Who Counts as Family? Hazel Park Expands Protections to All Relationship Structures
On June 9, Hazel Park became the first Michigan city to pass a non-discrimination ordinance explicitly protecting people in non-monogamous and diverse family [...]
Double Erasure: Why Bisexual and Pansexual Michiganders Are Still Missing From the Conversation
As a Ph.D. student studying how identity and stigma shape well-being, I keep coming back to a particular kind of stress — the kind that builds not from [...]
Bestselling Author and Delightful Weirdo Chuck Tingle on Proving Love in a Difficult Era
Pride Source spoke with Tingle ahead of his June 6 appearance at Ann Arbor Library.Chuck Tingle has "love is real" scrawled across the top of his ever-present [...]
Detroit's Pride Season Goes Beyond the Festival
Looking to step outside the festival circuit this Pride season? Metro Detroit's LGBTQ+ choral community is offering two milestone anniversary concerts that make [...]
Madison Heights Cancels Drag Queen Storytime Days Before Pride Event
Update: Madison Heights has reversed this decision. Check out Jadein Black's Facebook page for the latest.A Madison Heights City Council vote to cancel a [...]
LGBTQ+ Seniors in Michigan Navigate a Housing System That Wasn't Built for Them
America's housing crisis lands hardest on the people least equipped to absorb it. For LGBTQ+ seniors, finding affordable, affirming housing carries stakes that [...]
Pride Source Wins Five SPJ Detroit Awards for LGBTQ+ Community Coverage
Pride Source staff members brought home five Detroit Society of Professional Journalists awards for their 2025 coverage at an awards ceremony on May 20, at the [...]
Ypsilanti Fundraiser Rallies Community Around Trans Youth
For trans youth and their families in southeast Michigan, the question of where to find gender-affirming care has grown more urgent by the month. In Washtenaw [...]
Gretchen Whitmer Reflects on Her LGBTQ+ Legacy (So Far) and the Gay Daughter Who Shaped It
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn't just a regular mom — she's a cool mom. She'll tell you herself. Or rather, her outfit will. She strides into the living room [...]
Meet the People Keeping Michigan's Queer Nightlife Alive
Across the country, headlines have been mourning the death of the gay bar. In Michigan, the story looks different.It’s true queer spaces all over the [...]
Michigan Queer Artists Are Weaponizing Joy Against the Trump Era
Nobody said resistance would be fun — but Michigan's queer artists are making a strong case for it. As federal rollbacks on LGBTQ+ rights, attacks on DEI [...]
She Found Drag in Fifth Grade. Now Mary Magdalene Towers Is Ready for Her Close-Up.
At a recent event at North Star Lounge, 17-year-old Ann Arbor drag performer Mary Magdalene Towers faced the crowd: "I love drag, and it's something I want to [...]
Door by Door, Equality Michigan Is Building Support for Trans Rights Across the State
A new statewide canvassing initiative is aiming to combat the war on trans bodies with "empathy, connection and real conversation."In November 2025, Equality [...]
Sara Davis Buechner Spent a Lifetime Mastering Classical Music — and Refusing to Disappear
For many people — especially queer and trans folks — classical music can feel like a closed world: formal, intimidating, full of rules. Not meant [...]
President Buttigieg? 2028 Buzz Builds as Pete Signals a Run
If you've been waiting for Pete Buttigieg to just say the thing out loud, his remarks at the National Action Network convention in New York on April 10 came [...]
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Backs Five Michigan Candidates in 2026 Races
With Michigan's Aug. 4 primary drawing closer, five candidates across the state have earned endorsements from the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the national organization [...]
Lose the Tiara, Find the Flannel: Inside the Rise of the Butchlorette Party
For decades, the cultural script for a bachelorette party has been aggressively consistent: matching pink T-shirts with a superfluous indication of the reason [...]
Christian John Wikane’s 'A Night at the Disco' Explores Disco Music’s Role in LGBTQ+ History
In the summer of 1979, 16-year-old French Canadian singer France Joli stepped onto a stage on Fire Island as a last-minute replacement for Donna Summer. She had [...]
A Queer Pastor on Why Progress Was Never Guaranteed and What We Can Do About It
Holy crap. When are things going to get better?People in my church look at me funny if I say "holy crap" from a pulpit, so I will say it here. Wondering when [...]
National Book Ban Legislation Advances With the Support of Michigan Republicans
March is Reading Month, but some elected officials appear not to have gotten the message. With the support of two Michigan members of Congress, House Resolution [...]
Senate Mulls Giving Michigan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban the Boot
Senate Democrats are pushing to repeal Michigan's same-sex marriage ban, which remains on the books despite a 2015 US Supreme Court ruling that legalized the [...]
The Michigan Professor Who Officiated a Wedding and Lost Everything
Joseph Kuilema keeps his Professor of the Year award on a shelf in his office at Grand Valley State University, where he now teaches. It was voted on by Calvin [...]
Avant-Garde and Proud: Ann Arbor Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Out Night
Long before queer stories found a home on streaming platforms, the Ann Arbor Film Festival was screening them. Its 64th edition runs March 24-29, and this year [...]
