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‘Pillion’ on Blu-ray, Mike Mills on 4K: The Queer Physical Media Releases to Own Now
Streaming was supposed to make all of this obsolete. Instead, physical media is finding a new life. Let’s Get Physical is our guide to what’s actually worth [...]Read more about ‘Pillion’ on Blu-ray, Mike Mills on 4K: The Queer Physical Media Releases to Own Now
Bree Taylor May Not Win, but Her Congressional Run Shows Trans People Belong on the Ballot
I've never regretted coming out and affirming my gender, or sharing that truth with the world. But along with the euphoria of living my true life, I also [...]Read more about Bree Taylor May Not Win, but Her Congressional Run Shows Trans People Belong on the Ballot
Queer News In Brief: Early Voting Starts Saturday, Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Prison Care Ban, Queer Country Hits Prime Video
Have you made a plan to vote? Early voting in Michigan begins Oct. 24 — read more below and visit our voter hub at pridesource.com/vote. In other news, the U.S. [...]Read more about Queer News In Brief: Early Voting Starts Saturday, Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Prison Care Ban, Queer Country Hits Prime Video
Anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Lindsey Graham Paid Male Escorts, Documentary Alleges
Lindsey Graham spent three decades in Congress voting against nearly every major advance for LGBTQ+ Americans and brushing off questions about his own [...]Read more about Anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Lindsey Graham Paid Male Escorts, Documentary Alleges
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2026 Election
Get Ready to Vote with the Pride Source Michigan LGBTQ+ Voter Guide
With early voting set to open statewide Saturday, Pride Source has launched its Michigan LGBTQ+ Voter Guide, a one-stop hub covering everything on the Nov. 3 [...]Read more about Get Ready to Vote with the Pride Source Michigan LGBTQ+ Voter Guide
What to Know About Voting While Trans or Nonbinary in Michigan
If you're trans or nonbinary and your ID shows an old photo, a deadname or a gender marker that doesn't fit, you can still vote a regular ballot in [...]Read more about What to Know About Voting While Trans or Nonbinary in Michigan
Elon Musk Has All of the Money, None of the Juice
You’ve got to hand it to Elon Musk. He is both the richest man in the world and a total fucking loser.He’s living proof that money can’t buy you happiness, [...]Read more about Elon Musk Has All of the Money, None of the Juice
Meet the Out LGBTQ+ Candidates on Michigan's November Ballot
Ten out LGBTQ+ candidates are on Michigan's Nov. 3 ballot, and two could make history. State Sen. Jeremy Moss would be the first out LGBTQ+ member of [...]Read more about Meet the Out LGBTQ+ Candidates on Michigan's November Ballot
Michigan Voter Rights At The Polls
If you're in line when Michigan's polls close at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, you get to vote. That guarantee is written into state election law, and it's [...]Read more about Michigan Voter Rights At The Polls
The Down-Ballot Education Races That Matter For LGBTQ+ Michiganders
Michigan's new health education standards, which recommend teaching students to define gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, have two [...]Read more about The Down-Ballot Education Races That Matter For LGBTQ+ Michiganders
Michigan
WOOD-TV Bosses Who Told Reporters To Get 'Both Sides' Of Pride in Grand Rapids Just Won $4 Million
What could it possibly mean to cover “both sides” of Pride? The two WOOD-TV news managers who told reporters to do just that never said, and a federal jury in [...]Read more about WOOD-TV Bosses Who Told Reporters To Get 'Both Sides' Of Pride in Grand Rapids Just Won $4 Million
How To Vote Early or Absentee in Michigan
Michigan voters don't have to wait until Nov. 3 to cast a ballot. Every city and township in the state offers early in-person voting from Saturday, Oct. [...]Read more about How To Vote Early or Absentee in Michigan
Why LGBTQ+ Voters Are Watching Michigan’s Proposals 1 and 2
Every Michigan voter will find the same two statewide questions at the bottom of the ballot Nov. 3. Proposal 1 asks whether to call a convention to rewrite the [...]Read more about Why LGBTQ+ Voters Are Watching Michigan’s Proposals 1 and 2
Michigan Voting Deadlines Ahead of Nov. 3
Monday, Oct. 19 is the last day to register to vote online or by mail in Michigan for the Nov. 3 general election. Miss it and you can still register and vote, [...]Read more about Michigan Voting Deadlines Ahead of Nov. 3
Queer News In Brief: Curtis Renee Remembered, Ferndale Pride Moves to August, Whitmer Headlines HRC Dinner, Stonewall Museum Loses Funding
Ann Arbor's school board bought itself 90 days of breathing room in its standoff with the U.S. Department of Justice this week, while Detroit gets ready to [...]Read more about Queer News In Brief: Curtis Renee Remembered, Ferndale Pride Moves to August, Whitmer Headlines HRC Dinner, Stonewall Museum Loses Funding
In Detroit PBS' 'Faith in Detroit' Series, Julisa Abad said She Feels God's Presence 'Every Day'
When the Rev. William Danaher asked Julisa Abad whether she feels God's presence as she helps families find justice through the legal system, the Detroit [...]Read more about In Detroit PBS' 'Faith in Detroit' Series, Julisa Abad said She Feels God's Presence 'Every Day'
Entertainment
Metro Detroit Author Jason A. Michael Sets Sail With Gay Cruise Novel 'Fairies at Sea'
Detroit author and retired Pride Source contributor Jason A. Michael is signing copies of his new novel, "Fairies at Sea," on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from [...]Read more about Metro Detroit Author Jason A. Michael Sets Sail With Gay Cruise Novel 'Fairies at Sea'
Liz Eden, the Trans Woman Behind 'Dog Day Afternoon,' Finally Tells Her Own Story
Elizabeth Debbie Eden died in 1987 and is buried in a grave with no headstone. But through some serendipitous confluence of thought, interest in her life story [...]Read more about Liz Eden, the Trans Woman Behind 'Dog Day Afternoon,' Finally Tells Her Own Story
Dallas Celebrates a Second Pride As Texas LGBTQ+ Rights Come Under Fire
Editor's note: This story comes to us from Joel Medina of the Los Angeles Blade, who covered Dallas' fall Pride weekend after the National LGBT Media [...]Read more about Dallas Celebrates a Second Pride As Texas LGBTQ+ Rights Come Under Fire
How Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee Turned Personal Adversity Into LGBTQ+ Leadership
Earlier this year, innovative media platform Hollywood Unlocked shared a video of its CEO, Jason Lee, grocery shopping with megastar Rihanna at the Bristol [...]Read more about How Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee Turned Personal Adversity Into LGBTQ+ Leadership
The Chicks Were Never Ready to Make Nice. Neither Were Their Queer Fans.
Some albums you listen to. Others you live inside, especially if you're a gay person who has ever been told, in one way or another, to shut up and sing — [...]Read more about The Chicks Were Never Ready to Make Nice. Neither Were Their Queer Fans.
Why Ferndale Pride Is Moving From June to August in 2027
Ferndale Pride usually gets a head start on the season. The festival lands the Saturday after Memorial Day, often before June even begins, which makes it one of [...]Read more about Why Ferndale Pride Is Moving From June to August in 2027
Opinions
The Republican Fixation on Trans Kids Makes All Kids Less Safe
On Oct. 15, 2026, Silver Rail Elementary in Oregon became the latest site of a mass school shooting. Though by the time this is published, it’s entirely [...]Read more about The Republican Fixation on Trans Kids Makes All Kids Less Safe
Dennis Hastert, the 'Family Values' Speaker Who Molested Boys, Dies at 84
I have to admit, I had forgotten about Dennis Hastert. In fact, if you’d told me he’d already been dead for years, I would have accepted that without question. [...]Read more about Dennis Hastert, the 'Family Values' Speaker Who Molested Boys, Dies at 84
Title IX Must Be Destroyed in the Name of Saving Women and Girls from Sports
The first time I heard the words “Title Nine” I was in junior high. It was the ’90s, and those two words together had no meaning to me. One could argue that my [...]Read more about Title IX Must Be Destroyed in the Name of Saving Women and Girls from Sports
The Advocate’s Coverage Raises Questions About the Future of LGBTQ+ Media
Early in any reporter's process comes a simple but vital question: Who will this story serve? In queer journalism, the answer has almost always been our [...]Read more about The Advocate’s Coverage Raises Questions About the Future of LGBTQ+ Media
Doing It For the Clicks: Boebertjuice Boebertjuice Boebertjuice
It's been a long time since I thought about Lauren Boebert. I think the last time she was on my radar was when she was giving Beetlejuice handies to some [...]Read more about Doing It For the Clicks: Boebertjuice Boebertjuice Boebertjuice
Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur Shows She's Just As Anti-Trans As Her Opponent
Stop telling trans people they have to vote for anti-trans Democrats. Stop telling them they'll be responsible for the fall of democracy unless they [...]Read more about Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur Shows She's Just As Anti-Trans As Her Opponent
Trans Topics
Supreme Court Blocks Trump Trans Prison Care Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Wednesday to let the Trump administration cut off hormone therapy and other gender-affirming care for transgender people in [...]Read more about Supreme Court Blocks Trump Trans Prison Care Ban
Ann Arbor Schools Hit Pause In Federal Fight Over Trans Student Policy
Ann Arbor Public Schools has agreed to a 90-day standstill with the U.S. Department of Justice in its fight over a district policy that protects transgender and [...]Read more about Ann Arbor Schools Hit Pause In Federal Fight Over Trans Student Policy
Rethinking Masculinity: What Queer and Trans People Taught Me About Being a Man
I was the youngest “girl” — meaning assigned girl — in a large Midwestern farm family in the 1970s. We didn't talk much about gender, but masculinity [...]Read more about Rethinking Masculinity: What Queer and Trans People Taught Me About Being a Man
Michigan Celebrates First Transgender and Nonbinary Pride Month
Michigan's LGBTQ+ community is celebrating its first Transgender and Nonbinary Pride and History Month this August, an initiative born from one [...]Read more about Michigan Celebrates First Transgender and Nonbinary Pride Month
Democrats Are Trying to Disqualify Trans Candidates. Here's How.
This article was originally published by Uncloseted Media.Editor's note: Uncloseted Media is one of a growing number of independent, queer-led newsrooms [...]Read more about Democrats Are Trying to Disqualify Trans Candidates. Here's How.
Education Department Opens Parental Rights Case Against Ann Arbor Schools Over Transgender Policy
The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is taking action against Ann Arbor Public Schools for what it believes to be likely violations of [...]Read more about Education Department Opens Parental Rights Case Against Ann Arbor Schools Over Transgender Policy
