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2026 Pride Reads for Every Shelf
The challenges of the current political era have inspired a strong wave of LGBTQ+ titles across every genre and age range, and our editors have been reading. [...]Read more about 2026 Pride Reads for Every Shelf
Jadzia Axelrod Has Created the Trans Superhero We Always Needed
I don't often cry while reading a comic book. But these words on the dedication page of "Galaxy: The Prettiest Star" brought me to tears: [...]Read more about Jadzia Axelrod Has Created the Trans Superhero We Always Needed
Frankie Grande on Embracing Queer Joy, His Sexy New Music and Sister Ariana’s Role in His Pop Debut
When Frankie Grande bounces into our Zoom meeting, he radiates enough energy to power a small city. The self-proclaimed “gayest person on earth” is about to [...]Read more about Frankie Grande on Embracing Queer Joy, His Sexy New Music and Sister Ariana’s Role in His Pop Debut
How This New Book Reminds Us That Pop Culture Often Leads the Way in LGBTQ+ Progress
What influence might artists like Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish and Kim Petras have on our world a decade from now? It's a legitimate question that could [...]Read more about How This New Book Reminds Us That Pop Culture Often Leads the Way in LGBTQ+ Progress
Nemo’s Big Year: How the Eurovision Winner Is Championing Visibility for the Nonbinary Community
When Eurovision Song Contest 2024, the high-camp international singing competition, crowned Nemo as its winner earlier this year, it signified more than a [...]Read more about Nemo’s Big Year: How the Eurovision Winner Is Championing Visibility for the Nonbinary Community
How Grief and Love Drive Ferndale Pride Headliner DJ Holographic's Proudly Femme Sound
At the heart of Ferndale Pride performer Ariel Corley’s approach to music is love. That’s both unconditional love for herself and the love she feels radiating [...]Read more about How Grief and Love Drive Ferndale Pride Headliner DJ Holographic's Proudly Femme Sound
Orville Peck Talks 'Stampede' Album, His Message to Queer Youth and Why Willie Nelson Is an Exemplary LGBTQ+ Ally
Orville Peck’s sexy video for “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” is unabashedly queer in ways the country music genre hasn’t historically [...]Read more about Orville Peck Talks 'Stampede' Album, His Message to Queer Youth and Why Willie Nelson Is an Exemplary LGBTQ+ Ally
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 [...]Read more about Abigail's Pride, and Other New Prides in Michigan: Checking in with Five First-Time Organizers
Q&A: Janelle Monáe Talks 'Too On the Nose' Pandemic, LGBTQ Representation & Pride Plans
I really hadn't planned on telling queer powerhouse singer-actress-activist Janelle Monáe that I made food for my boyfriend the night before I got on Zoom [...]Read more about Q&A: Janelle Monáe Talks 'Too On the Nose' Pandemic, LGBTQ Representation & Pride Plans
David Bowie Alumni Tour in Royal Oak March 20
Having sold millions of records worldwide, written, produced and performed dozens of hits like "Heroes," "Rebel Rebel" and "Starman," it's clear that David [...]Read more about David Bowie Alumni Tour in Royal Oak March 20
Being Seen
I grew up in a Southern California suburb in the 1970s, a short distance from the smog-filled skies of Los Angeles. Right around the time of Fleetwood Mac's [...]Read more about Being Seen
Robyn Is Coming. Plus, 6 Other Albums That Will Make This Year Suck Less.
That Britney album better come quick – preferably before the world combusts from nuclear warfare. On the horizon for the rest of what's shaping up to be a very [...]Read more about Robyn Is Coming. Plus, 6 Other Albums That Will Make This Year Suck Less.
Q&A: Jake Shears Is 'Happy to Call the Shots,' Talks Scissor Sisters Hiatus, Aging and the Day David Bowie Died
"Oh, did I print that?" Jake Shears is in a state of surprised perplexity, wondering if a version of his new (and very moving) memoir, "Boys Keep Swinging," [...]Read more about Q&A: Jake Shears Is 'Happy to Call the Shots,' Talks Scissor Sisters Hiatus, Aging and the Day David Bowie Died
Tommy Igoe Joins The Birdland All-Stars at The Wharton Center
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A night of jazz comes full circle onto the Pasant Theatre stage when the renowned Birdland All-Stars featuring Tommy Igoe come to the [...]Read more about Tommy Igoe Joins The Birdland All-Stars at The Wharton Center
Gays at a glance
In Memorium Ruth Bernhard (1905-2006) One of the preeminent twentieth-century photographers of the nude female, Ruth Bernhard died at her home in San [...]Read more about Gays at a glance
Showtime's 'Billions' Will Feature Non-Binary Gender Identifying Character
Damian Lewis plays Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, seen here in a scene from season two with Asia Kate Dillon. Photo courtesy of Showtime Asia Kate Dillon is cast as [...]Read more about Showtime's 'Billions' Will Feature Non-Binary Gender Identifying Character
Remembering George
Across 1 Word that can take "homo" as a prefix 7 Bottomless 11 Christmas poem opener 15 Reign of ___ 16 Stick it in milk 17 Phrase of discovery 18 Flowing, [...]Read more about Remembering George
The Year We Fight Back
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith By now, the crowds have dispersed from Times Square, leaving behind heaps of confetti, deflated balloons and the odd, broken pair of [...]Read more about The Year We Fight Back
The Frivolist: Stink, Stank, Stunk: 7 of 2016's Biggest Grinches
From wayward politicians and Olympians to dangerous cults and corporations, this year had all the tenderness of a seasick crocodile. But before we bid adieu [...]Read more about The Frivolist: Stink, Stank, Stunk: 7 of 2016's Biggest Grinches
Hear Me Out: Bette Midler, David Bowie
Bette Midler, 'The Divine Miss M: Deluxe Edition' Long before Bette Midler became social media's beloved socio-political rabble-rouser, before "Wind Beneath [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Bette Midler, David Bowie
Transmissions: Running The Numbers
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith Roughly twenty years ago, in the mid 1990s, I was managing the first public transgender community space on the then-nascent Internet. [...]Read more about Transmissions: Running The Numbers
The Queering of Tegan and Sara: Duo Talks Rising Above the Underground, Defying Labels and Being Anti-Marriage
"The world has changed a lot," Tegan Quin says, knowingly speaking to the queer choir. And who can argue? In the last five years alone, the LGBT community has [...]Read more about The Queering of Tegan and Sara: Duo Talks Rising Above the Underground, Defying Labels and Being Anti-Marriage
Mariah Carey Q&A: Visions of (Unconditional) Love, Bravery and Bad Hair Through the Lens of a Longtime 'Lamb'
Photo: Denise Truscello I told my mom I interviewed Mariah Carey and she cried. "I know how much this means to you," she said, verklempt. She knows Mariah [...]Read more about Mariah Carey Q&A: Visions of (Unconditional) Love, Bravery and Bad Hair Through the Lens of a Longtime 'Lamb'
Deep Inside Hollywood
BY Romeo San Vicente Jussie Smollett is going to outer space You see him being cute and musically talented on "Empire" every week, as he implores his [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
My David Bowie
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith Something magical happened in my life late in the evening of the 14th of December, 1979. For years, I had been used to watching the [...]Read more about My David Bowie
2016: Time Has Changed Us, but We Can Change the Future
Maybe because his music was part of the soundtrack of my youth, or because his fans and the music world were mourning David Bowie's passing, but I found [...]Read more about 2016: Time Has Changed Us, but We Can Change the Future
LGBT Icon David Bowie Dies at 69
BY BTL STAFF British musician David Bowie died of cancer at 69 on Jan. 10. The artist reportedly had been quietly fighting cancer, believed to be of the liver [...]Read more about LGBT Icon David Bowie Dies at 69
Hear Me Out: Collector's Editions
David Bowie, 'Five Years 1969-1973' The iconic cover of the U.K. edition of David Bowie's 1971 release "The Man Who Sold the World" features the queer icon [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Collector's Editions
Dog Eat Dog In Detroit
Queer musician Michael Duane Gholston – formerly Duane the Teenage Weirdo, currently Duane the Brand New Dog – has been steadily bringing his retro music to [...]Read more about Dog Eat Dog In Detroit
Boy George Talks Culture Club Comeback, 'Stupid' Madonna / Gaga Rivalry & How Trans Community Is Still Overlooked Despite Caitlyn Jenner
Photo: Dean Stockings The falsetto is gone. When Boy George sings now, a rich tone resounds. He refers to it as "the voice of experience." The voice, once [...]Read more about Boy George Talks Culture Club Comeback, 'Stupid' Madonna / Gaga Rivalry & How Trans Community Is Still Overlooked Despite Caitlyn Jenner
The Big Daddy Of Dance: Giorgio Moroder Dishes On Producing Cher & Janet, Talks Gay-Bait Bathhouse Oblivion
It's been 35 years since Giorgio Moroder and Cher hooked up for a late-night session to produce "Bad Love," the diva's disco rave-up from the soundtrack of [...]Read more about The Big Daddy Of Dance: Giorgio Moroder Dishes On Producing Cher & Janet, Talks Gay-Bait Bathhouse Oblivion
Q&A: Harvey Fierstein Opens Up On The Success Of 'Kinky Boots,' His 'Legendary Disaster' & 'Insulting' Double Standards
Photo: Bruce Glikas "I'm sorry," Harvey Fierstein growls in his unmistakable Brooklyn gravel, "I gotta go on with my life." And so, after our insightful [...]Read more about Q&A: Harvey Fierstein Opens Up On The Success Of 'Kinky Boots,' His 'Legendary Disaster' & 'Insulting' Double Standards
Out of Town: Cleveland & Gay Games 9
By Andrew Collins One of the most historic and beloved public food markets in the country West Side Market is in the heart of Cleveland's LGBT-popular Ohio [...]Read more about Out of Town: Cleveland & Gay Games 9
The Importance Of Being Oscar Wilde
By Amy J. Parrent Scenic designer Sarah Pearlines vision of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Photo courtesy of WSU "The truth is rarely pure [...]Read more about The Importance Of Being Oscar Wilde
Hear Me Out: Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire
Lady Gaga, 'ARTPOP' So much for that high-concept, post-modern ingenuity that "ARTPOP" promised even before Lady Gaga hawked it as the album of not the year, [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire
Straight & Glamorous
By Jerome Stuart Nichols Tunde Olaniran makes it hard to not like him. Equal parts David Bowie and Aaliyah, with a splash of Lauryn Hill and a sprinkling of [...]Read more about Straight & Glamorous
Frances Ha': Dancing On Her Own
You know Frances Ha. She's the modern-day slouch, also known as the Lena Dunham of this generation: she has vague art-career ambitions, thrives on the [...]Read more about Frances Ha': Dancing On Her Own
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Benedict Cumberbatch. Photo: Helga Esteb Benedict Cumberbatch steps into DiCaprio's shoes as Alan Turing It's turning into Benedict [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Hear Me Out: Little Big Town Releases Breakthrough Album
Cat Power, 'Sun' The artist who "once wanted to be the greatest" isn't just imagining it now; she's living it. The confidence on Cat Power's first album of [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Little Big Town Releases Breakthrough Album
Book Marks: A Queer and Pleasant Danger, David Hockney, The Biography, Purgatory: A Novel of the Civil War
by Richard Labonte "A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to [...]Read more about Book Marks: A Queer and Pleasant Danger, David Hockney, The Biography, Purgatory: A Novel of the Civil War
JET's 'M. Butterfly' takes wing, but could use more heat
By Jenn McKee The inherent challenge of David Bowie's hit song "China Girl" – which plays when the lights go up on the Jewish Ensemble Theatre's production of [...]Read more about JET's 'M. Butterfly' takes wing, but could use more heat
Ray of light
By Andrea Poteet On her sixth solo album, "Lung of Love," Amy Ray takes listeners to church with confessional lyrics about faith, life and love in her honest, [...]Read more about Ray of light
Tough love
M Kelley and her wife Bec married legally on July 23, 2010 in a large Grand Rapids church with about 120 friends and family there in support. The marriage is [...]Read more about Tough love
Hear Me Out
Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters (Universal) Disco is alive and well if the Scissor Sisters are any indication. The New York based Sisters are already huge [...]Read more about Hear Me Out
All That Glitters is (Sorta) Gay
Back when Taylor Mac was wearing khakis and button-downs, people would tune him out. When the drag performer slipped into something that fit his offbeat [...]Read more about All That Glitters is (Sorta) Gay
Ann Arbor Summer Festival announces 28th season
The Ann Arbor Summer Festival recently announced its headlining indoor performances as well as a special outdoor attraction for the 2011 season. From [...]Read more about Ann Arbor Summer Festival announces 28th season
Oh Boy!
A lot has been written about Boy George in the last 10 years, but not much of it's pointed to what made the icon a pop phenomenon. Drugs, jail and an escort [...]Read more about Oh Boy!
