Sigourney Weaver almost didn’t make it to Michigan to film “Prayers for Bobby.” In fact, the star of “Ghostbusters” and “Alien” didn’t think she could even make time to shoot the TV drama, which has [...]
Actress and onscreen alien-slayer Sigourney Weaver took a moment to praise Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order barring state funds from being used for the purpose of performing conversion therapy on minors during a recent [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of a religious-affiliated foster care agency seeking to refuse child placement into LGBTQ homes, determining the City of Philadelphia’s enforcement of a contract with non-discrimination provisions [...]
LaGanja Estranja, self-proclaimed cannabis activist and Season 6 contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has come out this Pride Month as trans. The news was first reported by Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday. Shortly after, Estranja took [...]
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 [...]
As the fate of a couple of bills in the Michigan Legislature that would ban the practice of conversion therapy continues to look uncertain, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took bold action Monday. Whitmer effectively demanded the [...]
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 Ann Arbor District Library has several events planned in celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month. From virtual kids’ events to teen book talks to a Drag Variety Hour, the month is packed with plenty of [...]
Jim Rasor knows Royal Oak. “I was a city commissioner from 2009 to 2013, and during that time, we were confronting two problems,” Rasor, the well-known Royal Oak-based attorney, told Pride Source. “The first was [...]
Go find the nearest bathroom and flush the toilet. Listen carefully. What you hear is much better than any Kid Rock song. (If you’re asking yourself, “Who is Kid Rock?” you aren’t alone. Stop reading [...]
The state of Michigan is a mixed bag when it comes to LGBTQ+ equality. Major cities such as Ann Arbor and Detroit and vibrant hubs like Ferndale and Saugatuck are vocal about support for LGBTQ+ [...]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is really feeling Pride this month. Today, the staunch ally tweeted a selfie in support of LGBTQ+ Pride Month. In the photo, Whitmer is posing on her front porch and a [...]
Health Emergency Lifeline Programs (HELP) and its Corktown Health Center announced Wednesday that the two agencies were merging for marketing purposes and that henceforth they would be known as one sole organization to be called [...]
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 [...]
Burger King announced this month that it was taking a stand for LGBTQ rights and against fast food competitor Chick-fil-A. Burger King, around since 1953 and based in Miami, is known for its flame-broiled Whopper. [...]
The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate, for the first time ever, recognized June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month by adopting a resolution that was the brainchild of openly gay State Sen. Jeremy Moss. The effort had bipartisan support. [...]
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 [...]
For the first time ever the City of Trenton is flying the rainbow flag throughout the month of June in celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride. The flag will fly in front of Trenton’s City Hall thanks [...]
Its doors haven’t been opened back up to the public yet, but big things are happening at Affirmations. In a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday, Affirmations Executive Director Dave Garcia shared some exciting news about [...]
A 14-year-old middle school student from Ohio was the victim of an apparent anti-gay attack from a fellow student recently. Tristen Torrez was sitting on the bleachers outside Defiance Middle School in Defiance, Ohio, on [...]
A state representative here in Michigan, Felicia Brabec, has proposed a bill that would allow HIV-positive persons to be organ donors for other HIV-positive persons in the state. Currently, Michigan law does not allow HIV-positive [...]
LANSING — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist issued a proclamation marking June as Pride Month to recognize the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ Michiganders. “LGBTQ+ Michiganders are an essential part of who we are, and [...]
August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021 Alix Dobkin, an indisputable legend in women’s music and longtime lesbian activist, died May 19 after suffering a brain aneurism and subsequent stroke. She was 80. Dobkin was [...]
The committee that is organizing the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo has declined to say whether Japanese lawmakers’ anti-LGBTQ comments violated the Olympic Charter’s nondiscrimination clause. Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, reported members of Japan’s ruling Liberal [...]
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. [...]
The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law has found that LGBQ people have more interactions with the police than the general public according to their new study. “Six times as many LGBQ people as [...]
The International AIDS Society has announced the 2022 International AIDS Conference will take place in-person in Montreal. The conference, which will also feature virtual events, is scheduled to take place from July 29 through Aug. [...]
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 [...]
Out Loud Chorus will return to live performance with a show at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 5 at the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market. The show, titled Out of the Closet, will be the chorus’s [...]
The Lego Group has announced the June 1 release of "Everyone is Awesome," a 346-piece Lego set designed to celebrate the diversity of Lego fans and the world around them. The set includes 11 faceless [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
The Detroit Experience Factory is presenting a virtual tour tonight called LGBTQ+ Detroit: Past & Present. “The LGBTQ community in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs has been ever present and strong,” reads the introduction on [...]
Star of stage and screen, singer and red-carpet darling Billy Porter announced in an essay in The Hollywood Reporter that he is HIV-positive and has been for the last 14 years. “Having lived through the [...]
Despite having President Biden in the White House and Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress, efforts to update federal civil rights laws to strengthen the prohibition on discrimination against LGBTQ+ people by passing the [...]
Singer and actor Demi Lovato, who in March announced they were pansexual, has now come out as nonbinary in a post to Instagram. Lovato will now use the pronouns they and them. “I am proud [...]
Social media maven Chrissy Teigen is “mortified and sad” at who she used to be, according to multiple tweets she sent after being called out by Courtney Stodden for comments she made when the model [...]
In a still unfolding case, Elle Yared, 33, a trans woman from Grand Rapids, died in her apartment Friday, May 14, sometime after allegedly falling multiple times from a scooter she was riding in downtown [...]
Editor's Note: This list will be updated as more dates are finalized. Last updated June 15, 2021. By now it's understood that COVID-19 has thrown off long-term planning and that means that Pride season has [...]
The White House announced Thursday that President Joe Biden has nominated Catherine Lhamon to serve as the Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Lhamon currently serves as [...]
State Department spokesperson Ned Price on May 14 said the decriminalization of consensual same-sex sexual relations is one of the five priorities for the Biden administration in its efforts to promote LGBTQ+ rights abroad. “The [...]
Detroit-based rapper Miz Korona is best-known for her role in the movie "8 Mile," for being named Female Artist of the Year at the Detroit Music Awards and last year’s "The Virus" EP. In recent [...]
While Instagram users have long been manually adding preferred pronouns to their bios on their own, the app has announced that it will now let all users add their preferred pronouns to their bios and [...]
On May 2, The Victory Institute inducted 21 leaders to its newly formed LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame. The intention behind the Hall of Fame is “to honor the LGBTQ elected officials, appointed officials and [...]
Lesbian icon and all-around funny lady Ellen DeGeneres has announced she is walking away from her popular daily talk show, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," next year. Over the past 18 seasons, Ellen has done well [...]
The City of Hazel Park and Corktown Health Center are partnering to host a walk-in Vaccine Clinic and Health Fair from 3 to 8 p.m on Thursday, May 13. The center will administer the Moderna [...]
The 13th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment conference will take place virtually May 17 through 22. “TDOE is a celebration of self, by understanding our journey thus far, and a day of decision, declaration and [...]
Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David is scheduled to speak at the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Diversity Council’s virtual COLOURS Conference and Pride Awards. Billed as Michigan’s No. 1 LGBTQ+ [...]
