Sarah Bricker Hunt
The Sacred Work of Jeynce Poindexter: A Detroit Ballroom Mother's Mission to Transform Trans Lives Through Advocacy and Love
On a late April morning, Jeynce Poindexter sits in Detroit Metro Airport waiting for her flight to Fort Lauderdale. Tomorrow is her birthday, but this isn't a personal getaway to warmer weather. After successfully hosting a Black Trans Circles event [...]
Motor City Pride 2025: Over 60K Celebrate with Political Support From Whitmer, Slotkin and More — See the Pics and Video!
Motor City Pride 2025 proved that Detroit's LGBTQ+ community remains strong and united, drawing more than 60,000 attendees to Hart Plaza for Michigan's largest Pride festival and parade on June 8-9. The weekend celebration stood as a powerful [...]
Soapy Bears Clean Up at Annual Charity Car Wash in Ferndale
The Motor City Bears turned heads and raised funds on June 7 during their 17th annual car wash fundraiser at First Merchants Bank in Ferndale, with proceeds supporting two vital LGBTQ+ organizations serving youth in Southeast Michigan."This is our [...]
Detroit City FC Kicks Off First Official Pride Night With Goals, Glitter and Community Love
Get ready to cheer twice as loud — Detroit City FC is throwing its first official Pride Night celebration June 21, and it's serving up everything the community could want: a soccer doubleheader, drag performances and a chance to support LGBTQ+ [...]
Your 2025 Small-Town Pride Road Trip Plan
Need an escape from the daily barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric flowing from Washington these days? With the Trump administration targeting our community from every angle, sometimes the most effective resistance is simply enjoying life on your own [...]
'Go Woke, Go Broke?' Not So Fast: New Survey Reveals LGBTQ+ Consumers Are Cutting Spending with Companies Retreating from DEI
The message from LGBTQ+ consumers is crystal clear: If companies won't stand with us, we won't stand with them. A new survey from the National LGBT Media Association reveals that 88% of queer consumers have noticed corporate pullbacks from diversity [...]
Pride Source Contributors Recognized in Michigan Press Association Contest
Two Pride Source contributors received honors at the 2024 Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, which recognizes excellence in journalism, photojournalism, column writing, graphic design and advertising across the state.Julisa Abad [...]
Record Turnout Powers Michigan's Largest LGBTQ+ Capitol Day
More than 265 LGBTQ+ advocates and allies made their voices heard at the Michigan Capitol on May 14, turning out for Equality Michigan's largest Capitol Day ever. The impressive showing wasn't just about numbers — participants represented 36 [...]
Drag, Dance and Defiant Joy: Ferndale Pride 2025 in Full Color — Photos Inside!
Ferndale Pride marked its 15th year on May 31 with a celebration that transformed the entire city into a vibrant showcase of LGBTQ+ community and culture. Many consider Ferndale the queerest city in all of Michigan, and the city's enthusiastic [...]
Motor City Pride 2025 Entertainment Lineup Revealed: ‘Drag Race’ Stars Jackie Cox, Jan Sport, Plus Jai Rodriguez
Get ready to celebrate loud and proud — Motor City Pride is back at Hart Plaza on June 7–8, and the performer lineup is officially out! The two-day event will feature "RuPaul's Drag Race" stars Jackie Cox and Jan Sport, Brooklyn queer [...]
Out Gay State Rep Mike McFall Stuns GOP Lawmaker With Gender Question During Heated Hearing in Lansing
In a packed committee room on May 15, the air crackled with tension as Michigan state Rep. Jason Woolford sat frozen, mouth agape, unable to answer what should have been the simplest of questions."Are you trans?" asked openly gay Democratic Rep. Mike [...]
Sufjan Stevens Emerges From Two-Year 'Shitshow' With Rare Interview, Calls the Bible 'Very Gay'
In his first interview since revealing both his Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosis and the death of his partner Evans Richardson IV last year, Sufjan Stevens has opened up to Vulture earlier this month about his health, creative process and [...]