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Arthouse Icon Udo Kier and His Co-Star Michael Urie on Their Moving, Queer Cross-Generational Bond in ‘Swan Song’

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-08-18T13:16:12-04:00August 16th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

German character actor Udo Kier is on camera holding old prints of press photos from his previous films over his face like a Halloween mask. He jokes that if a journalist dare ask a terrible [...]

Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig & Leisha Hailey Talk Season 2 of ‘L Word’ Reboot and ‘Problematic’ Old Episodes

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-08-11T17:33:29-04:00August 10th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

 What did the first run of “The L Word” get wrong? It’s a question that was posed to veteran stars Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig on Zoom one recent afternoon.  “Haircuts!” Hailey, [...]

Detroit’s Getting a Lot More Violet Chachki: How the ‘Drag Race’ Winner Finds Power in Performance

By Chene Koppitz|2021-07-30T13:18:36-04:00July 30th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

It takes a preternaturally confident kid to read a homophobic slur about themselves and think, “Oh my god, people are talking about me.” Especially while standing at a urinal in a Catholic elementary school. But [...]

‘God, He’s Been Good’: A Chat With ‘The Voice’ Semi-Finalist Davon Fleming Before His Hotter Than July Gig

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-19T10:57:38-04:00July 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

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 [...]

Keep Your Pride Season Going With These 8 Queer Artists (and Allies with Receipts)

By Tony Wesley|2021-07-16T11:32:11-04:00July 16th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Music|

Between sips of White Claw or while sweeping cicadas off of your patio, you’ll want to turn up your speakers to some of our favorite rising LGBTQ+ musicians — and a few allies — that [...]

At Long Last, Live Shows Return to Michigan: 11 Must-See LGBTQ+ Artists Coming To Town

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-07-14T10:38:35-04:00July 15th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Michigan, Music, News|

For those of us who love live music — and for those employed by the concert industry — the wait for in-person shows has been very, very long. Here are some much-anticipated live shows featuring [...]

John Grant’s ‘Boy From Michigan’ LP Is His Most Personal Album Yet. And One Of Its Biggest Fans Is Elton John.

By Lawrence Ferber|2021-07-14T09:49:06-04:00July 14th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Music, Uncategorized|

You won’t find musician John Grant’s new autobiography on the bookstore shelves or via ebook platforms. It’s not that kind of autobiography. Instead, Grant’s memoir, “Boy From Michigan,” is a purely audio experience. A melodic, [...]

How ‘Fear Street’ Became Queer Street: The Super Gay Movie Evolution of R.L. Stine’s Famed Series

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-07-20T11:47:23-04:00July 9th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Phil Graziadei, the openly gay screenwriter behind Netflix’s new queer-inclusive film trilogy based on spook master R.L. Stine’s classic “Fear Street” series, remembers those teen horror-fiction books well. And he definitely remembers them not being [...]

As Masc Lesbian As She Wants to Be: How Detroit Let Siena Liggins Unleash Her Queer Superpowers

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-07-07T13:57:10-04:00July 7th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Everyone thinks they know Siena Liggins. Originally from Saginaw but currently living in Atlanta — the 27-year-old artist has lived all over, really, including North Carolina — Liggins gets a lot of this in her [...]

Pushing for Black ‘Femuline’ Acceptance: Todrick Hall Talks Reinvention, Lil Nas X and Industry Bias

By Eve Kucharski|2021-07-02T10:40:39-04:00July 2nd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Todrick Hall is serving bitch but making it, as he says on his latest record, fashòn. The album’s title, “Femuline,'' is exactly as it seems: the blending of feminine and masculine attributes to create a [...]

Normalizing Queerness, One Gay Kiss at a Time: Michael Cimino and George Sear Talk ‘Love, Victor’

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-06-16T11:56:12-04:00June 16th, 2021|Art, Entertainment, Features|

“Love, Victor,” now in its second season, refuses to navigate coming out as simply a one-note experience.  The gay teen-romance, a series spinoff of the groundbreaking “Love, Simon” feature film, launched its debut season last [...]

The Groundbreaking Trans Documentary That Almost Didn’t Happen

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2021-06-15T13:41:30-04:00June 15th, 2021|Art, Features, News|

Jonathan Skurnik: The Director Back in the 1970s, as a gender-fluid kid who painted his toenails and played with dolls, Jonathan Skurnik was bullied in school. Still, Skurnik’s parents never discouraged his behavior, and he [...]

The Unleashing of Greyson Chance: Out Artist Talks Sexy New Music, Touring and His Pandemic Romance

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-06-14T12:48:12-04:00June 14th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Seven years before Greyson Chance came out in 2017 in an open-hearted and emotional Instagram post, he became a viral sensation thanks to Ellen DeGeneres. The year was 2010 when Chance’s profile rocketed after appearing [...]

7 Photos of Detroit Queer Couples of Color in Love

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-06-30T14:25:41-04:00June 9th, 2021|Features, Michigan|

Jamal Jordan traveled all over the world while making “Queer Love In Color,” a book of photos and essays. But one place was particularly notable: Detroit. “All the couples in Detroit were very cool for [...]

Deaf Is Beautiful: Genderqueer Artist-Author Chella Man Wrote His New Book ‘Continuum’ During the Pandemic

By Lawrence Ferber|2021-06-02T16:29:18-04:00June 2nd, 2021|Features|

It’s hard enough finding a role model and road map for life as a marginalized individual. Chella Man already knows this, of course. The artist, actor, model and activist is deaf, genderqueer, Jewish, half-Chinese and [...]

The Ringwald and Theatre NOVA to Release ‘A New Brain’ On Demand

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-06-03T11:49:55-04:00June 1st, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

FERNDALE — What do you get when you combine The Ringwald — a theater with a mission to give voice to LGBTQ+ and other marginalized people — Theatre NOVA — a theater dedicated to showcasing [...]

In Full Bloom: This Trans Actress and Sports Illustrated Model Is Changing the Game for Trans Women of Color

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-06-09T13:43:38-04:00May 24th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Leyna Bloom made a splash this year for being the first Black and Asian openly trans woman to be featured in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, out in July. But even before reaching that [...]

Meet the Nonbinary Michigan Powerhouse Who Is Revolutionizing Gaming for the Disabled Community

By Melissa Hart|2021-06-14T15:04:40-04:00May 24th, 2021|Features, Michigan|

Courtney Craven was napping in the bedroom when their partner Susan Banks — in the living room playing a video game — suffered a massive stroke and died. The couple had recently launched “Can I Play [...]

Ryan O’Connell Wants You — Yes, You! — to Talk More About Queer Disabled People

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-05-25T16:38:08-04:00May 14th, 2021|Features|

 This interview contains some spoilers for Season 2 of Netflix‘s "Special."  A gay man with cerebral palsy. You won’t find that kind of important representation just any time you flick on the TV, which [...]

5 Queer Things You Can Do Right Now: Drag Fest, Gay Glamping and More

By Eve Kucharski|2021-05-12T13:38:37-04:00May 12th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Listen, queers, we know you’ve been thirsty for a Hot Gay Summer™ since the one that didn’t happen in 2020. While I can’t promise you that you’ll be able to safely flaunt those quarantine cakes [...]

Lev Raphael Releases ‘Department of Death,’ 10th in LGBTQ+ Nick Hoffman Mystery Series

By Jason A. Michael|2021-05-04T08:18:51-04:00April 29th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Lev Raphael has done it again. Known as a literary voice who often weaves his Jewish heritage and his LGBTQ+ identity into bestsellers, Raphael has written 27 books to date, ranging in genre from literary [...]

Dazzling Diversity: Inclusive Vendors Join Forces to Create a Beautiful Depiction of Inclusivity

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-05-07T09:46:14-04:00April 28th, 2021|Art, Entertainment, Features|

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when that picture comes from a carefully crafted photo shoot, you can bet the result is a combination of at least a thousand ideas, [...]

WATCH: Too Soon? Not If You’re Alaska Thunderfuck. The Queen Talks Comedy Special and, Oh Yes, an All Winners ‘All Stars’

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-05-16T11:49:54-04:00April 28th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Are Alaska Thunderfuck’s filthy jokes about Jeffrey Epstein, “genderfluids,” labia and poop too much for our world on fire? Alaska, even though she has a song called “Anus,” thought maybe they were. She wasn’t sure [...]

Catching Up with Nico Tortorella: How the Pandemic Had the ‘Younger’ Star Questioning Queer Identity

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-04-12T15:52:33-04:00April 12th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

For six seasons, queer nonbinary actor, activist and author Nico Tortorella has starred as Josh, the delightfully brooding (straight) tattoo artist, on super-queer TV Land dramedy “Younger.” Created, executive produced and written by openly gay [...]

WATCH: Why ‘Genera+ion’ Star Justice Smith Is Happy to Be an Example of Black Queer Joy

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-04-12T13:15:42-04:00April 8th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Last summer, Justice Smith wasn’t coming out but, instead, making a statement in solidarity with the Black trans and queer community. On Instagram, the 25-year-old actor posted a video while attending a protest against white [...]

Dale Versus Goliath: How a Trans Auto Entrepreneur Took on the Big Three

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-04-07T11:33:33-04:00April 7th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

It’s the early 1970s in the U.S. There is an energy crisis with long lines at gas pumps, fuel rationing and station owners posting signs declaring that they’re “bone dry.” All this at a time [...]

She Rushed to Come Out as Bisexual. Now, With Her Debut LP, Dodie Is Reexamining What Sexuality Means to Her.

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-04-05T17:48:51-04:00April 2nd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

To know dodie is to really know her. Since 2011, the British singer-songwriter’s diary-wide-open authenticity has drawn millions of fans to her YouTube channel doddleoddle and its sister channel, doddlevloggle.  Those faithful fans — she [...]

Q&A: From ‘Barb and Star’ to ‘Yes Day,’ Fortune Feimster Is Giving the Gays Something to Talk About

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-03-24T13:52:54-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Fortune Feimster’s mouth has been going and going and going. “I talk a lot right now,” says the Southern comedian who hails from North Carolina, coughing and clearing her throat as we – that’s right [...]

‘Sarahland’ Author, a Metro Detroit Native, On Her Queer Must-Reads For Women’s History Month

By Sam Cohen|2021-03-17T12:29:24-04:00March 17th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Queer books by women have saved my life. They’ve given me language with which to articulate a self, enabled me both to understand history in a way that makes sense to me, and to find [...]

Queer Community Endures Onscreen During the 20th Anniversary of AAFF’s Out Night 

By George Elkind|2021-03-11T23:16:46-05:00March 11th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

The Ann Arbor Film Festival is going online March 23-28 for its 59th edition showcasing experimental works. But 2021 also marks the 20th anniversary of its LGBTQ-focused program “Out Night," coming to you virtually on [...]

Q&A: Dominique Jackson on the Final Season of ‘Pose’ and What Gave Her the Strength to Push Through the Pandemic

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-03-29T12:45:57-04:00March 10th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Model and actress Dominique Jackson can’t say a thing about the third and final season of one of the most groundbreaking LGBTQ+ series ever made. It’s mid February when we connect, just weeks before it [...]

Watch an Exclusive Clip of ‘Dolly Parton’s America’ Host Jad Abumrad in a Sit-Down with Celeb Journalist Chris Azzopardi

By Pride Source Staff|2021-03-02T09:18:26-05:00March 1st, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Michigan, News|

On Friday, March 5, Jad Abumrad, the host and creator of “Dolly Parton’s America” and “Radiolab,” a public radio program broadcast on nearly 600 stations across the nation and downloaded more than 12 million times [...]

Angelica Ross Has a Simple Reason for Why We Celebrate Trans Women During Women’s History Month

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-03-02T18:22:05-05:00March 1st, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

For Angelica Ross, her short time on “Pose” wasn’t an end — it was a beginning.  After famously portraying Candy Ferocity on the FX series, which depicts New York City ball culture, Ross starred in [...]

‘Miss Mouthy’ Podcast Elevates the Voices of Detroit’s Trans Women of Color

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-28T23:25:48-05:00February 28th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Whether it's about beauty, relationships, or one of Detroit's up-and-coming entrepreneurs, Miss Mouthy is her name and on her podcast, she'll talk about it all. But as existing fans know, "Miss Mouthy" goes deeper than [...]

Crys Matthews Calls On Black Lives Matter Allies to Join Her Army of Lovers

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-02-28T20:10:24-05:00February 25th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

On Jan. 6 when the United States Capitol was being attacked by terrorists, Crys Matthews, who calls D.C. home, was in the recording studio in Bethesda, Maryland. Close, but a safe distance from the violence. [...]

‘Gayest Generation’ Podcast From AADL Highlights Michigan’s LGBTQ+ Elders

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-24T18:10:18-05:00February 24th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Generally, the broad cultural and communicational divides that exist between elders and younger generations are seen as inevitable. And while that may be true to an extent, there are lived experiences that link all people [...]

A Trans Artist Said She Wanted to See a Trans ‘Badass’ Onscreen. Now, in a New HBO Film, She Can.

By George Elkind|2021-03-15T15:25:02-04:00February 24th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

After years of collaborating on shorts films around the East coast, filmmakers André Phillips and Charles Vuolo shared a gut feeling: they were both ready to make a feature-length production. But they weren’t sure what [...]

Q&A: Katherine Waterston Says All These Lesbian Period Dramas Indicate a ‘Problem, Not a Pattern’

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-02-23T10:39:12-05:00February 22nd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

A farmer’s wife, the grieving Abigail, and her neighbor, the free-spirited Tallie, can’t quit each other in the queer 19-century romance “The World to Come.” The women, both unhappily married to men, form an intimate [...]

A Trans Immigrant Questions Their Identity in This Exclusive Clip From HBO’s ‘Lupe’

By Pride Source Staff|2021-02-25T11:57:50-05:00February 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Talk about trans inclusion. A film festival darling, “Lupe,” centers the story of a Cuban immigrant and boxer named Rafael (San Francisco-based Puerto Rican actor Rafael Albarrán) struggling with their transgender identity while searching for [...]

Pale Waves Frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie Is the Gay Goth Role Model the Community Needs

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-19T13:07:57-05:00February 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Music|

Three years after the Pale Waves’ breakout album “My Mind Makes Noises,” the band is back bolder and gayer than ever with “Who Am I?” On tracks like “She’s My Religion,” “Easy,” and “You Don’t [...]

Queer Black Kids: ‘Drag Race’ Star Latrice Royale Wants You to Know You Can ‘Persevere and Push Through’

By Isabelle Kliger|2021-02-19T09:29:25-05:00February 17th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Latrice Royale is not your typical drag queen. Standing at 6-foot-4–inches tall (seven feet in heels and hair), this “large and in charge, chunky yet funky” diva is the big girl with the even bigger [...]

Michigan’s Poppin: A Closer Look at Prim-n-Poppin Model Jesi Taylor Cruz

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-22T10:03:30-05:00February 17th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

It’d be easy to assume that Jesi Taylor Cruz's lifelong dream was to be a part of the fashion industry. After all, they’ve modeled for Vogue and been featured in Allure and Glamour. But the [...]

Q&A: Leslie Jordan Has Been Acting for Decades. But Now ‘Fans Know Me as Me’

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-02-23T14:53:14-05:00February 15th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

“Where should I be looking? There? Or there?”  His face smothering the camera as he wonders where his eyes should be, Leslie Jordan is settling into our video interview like it could be a comic [...]

Dynasty Handbag’s Sundance Debut, ‘Weirdo Night,’ Fights ‘War on Nuance’ Through Queer Culture

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-16T14:09:51-05:00February 9th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

It's all in the name. "Weirdo Night" is a variety show comprising stand-up, music, performance art and the straight-up bizarre that the Los Angeles community has been returning to night after night since it started [...]

Stanley Tucci on Playing Gay Since 1996. And How Some People Actually Think He’s Gay.

By Chris Azzopardi|2021-02-16T14:00:33-05:00February 5th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Stanley Tucci has survived the icy death stare of Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly and told Cher to her face that she looks like a drag queen. Aside from starring as the queer second-in-command next to [...]

Dearborn Native’s ‘Breaking Fast’ Film Features Queer Ramadan Love Story

By George Elkind|2021-02-03T16:10:30-05:00February 3rd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

American films about queerness, Islam and Arab identity are relatively rare. Rarer still are ones that don’t treat these two identities’ overlap as a social or personal problem to be solved: an implicit tension fraught [...]

A Puzzle-Lover’s Proposal

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-03T12:54:12-05:00February 3rd, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

When Michigan native Lauren Lyon sat down at a Colorado drag queen bingo event just over two years ago, she was eager to get to know the local LGBTQ community a little better. She started [...]

14 Queer-Inclusive Films From This Year’s Sundance Film Fest to Watch For

By Mikey Rox|2021-02-02T10:22:37-05:00February 1st, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Virtual screenings and collaborative showings with partner organizations across the country allowed home audiences to enjoy Sundance Film Festival’s elevated and celebrated independent films – for $15 a pop streaming via Sundance’s online portal - [...]

Critically Acclaimed Polish Film ‘Into the Night’ Explores LGBTQ+ Issues Despite Hostile Political Environment

By Eve Kucharski|2021-02-01T08:24:13-05:00February 1st, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

While everyone's upbringing is different, we can all think back to our most formative moments. More likely than not, those memories come from our adolescence, when we experienced a heightened version of reality — like [...]

Sundance Was Always on the Cutting Edge of Queer Filmmaking. In 2021, It Still Is. 

By George Elkind|2021-02-02T10:23:32-05:00January 28th, 2021|Entertainment, Features|

Sundance’s slate of queer films has grown steadily over the years, as has the scale of the increasingly star-studded festival itself. At its founding in 1985, it wasn’t the first festival to heavily feature queer-focused [...]

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