Representation matters. And since media representation has a long reach, it matters a whole lot. Leo Sheng knows this all too well, which is why his role playing Micah Lee on “The L Word: Generation [...]
Remember that drag queen bingo event in Howell? The one Meghan Reckling, a 36-year-old Michigan Senate aide and chair of the Livingston County Republican Party, tried to ban from the Howell Melon Festival? Well, it [...]
Joseph Verran, better known to many as Jolene Sugarbaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 10. He was 47. Verran, a native of Lapeer, grew up and spent most of his life in Metro Detroit. While he held [...]
Raise a glass and make a toast: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten are going to be parents! On Aug. 17, Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet member, made the [...]
After a national search, SAGE Metro Detroit welcomes its new executive director, Angela Gabridge. Gabridge, an LGBTQ+ ally, has an extensive career in human services and social justice, making her an ideal candidate to succeed [...]
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled last week that the state’s ethnic intimidation statute extends to transgender individuals. Under the statute, a charge of ethnic intimidation can be levied if the victim was targeted because [...]
Detroit-based rapper Eminem’s child has come out as gender fluid and bisexual. In an Aug. 7 TikTok video that began with the words “Watch me become more comfortable with myself,” the "8 Mile" star’s 19-year-old [...]
Most people will never hear their own voice when watching an ad for Beyoncé’s own clothing line. But most people are not Milfie, a self-described “bad bitch” whose music is featured in the newly released [...]
The LGBTQ+ community lost a local legend when George Jonte-Crane passed away after a short battle with esophageal cancer on Aug. 3 at age 72. “We were called half the Beatles because we were George [...]
“I think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let the government get back to governing,” said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a televised [...]
The world is on fire right now. Forest fires in California and 14 other states, not to mention those in Greece, British Columbia, and Ontario. Thanks, global warming. But an image revealed via social media [...]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a lesbian, recently announced that she would not accept any donations from the Human Rights Campaign until its president, Alphonso David, is gone from the organization. Nessel's announcement comes amidst [...]
The best Detroit techno artists produce the kind of music that practically demands the audience to get up and move. DJ Kelli Hand (K-Hand for short) had it down to a science. “First of all, [...]
Fair and Equal Michigan, the campaign to amend the state’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity through a ballot initiative, has appealed a recent Board of Elections (BOE) decision to [...]
A new report released by Washington, D.C.-based LGBTQ Victory Institute found that Michigan ranks fifth in the nation for the highest number of openly LGBTQ+ elected officials. The state, the report shows, has a total [...]
A ruling is expected any day now in the case of a disgruntled wedding venue owner who was banned from the East Lansing Farmers Market for violating that city’s non-discrimination policy. The case dates back to [...]
While most open spaces exude an emptiness, Affirmations’ 17,000-square feet in Ferndale doesn’t feel like that at all. It feels like a safe space the moment I enter it. Like many there for Affirmations’ reopening [...]
Michigan’s August 2021 primary elections will be held today, Tuesday, Aug. 3, and, like Michiganders in the rest of the state, Detroiters are gearing up to vote. But if reviewing the candidates on the ballot [...]
Meghan Reckling, a 36-year-old Michigan Senate aide and chair of the Livingston County Republican Party, has launched a campaign to get an adults-only, sold out bingo event featuring drag queens banned from the Howell Melon [...]
Leaders of Fair and Equal Michigan, the campaign seeking to ban discrimination in the state based on sexual orientation or gender identity, say that they are disappointed but not surprised to find out the Catholic [...]
In a blow to Fair and Equal Michigan's attempt to amend Michigan's civil rights provision to include LGBTQ+ discrimination, the Board of State Canvassers decided Monday to reject the petition the organization submitted, citing a [...]
Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center is officially reopening to the public on Monday, Aug. 2, after mostly closing its doors over the past 15 months. “It’s great,” said Affirmations Development and Community Relations Manager Kyle Taylor. [...]
Just a few years before breaking hearts and brains around the world with his masterpiece “In the Mood for Love,” Wong Kar-wai premiered his exceptional, lone queer romance. That film, 1997’s “Happy Together,” plays this [...]
It should come as no surprise that the internet is suddenly abuzz with happy gays blowing up social media after Chasten Buttigieg posted a shirtless photo of his husband, Secretary of Transportation and former presidential [...]
When VICE News sent a film crew to Detroit to shoot a documentary about the life and death of Kelly Stough, a Detroit transgender woman brutally murdered in 2018, it quickly became clear the crew didn’t have the [...]
Rev. Dr. Roland Stringfellow, senior minister and teacher of Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit (MCC-D), announced at last Sunday’s service that the church was partnering with Affirmations and SAGE Metro Detroit to bring affordable LGBTQ-friendly [...]
Alex Wright, DCFC co-owner and Chief Creative Officer of the Detroit City Football Club (DCFC), describes the atmosphere during Pride Month as one of the most electrifying, intense experiences that any fan could have. “The [...]
The first-ever Hazel Park Pride (HPP) celebration will take place Sunday, Aug. 15 in Green Acres Park. COVID-19 caused the inaugural event to be pushed back a year, and organizers are now more than ready [...]
The financial burden on insured patients receiving the HIV-preventative PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) has been greatly reduced due to a recently-announced Biden Administration mandate requiring health insurance companies to stop charging co-pays and deductibles related to the [...]
The past 18 or so months have seen major disruption in our daily lives including the cancelation or virtualization of community events celebrating Pride. Detroit’s Hotter Than July (HTJ), the country’s longest running Black LGBTQ+ [...]
"Wimbledon puts me in a great mood." This is the first thing Lendale Johnson tells Pride Source after "hello" during a phone interview. He is watching the championship and rooting for Novak Djokovic. "People just [...]
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 [...]
The organizers of Ann Arbor Pride (AAP) have released the entertainment lineup for this year’s virtual celebration. AAP, which started in 1995 as OUTFest, will take place virtually for the second year in a row [...]
Documentarian Heidi Ewing, director of the new film "I Carry You With Me," describes her childhood in Farmington Hills as "wonderful." "I'd watched a lot of movies, and I used to go to the old [...]
The Oakland County village of Holly's first Pride was a sea of smiling faces, rainbows and Pride Flags. For participants, the event, which took place on June 29, was much more meaningful than these outward [...]
The Michigan Bureau of Elections (BOE) released a report last week alleging that a petition drive organized by the Fair and Equal Michigan campaign to put an anti-LGBTQ discrimintation issue on the ballot has fallen [...]
The Ringwald Theatre has announced its much-anticipated 2021-2022 season, the first in their new performance space at Affirmations LGBTQ+ community center. While the physical location of the theater has changed, The Ringwald still has the [...]
The 2021 Ann Arbor Art Fair is happening in real life. Or, more accurately, art fairs (plural), as the annual summer event will feature three fairs in one: The Original Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, [...]
Mike Hall and his fiancé Anthony Hamilton's story is harrowing. The two were riding scooters home from Hall’s job at the Kroger at 16 Mile Road and Crocker in Harrison Township when they were assaulted. [...]
The Ruth Ellis Center’s Victor Street building is sporting a new look thanks to Spotify and ggggrimes, a Philadelphia-based artist who identifies as Black, non-binary and queer. The building has been painted with a mural [...]
When current Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack campaigned for reelection last year, she said she wouldn’t consider it a win unless newcomer Elizabeth Welch won, too. The double victory meant that the [...]
Michigan State Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D – Ann Arbor) has once again introduced a package of bills and a joint resolution aimed at striking down harmful, anti-LGBTQ+ state laws. Rabhi wants to strike Michigan laws [...]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has determined that a state law related to gender identity and state identification is unconstitutional. Nessel’s opinion came down in response to a request made by Michigan Department of Health [...]
In just two months, Affirmations, the LGBTQ+ community center based in Ferndale, raised $115,000 during its annual Affirmation Pride Fundraising Campaign. The organization closed out the event with a unique telethon on Saturday, June 26. [...]
SAGE Metro Detroit held a virtual version of their annual LGBTQ+ Older Adult Summit June 26. Last year’s summit was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is “one of the longest-running annual events [...]
The co-president of Battle Creek Pride (BCP) is urging Calhoun County to include protections in their Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy for LGBTQ+ people. The policy currently does not include sexual orientation, gender identity, or [...]
“LGBTQ youth have a 120 percent higher risk of experiencing homelessness than their heterosexual counterparts,” said Hunter Willard, director of Homeless Youth Programs at OutFront Kalamazoo. “The consequences of this disparity are far-reaching and can [...]
A former correctional officer with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) is suing that agency. Bridget Cadena’s lawsuit focuses on harassment she says she endured by coworkers and inmates alike after she was outed as [...]
Choosing the right senior living community is challenging, especially when it comes to “fit.” Feeling comfortable at home and within the community is just as important as whether there’s a pool — though a pool is [...]
Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community has come a long way. Marriage is legal and, for the most part, LGBTQ+ people are able to live their lives as their whole selves with full acceptance from friends and family. [...]
