By Chris Johnson, Washington Blade Transgender people have additional protections from discrimination under federal law for having a disability if they experience gender dysphoria, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in a [...]
Yesterday in the series, Pride Source featured infectious disease expert Dr. Paul Benson, who said he believes monkeypox can be eradicated. Today, Oakland County Health Official Dr. Calandra Green separates fact from fiction and talks [...]
Yesterday, Pride Source shared the perspective of an individual who came home from Europe with the monkeypox virus. Ryan Abraham described what it’s been like to deal with the symptoms, to get treatment and to [...]
As recently as a few weeks ago, those who support an anti-gay agenda in Michigan were out in full force. Voters in west Michigan’s Jamestown Township were so outraged by their library offering age-appropriate reading [...]
In an attempt to keep pace with the monkeypox virus spreading rapidly across the state, Pride Source is featuring a five-part series, Monkeypox in Michigan, by Ellen Shanna Knoppow. Since the first probable case of [...]
Ahead of a scheduled rebranding in December, when SAGE Metro Detroit will break away from the national SAGE organization, the senior LGBTQ+ nonprofit welcomes two new staffers to prominent positions. Pride Source reached out to [...]
What’s with the late-onset arm pain after getting your monkeypox vaccine? Sure, it’s not unusual that, when getting any kind of vaccination, you might experience some tenderness at the site of injection. The use of [...]
With pumpkin spice (aka “basic bitch”) season just over the horizon, it’s time to cram in as much summer fun as you can manage. Keep it chill with a live stage performance, dive into something [...]
The queer community is mourning the loss of LGBTQ+ advocate and ally Olivia Newton-John. In an announcement on Facebook Monday, John Easterling, the husband of the singer and actress, relayed the news that she had [...]
Allegan, Michigan is quintessential small-town America. There’s a main street and restaurants serving happy diners along the Kalamazoo River. It’s a place where people on the street say hello to strangers and friends alike. Chances [...]
A Russian court on Thursday found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of charges that she smuggled drugs into the country. The court sentenced Griner to nine years in a Russian penal colony. Prosecutors had sought [...]
By Dr. N. Adam Brown, Washington Blade A review of academic literature published in the “Journal of Internet Medical Research” last year determined, when it comes to information about health topics, social media is not [...]
With the primaries now in the rear-view mirror and the November general election firmly in the headlights, here are some key takeaways for the LGBTQ+ community from Tuesday’s results. 1. Democrats taking control of the [...]
Until recently, individuals in crisis who wanted to seek help by phone or text had two main options: They could call 911, which might involve the police or result in a trip by ambulance to [...]
There are two types of summer babies: those who live to soak up the sun and those who do all they can to escape the heat. Whichever camp you’re in, you'll find something here that's [...]
The Michigan LGBTQ+ community is celebrating after the state’s Supreme Court ruled late Thursday that the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act does, indeed, encompass LGBTQ+ rights. The 5-2 decision means that Michigan businesses, landlords and others [...]
Pride Source readers won’t be surprised to learn that, after some savvy Beyhive sleuthing, it's true: Beyoncé has lovingly dedicated her new “Renaissance” release to her gay uncle who died of AIDS-related illness. Even in [...]
It wasn’t that it was hard, but when Neil Patrick Harris shot a scene for the new Netflix series “Uncoupled,” in which his character tries to snap just the right Grindr shots, it was a [...]
In another horrific attack affecting the LGBTQ+ community, a transgender woman was shot and killed in Detroit on Monday evening. Her body was found on the city’s east side, in the 13800 block of Fenkell, [...]
I was an uneducated voter. The first time I voted, I thought it would be easy: just vote for all the Democrats. I wasn’t expecting a test. For some offices, more than one Democratic candidate [...]
“Go big. Be kind. Go West.” Those are the words Nina West left the world with on season 11 of "RuPaul's Drag Race" in 2019. And since then, the later-crowned "Miss Congeniality" of that season [...]
As the monkeypox virus spreads across Michigan, it’s important to sort fact from fiction. This guide includes helpful information about how the virus takes hold and spreads and links to evolving federal and state information [...]
By Dr. N. Adam Brown, Washington Blade What’s that saying? Those who don’t understand history are doomed to repeat it? Once again, the United States is repeating mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic and the [...]
Well, it’s another week and Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas take on another two terrific transformations — two and a half, actually, but we’ll get to that in a minute. First up for the flippers [...]
We’re queer. We’re here. And, if you're homophobic, we’re going to come for you on social media. That appears to be the new mantra of Michigan queers after a newly opened wedding venue in Grand [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to protect marriage equality and enshrine it as law as the conservative-leaning Supreme Court seems poised to revisit the issue. The Bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act passed the [...]
Ah, summer. So hot. So fast. Before you can blink, we’ll be cruising right into fall. For now, there’s plenty of time to dive into one (or all) of these things to do over the [...]
Through hard work, determination, support and imagination, Hotter Than July has been a premier event for 27 years. The project is now older than some people I know. Many have shared their talents with the [...]
The 2021 Netflix documentary about conversion therapy, “Pray Away,” was a turning point for Doug Booth, a political activist and openly gay man living in Grand Rapids. After watching the film, he said he had [...]
Although the draft was leaked, many have said when Roe v. Wade and 50 years of precedent were unceremoniously thrown out the window, they weren’t quite ready for it. And as Pride Source found, those [...]
Howdy, partners, and welcome to this week’s edition of the "Bargain Block" recap, where personal and professional partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas quickly decide to turn a three-bedrooom, one-bath, 1,100-square-foot bungalow on Detroit’s northwest [...]
No matter what Republicans tell you, there’s never a bad time to get lost in a queer book. But now just happens to be a really good time to do so as parents pressure administrators [...]
On my way to Chicago this past weekend, I had the idea to explore getting vaccinated for monkeypox while visiting the city. I knew that the virus was spreading and that vaccines were currently being [...]
Well, hateful homophobia has reared its ugly head in the state of Michigan yet again. This time it’s a new wedding venue in Grand Rapids, the Broadway Avenue, who, with an anti-queer Instagram post, has [...]
Still reeling from the June 24 Supreme Court decision striking down a woman’s right to govern her own body, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her daughters sat down with a Washington Post reporter July 9 to [...]
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, his husband Chasten and the couple's twins are now official Michigan residents. The family resides in Traverse City, Chasten’s hometown, and expect to vote there in the fall. "When I married [...]
When Aaron Foley heard about the recent fire that burned down the historic Woodward Bar & Grill, notably the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Detroit, he couldn’t stop clicking refresh. The native Detroiter, journalist and author [...]
Noah Arbit, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Michigan’s 20th State House District, may be gay and Jewish, but he says he’s much more than that. Not that Arbit isn't fiercely proud of [...]
On April 22, Toni Mua tweeted, “Hi I’m Toni Mua & I believe I just broke history as the first trans person to run for state legislature in Michigan! I’m doing this to change the [...]
The boys are at it again! Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas, the personal and professional partners who take some of the most rundown houses on Detroit’s northwest side and transform them into stunners, serve up [...]
Growing up in a Black middle-class household in the early ’90s, the only force more powerful than God was gender. In our childhood home, there were boys and there were girls. Boys did boy stuff, [...]
As of today, abortion is legal in Michigan. But after the Supreme Court so cruelly overturned Roe v. Wade, that right hangs in the balance. Attorneys and lawmakers face mounting pressure to determine the extent [...]
According to State Sen. Jeremy Moss, Jason Hoskins is the most prepared person to run for the State House District 18 seat — probably more prepared than Moss was when first elected back in 2014. [...]
The inevitable has happened. A man was recently diagnosed with the monkeypox virus at Dr. Paul Benson’s Be Well Medical Center in Berkley. It is believed to be the first known case in the state. [...]
Decaying roads and crumbling bridges, record inflation and gas prices along with the mass exodus of college graduates are apparently not big enough stories for Michigan Republican candidates to work into their platforms these days. [...]
Personal and professional partners Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas are on a mission to convert Detroit one block at time. In this week’s episode, the couple finds themselves buying a house next to the very [...]
Whoever has been targeting LGBTQ Pride flags on Michigan Avenue near US-127 in Lansing struck again on Monday night. But this time, police may have some help putting an end to the thefts and vandalism [...]
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 [...]
Politicians in Florida and Texas have recently proposed banning minors from drag performances, including storytimes for children. There have been demonstrations by white supremacists at drag storytimes in California and North Carolina. Drag queen and [...]
State Sen. Jeremy Moss is getting the last laugh after Senate Leader Mike Shirkey, a Republican, tried to add offensive language to his proposed LGBTQ+ Pride Month Resolution. The Senate had passed the same basic [...]
