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Casting a wary eye across the rainbow-riddled landscape that is corporate-sponsored Pride, it’s no wonder some folks in the LGBTQ+ community have grown skeptical of the entire concept. By mid-June, you might be thinking, “If [...]
The body of 34-year-old Ashia Davis was found in the early hours of June 2 at the Woodward Inn in Highland Park, marking a tragic start to Pride Month in Metro Detroit. While the medical [...]
When "Don Pasquale" first premiered in January of 1843, it joined a long tradition of opera buffa, or comedic operas, that had begun a century before. The opera’s composer, Gaetano Donizetti, was a force in [...]
With drag queens and trans youth under constant attack from all corners of the country, groups like Proud Boys have promised to demonstrate at Pride festivals around the nation. Pride Source has heard of no [...]
Ahead of her appearance at 6 p.m. June 3 on the Ferndale Pride Dance Stage, Pride Source spent some time getting to know DJ and music producer Alexa Rae Neff, aka RAEDY LEX, a 33-year-old [...]
It’s the most wonderful time of year. No, wait, that’s Christmas. Well, Pride is still pretty special — it’s basically the high holy day of the queer calendar. More than just a gathering, it’s a [...]
MiGen, formerly Sage Metro Detroit, is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get the word out about flu vaccines and Covid boosters for older LGBTQ+ adults this summer. The organization’s new [...]
If you’re like me, you’re out and proud, but being loud isn’t really your thing. And as excited as you are about Pride, it also kinda stresses you out. You’re the person sitting the furthest [...]
Pace yourselves, fam. The entire state of Michigan is virtually throbbing with Pride vibes this year, with events stacked up like endless hotcakes at IHOP. The good news is that there’s something for everyone; the [...]
Although Antonio Dave Garcia is stepping down from his post as executive director of Affirmations at the end of the year, he’s not exactly leaving. Rather, he’s stepping aside to take on other roles. The [...]
In the world of standup, genderqueer comedians like Diana Graham represent a small but growing demographic. On that list are Jes Tom, Lorelei Ramirez, Peter Smith, James Tison and Spike Einbinder. Count Graham among them. [...]
Perhaps the reason it’s so disappointing that Eastpointe failed to pass a Pride Month resolution this year is because the city is believed to be the first to ever do so in Macomb County back [...]
Playing the Tin Man in an elementary school production of “The Wizard of Oz” was just the beginning of Detroit-born artist Baddie Brooks’ performance career, which, it seems, is about to take off in a [...]
Can you feel that electric buzz in the air? That’s right, friends: Pride season is upon us. You’ll find rainbow-hued delights around every corner from now until July (and even later — find details in [...]
Bills were introduced simultaneously today in both the Michigan House of Representatives and the Michigan Senate that would essentially end conversion therapy for minors across the state. The package of bills would ensure that no [...]
Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center Executive Director Antonio Dave Garcia has announced his intention to step down at the end of the year. Newly hired Deputy Executive Director Cheryl Czach will take over Jan. 1. For the [...]
Casey Hoffman, candidate for mayor of Menominee, stands to become one of the only known openly LGBTQ+ Republican elected officials in Michigan history. It’s a distinction Hoffman is proud of. Municipal elections are nonpartisan, so [...]
He left us in December but his memory will always linger on in metro Detroit’s queer community. The work of artist and longtime Between The Lines columnist Charles Alexander will go on display starting Wednesday, [...]
Gender-affirming healthcare has come a long way in Michigan. Just this past March, Gov. Whitmer signed legislation to amend the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) to include LGBTQ+ people, which will ensure transgender Michiganders won’t [...]
Pride festivals in Ottawa County this year will take place under an umbrella of concern — but also in defiance of an openly hostile message emanating from county officials. When the newly elected Ottawa County Board [...]
“Big name” Pride Fests might grab more headlines, but small-town Prides dot the Michigan map from top to bottom, including areas where holding Pride events in 2023 is a courageous act, given the currently raging [...]
It’s something you’ve probably not given a lot of thought to: How do Pride festivals like Motor City Pride (MCP) select the entertainers who will take the stage and bring the crowds to their feet? [...]
Coming soon to an undisclosed location near you: Help Protect America’s Daughters, an evening with speaker Riley Gaines, a former member of the University of Kentucky NCAA swim team who was allegedly traumatized when she [...]
It was gonna be May. And then it was, and here we are. Switch things up this month with one or five brand new adventures, from hitting the dance floor at a new queer club, [...]
When hundreds of counter-protesters showed up to confront an anti-drag contingent that had threatened to disrupt a drag queen storytime at Royal Oak’s Sidetrack Bookshop in March, they were the ones sashaying away. Co-owner Jenny [...]
Church Militant (CM), a conservative organization that operates a news website, is demanding that the Ferndale City Council allow a religious flag to be flown outside Ferndale City Hall during Pride Month. The group is [...]
By day, he is best known in Michigan’s queer circles as a tireless advocate for the community and the staff attorney for the ACLU of Michigan’s LGBT Project. But by night — or a few [...]
While the recent expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act may go a long way toward combating discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in Michigan, the fact remains that genuine respect and civility cannot be legislated. Such [...]
Despite what you might have been led to believe, most queer people are up to many things other than discussing Bud Lights on TikTok. In fact, Michigan is alive with possibilities for all your queer [...]
It’s not just the beautiful women, craft cocktails and club music attendees get when stepping foot into a Lesbian Social Detroit event — it’s a feeling of acceptance. “When you come to a Lesbian Social, [...]
Hilary Murmers readily admits she didn’t have a lot of faith in Michigan. When Murmers and her spouse moved here in 2021, “We felt like, OK, we'll go try this out. We'll give it a [...]
When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off on the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Amendment, enshrining LGBTQ+ discrimination protections into law in March, the occasion marked a long-fought victory for equality in the state. But focusing [...]
Affirmations, the LGBTQ+ community center in Ferndale, recently named Cheryl Czach their new deputy executive director. Pride Source caught up with the long-time advocate to learn more about her history with the organization, her family [...]
It’s an uncomfortable topic many of us would rather avoid, but making a plan for what should happen at the end of your life to protect your loved ones is one of the kindest gifts [...]
Now that your "Barbie" movie meme stash is fully organized and primed for posting, it’s time to turn your attention to all the joyful queer fun waiting for you in Southeast Michigan this April. See [...]
A handmade quilt might bring to mind a bygone era in American history — a time when handicrafts like quilting were the norm and long before progressive ideas about gender and diversity had taken root in [...]
Full disclosure: I have at least a dozen photos of myself standing next to Governor Whitmer since she was Candidate Whitmer in 2018. The first was taken at a meet-and-greet in June of that year, [...]
Grab a printable digital download of this timeline (click here: Between The Lines ELCRA Timeline). Pop open the Champagne and sparkling juice. The day so many in the LGBTQ+ community tirelessly battled for has arrived. [...]
This April, the Detroit Opera will bring a fresh and unusual piece to the stage — Osvaldo Golijov’s "Ainadamar: Fountain of Tears." Fresh, because it’s relatively new, in operatic terms; the piece premiered in 2003 [...]
Whether she was photographing national LGBTQ+ figures like Ellen DeGeneres or people in her local Michigan community, Charzette Torrence used her unique eye to capture the beauty she saw right in front of her. Torrence, [...]
The stresses of life can take a toll on well-being and happiness, but self-care in the form of entertainment, creation and juicy conversation with interesting people can make all the difference. Shake up your routine [...]
Like a lot of queer boys, Ben Rubinstein steered clear of the locker room in middle school, afraid that he would be teased for being an overweight kid. Whatever it means to be a “sports [...]
The Michigan House of Representatives dodged a bullet when Wendy Webster-Jackson got trounced — she won a mere 20 percent of the vote — in her November bid to rep the state’s 18th district. Webster-Jackson, [...]
It’s the latest brouhaha over a book. Conservative Lapeer County Prosecutor John Miller claims he’s considering taking legal action if a local librarian, Amy Churchill, does not take the book “Gender Queer: A Memoir” off [...]
When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off on officially amending the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include LGBTQ+ discrimination protections on March 16, her allyship was front and center. But the occasion also held deep personal [...]
Following the signing of Senate Bill 4, which amended the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for the LGBTQ+ community, Pride Source was granted a one-on-one interview with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. But even before [...]
Last November, Michigan voters spoke loud and clear at the ballot box, scoring wins for a long list of Democratic legislators and executives who promised to prioritize equality for queer Michiganders. Today, Michigan Gov. Gretchen [...]
Cindy Clardy was known to many in Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community as a queer activist and a “lesbian grandma,” as she described herself. Tragically, Clardy died while snorkeling in Turks and Caicos on Feb. 28. While [...]
A few weeks into her new gig, Emme Zanotti, Equality Michigan’s new director of advocacy and civic engagement, says she’s still in the “humble and honored” phase, but a few minutes into our call, it’s [...]
When Geoffrey Johnson first picked up an oboe as an elementary school student, he never imagined that he’d one day be playing the iconic double-reed symphony instrument on a soundstage in Hollywood. A few decades [...]
