D'Anne Witkowski
The Story Behind Gov. Whitmer's Motor City Pride 'We' Pronoun Jacket
If you attended the Motor City Pride parade over the weekend, you no doubt noticed that not only did Gov. Gretchen Whitmer participate, but she also was wearing a very special jacket. On the back of a black leather jacket the word "We" is written [...]
Jen Winston's Book 'Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much' Aims to Spark a Bisexual Revolution
Being bisexual is a little like being colorblind: no one would notice just by looking at you. If you don't tell people, they won't know. Unlike color blindness, however, bisexuality is weighed down by stereotypes, misconceptions and [...]
Sexually Harassing Teenagers Totally Righteous, Says God
If you spent this past weekend on a beach harassing teenagers for wearing "pornographic" bathing suits, it's totally okay as long as God told you to do it. Or at least that's the reason Area Man Logan Dorn gave when he confronted a [...]
Why Motor City Pride Performer DJ LiXxer Has Earned the Title of 'Your Favorite Damn DJ in the Land'
Being a DJ during a pandemic is tough. But Taylor "DJ LiXxer" Anderson has learned a few things during her decade-long DJ career. So when weddings and other events started getting canceled and clubs closed their doors, DJ LiXxer did what so many [...]
How Sabin, Detroit Drag Royalty and Motor City Pride's Veteran Host, Learned to Fly Again
Never underestimate the power of a hug. It just might save your life. Tyler T. Cooper, best known as Detroit's beautiful, bald and bold drag queen Sabin, knows this all too well. See, Cooper was supposed to be a dancer. Was a dancer, in fact. [...]
This Lesbian TV Series Creator Made a Show with a Non-Binary Bison and a Strong Female Lead
Is there really anywhere cooler to live than in a treehouse situated inside the natural history museum your mom helps to run? Especially if the exhibits in the museum came to life at night providing you with endless adventure and one-of-a-kind [...]
Radical Right Has Perfected the Political Art of 'I Know You Are But What Am I?'
Do you remember that scene in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" when Pee-wee Herman and Francis, in an argument about Pee-wee's bike, end up insulting each other and then shouting, "I know you are, but what am I?" over and over? That's basically the radical [...]
Actor Garrett Clayton, a Dearborn Native and Oakland University Alum, Marries Boyfriend Blake Knight
You've likely seen Garrett Clayton, Dearborn native and alum of Dearborn Heights' Crestwood High School and Oakland University, on screens large and small. The versatile actor has starred in Disney's "Teen Beach Movie" and "Teen Beach Movie 2," [...]
He Became Known as the 'Pregnant Man.' Now Trystan Reese Tells His Story About Trans Pregnancy.
Once upon a time, two men fell in love. By the next day, they were parenting two toddlers. OK, it wasn't the next day. But Trystan Reese, now 38, and his husband Biff Chaplow, now 35, who call themselves "the accidental gay parents," became dads [...]
You'll Never Guess Who This Extremist Pastor Is Blaming for COVID
There are two things I need to say right up front. One, getting a COVID-19 vaccine is a safe and effective way to prevent yourself and others from getting really sick and possibly dying. Two, no good conversation ever starts with, "I'm going to tell [...]
This Highland Park Queer Painter Was Just Named a WDET 'Artist Next Door'
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 celebrates Detroit [...]
People Who Hate Gays More Likely to Hate Vaccines in Totally Weird Coincidence
It's the moment we've all been waiting for! The Pfizer vaccine has been officially FDA approved. Finally, those completely reasonable and rational people who've been refusing to get the shot until it was upgraded from "emergency use [...]