From Fear to Freedom: Da Brat and Jesseca ‘Judy’ Harris-Dupart on Coming Out and Hidden Baggage
Six years after Da Brat came out publicly in 2020 — a move that felt both terrifying and inevitable — the Grammy-nominated, Chicago-born rapper and [...]
Passing the Torch at The Gay & Lesbian Review
The year was 1993. Nearly a million people had just marched on Washington demanding LGBTQ+ rights. Don't Ask, Don't Tell would be signed into law by year's end. [...]
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 [...]
Why This Detroit Therapist Is Reclaiming 'Slut' in New Book on Sexual Shame
For five years, Natasha Wilson thought about fonts. About the perfect "s" for "slut." About how a single letter could carry the weight of centuries of shame, [...]
Lukas Gage Wants You to Know the Messy Parts
In a cultural moment where vulnerability is often curated and identity is endlessly scrutinized, Lukas Gage is choosing something braver: pure honesty. In his [...]
Michigan Dad Champions Daughter's Queer Debut Novel
The email from Larry Peplin landed in Pride Source's inbox with fatherly pride. His queer daughter Erica had just published her debut novel, "Work [...]
Saddle Up For Anti-Fascist Librarians In Ann Arbor District Library's 2025 Big Gay Read
The Ann Arbor District Library's fifth annual Big Gay Read brings together readers across Southeast Michigan for a month of community engagement around Sarah [...]
Essential LGBTQ+ Reads for Pride Month: A Literary Celebration of Queer Identity and Resilience
As Pride Month unfolds, Pride Source celebrates the voices, stories and icons that illuminate the rich tapestry of queer experiences. This curated selection [...]
Doctor Jon Paul Is Here to Help You Love Yourself in 'Black. Fat. Femme.'
Jon Paul Higgins, Ed.D, is an educator, cultural critic, social justice leader — and now, an author. If you've spent any time on queer social media in the [...]
How Tech Can Empower Trans Communities: This Michigan Author Explores the Possibilities
Transgender Day of Visibility is a complex topic for Oliver Haimson. On one hand, he says he loves finding and leaning on community, especially through [...]
Winter Reads to Help You Ride Out the Chill
It’s cold out there, and not just because of the weather — we’re officially in another Trump era. Bearing the frigid temps outside and the [...]
Journalist Nico Lang Wields the Power of Storytelling with ‘American Teenager’
Los Angeles-based writer Nico Lang is fiercely protective of the families they portray in their upcoming book “American Teenager,” and for good [...]
Samantha Irby Is ‘Dying’ (of Appreciation) About Being the Subject of Ann Arbor Library’s Big Gay Read
I’m somehow 30 minutes late calling Samantha Irby, despite all the careful planning and near-stalker behavior I engaged in to get her on my calendar. [...]
Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Embrace the vibrant spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences this Pride Month with our curated list of enlightening reads for readers of all ages. From stirring memoirs [...]
Immerse Yourself in the Samantha Irby Experience with Ann Arbor District Library’s Big Gay Read
You could think of Ann Arbor District Library’s upcoming Big Gay Read as a community book club on steroids. Like a traditional book club, participants [...]
Nigerian Author Chukwuebuka Ibeh on Finding ‘Blessings’ in a Country Where Same-Sex Marriage (and Homosexuality) Is Outlawed
African novelist Chukwuebuka Ibeh tells the story of a queer boy struggling to define himself while seeking out affirmations in post-military Nigeria in his [...]
Why a Local Academic Is Fostering Queer Discussion and Community Through an Old-Fashioned Book Club
Queer books on public library shelves have come under fire across the country in recent years, but you wouldn’t know it at the Ypsilanti District Library [...]
‘Queer Drunk Punk’ Author Zehava Frieman on How Growing Up in Grosse Pointe Park Inspired Her Debut Novel
When Zehava Frieman finally sat down to write “Queer Drunk Punk” in 2021 on the tail end of decades of what she describes as “creative [...]
6 Picture-Book Biographies of Black LGBTQ+ Americans
In honor of Black History Month — but best read all year round — here are some of my favorite recent children’s biographies of famous Black [...]
Black Trans Activist Raquel Willis on Why Stories Like Hers Need to Be Heard
When Raquel Willis took the stage at the National Women’s March in Washington, D.C. the day after Trump's inauguration in January 2017, with beaming [...]
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.
Detroit’s Chinatown Has Vanished, But This Queer Writer Keeps the Memories Alive in New Memoir
In “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” author Curtis Chin describes coming of age in Detroit’s Cass Corridor Chinatown [...]
A Trans Champion, In Her Own Words: Amy Schneider Talks Post-'Jeopardy!' Fame, Activism and Book Bans
She became a trivia darling in recent years. Now, in a new memoir, she’s revealing who she is beyond TV.
