Lenawee Pride Set to Bring Queer Joy to Rural Michigan Community
For six years, Lenawee Pride has been creating something special in Adrian, about 70 miles southwest of Detroit — a place where LGBTQ+ residents in this [...]
Ann Arbor Pride 2025 Makes History With Record-Breaking Attendance and Community Firsts: Check Out Our Photo Gallery!
Ann Arbor Pride 2025 shattered expectations on Aug. 2, drawing an estimated 15,000 people to downtown Ann Arbor for what organizers called their largest [...]
Why Is Ann Arbor Pride in August? The Answer Might Surprise You
When Jadein Black books headliners for Ann Arbor Pride, she's not just thinking about who will draw the biggest crowds. As both a full-time teacher and the [...]
Lessons From Nature on Surviving Political Upheaval
As a queer person doing their best to survive the past few months of political chaos, I’ve often turned to nature — specifically, wild animals [...]
And the Beat Goes on: Reflections on 2025 Pride Through the Lens of AIDS Activism
As English words can have several definitions and connotations, I find interpreting phrases, even in ways the originators didn’t intend, can be a nice [...]
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 [...]
Motor City Pride 2025: Over 60K Celebrate with Political Support From Whitmer, Slotkin and More — See the Pics and Video!
Motor City Pride 2025 proved that Detroit's LGBTQ+ community remains strong and united, drawing more than 60,000 attendees to Hart Plaza for Michigan's largest [...]
Soapy Bears Clean Up at Annual Charity Car Wash in Ferndale
The Motor City Bears turned heads and raised funds on June 7 during their 17th annual car wash fundraiser at First Merchants Bank in Ferndale, with proceeds [...]
Detroit City FC Kicks Off First Official Pride Night With Goals, Glitter and Community Love
Get ready to cheer twice as loud — Detroit City FC is throwing its first official Pride Night celebration June 21, and it's serving up everything the [...]
How to Be the Queer You Needed: 77 Tiny, Mighty Acts of Pride
Pride is a muscle boy covered float that used to be sponsored by a vodka brand (we see you, fair-weather friends). A dozen dancing drag queens. A glittery [...]
Your 2025 Small-Town Pride Road Trip Plan
Need an escape from the daily barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric flowing from Washington these days? With the Trump administration targeting our community from [...]
From Haring to Gran Fury: The Inspiration Behind a Cover That Reminds Us Pride Is Protest
Pride Source's Between The Lines, the longest-running LGBTQ+ print publication in Michigan, is incredibly proud to feature cover art for our June 5 issue by Son [...]
In a Time of Erasure, We Must Protect Queer Media: A Pride Letter from the Editorial Director
Twice that day, the tears came unbidden. I sat quietly off to the side, reading prompts as activists and organizers within Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community [...]
Drag, Dance and Defiant Joy: Ferndale Pride 2025 in Full Color — Photos Inside!
Ferndale Pride marked its 15th year on May 31 with a celebration that transformed the entire city into a vibrant showcase of LGBTQ+ community and culture. Many [...]
Motor City Pride 2025 Entertainment Lineup Revealed: ‘Drag Race’ Stars Jackie Cox, Jan Sport, Plus Jai Rodriguez
Get ready to celebrate loud and proud — Motor City Pride is back at Hart Plaza on June 7–8, and the performer lineup is officially out! The two-day [...]
Miss Trans Michigan Speaks Out: Why I Wear This Crown for Every Black Trans Girl Still Searching for Safety
“I used to be so scared to even walk down the stairs.” This line is from my original song “Trans." Unfortunately, this was my reality, as I [...]
How One Michigan Community Events Organizer Is Rewriting What It Means to Belong
One hundred people — mostly gay, mostly men — walk into a bar.It might sound like a punchline to a joke, but it’s how Detroit Staycation Club [...]
How Stacey Hotwaxx Hale Revolutionized Detroit’s Music Scene as a Black Lesbian Woman
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale is the embodiment of Detroit talent and grit.When I meet her at Spot Lite Detroit on a hot spring afternoon, she’s finishing up a [...]
Pride Across Michigan: Over 40 Fests Ready to Roll
Michigan's Pride season is set to meet the moment in a year marked by growing political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, with more than 40 celebrations scheduled [...]
Meet the Fierce and Fresh Drag Newcomers Set to Slay the Ferndale Pride Stage
Get ready to gag on the eleganza, darlings — Ferndale Pride is serving up fresh faces and fierce performances with its 2025 Newcomer Drag Show, putting [...]
Miss Trans Michigan Baddie Brooks Is Taking Over Pride Season
We’re past the point where we can say Baddie Brooks is having “a moment.” In truth, Brooks is having several moments, and she’s been [...]
Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Buckle up, babes of all genders — Michigan Pride is back for 2025 and it's queerer, louder and sparklier than ever. Whether you're into big-city parades, [...]
'Our Community Is Resilient’: Facing Some Challenges, Michigan Leans into Grassroots Support for Pride 2025
As Pride season approaches across Michigan, organizers are demonstrating remarkable resilience in the face of mounting challenges. From funding concerns to [...]
