Motor City Pride Performer Jordy on His High Michigan Recording Sessions and Making His Career Work For Him
Emerging pop artist Jordy challenged himself on his recent tour and failed. The challenge? “I tried getting through the whole tour with one [...]
Queering 'Don Pasquale': Opera MODO Considers LGBTQ+ Representation in New Imagining of the Classic Italian Production
When "Don Pasquale" first premiered in January of 1843, it joined a long tradition of opera buffa, or comedic operas, that had begun a century before. The [...]
This Ferndale Pride Performer Knows Where Your Power Lies
Ahead of her appearance at 6 p.m. June 3 on the Ferndale Pride Dance Stage, Pride Source spent some time getting to know DJ and music producer Alexa Rae Neff, [...]
Where the Past Meets the Present: Capturing Pride 40 Years Ago
Are we capturing history every day without even knowing it? Forty years ago, photographer Nicholas Blair wasn’t intentionally immortalizing a specific era [...]
On His Latest Disco-Heavy Album, Jake Shears Dances Through the Heartbreak
Listening to his newest album, you wouldn’t know Jake Shears went through a pandemic breakup. After all, he doesn’t process his personal hardships [...]
Hannah Gadsby Thinks You Deserve a Break
A lot has changed since Hannah Gadsby first took audiences on the unexpected journey that was “Nanette,” their 2018 career-making Netflix special. [...]
LGBTQ+ Books Are Being Attacked, But Many Are Still Being Published. Here Are 15 New Queer Titles.
In an era when books by or about LGBTQ+ people are being taken off library shelves and banned in grade schools, there’s never been a more important time [...]
Final Show For Late Artist, Pride Source/Between The Lines Columnist to Open This Week
He left us in December but his memory will always linger on in metro Detroit’s queer community.The work of artist and longtime Between The Lines columnist [...]
From 'Drag Race' Queens to Dance Parties: Inside Motor City Pride's 2023 Entertainment Lineup
It’s something you’ve probably not given a lot of thought to: How do Pride festivals like Motor City Pride (MCP) select the entertainers who will [...]
With 'Somebody Somewhere,' Comedian Jeff Hiller Is Bringing a 'Touch of Fugs' to Queer-Inclusive TV
It’s hard to imagine Jeff Hiller making people mad. But in 2004, that was the 46-year-old comedian and actor’s job. It was his responsibility to get [...]
Look Out, New York and California, Michigan May Be the Next Best State for LGBTQ+ Equality
Hilary Murmers readily admits she didn’t have a lot of faith in Michigan.When Murmers and her spouse moved here in 2021, “We felt like, OK, we'll go [...]
Desmond Richardson, the First Black Male Principal Dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Speaks Boldly Through Dance
As the first Black male principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Desmond Richardson has been making waves in the dance world for decades. His own [...]
