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Planned Parenthood Rolls Out Gender-Affirming Care at Michigan Health Centers
Known for delivering vital health care, sex education and sexual health information to people of all ages, gender identities, national origins, races and sexual orientations, Planned Parenthood of Michigan (PPMI) now offers gender-affirming hormone [...]
Abigail's Pride, and Other New Prides in Michigan: Checking in with Five First-Time Organizers
This summer in Michigan, Prides of all kinds are springing up across the state. From Madison Heights to New Buffalo, Pride Source checked in with the organizers of some of the new (or nearly new) Pride festivals happening now and throughout the [...]
Berkeley? Berkly? How This Michigan Town's Spelling Triggered Fraud Allegations in Local Circuit Judge Election
Beverly Hills attorney Amanda Shelton may soon be one step closer to winning her race for Oakland County circuit court judge, well ahead of Election Day. Shelton’s wife, Kay Shelton, has filed a complaint with the Michigan Bureau of Elections [...]
Michigan House Republicans Tie Transphobic Provision to Education Budget Bill
Last spring, a bill was introduced in the Michigan State Senate that would ban transgender students from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity. Now, with the same goal in mind, House Republicans are joining their Senate [...]
Magic Mushrooms: Coming Soon to a Pharmacy Near You?
Chances are “magic mushrooms” won’t be available at local pharmacies anytime soon. But if their inclusion in the medical resource WebMD is any indication, the movement to decriminalize what are formally known as entheogenic plants [...]
Addressing Southeast Michigan’s HIV Crisis: Why This $2 Million CDC Grant Benefiting Michigan Is So Important
The city of Detroit comprises six percent of Michigan’s population, but 31 percent of the state’s reported cases of HIV infection, according to 2020 data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. And while 0.4 percent of [...]
How This Proudly Plus-Size Woman Is Leaving a Queer Mark on Male-Dominated Auto Industry
Chaya Milchtein, aka Mechanic Shop Femme, is just as comfortable talking about lubricating cars as she is talking about lubricating sex toys. The automotive educator, journalist and empowerment speaker uses her platform to teach folks about car [...]
What Would a $15-Per-Hour Minimum Wage Mean for the LGBTQ+ Community in Michigan?
While the stereotype that waiters and bartenders are commonly gay persists, evidence that LGBTQ+ individuals are overrepresented in the restaurant industry is lacking. Still, it stands to reason that LGBTQ+ people in Michigan’s service industry [...]
This Candidate For Oakland County Judge Believes Inclusive Justice Matters
Twenty-two years ago, Amanda and Kay Shelton faced discrimination when they were shopping for a venue for their commitment ceremony. Then they traveled over 700 miles to see the one retired judge in South Carolina who would do a second parent [...]
Should You 'Rush $5 Now!' to Your Favorite Political Candidate? Read This First.
Without looking at the date on the calendar, it wouldn’t be hard to know it’s election season from the number of solicitations from candidates and related groups cluttering inboxes everywhere. But before deciding whether or not to [...]
How One Michigan Organization Is Working to End Sex Stigma in the Black Queer Community
One of this year’s virtual displays during LGBT Detroit’s Cold as Hell event, which was titled “Dungeons in Detroit,” featured a self-guided pleasure demonstration with helpful tips that popped up on the screen during a film [...]
In Conversation with KyivPride: What LGBTQ+ People Need to Know Right Now About the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Exclusive)
Right now, in Ukraine, transgender people are forced to go without their prescribed hormones. “Pharmacies are out of stock of pretty much everything,” said Lenny Emson, executive director of KyivPride, a non-governmental organization in [...]