For Ann Arborites and Detroiters, Queer Delights Are Only 45 Minutes Away
Ann Arbor and Detroit may be close enough together to share an atmosphere, but they rarely seem to mix. Each city offers enough queer community to overflow into [...]
Local Legal Name Change Clinics Help Trans Persons Become Their Authentic Selves
What’s in a name? Well, if you’re trans, and you’ve lived your life feeling trapped in the wrong body, referred to by incorrect pronouns and [...]
50 Facts, 50 Years Later: What You Should Know About Christopher Street Detroit ‘72
This summer marks a milestone anniversary, yet most people don’t realize there’s an anniversary to mark.A half century ago, Michiganders who united [...]
Save on Gas and Ride to Michigan Prides on Transit: Everything You Need to Know to Ditch the Car This Summer
Have you considered public transit as your ride to Pride this year?Public transit not only offers safety and fun for you and your queer crew, it can also save [...]
He Once Fought for Chocolate Milk. Now Dave Wait Leads the Biggest Pride Event in Michigan.
Dave Wait has always been an activist at heart. In eighth grade, Wait organized a sit-in at school when the cafeteria refused to serve chocolate milk. The group [...]
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 [...]
Orion Story, the First Michigan Contestant to Compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Opens Up Before Headlining Kalamazoo Pride
We saw her only briefly on Season 14 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” but Orion Story, who will headline Kalamazoo Pride on Saturday, June 4, made [...]
From Drag Queens and Kings to Femme Bands and Female Rappers: The Complete Ferndale Pride Lineup
Back in June where it belongs, this year’s Ferndale Pride, set for June 4, is sure to be a fun and fantastic opportunity to come out loud and proud. [...]
The Dilemmas of Leading a Community LGBTQ+ Organization: The History of Battle Creek Pride
If you tell Deana Spencer that something she believes in is not possible or unattainable, she will power through, make it happen and disprove you. That’s [...]
The City Without Closets: How Ferndale Became So Queer
Ferndale has been known as one of Michigan’s biggest queer hubs for decades. With many of the hallmarks that distinguish a Greenwich Village, a Castro, an [...]
From Jody Watley to Mac Diesel: 7 Motor City Pride 2022 Acts You Won't Want to Miss
With so many acts to choose from all weekend across four entertainment stages, there’s something for everyone at Motor City Pride, from June 11-12. Add [...]
Ferndale Pride Headliner Tunde Olaniran Creates From the Soul, For and With Their Community
A Tunde Olaniran performance is everything all at once: Afro-centric rhythms, interpretive movement, gorgeous costumes, pumping bass, with soulful, vulnerable [...]
