Editor's note: Pride Source is identifying some people interviewed for this story by first name only to protect their privacy, at their request. To

Ten porn creators walk into a Baja California villa expecting a week of sex, sun and content collaborations. Instead, they find out they’re on a reality

Three years before Harvey Milk's ceiling-shattering victory in San Francisco, a 21-year-old from Plymouth, Michigan, accomplished one of the most

A piece of plywood balanced on two sawhorses was not Emily Potter and Amélie Boulanger's original vision for Washed Up Coffee. But when plans for

Here's the thing nobody's obituary is going to lead with, so I will: Dolly Parton picked up the phone for queer press. Not just the glossies with

Christian Styles, a gay adult performer and content creator with Michigan roots, has died at 29. His family confirmed his death in an obituary stating he

On any given summer weekend in metro Detroit, you might spot a group of friends gathered by the water, laughing, catching up or wading in for a swim.

LGBT Detroit Executive Director A. Nzere Kwabena has stewarded Hotter Than July’s organizing, programming and coalition building for nearly three decades

When Dr. Paul Benson opened Be Well Medical Center in Berkley on Dec. 1, 1980, modern medical imaging was still in its infancy, and the disease that would

When filmmaker Chris “Inpaq” Sutton walked into LGBT Detroit in 2011, he found what many young queer creatives search for — a space that saw him beyond

When many of the country's centrist Democrats found reasons to lower their voices on LGBTQ+ rights after the 2024 election, Haley Stevens went in the

Linda Perry has spent most of her career behind the curtain — and she's built an empire there. She wrote "Beautiful" and handed it to

When asked how her identity as a bisexual woman informs her campaign for Michigan’s District 10 state senate seat, Amanda Treppa is unequivocal. "It

How do you define “child” when you're a queer boy who can't carry one but wants to anyways? Growing up, Joseph Osmundson loved the women in his

At Pride festivals across Michigan this summer, you'll find many expressions of queer joy: drag performers, food trucks with penis-shaped bagels,

When Toni Mua first ran for Michigan's state legislature in 2022, she put her deadname on the ballot. She didn't make a big deal of it — running as a

With the August primary weeks away, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is deep in the race for governor — and she's making the case that

For LGBTQ+ community members in Michigan and beyond, assaults from the anti-queer federal government have felt unrelenting — and show no sign of

The Ann Arbor District Library's sixth annual Big Gay Read is diving into "Bury Your Gays," a darkly funny horror novel by masked author Chuck Tingle that

Mirrors are confrontational. In early recovery, they can feel almost hostile. You catch your reflection when you’re not expecting it, in a bathroom

For queer audiences who know what it means to feel unseen, Irish actor Kieron Moore’s performance in “Blue Film” offers a rare kind of

On June 9, Hazel Park became the first Michigan city to pass a non-discrimination ordinance explicitly protecting people in non-monogamous and diverse

We are living in a time when “holding the line” can sound very big and dramatic. To even consider taking action, it seems you'll need a

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

Looking to step outside the festival circuit this Pride season? Metro Detroit's LGBTQ+ choral community is offering two milestone anniversary concerts that

Pride Month is here. Along with celebrating our authentic selves, I think of June as a time to celebrate how far we have come — and how far we still

Tiny Jag does not seem particularly interested in becoming easier to package, which makes the rapper a perfect fit for Pride. For fans looking for queer

Baddie Brooks has had a lot of firsts. The first Black trans woman from Detroit to serve as Grand Marshal at the NYC Pride March in 2024. One of the first

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

On any given week, Chris Azzopardi might be on the phone with Cher in the morning and, by afternoon, editing a story about a queer teen in rural Michigan

Before the first note lands, Alise King is already doing something arguably even harder than singing — she’s reading the room. A Detroit

When the Watertown, Wisconsin school board voted 7-1 on May 12 to pull an instrumental piece honoring transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson from a high

Every June, Pride invites us to step into the streets with color, courage and celebration. It's a moment when our community becomes visible in ways that

Look, nobody is pretending this is a normal summer. Every seat in the Michigan Legislature is on the ballot this fall. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — one of

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

I sat nervously on a red-cushioned stool in drag queen Lady Irina's boudoir awaiting my transformation. I had never been in drag before and worried what my

Transgender people have never been treated well by the mainstream media. Usually, whenever one in our community makes it into the news cycle, it is in a

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

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

A Democrat running for Michigan’s 2nd House District in November has filed a campaign complaint against one of his primary opponents, a transgender

Fuck Ron DeSantis. I mean, not literally. But yeah, fuck that guy.While signing anti-DEI legislation that would let “individuals to sue local

A new statewide canvassing initiative is aiming to combat the war on trans bodies with "empathy, connection and real conversation."In November 2025,

For many people — especially queer and trans folks — classical music can feel like a closed world: formal, intimidating, full of rules. Not

For a long time, wedding movies stuck to a familiar formula — big feelings, bigger meltdowns and a final walk down the aisle that only counted if the

I have a song stuck in my head. You know, by Mötley Crüe, big hit in 1989. At the end of the video a rich criminal's life literally goes up in

No one ever listens to me. Every time I call Renzo my boyfriend, people rechristen him as my "partner." Moments later, I reassert that he is my

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

Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht knows what holds LGBTQ+ couples back from their wildest floral dreams — and he’s here to tell them they

With Michigan's Aug. 4 primary drawing closer, five candidates across the state have earned endorsements from the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the national