queer Slate, In Focus: The Studio That Brought Us ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Turns 20 

By George Elkind|2022-03-23T17:26:19-04:00March 23rd, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

For 20 years now, Focus Features has been distributing and funding queer-focused movies, marketing them successfully to a wide audience even early on. As a specialty distribution and production company responsible for works as disparate [...]

Power, Putin and, Yes, the Tiger King: John Cameron Mitchell on What We Can Learn About Abusing Authority From Joe Exotic

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-03-16T12:21:58-04:00March 9th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

What could Joe “Tiger King” Exotic and fictional genderqueer arthouse punk-rocker Hedwig Robinson possibly have in common? John Cameron Mitchell.  And so, the Farrah Fawcett wig comes off the 58-year-old actor who created Hedwig and [...]

7 Must-See Programs and Films Honoring Black History Month

By Jason A. Michael|2022-02-22T13:38:49-05:00February 22nd, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Black History Month — the shortest month of the year, sadly — is quickly coming to a close once again. But before the month is over, take some time to check out some of the [...]

Call Me Mentor: Leslie Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson on What They’ve Learned From Each Other

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-03-01T09:21:17-05:00February 16th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Leslie Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson, co-stars in the Fox multicam sitcom “Call Me Kat,” are in separate locations on Zoom, tenderly admiring each other. As an openly gay actor, Jackson (“30 Rock” and “All Shook [...]

Jonathan Van Ness Talks New Netflix Show, Inspiring LGBTQ+ Youth and Newfound ‘Sense of Ease’ in Who They Are

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-02-01T12:58:22-05:00January 27th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Before I talk to Jonathan Van Ness about their new Netflix show, “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness,” they take me on a little on-camera adventure that involves them “needing cuter light.” They do a [...]

With His Empowering Sundance Debut, Antonio Marziale Is Provocative with Purpose

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-01-26T09:06:49-05:00January 21st, 2022|Art, Entertainment, Features|

Writing and directing for the first time in his filmmaking career, Antonio Marziale didn’t make “Starfuckers,” which he also acts in, with the intention of it being among the short films to premiere at Sundance [...]

The New Queer Cinema Movement Paved the Way for Today’s Mainstream LGBTQ+ Films. But at What Cost?

By George Elkind|2022-01-19T09:56:04-05:00January 19th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

“We’re not like them,” says one man to another, laying atop him on a dirty roadside. “We don’t have as much time — so we’ve got to grab life by the balls and go for [...]

Bridget Everett Takes on Small-Town Queer Chosen Family in One of the Most Moving Shows of the Year

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-02-16T13:38:47-05:00January 14th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

Bridget Everett is surrounded by queer people in her everyday life. She’s got queer friends, queer family, queer fans — the latter of which she courted while performing her alt-cabaret (alt as in she’s been [...]

This New Queer-Created Exhibit in Ann Arbor Celebrates the Rich History of Drag Elders

By D'Anne Witkowski|2022-01-13T23:41:52-05:00January 12th, 2022|Features, Michigan, News|

It took Donna Personna a long time to get up the nerve to put on a dress.  “It took me 59 years to have the bravery to be who I really feel that I am: [...]

‘Scream’ Screenwriter Kevin Williamson Confirms Billy and Stu’s Queer-Coded Relationship Was Based on Real Gay Killers

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-01-19T17:03:27-05:00January 12th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

If you’re still wondering about those homoerotic undertones 25 years after Billy Loomis and Stu Macher terrorized Woodsboro in Wes Craven’s “Scream,” you’ve been on the right track all along.  Ahead of the new “Scream,” [...]

A Survivor to Scream About: Neve Campbell on ‘Scream’ Queer Theories (Yes, Billy and Stu), and How Sidney Still Inspires the LGBTQ+ Community

By Chris Azzopardi|2022-01-10T16:00:23-05:00January 10th, 2022|Entertainment, Features|

As Sidney Prescott, fierce fighter of the knife-wielding Ghostface since the mid 1990s, Neve Campbell has represented strength and survival to generations of LGBTQ+ people. When she first appeared in Wes Craven’s groundbreaking “Scream” in [...]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for ‘Single All the Way’ Actor Philemon Chambers

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-12-21T10:48:56-05:00December 20th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

 Philemon Chambers can’t believe he’s in a queer Christmas movie. It’s the kind Chambers, recently named “Next Big Thing” by the Hollywood Reporter, could only dream of watching when he was a little queer [...]

7 Holiday Films and Shows for You and Your Queer Chosen Family

By Jackie Jones|2021-12-22T12:19:10-05:00December 20th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

This time of year can be isolating for many, especially if they’re not close to their blood family. That’s why many in the LGBTQ+ community find comfort in their chosen family.  So, for this holiday [...]

Ann Arbor Folk Festival Performer Gina Chavez Is the Boss in Both English and Spanish

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-12-10T09:43:56-05:00December 10th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Michigan, News|

You can call 2020 Latin Grammy nominee Gina Chavez a lot of things: Queer. Catholic. Bilingual. Singer. Songwriter. Pop rock artist. Social justice advocate. She’s also very much in love.  All you have to do [...]

Josie Totah Leads the Trans Charge on TV: ‘Saved By the Bell’ Star on LGBTQ+ Relatability and What’s Next for Trans Representation 

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-12-09T11:01:25-05:00December 9th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

If you were expecting more of the same from “Saved by the Bell” when Peacock revived the series in 2020, you wouldn’t just be mistaken — you’d be pleasantly surprised.  A staple of TV for [...]

Jennifer Tilly Is Your Friend to the End: The Longtime LGBTQ+ Ally Talks the ‘Chucky’ Series and Its Killer Queer Affirmations

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-12-08T10:17:10-05:00December 1st, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Chucky is no Harvey Milk, but the killer doll with fire-red hair from openly gay creator Don Mancini is, at least, a good queer-affirming dad.  Dad, you ask? Let’s back up: So, yes, Chucky, Mancini’s [...]

‘The Power of the Dog’ Doesn’t Idealize Queerness and Is Better for It

By George Elkind|2021-11-19T16:14:02-05:00November 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Growing acceptance has created a new suite of possibilities for queer storytelling in mainstream films. The sly, charged and freely oppositional work of the New Queer Cinema that dominated Hollywood in the late ’80s and [...]

In Conversation: Robin de Jesús Is Ticking His Way to the Top Thanks to a Moving Turn in a Memorable Role

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-11-17T14:25:44-05:00November 17th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

It’s a Jane Fonda kind of day for Robin de Jesús. The 37-year-old actor says so on Zoom, where he appears from Beverly Hills, his face beaming in that Fonda light, for a day of [...]

JoJo Siwa Talks Coming Out, Making History on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and Being a Role Model for Queer Youth

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-11-22T18:45:31-05:00November 15th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

This year, JoJo Siwa made history as the first “Dancing with the Stars” contestant to compete with a same-sex partner. With Jenna Johnson, she performed the Argentine tango to Britney Spears, did the cha-cha to [...]

Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Talk Holiday Tour, Male Nudity at the Show and Which Duos They’d Be For Snatch Game

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-11-02T13:37:16-04:00November 2nd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

No, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme aren’t roommates. But the "RuPaul’s Drag Race" alums get that you might think so. After all, during our recent Zoom call, they were sharing a physical space.  “We’re just together [...]

‘9-1-1’ Star Marsha Warfield Talks Coming Out and Playing Straight Before Detroit Shows: ‘I’ve Come a Long Way in a Lot of Ways’

By Jason A. Michael|2021-10-27T14:48:14-04:00October 26th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

In the late ’70s, Chicago-born Marsha Warfield started her career by writing for comedy legend Richard Pryor. Then, in the ’80s, she rose to fame in her own right starring as Roz on the popular [...]

Elvira Actor Cassandra Peterson Talks ‘Caring, Loving’ Support From LGBTQ+ Fans — and Straight Men — After Coming Out

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-11-14T11:18:26-05:00October 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Cassandra Peterson, famously known as pop culture Halloween icon Elvira, isn’t scared anymore — at least not when it comes to saying that, yes, she’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Peterson came out in [...]

On HBO’s ‘We’re Here,’ Shangela Is Spreading Pride With a Purpose, Honey

By Eve Kucharski|2021-10-20T13:33:13-04:00October 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

You can’t keep Shangela down. Seriously, she came back to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” three times. And now, along with co-stars Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka O’Hara, she’s back for Season 2 of HBO’s “We’re [...]

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At UWM, the Bottom Line Matters, But People Matter More

By Sarah Bricker Hunt|2021-09-30T12:51:46-04:00September 30th, 2021|Features, Sponsored|

Casie Jones, a leadership trainer at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) in Pontiac, is a straight shooter with a single-minded goal: fostering a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment through education and awareness.  “Diversity is [...]

Meet Reginald Hawkins: Wayne State Student By Day, Pop Artist By Night

By Jackie Jones|2021-09-30T10:10:59-04:00September 30th, 2021|Features, Michigan, Music, News, Pride|

Ferndale Pride performer and Detroit-based Reginald Hawkins is living a double life. By day, they’re a college student worrying about a looming lab deadline. By night, they’re becoming a pop and dance music sensation, expressing their [...]

The Magic of Jason Misleh: DJ Jace M Expects to See You at Ferndale Pride

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-09-30T09:35:22-04:00September 30th, 2021|Features, Michigan, News, Pride|

Jason Misleh is not a magician, nor is he a puppeteer. He is, however, an expert in making bodies move. Misleh, better known on the club circuit as DJ Jace M, has 20 years of [...]

Richard E. Grant Puts His Best Heel Forward: Veteran Actor on Playing a Gay Warrior Queen in ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-09-16T11:22:11-04:00September 16th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

On the heels of his Oscar-nominated role as Jack Hock in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” alongside Melissa McCarthy, actor Richard E. Grant takes on another aging gay man who embodies AIDS-era homosexuality. This time, [...]

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