The Midwestern Spotlight: What Is It Really Like to Be a Queer Musician in Michigan?
With the recent rise of its princess, Chappell Roan, the Midwest's music scene has gained newfound attention. Roan’s journey to the top wasn’t [...]
Attend Community Events for Transgender Day of Visibility
Get set to commemorate International Transgender Day of Visibility, founded by Michigander Rachel Crandall Crocker. On March 28, Five15 in Royal Oak will [...]
Michigan House Republicans Introduce Bill to Halt Gender-Affirming Surgeries and Care for Minors
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers in Michigan have signed onto a bill to bar physicians from performing gender-affirming care for transitioning minor [...]
These 8 Michigan Democrats Face Backlash After Supporting Anti-Transgender Sports Resolution
A controversial resolution urging restrictions on transgender student athletes in Michigan has sparked outrage among LGBTQ+ advocacy groups in the state — [...]
Out Gay Rep. Jason Morgan Aims to Repeal Outdated Michigan Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Amid Supreme Court Concerns
One week after one of his House colleagues introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its landmark ruling ending bans on [...]
Recovering Forgotten Trans History: Storyteller S. Bear Bergman Brings ‘The First Jew in Canada’ to Ann Arbor Church
S. Bear Bergman has been a self-described "queer pain in the ass" since adolescence, when he helped found the first gay-straight alliance in the country in 1990 [...]
Hundreds Gather In Lansing to Protest Trump Actions Against Reproductive Rights and Trans Women
Several hundred people gathered Saturday outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing as they protested a myriad of actions and policies by the Trump administration, [...]
GOP Lawmakers Urge Michigan High School Athletic Association to Ban Trans Girls From Female Teams
Republican lawmakers in Michigan this week called on the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) to adopt policies that comply with President Donald [...]
Revel in Resilient Joy at MiGen's Annual Fashion Show Featuring LGBTQ+ Elders
MiGen, Michigan's LGBTQ+ Elders Network, hosted its annual Rainbow Resilience fashion show on March 2, featuring local LGBTQ+ older adults who modeled fashion, [...]
Detroit Pistons’ All-Star Commitment to LGBTQ+ Community Shines at Pride Night
The Detroit Pistons are gearing up for the 2025 Pistons Pride Night at Little Caesars Arena on March 28 in a home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.Imagine [...]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Transgender Care Ban: What Michigan Families Need to Know
Michigan families seeking gender-affirming care for transgender youth received promising news as a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive [...]
Home at Last: Inside the Raymond E. Shepherd House, Ferndale's LGBTQ+ Senior Haven
For almost a decade, the Metropolitan Community Church - Detroit (MCC-Detroit) and various community partners have dreamed of creating an affordable housing [...]
ACLU of Michigan Fights for Transgender Workplace Rights as Federal Agency Retreats
In a troubling reversal of federal civil rights enforcement, the ACLU of Michigan has announced it will intervene in a transgender discrimination lawsuit after [...]
University of Michigan's 'Our Oz' Reimagines a Classic with a Trans Lion and a Queer Cast
Actors are often asked to leave behind their own identities and lose themselves in a character of someone else’s creation.But at the University of [...]
How Internet Trolls Helped This Detroit Couple Amplify Their Message for LGBTQ+ Rights
In Detroit's historic Indian Village neighborhood, Kris Cravens-Hutton and her husband Dave Hutton are known for their ambitious restoration of a century-old [...]
Gay Sen. Jeremy Moss Confronts Schriver's Anti-LGBTQ+ Attack from the Front Row, Then Shuts It Down
In a dramatic turn of events at the Michigan Capitol Feb. 25, what was intended to be a show of conservative force against marriage equality quickly unraveled [...]
Gender and Name Changes Do More Than Affirm — They Save Lives
In retrospect, what surprises me most is how quick it was.When Illinois approved the addition of an X gender marker on state IDs in 2019, I wasn’t even [...]
The LGBTQ+ Hub Challenging West Michigan's Conservative Image
As anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeps through state capitals across the Midwest and the Trump administration issues a growing list of anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders, [...]
How Grand Rapids' Eastown Became a Haven for LGBTQ+ Community
Just outside downtown Grand Rapids, there's a neighborhood where rainbow crosswalks brighten the streets year-round, where banned books find sanctuary on open [...]
What You Need to Know About Trump’s ‘Radical Indoctrination’ Executive Order — and Why Michigan Educators and Leaders Are Worried
Donald Trump's Jan. 29 executive order targeting transgender youth, "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling," has intensified concerns among Michigan [...]
Safe Space, Sacred Trust: The Incredible 53-Year Legacy of Grand Rapids' Apartment Lounge
On a nervous 21st birthday venture into what would become his future, Bobby Johnson walked into The Apartment Lounge's previous location in Grand Rapids. The [...]
Remembering Jody Valley: The Pride Source Columnist Who Gave LGBTQ+ Readers a Lifeline
Jody Amelia-Ann Valley, who passed away on Dec. 28, 2024, just shy of her 83rd birthday, left behind more than just an advice column — she created a [...]
Rep. Laurie Pohutsky Told a Protest Crowd She'd Undergone Voluntary Sterilization. Then, the Death Threats Began.
Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-Livonia) said she’s received death threats after revealing during a rally last week that she underwent voluntary [...]
