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This Michigan Couple Is Ready to Open Their Home and Hearts to LGBTQ+ Teens in Need

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2021-09-08T09:45:26-04:00September 8th, 2021|Features, Michigan, News, Parenting|

Longtime LGBTQ+ allies and parents Gary and Sheila Bigelow are ready to open their home to a local teen in need of stable housing. It’s been a long journey for the pair. In the '90s, [...]

Skeptical Sex Workers in Michigan Look on as OnlyFans Bans Porn (and Then Unbans Porn)

By Jason A. Michael|2021-09-07T10:54:00-04:00September 7th, 2021|Michigan, National, News|

Subscription-based social media platform OnlyFans has been making headlines recently after announcing an impending ban on the adult porn content that made the platform what it is today. Though the company quickly reversed course after [...]

Michigan’s OutCenter Rolls Out Back-to-School Programming to Help Struggling LGBTQ+ Youth

By Jason A. Michael|2021-09-03T13:52:49-04:00September 3rd, 2021|Michigan, News|

There’s no denying the past school year (and-a-half) was challenging for many students. But a new report from the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights notes that LGBTQ+ youth experienced stress unique to being [...]

What to Expect from Motor City Pride’s In-Person Event in the COVID Age

By Jackie Jones|2021-09-13T09:00:38-04:00September 3rd, 2021|Michigan, News, Pride|

After the long COVID months and virtual Pride events, Motor City Pride is finally upon us. But planning this year's event has been, as you can imagine, a bit different than previous years.  “More stressful [...]

Flint Author’s Debut Book Captures ‘the Beauty and Pain of Being Black’ While Deconstructing Black Stereotypes

By Jackie Jones|2021-09-02T11:29:20-04:00September 2nd, 2021|Features, Michigan|

Through his use of colloquialism and allusions, Flint poet Jonah Mixon-Webster ruminates on Black societal confines with “Stereo(TYPE).” Originally released in 2018, the second edition of his debut poetry collection, available through Penguin Random House [...]

Ford Brilliantly Clapped Back at Homophobic Remarks By Creating an Even Gayer Truck

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-31T14:15:05-04:00August 31st, 2021|Michigan, News|

Sticks and stones may break your bones but names don’t hurt Ford Germany. So, when an internet troll remarked that the new performance blue version of the F-150 Ranger Raptor looked “very gay,” a Ford [...]

Think Detroit Is ‘Shitty’? An Upcoming Circuit Party Is Determined to Prove You Wrong

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-31T22:52:22-04:00August 31st, 2021|Michigan, News|

It’s no secret that gay men love to dance. They’re literally the ones who started the disco inferno of the 1970s. The dancing slowed for a bit as AIDS ravaged the community in the 1980s. [...]

This Highland Park Queer Painter Was Just Named a WDET ‘Artist Next Door’

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-08-30T15:55:42-04:00August 30th, 2021|Michigan, News|

Highland Park-based queer artist Allison Scout Waite tells Pride Source it's "amazing" to be named one of six “Artists Next Door” by WDET, Detroit’s National Public Radio station. The program, according to WDET, “illuminates and [...]

Another Year Waiting: How the Pandemic Has Caused Trans People to Face Yet More Barriers to Treatment

By Taylor Blackley|2021-08-26T10:33:51-04:00August 26th, 2021|Michigan, National, News|

As a professional drummer, Rikki Bates knows something about keeping time. And time, over the past year, has moved at an agonizing tempo. “You’ve got to go straight up the trail and, you know, cut [...]

How the Financial Services Industry Is Becoming More LGBTQ+ Inclusive

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2021-08-25T11:37:41-04:00August 25th, 2021|Michigan, National, News|

Jason Porter is confident he can bring his "whole self" to work. Porter, who is gay and has worked in the financial services industry for 15 years, said that wasn't always the case.  Before he [...]

ACLU: Crucial Court Cases Are Promising Sign for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights

By Jay Kaplan|2021-08-24T15:10:55-04:00August 24th, 2021|Michigan, News, Opinions, Uncategorized|

A recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision in People v. Rogers points the way to civil rights protections for Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community. In July 2018, Kimora Steuball, a transgender woman, had a terrifying encounter with [...]

Church, Outside the Box: MCC-D Will Celebrate 49 Years at First Affirmations Service

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-24T12:43:05-04:00August 24th, 2021|Michigan, News|

September brings with it a new season and a new day for Metropolitan Community Church – Detroit (MCC-D). The congregation, which has been sharing space with the Clawson United Methodist Church for the last several [...]

$1 Million CHAG Grant Will Provide COVID Vaccine Outreach to Overlooked Detroit Populations

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-08-24T11:38:31-04:00August 24th, 2021|Michigan, News|

The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective and widely available at no cost. For many people, going to get the shot is easy. For these individuals, returning for a second shot might be a minor inconvenience, [...]

LGBTQ Victory Fund Campaign Is Focused on Keeping Queer Neighborhoods in Michigan Together

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-23T10:27:58-04:00August 23rd, 2021|Michigan, News|

Redistricting to align with the new U.S. Census results has become a hot-button political issue for a host of reasons. The way states redraw their maps will have lasting consequences for voters and communities at [...]

Michigan HIV Experts ‘Excited’ About the Possibility of a New HIV Vaccine In The Works

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-20T16:32:06-04:00August 20th, 2021|Michigan, News|

Moderna, in the news these days for its successful COVID vaccine, has announced it now intends to start human trials on a vaccine for HIV.  The news about Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine came last week from [...]

Charles Pugh Is Set to Be Released From Prison in December: ‘I’ve Learned That the Past Is to Inform Us’ (Exclusive)

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-20T13:35:12-04:00August 20th, 2021|Michigan, News|

Before Charles Pugh is released from prison on or around Dec. 22, the former Detroit City Council president tells Pride Source exclusively that he has learned from his past mistakes. “Missteps are to teach us [...]

Ann Arbor Council Bans Conversion Therapy As Pro-LGBTQ+ Mayor Calls Practice An ‘Abomination’

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-20T11:18:18-04:00August 20th, 2021|Michigan, News|

The Ann Arbor City Council voted Monday, Aug. 16 to ban conversion therapy in the city. The 10-member board’s vote was unanimous.  “This is a good opportunity to remember how Ann Arbor really functions as [...]

This Ypsilanti-Raised Queer Trans Asian Actor Is Changing the Face of ‘The L Word’

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-08-19T10:57:35-04:00August 19th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Michigan|

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 [...]

Howell Loses, Fair Michigan Wins After City Ousts Drag Queen Bingo Show from Melon Fest

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-18T13:29:41-04:00August 18th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Remembering Joseph Verran: Lapeer Native Was Known For His Dolly Parton-Inspired Persona Jolene Sugarbaker

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-18T12:01:17-04:00August 18th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Michiganders Pete and Chasten Buttigieg Announce They’re Becoming First-Time Parents

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-08-18T10:47:31-04:00August 18th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

An Interview with SAGE’s New Executive Director Angela Gabridge (Exclusive)

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-16T17:37:28-04:00August 16th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Michigan Court of Appeals Ruling a Big Win for Transgender Civil Rights in State

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-13T15:01:14-04:00August 13th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Introducing Stevie: Watch Eminem’s Child Come Out as Genderfluid and Bisexual

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-13T13:19:31-04:00August 13th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

This Bisexual Detroit Rapper Is Shook After Hearing Her Voice In a New Beyoncé Ad (and TBH, So Are We)

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-08-13T11:57:55-04:00August 13th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

‘He Showed Me What True Love Is’: Paul Jonte-Crane Remembers His Late Husband George, a PRISM Men’s Chorus Member

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-12T14:30:00-04:00August 12th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Cuomo Resigns, and Here’s Why Dana Nessel Must Be Very Happy About That

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-11T09:52:33-04:00August 10th, 2021|Michigan, News|

“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 [...]

Top or Bottom? Either Way, Happy Belated Birthday to Smokey the Muscle Bear Daddy!

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-08-11T10:52:20-04:00August 10th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Dana Nessel Tells HRC to Keep the Money, Ditch the President Amidst Cuomo Harassment Scandal

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-09T09:29:48-04:00August 9th, 2021|Michigan, National, News|

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 [...]

Dead at 56: K-Hand, Detroit’s Own Trailblazing Techno DJ, Left a Major Mark on the Queer Music Scene

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-07T13:38:01-04:00August 5th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 Not Giving Up, Appeals to State Supreme Court on BOE’s Rejection of Civil Rights Amendment Petition

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-05T11:34:47-04:00August 5th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Michigan Fifth in Nation for Number of LGBTQ+ Elected Officials

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-05T10:59:58-04:00August 5th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 Court Ruling Is Expected Soon on East Lansing Wedding Vendor Who Refused to Hold Same-Sex Ceremonies

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-04T17:23:32-04:00August 4th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Affirmations Could’ve Saved My Sister’s Life. Now That They’ve Fully Reopened, They Can Still Save Others. 

By Jackie Jones|2021-08-03T14:37:56-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Michigan, News, Personal Stories|

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 [...]

Go Vote! LGBT Detroit Mobilization Endorses 8 Pro-LGBTQ+ Candidates for Today’s Primary

By Eve Kucharski|2021-08-03T11:11:58-04:00August 3rd, 2021|Election, Michigan, News|

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 [...]

A Republican Chair Who Needs to Lighten Up Wants to Cancel a Wholesome Drag Queen Bingo Event in Howell

By Jason A. Michael|2021-08-02T19:48:45-04:00August 2nd, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Report Reveals Michigan Catholic Conference Contributed $240K To Block Equal Rights Amendment Effort 

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-31T17:49:03-04:00July 29th, 2021|Breaking, Michigan, News, Previously Breaking|

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 [...]

Fair and Equal Michigan Set to Appeal Rejection of Civil Rights Amendment Petition Signatures

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-29T10:54:23-04:00July 29th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

After a 15-Month Pandemic Closure, Affirmations Can’t Wait to See the Community When It Fully Reopens Aug. 2

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-28T14:34:48-04:00July 28th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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. [...]

Why You Don’t Want to Miss This Classic Hong Kong Queer Film in Hamtramck

By George Elkind|2021-07-28T10:20:44-04:00July 28th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Secretary of the Thirst Trap Pete Buttigieg Brings Joy to the Hearts of Michigan Gays Everywhere While in Traverse City

By Sarah Bricker Hunt|2021-07-27T15:03:15-04:00July 27th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

How Two Detroit Ballroom Godmothers Made Sure VICE Got the Whole Story About Murdered Trans Woman Kelly Stough

By Ellen Shanna Knoppow|2021-07-26T13:56:36-04:00July 26th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

Coming Soon to Michigan: LGBTQ-Friendly Affordable Senior Housing in Ferndale

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-23T09:52:03-04:00July 23rd, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

A Queer Sports Fan Went to a Detroit City Football Club Game. He Walked Away an Even Prouder Fan.

By Tom Wesley|2021-07-22T12:26:33-04:00July 22nd, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

First-Ever Hazel Park Pride: A New Tradition for Increasingly Inclusive Metro Detroit Community

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-22T09:58:37-04:00July 22nd, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

‘A Real Game-Changer’: Michigan Experts Hail New PrEP Mandate Making HIV-Prevention Drug Free

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-21T13:11:24-04:00July 21st, 2021|Michigan, National, News|

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 [...]

Meet the Creative Team Behind This Year’s Hotter Than July

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-07-21T09:18:53-04:00July 21st, 2021|Michigan, News|

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+ [...]

Kalamazoo Native Lendale Johnson, America’s First Gay Black Tennis Pro, on How ‘Visibility Is Invaluable’

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-07-19T16:11:33-04:00July 19th, 2021|Michigan, National, News|

"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 [...]

At Long Last, Live Shows Return to Michigan: 11 Must-See LGBTQ+ Artists Coming To Town

By D'Anne Witkowski|2021-07-14T10:38:35-04:00July 15th, 2021|Entertainment, Features, Michigan, Music, News|

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 [...]

2021 Ann Arbor Pride Unveils Lineup As It Seeks to Engage LGBTQ+ Community in New Ways

By Jason A. Michael|2021-07-14T08:20:30-04:00July 14th, 2021|Michigan, News|

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 [...]

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