Sarah Bricker Hunt
Queer Things to Do: Attend Royal Oak Pride, Become a Queer Scout, Learn about Canadian Queer History
As you sashay toward the final third of 2023, don't miss the season's final Pride events. Both Ann Arbor and Royal Oak will roll out the rainbow rug for Pridegoers during the first weekend of August. Beyond fashionably late Pride fests, you'll find [...]
Planet Ant Couldn't Let This 23-Year-Old Playwright Get Away
Planet Ant director Darren Shelton didn't plan to produce a new play this year. Still resetting after Covid shut down the theater and arts center for an extended period and with many behind-the-scenes projects recently launched, including the [...]
Planet Ant Couldn’t Let This 23-Year-Old Playwright Get Away
Planet Ant director Darren Shelton didn’t plan to produce a new play this year. Still resetting after Covid shut down the theater and arts center for an extended period and with many behind-the-scenes projects recently launched, including the [...]
Ann Arbor Pride Prepares for Debut on Main Street, Keeps Spirit of Jim Toy Alive
Ann Arbor Pride, set for Aug. 5 along Main Street, is getting back to its roots as one of the preeminent festivals focused on the local LGBTQ+ community. There’s a renewed focus on headlining entertainment, and organizers have been making an [...]
Jason Aldean Is Singing About the Weaponization of Silence in Small-Town America, Even if He Doesn't Know It
I grew up in a small town in rural Southern Ohio, and like so many of the people we interview here at Pride Source, I often feel I escaped from something I can't quite define but can instantly recognize when I meet people with similar backgrounds. [...]
Gov. Whitmer Officially Ends State-Sponsored Conversion Therapy for Minors
The outcome of last November’s election continues paying big dividends for progressive voters as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer officially prohibits state-sanctioned conversion therapy performed on minors. The governor’s signature on House Bills [...]
Queer Things to Do: Brunch with Barbie, See a Prom-Themed Musical, Attend a Queer Artist Bazaar
It might feel like the world is nothing but wildfires, angry transphobes and an endless air travel nightmare, but actually, we’re sitting in a sweet spot. The next presidential election is still 15 months away, and distractions from the news [...]
It’s a Very FAFO Mood Online for Traverse City Salon Owner Who Told Trans Clients to Go to Pet Groomer
A small hair salon in quiet Traverse City has been putting Michigan in the news for all the wrong reasons, and the internet has big feelings about the whole situation. The controversy began when Studio 8 owner Christine Geiger, apparently [...]
Queer Things to Do: Celebrate Hotter Than July!
It all started in 1996, when LGBT Detroit launched the first annual Hotter Than July event. Today, Hotter Than July (HTJ) holds the title as the world’s second oldest Black LGBTQ+ Pride. Thousands of participants are expected at the 2023 event, [...]
This Queer Content Creator Creates the Magic Behind Gov. Whitmer’s Viral Social Media Presence
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has employed many winning strategies to run her multiple successful campaigns, but her ace in the hole might just be her exceptionally strong social media game. Whether it’s a meme-tastic tweet beckoning queer people stuck [...]
Queer Things to Do: Support a Good Cause at a Burlesque Show, Get Tickets for Melanie Martinez and a Tina Turner Tribute
Are you overdue for a break from a news cycle that has become hyperfixated on underwater exploration and global crises that require a degree in international relations to fully understand? Take a break from the relentless anxiety-inducing real world [...]
Queer Kalamazoo Author Samantha Irby Will Never Give Up on Her Best Pal, TV
As I tore through a used library copy of Samantha Irby’s 2017 bestselling collection of essays, “We Are Never Meeting in Real Life,” in one sitting, I felt a kinship with the readers who came before me. The ones who collectively [...]