Chris Azzopardi
We Are Here for You: The Vital Work of Journalists in LGBTQ+ Media Post-Election
The days following this election have been filled with raw emotion — frustration, sadness, uncertainty and fear for the future. For many in our LGBTQ+ community, including the Pride Source staff, this recent election left us reeling. Navigating [...]
The Horror Behind the Music: Tegan and Sara’s Unbelievable Real-Life Catfishing Saga
“Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara” makes some horror films look like Disney fare. That’s because something is especially scary when it could happen to you. Or in this case, a lesbian Canadian indie-turned-pop duo beloved [...]
Why Cyndi Lauper's Farewell Tour in Detroit Felt Like, Well, a Suitcase of Memories
I spent 15 years attending the Catholic church (and over 15 years more attending pop concerts), so I can confidently say that pop music shows are a form of congregational worship in their own right. They serve as sermons for the soul, and sometimes [...]
Lukas Gage Talks 'Fear of Being Boring,' Queer Sex Representation and His Reaction to Fans Thirsting Over His 'Smile 2' Role
On hit shows such as “Euphoria” and “You,” Lukas Gage has perfected the art of being captivatingly chaotic. Though experiencing a golden shower during the latter series' fourth season might not have been on the actor's bucket [...]
Zachary Quinto on Honoring a Real-Life Queer Doctor on 'Brilliant Minds' — and Why the Election Is 'Urgent and Crucial'
Finding a gay doctor to address your health needs in real life is hard enough. The same has often been true on TV, where primetime medical dramas have typically opted for straight practitioners in lead roles. But that’s changing, thanks to Dr. [...]
How Maisy Stella’s Own Queerness Enriches Her Performance in ‘My Old Ass’
Our older selves might have a lot to say about how we live our lives now. What can we learn from them? And what might they learn from us?
LGBTQ+ Advocacy in the 2024 Election: A Conversation with Governor Whitmer
Since becoming the governor of Michigan in 2019, Gretchen Whitmer has been a fierce ally for the LGBTQ+ community — not just through her words, but through lawful action. “That woman from Michigan,” originally used as an insult from [...]
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s ‘Sweat’ Tour Launch in Detroit: A Queer Club on Steroids
If you popped on Grindr at around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday anywhere in Detroit, you saw a grid of faces and torsos that signaled Something Very Gay Is Happening Right Now. Twinks, twunks, daddies in twink clothes. People of every gender variety. Last [...]
Will Ferrell’s Trans Friend Harper Steele on Finding Support: 'We All Need a Will'
The influence of softhearted straight male allies for the LGBTQ+ community is gaining momentum in the era of Tim Walz. We can now count universally beloved comic actor Will Ferrell among those heterosexual men who, confident in their own identities, [...]
Longtime University of Michigan Friends Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Just Became EGOT Winners
Two musical-theater composers are putting Michigan on the map in a major way, thanks to a recent impressive achievement — earning EGOT status. Last night, during the Creative Arts Emmys, Benj Pasek and his creative partner Justin Paul, who have [...]
On the Tour Bus with Chappell Roan: Everything the Superstar Told Us About Drag, Making Straight Boys Dance and Being Part of Pop Music's 'Alliance of Queer Girlies'
When we connected in late September 2023 from her tour bus, some of Chappell Roan’s first words were, “Hopefully this Zoom works.” You might call that iconic if Roan were the star she is now, when fame turns every sound bite into a [...]
Colton Underwood Embraces Daddyhood: Former 'Bachelor' Star on Showing Conservatives That He Deserves a Family, Too
You knew him first as the first gay “Bachelor.” Many years later, in 2021, you got to know him much better when “Coming Out Colton” aired on Netflix. And while you don’t know Colton Underwood as a daddy yet, you will [...]