When Our Queer Safe Spaces No Longer Exist, Where Do We Go When Tragedy Strikes?
Sunday morning, we woke up to another massacre targeting members of the queer community. Our sense of community causes our pain. We mourn the loss, not because [...]
A Man Walks Into a Bar — Another Horrific Day in the United Guns of America
We’ve all been to a place like Club Q. An unassuming place tucked into a strip mall that doesn’t look like much from the outside, but offers a [...]
We Are Sad, Angry and Weary. And We Are Asking More From Our Leaders.
It’s been a brutal year for mass killings in a broken America. In 2022, victims include young schoolchildren, college students, grocery shoppers and, once [...]
Men Are From Mars, Women Need a Penis: Life on Planet Shapiro
Let’s take a trip in the way-back machine to “Saturday Night Live” in the late 1970s. Specifically to the recurring skit featuring The [...]
If You Chose Not to Vote, You Made a Bad Choice and Will Be Punished
If you’re reading this it means you survived election day. Congratulations.At the time of this writing it is Election Eve. Not to be confused with [...]
Conservatives Are Lying About Transgender People and Think You’re Dumb
Look, the Republican Party has no ideas. Republican candidates can’t campaign on the issues that matter to people because their positions are wildly [...]
Books Matter To All Communities: The Answer to Dearborn’s Protests Lies in the Libraries Themselves
“Everyone’s God-given human dignity must be respected, regardless of his or her faith, race, ethnic origin, gender, or social status.” [...]
Sounding the Alarm: The Transgender Community Is Red Meat for Republicans In This Election
I often feel that I am too alarmist. I have spent decades now, deep in the issue of anti-transgender violence and murder, and I know that colors my views. It is [...]
Gov. Whitmer, Please Break Your Silence on Rising Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate in Michigan. Love, the Pride Source Editorial Board
Silence leaves much to interpretation.The cavern between full-throated support for Michigan’s LGBTQ+ community from a few, mostly queer candidates running [...]
Hate Democracy and Yourself? Vote Republican.
If you’ve been driving around Michigan lately you might have seen some crazy billboards and signs claiming that kids are going to get gender reassignment [...]
Letter to the Editor: Laws Protecting LGBTQ+ Students Guide Mental Health Providers, But Support Is Key
Dear Editor,As mental health providers who practice in both clinical and school-based settings, we wanted to further elaborate on a recent op-ed relating to [...]
My Teachers Tried to Make Me Straight. It Didn't Work.
Hello to everyone except for Florida, a state that never tires of finding new ways to ostracize LGBTQ+ students, teachers, and other Floridians.October is [...]
