Three Years Ago, Detroit Techno Icon DJ Minx Came Out. Now, She's Living a Life She Never Thought She Could.
Jennifer Witcher is better known as DJ Minx at the Spot Lite Detroit nightclub and coffeehouse, where she saunters in one weekday afternoon in late February in [...]
From Movement to Electric Forest and Beyond: Your Queer Guide to Music Festivals
Something about a music festival feels intrinsically and irrevocably queer. Perhaps it’s the fact that they pretty much originated, at least in the United [...]
Fern Fest Women's Music Festival Is Moving, But Staying True to Its Inclusive Roots
Change is in the air for Michigan’s Fern Fest, a six-day women’s music festival that has experienced rapid growth since its first ever gathering in [...]
Let’s Try This Again: Meet Cakes da Killa, a Rap ‘Foremother’ Who Just Happens to Be Queer
It’s a sign of the times that a rapper can be Black, openly queer and free from the genre’s deep-seated hypermasculinity, and not just be named Lil [...]
Jonathan Bennett on Queering Hallmark, Dancing at Michigan's Necto and His Christmas Movie Pitch to Lindsay Lohan
Fortunately, queer representation on the Hallmark Channel is no longer a rare Christmas miracle, and much of that progress can be attributed to Jonathan [...]
40 Years After His AIDS Diagnosis, Filmmaker Tom E. Brown Reflects on Bringing His Life and Work to Detroit
When Tom E. Brown was just 18, he was told his days were numbered. Over the phone, in a conversation as abrupt as it was devastating, his doctor informed him [...]
See a Horrifyingly Festive Holiday Show, Craft Your Heart Out, Enjoy the '12 Drags of Christmas,' Meet Poet Morgan Parker
Trouble recuperating from Thanksgiving? We all know the holiday season can be stressful, especially when loud-mouthed family members may feel emboldened to let [...]
The Farmers Are Watching: Michigan’s Farm Porn Fascination
We're a species of voyeurs. Whatever's done in private — medical treatments, sacred rites, marital spats — is also done in public, for thousands or [...]
Go to the Roller Derby, Get Tickets for Dave Koz, Relax at an LGBTQ-Friendly Game Night
As LGBTQ+ Americans process the election outcome, many of us feel a mix of frustration, resilience and renewed determination. In a political climate that [...]
50 Years of Fabulous: How the Trocks Redefined Ballet and Continue to Empower the LGBTQ+ Community
For 50 years, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has shown the world that ballet can be gay, comic, fun and world-class all at the same time. The troupe will [...]
10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books For Kids You May Have Missed
Here are 10 picture books you may have missed because the queer inclusion isn’t evident from the cover or title.
It’s Almost Mariah Carey Season as Singing Legend Announces Upcoming Christmas Show in Detroit
The Queen of Christmas will bring festive moments to the Fox Theatre on Dec. 1.
Jonathan Van Ness Takes a Whirlwind Tour Educating Transphobes on the Realties of Women in Sports
Jonathan Van Ness, beauty influencer, entrepreneur, amateur gymnast, star of Netflix's “Queer Eye” and all-around fantastic human being, has been [...]
The Global Destinations That Inspire 'Bargain Block' Couple Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas
How the French countryside to the beaches of L.A. influence Detroit starter-home renos.
Queer Icon John Waters, Self-Proclaimed ‘Filth Elder,’ Receives Much-Deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
John Waters, pioneering DIY filmmaker, author, fashion icon and self-proclaimed “filth elder," was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [...]
Alexander Skarsgård Enjoys a Gay Old Time at Gay Club and We're Here For It
Sweden is just bragging at this point with its universal healthcare and random Skarsgård sightings.
Remember When Joe Jonas Accidentally Visited a Gay Club? Pride Source Remembers
It’s time to focus on a more lighthearted Joe Jonas moment.
Pink Delivers Harsh Clapback to Online Troll — But Was Her Response Transphobic?
Some in the queer community have taken offense to the LGBTQ+ ally's clapback.
Chasten Buttigieg and Book Reviewer Battle It Out in War of Words
"Leave my kids out of it," Buttigieg tells queer writer Yasmin Nair
How Exactly Does This New Take on 'Madame Butterfly' Conjure Madonna and Björk?
This October, an exciting new collaboration sheds a new light on Puccini’s classic opera “Madame Butterfly.” The Detroit Opera, Cincinnati [...]
Female Conductors Are Rare — But They Were Almost Unheard of When Nan Washburn Got Her Start 25 Years Ago
Washburn reflects on what's changed since she first arrived in Plymouth
'GMA' Anchor Robin Roberts Ties the Knot with Longtime Girlfriend
“Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts and longtime partner Amber Laign have made it official, tying the knot on Sept. 8 in a small ceremony in [...]
