Elton John
Cozy Up With These Queer 2025 Winter Reads
As winter settles in and the year winds down, there's no better time to curl up with a book that speaks to the complexity and beauty of queer life. This [...]Read more about Cozy Up With These Queer 2025 Winter Reads
Celebrate Elton John, Make the Yuletide Gay (Twice), Support Ferndale Pride and Ozone House
In the words of Mariah Carey, “It’s tiiiiiiime!"The holiday season is upon us, folks, and your friends here at Pride Source have all the “gay happy [...]Read more about Celebrate Elton John, Make the Yuletide Gay (Twice), Support Ferndale Pride and Ozone House
Longtime University of Michigan Friends Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Just Became EGOT Winners
Two musical-theater composers are putting Michigan on the map in a major way, thanks to a recent impressive achievement — earning EGOT status. Last night, [...]Read more about Longtime University of Michigan Friends Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Just Became EGOT Winners
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
Fall into a Book: LGBTQ+ Books You'll Want to Add to Your Shelf This Season
We are celebrating queer stories, queer icons and queer authors during National Book Month, a time to honor the importance of reading, writing and literature.
Pink’s Other Brave Summer Act: Modern Pro-Queer Protest Singer
I watched in gasping awe on Aug. 16 as Pink spun through the cool Detroit air, a soaring trapeze artist with a soaring voice to match. Take, for instance, the [...]Read more about Pink’s Other Brave Summer Act: Modern Pro-Queer Protest Singer
Queer Things to Do: Solve a Murder, Join a Banned Books Club, Create Cathartic Art
The stresses of life can take a toll on well-being and happiness, but self-care in the form of entertainment, creation and juicy conversation with interesting [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Solve a Murder, Join a Banned Books Club, Create Cathartic Art
Cara Delevingne Can Finally Be Her Queer Self: ‘Planet Sex’ Host on Unlearning LGBTQ+ Shame and How Hollywood Stunted Her Sexuality
On Zoom, where I recently met with Cara Delevingne, my ’90s-retro, rainbow-speckled button-down was, to my surprise, the first thing that came up.“Nice shirt,” [...]Read more about Cara Delevingne Can Finally Be Her Queer Self: ‘Planet Sex’ Host on Unlearning LGBTQ+ Shame and How Hollywood Stunted Her Sexuality
Fight the Queer Book Ban By Lovin’ Up on These 11 New LGBTQ+ Reads
No matter what Republicans tell you, there’s never a bad time to get lost in a queer book. But now just happens to be a really good time to do so as parents [...]Read more about Fight the Queer Book Ban By Lovin’ Up on These 11 New LGBTQ+ Reads
5 Queer Things You Can Do Right Now-ish: Catch a Catwalk Catfight, See a Gay Music Icon, Get Hotter Than July
Congratulations! Now that we’re into July, you’ve reached the halfway point 0f a year that has already felt like a decade. It’s tough out there, in so many [...]Read more about 5 Queer Things You Can Do Right Now-ish: Catch a Catwalk Catfight, See a Gay Music Icon, Get Hotter Than July
Lady Gaga in Chicago Plus 6 Other Musically Delicious Reasons to Get Out of Dodge This Summer
The 2022 summer music scene will seem practically normal this year after a long, lonely, pandemic-induced drought. You’ll find plenty of opportunities to enjoy [...]Read more about Lady Gaga in Chicago Plus 6 Other Musically Delicious Reasons to Get Out of Dodge This Summer
Apparently LGBTQ+ People Leave God and Putin No Choice But to Invade Ukraine
It was only a matter of time before LGBTQ+ people were blamed for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There really and truly isn’t anything terrible that the [...]Read more about Apparently LGBTQ+ People Leave God and Putin No Choice But to Invade Ukraine
The Ghost Of My Dad Possessed Joe Biden (and Matt Gaetz Is A Stupid S.O.B.)
A wise man once said, “What a stupid son of a bitch.” And that wise man was President Joe Biden, talking about Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy.I [...]Read more about The Ghost Of My Dad Possessed Joe Biden (and Matt Gaetz Is A Stupid S.O.B.)
5 Things You Can Do Right Now-ish: Rock Out to Elton, Get Your Valentine's Day On, Celebrate Trans Visibility
Claim Valentine’s Day from the greeting card companies and make it your own this year. It’s a day to celebrate all kinds of love, whether you’re queer, [...]Read more about 5 Things You Can Do Right Now-ish: Rock Out to Elton, Get Your Valentine's Day On, Celebrate Trans Visibility
Introducing Stevie: Watch Eminem's Child Come Out as Genderfluid and Bisexual
Detroit-based rapper Eminem's child has come out as gender fluid and bisexual. In an Aug. 7 TikTok video that began with the words "Watch me become more [...]Read more about Introducing Stevie: Watch Eminem's Child Come Out as Genderfluid and Bisexual
At Long Last, Live Shows Return to Michigan: 11 Must-See LGBTQ+ Artists Coming To Town
For those of us who love live music — and for those employed by the concert industry — the wait for in-person shows has been very, very long. Here are some [...]Read more about At Long Last, Live Shows Return to Michigan: 11 Must-See LGBTQ+ Artists Coming To Town
John Grant's 'Boy From Michigan' LP Is His Most Personal Album Yet. And One Of Its Biggest Fans Is Elton John.
You won't find musician John Grant's new autobiography on the bookstore shelves or via ebook platforms. It's not that kind of autobiography. Instead, Grant's [...]Read more about John Grant's 'Boy From Michigan' LP Is His Most Personal Album Yet. And One Of Its Biggest Fans Is Elton John.
Q&A: From 'Barb and Star' to 'Yes Day,' Fortune Feimster Is Giving the Gays Something to Talk About
Fortune Feimster's mouth has been going and going and going. "I talk a lot right now," says the Southern comedian who hails from North Carolina, coughing and [...]Read more about Q&A: From 'Barb and Star' to 'Yes Day,' Fortune Feimster Is Giving the Gays Something to Talk About
Elton John Blasts Vatican's Same-Sex Union Statement on Twitter
Elton John is pissed at Pope Francis. The pontiff said in a letter issued today through the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, the church's orthodoxy [...]Read more about Elton John Blasts Vatican's Same-Sex Union Statement on Twitter
Stanley Tucci on Playing Gay Since 1996. And How Some People Actually Think He's Gay.
Stanley Tucci has survived the icy death stare of Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly and told Cher to her face that she looks like a drag queen. Aside from [...]Read more about Stanley Tucci on Playing Gay Since 1996. And How Some People Actually Think He's Gay.
Russell Tovey Talks 'The Sister,' Being Called 'Daddy' and LGBTQ Authenticity on TV
Russell Tovey steamed up screens as Jonathan Groff's hunky boss on the HBO series "Looking," about an intimate group of gay and queer friends living in [...]Read more about Russell Tovey Talks 'The Sister,' Being Called 'Daddy' and LGBTQ Authenticity on TV
Out Musician Bright Light Bright Light Centers LGBTQ Culture With Disco-Laden Third LP
The name Rod Thomas might not be instantly recognizable, but it's likely you've come across the one he uses on stage. As Bright Light Bright Light, Thomas has [...]Read more about Out Musician Bright Light Bright Light Centers LGBTQ Culture With Disco-Laden Third LP
Building a W'All for Love
Few forces in the world are as powerful or as visceral as the reaction one has to great music. Regardless of genre, when either words, melody or both align the [...]Read more about Building a W'All for Love
Screen Queen: The Johns
Polyester John Waters staged a live chicken decapitation for his 1969 debut feature "Mondo Trasho." In the following year's "Multiple Maniacs," he made anal [...]Read more about Screen Queen: The Johns
Dionne Warwick
Sunday, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. Sound Board at the MotorCity Casino & Hotel soundboarddetroit.com At 78 Dionne Warwick has had 56 singles reach the Billboard Hot 100 [...]Read more about Dionne Warwick
Brian Justin Crum's Latest Offering is the Single "I & U"
You probably remember Brian Justin Crum from Season 11 of NBC's hit reality competition "America's Got Talent." He finished in fourth place, and videos of his [...]Read more about Brian Justin Crum's Latest Offering is the Single "I & U"
Being Elton John
Down to the very last rhinestone on a perfectly recreated jacket, when Kenny Metcalf and The Early Years Band is on stage audiences swear they're being [...]Read more about Being Elton John
Deep Inside Hollywood
Cate Blanchett fights feminism in 'Mrs. America' History lesson time, kids! In the 1970s there was a proposed change to the Constitution called the Equal [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Q&A: Dionne Warwick On Recently Learning About Auto-Tune, Her Friend Aretha & Not Judging Gay Fans
Dionne Warwick has laughs like no other. The memory-laden laugh for explaining, despite popular opinion, her friendship with Aretha Franklin; another for her [...]Read more about Q&A: Dionne Warwick On Recently Learning About Auto-Tune, Her Friend Aretha & Not Judging Gay Fans
Jussie Smollett of 'Empire' Attacked in Possible Hate Crime
Various news outlets report that openly gay "Empire" star Jussie Smollett was attacked in a hate crime while exiting a Chicago Subway sandwich shop. According [...]Read more about Jussie Smollett of 'Empire' Attacked in Possible Hate Crime
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'IT Chapter Two' features Xavier Dolan and also that Murder-Clown Do you arthouse? If so, then you already know that Xavier Dolan, the [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Jennifer Aniston and Tig Notaro will be 'First Ladies' "Jennifer Aniston is very attractive…and I was just like, hey, how about….we're [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Jussie Smollett's Empire State of Mind: Out Actor-Activist Talks Defying Hollywood Limitations, Using His Voice For Good, and Pride Past and Present
Really, aside from a fame-catapulting role on "Empire" and a dreamy croon so velvety you could rest your head on it at night, Jussie Smollett is just like you. [...]Read more about Jussie Smollett's Empire State of Mind: Out Actor-Activist Talks Defying Hollywood Limitations, Using His Voice For Good, and Pride Past and Present
Singing For Our Lives: Brandi Carlile Instills Power in the Powerless With Career-Best LP
Brandi Carlile knew the kid from somewhere. She'd seen him before – not this particular one, but others like him. Nervously pulling at his T-shirt, worn under [...]Read more about Singing For Our Lives: Brandi Carlile Instills Power in the Powerless With Career-Best LP
CARES honors compassionate artists in World AIDS Day contest
by Jessica Carreras Earlier this month, the Community AIDS Resource and Education Services organization hosted their annual World AIDS Day juried art contest, [...]Read more about CARES honors compassionate artists in World AIDS Day contest
Q Puzzle: P's in Queues
July 2, 2007 Across 1 Type of father Robert Reed played 5 Gay teen on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" 10 Cruising hazard 14 Composition of some beds 15 [...]Read more about Q Puzzle: P's in Queues
Sonic orgasms - and a literal one - sweep through Detroit
Sexy or smutty? It wasn't clear which Justin Timberlake was attempting to bring back on March 10 at the Joe Louis Arena. The high-pitched crooner simulated sex [...]Read more about Sonic orgasms - and a literal one - sweep through Detroit
Q Puzzle: "Love Makes the World Go 'Round"
February 12, 2007 Across 1 Showing excitement 5 Dated 9 "There, there" 14 It may get a licking 15 "___ that dare not speak its name" 16 Stood out 17 Hathaway [...]Read more about Q Puzzle: "Love Makes the World Go 'Round"
Q Puzzle: "Just Desserts"
January 8, 2007 Across 1 Ejaculation from Sontag's "The Volcano Lover"? 5 "The Incredibly True Adventure ___ Girls in Love" 10 McKuen and his package? 14 [...]Read more about Q Puzzle: "Just Desserts"
Real simple
By John Polly "To each his own. F–k it! Who cares!" Apologies, dear readers for that initial burst of coarse language; it seemed best to get that out of the [...]Read more about Real simple
Dionne does Detroit
Her career has spanned four decades and her amazing catalogue of classics has earned her half a dozen Grammy awards and the admiration of millions across the [...]Read more about Dionne does Detroit
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Someone filmed his life tonight Romeo's favorite wardrobe-malfunction accomplice, Justin Timberlake, is about to get his name over the [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Lily's little house on the 'Prairie' Romeo thinks the best moment to make the film version of something is when the adapted intellectual [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Anna Paquin. Photo: Starfrenzy Russell Tovey is gay superhero The Ray for the CW After Thanksgiving weekend is over and you've [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Elton John AIDS Foundation to Address HIV in Black Gay and Trans Community
NEW YORK – The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) announced on Tuesday new funding initiatives to increase advocacy and service delivery for people living [...]Read more about Elton John AIDS Foundation to Address HIV in Black Gay and Trans Community
Deborah Cox Fills Big Shoes in 'The Bodyguard'
The film marked the acting debut of Whitney Houston, grossed $411 million worldwide and spawned what would become the best-selling soundtrack of all time with [...]Read more about Deborah Cox Fills Big Shoes in 'The Bodyguard'
Q&A: Tori Amos on Gay Mentors, Living the Persephone Myth & How to Respond to Trump As a 'Non-Reactive, Postmenopausal' Woman
Photo: Paulina Otylie Surys Tori Amos' mind is one of the greatest wonders of the music world. For over three decades, via an oeuvre as unpredictable as the [...]Read more about Q&A: Tori Amos on Gay Mentors, Living the Persephone Myth & How to Respond to Trump As a 'Non-Reactive, Postmenopausal' Woman
