Driving Mother Knickers: Recalling My Special Friendship with Charles Alexander
Every night the call would come. “Any gossip?” he would ask. Sadly, there wasn’t usually much worth mentioning since we’d spoken just [...]
Charles Alexander, Beloved Michigan Writer and Artist, Leaves Behind Enormous Impact on Local LGBTQ+ Community
Longtime Pride Source and Between The Lines columnist Charles Robert Alexander, also a beloved artist and community activist, died Dec. 10 following a brief [...]
Queer Things to Do: See a Michigan Men's Chorus Perform, Get Festive with Drag Queens
It’s beginning to look a lot like… well, it’s been looking a lot like Christmas since before Halloween at certain retail establishments. Now [...]
This Michigan Think Tank’s First Openly LGBTQ+ Chair Is Practicing What He Preaches
A self-described “data nerd” with an interest in public policy, Chase Cantrell first learned of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC) [...]
Safe, On Her Way Home': WNBA Star Brittney Griner Released From Russian Detention
Brody Levesque| Washington BladeCourtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationRussian authorities have released WNBA star Brittney Griner.Griner was released [...]
Vince Kelley Left Michigan. When He Came Back, He Found a Family Who Changed Everything.
When the Ringwald Theatre’s “Who’s Holiday” star Vince Kelley took his first steps into the big wide world after high school nearly 20 [...]
Is the Respect for Marriage Act Enough to Protect Our Marriages? Michigan LGBTQ+ Advocates Speak Out
Local LGBTQ+ advocates have mixed reactions to the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA) in the U.S. Senate last week by a 61-36 vote.On one hand, [...]
How Groundbreaking Grammy Nominee Mykal Kilgore Has Helped Change R&B For Black Queer Artists
It’s an age-old tale. Mykal Kilgore, a pastor’s kid who was raised in the church, is also, of course, a singer. And a groundbreaking one, at that: [...]
Amy Schneider Win’s 2022 'Jeopardy!' Tournament of Champions
She did it! Amy Schneider won the 2022 "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions Monday. Schneider cinched her third win in the best of seven series beating fellow [...]
Queer Things to Do: Shop at a Detroit Craft Fair, Revisit Queer History at the Movies, Participate in #GivingTuesday
Before you bust out those leftovers to embark on that annual quest for the world’s best Thanksgiving sandwich, take a break and make plans to ease into [...]
Michigan LGBTQ+ Community Members React to Colorado Springs Club Q Shooting
As news trickles in about the Colorado Springs shooting at Club Q, where a gunman killed five people and injured at least 25, Michigan government leaders and [...]