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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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+ [...]
Two LGBTQ-related bills are making their way through the state government, but they're polar opposites of each other and attracting a lot of attention. No. 1: Pro-Equality State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) introduced Senate [...]
The Biden administration announced yesterday that Donald Trump-era policies discriminating against LGBTQ+ people in health care are being rolled back. The decision means that the Department of Health and Human Services is back in line [...]
Fifty years ago this fall, pioneering activist Jim Toy co-founded, with Cyndi Gair, the Human Sexuality Office at the University of Michigan. Now designated the Spectrum Center, it was the first campus “gay office” in [...]
When Brett Nicholson was growing up, he never imagined running for elected office — or owning a gay bar, for that matter. But now, the human resource management professional and owner of the Liberty Bar [...]
“Firefly” and "Playboy Club" star Sean Maher is serving as co-chair for the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter’s 2021 Spring Soirée at Neiman Marcus in the Somerset Collection in Troy. The event, which is in its [...]
While the homophobic letters recently sent to a number of LGBTQ+ leaders in Michigan did not constitute a direct threat, it’s useful to have a working knowledge of what exactly constitutes a threat, what is [...]
At least seven LGBTQ+ leaders across Michigan received the same flyer sent by mail in mid-April. With the title "Prophecy: The Punishment of My Gay People," the letter quoted several Bible verses. All of the [...]
On Thursday, the Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center in Ferndale completed the first of two free, COVID-19 vaccination days. Available by appointment at the center, the next event will be held on Thursday, May 27, allowing [...]
LANSING — A large contingent of Michigan’s business community has come out in favor of a ballot initiative that would ask voters to amend Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include discrimination protections for both [...]
KALAMAZOO — Integrated Services of Kalamazoo is using a $75,000 grant to become “more inclusive in our practices and approach” regarding the LGBTQ+ population, Project Director Carlos Brown tells Pride Source. The grant comes from [...]
How far would you run for your family? For 16-year-old Katie Christian, who lives in Ferndale with her two moms, Karen and Stephanie, that answer was 13.1 miles — or a half-marathon that she completed [...]
For the past 25 years, Hotter Than July has revolutionized and represented the vibrant Black LGBTQ+ community in Detroit and holds the honor of being the world’s second-oldest Black LGBTQ+ Pride. From its first iteration [...]
Longtime activist Jim Toy turns 91 today. Known as the first openly gay man in Michigan, after coming out in 1970, Toy developed the first-ever campus center dedicated to supporting those in the LGBTQ+ community [...]
When Angie Perone began as the Executive Director of SAGE Metro Detroit in 2015, the organization had a few part-time staff and a budget of under $50,000. Since then, SAGE, whose mission is to build [...]
Ann Arbor City Councilman Jeff Hayner, widely condemned over the past week for the use of a homophobic quote on social media, was stripped of his committee assignments at a special meeting of the council [...]
Coming to grocery store aisles across the country just in time for Pride month in June is Together with Pride, a gay-as-hell breakfast cereal that consists of – no lie – rainbow hearts and edible [...]
