Pride
A. Nzere Kwabena’s Cancer Diagnosis Revealed LGBT Detroit’s Next Generation of Leaders
LGBT Detroit Executive Director A. Nzere Kwabena has stewarded Hotter Than July’s organizing, programming and coalition building for nearly three decades since [...]Read more about A. Nzere Kwabena’s Cancer Diagnosis Revealed LGBT Detroit’s Next Generation of Leaders
Plant Kween Christopher Griffin Is Here to Remind You to Water Yourself
If your social feed has ever stopped you mid-scroll because a monstera looked like it’s been better-tended than you have, you've probably already found [...]Read more about Plant Kween Christopher Griffin Is Here to Remind You to Water Yourself
For Jessica Wild, Every Pride Is a Revolution
Drag superstar Jessica Wild is (potentially) about to celebrate her first Pride in the Motor City. “This is my first Pride performance in Michigan,” the dynamic [...]Read more about For Jessica Wild, Every Pride Is a Revolution
Hold the Line: Designer Bill Ferenc on How His Cover Art Meets the Moment
Pride Source's Between The Lines, the longest-running LGBTQ+ print publication in Michigan, is thrilled to feature the cover art for our June 4 issue by [...]Read more about Hold the Line: Designer Bill Ferenc on How His Cover Art Meets the Moment
Tiny Jag Left Spotify and Found Her People. Now She's Ready for a Pride Party.
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 art [...]Read more about Tiny Jag Left Spotify and Found Her People. Now She's Ready for a Pride Party.
Baddie Brooks Is Back — and Ready for Her Biggest Stage Yet
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 [...]Read more about Baddie Brooks Is Back — and Ready for Her Biggest Stage Yet
Winter Pride Fests Keep the Party Going Year-Round
The party doesn't have to stop when the last Pride float rolls away in late summer. From Florida's winter paradise to New York's frozen lakes, [...]Read more about Winter Pride Fests Keep the Party Going Year-Round
When Backlash Triggered Pushback: A History of LGBTQ+ Resilience in Michigan
What LGBTQ+ Michiganders — and all Americans — are living through in 2025 with the bombardment of attacks on our community is, in many ways, all too familiar. [...]Read more about When Backlash Triggered Pushback: A History of LGBTQ+ Resilience in Michigan
The Lasting Effects of Seeing a Pride Flag in the Classroom
In high school, even though there were a couple teachers who were rumored to be queer, I didn’t know anyone who was out. “I saw Ms. B at dinner with a woman [...]Read more about The Lasting Effects of Seeing a Pride Flag in the Classroom
The Sacred Work of Jeynce Poindexter: A Detroit Ballroom Mother's Mission to Transform Trans Lives Through Advocacy and Love
On a late April morning, Jeynce Poindexter sits in Detroit Metro Airport waiting for her flight to Fort Lauderdale. Tomorrow is her birthday, but this [...]Read more about The Sacred Work of Jeynce Poindexter: A Detroit Ballroom Mother's Mission to Transform Trans Lives Through Advocacy and Love
Motor City Pride 2025: Over 60K Celebrate with Political Support From Whitmer, Slotkin and More — See the Pics and Video!
Motor City Pride 2025 proved that Detroit's LGBTQ+ community remains strong and united, drawing more than 60,000 attendees to Hart Plaza for [...]Read more about Motor City Pride 2025: Over 60K Celebrate with Political Support From Whitmer, Slotkin and More — See the Pics and Video!
Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Buckle up, babes of all genders — Michigan Pride is back for 2025 and it's queerer, louder and sparklier than ever. Whether you're into big-city [...]Read more about Your 2025 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Embrace the vibrant spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences this Pride Month with our curated list of enlightening reads for readers of all ages. From stirring memoirs [...]Read more about Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Gov. Whitmer Honors Pride at Governor's Mansion with Michigan Leaders — and a Drag Queen! — in Attendance
On June 20 in Lansing, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hosted a momentous Pride celebration at the Governor's Mansion, bringing together legislators, [...]Read more about Gov. Whitmer Honors Pride at Governor's Mansion with Michigan Leaders — and a Drag Queen! — in Attendance
Joy-Fueled Defiance at Motor City Pride and Ferndale Pride — See the Video!
Colorful throngs of 2024 Michigan Pridegoers filled the streets of Ferndale on June 1 and downtown Detroit June 8 and 9 to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community — both [...]Read more about Joy-Fueled Defiance at Motor City Pride and Ferndale Pride — See the Video!
From Samantha's HIV Test to Stonewall's First Brick: How LGBTQ+ Individuals Engage with Conspiracy Theories
I’m rewatching “Sex and the City,” and there's so much that's hard to believe: Carrie affording her apartment on a columnist's pay; Samantha [...]Read more about From Samantha's HIV Test to Stonewall's First Brick: How LGBTQ+ Individuals Engage with Conspiracy Theories
Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Lesbian Connection’
In every issue of Lesbian Connection, you’ll find messages of gratitude.“Read your letter at a meeting and there was cheering afterwards,” a Wisconsin reader [...]Read more about Celebrating 50 Years of ‘Lesbian Connection’
Motor City Pride Drag Performer Crystal Harding Hopes to Inspire Younger Generations
For the “Arabian Princess” Crystal Harding, Motor City Pride marks a new opportunity to bring joy to the Michigan community — a community with which Harding’s [...]Read more about Motor City Pride Drag Performer Crystal Harding Hopes to Inspire Younger Generations
On the Edge of Adulthood, Abigail Rowe Looks Ahead to Life Beyond Her Grassroots Pride Fest
Before 18-year-old Abigail Rowe heads off to Saginaw Valley State University for college, where she’ll major in public administration and theater, she wants to [...]Read more about On the Edge of Adulthood, Abigail Rowe Looks Ahead to Life Beyond Her Grassroots Pride Fest
Pride and Precaution: Your Guide to Celebrating Being Queer with Care
I've been performing at Prides as a comedian and storyteller since glitter-covered T-rexes sashayed across Jurassic drag stages.It's possible this is [...]Read more about Pride and Precaution: Your Guide to Celebrating Being Queer with Care
Affirmations Prom ReDeux 2024: Celebrating Love in Every Color of the Rainbow
Affirmations, Ferndale’s LGBTQ+ community center, welcomed guests to its annual Prom ReDeux on May 18. Promgoers relished the opportunity to get a prom [...]Read more about Affirmations Prom ReDeux 2024: Celebrating Love in Every Color of the Rainbow
Lansing Pride Just Keeps Getting Bigger — Find Out How Organizers Are Finding Success, Community Support
Pulling off a successful community event is a tremendous undertaking, but for Lansing Pride organizers like Ben Dowd, board president, and Brad Johnson, board [...]Read more about Lansing Pride Just Keeps Getting Bigger — Find Out How Organizers Are Finding Success, Community Support
From Small-Town Roots to Big Pride Performances: How Michigan Shaped Wreckno's Musical Queerness
Growing up in the small town of Manistee in northern Michigan, Brandon Wisniski, better known by their stage name Wreckno, didn’t have much of a queer [...]Read more about From Small-Town Roots to Big Pride Performances: How Michigan Shaped Wreckno's Musical Queerness
Add These Wholesomely Fabulous Ann Arbor Library Pride Events to Your Calendar
You could fill up every moment of free time from now until the end of June with a Pride fest somewhere in Michigan, but that kind of nonstop socializing and [...]Read more about Add These Wholesomely Fabulous Ann Arbor Library Pride Events to Your Calendar
‘Britain's Got Talent’ Star, Local Drag Legends Join 2024 Motor City Pride Lineup
Let the countdown begin. Now that Motor City Pride has announced its annual music lineup, the 2024 Pride in Michigan Season is officially underway. The largest [...]Read more about ‘Britain's Got Talent’ Star, Local Drag Legends Join 2024 Motor City Pride Lineup
Your 2024 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Michigan Pride is ready to roll in 2024, and we have all the details you need to plan out your Pride season right here. You’ll find Prides big and small from [...]Read more about Your 2024 Michigan LGBTQ+ Pride Calendar
Your Guide to 2024 Pride Festivals Around the World
With June comes Pride, and with Pride comes countless opportunities to celebrate around the globe. Most major cities host festivities in June that feature [...]Read more about Your Guide to 2024 Pride Festivals Around the World
Who Should Grace Detroit's Motor City Pride Stage?
A lot goes into selecting Motor City Pride performers — including the all-important money consideration. And so you won’t find Mariah Carey (if only), who [...]Read more about Who Should Grace Detroit's Motor City Pride Stage?
Ortonville Denies Abigail's Pride Permit for a Second Time, Shocking No One
Ortonville, located in northern Oakland County, is somehow not a fictional place from a long-lost Dr. Seuss book, filled with Grinchy Whos and a bubbling [...]Read more about Ortonville Denies Abigail's Pride Permit for a Second Time, Shocking No One
They Shoot, They Score: Detroit Pistons Launch an Entire Pro-Queer, All-Gender Apparel Collection
The Detroit Pistons are doing it up for a celebration of the organization’s 10th annual Pride Night, set for March 24. The event will kick off with a new [...]Read more about They Shoot, They Score: Detroit Pistons Launch an Entire Pro-Queer, All-Gender Apparel Collection
Ann Arbor Pride Prepares for Debut on Main Street, Keeps Spirit of Jim Toy Alive
Ann Arbor Pride, set for Aug. 5 along Main Street, is getting back to its roots as one of the preeminent festivals focused on the local LGBTQ+ community. [...]Read more about Ann Arbor Pride Prepares for Debut on Main Street, Keeps Spirit of Jim Toy Alive
How Grand Rapids Pride Center’s Executive Director Has Led the Organization Out of Pandemic Hardships
Jazz McKinney, executive director of the Grand Rapids Pride Center (GRPC), is leading the non-profit organization into a new era — one focused on a renewed [...]Read more about How Grand Rapids Pride Center’s Executive Director Has Led the Organization Out of Pandemic Hardships
A Kind of Defiance: In Lansing, an Overlooked – and Leading – History of Queer Activism
It’s only natural for a state capital to become a center for political activism. But in the case of Lansing, both local and state-level queer activism have [...]Read more about A Kind of Defiance: In Lansing, an Overlooked – and Leading – History of Queer Activism
Photo Gallery: Motor City Pride 2023
Color and joy were on full display at Motor City Pride 2023 June 10-11 as an estimated 40,000 Pridegoers filled downtown Detroit streets and Hart Plaza to [...]Read more about Photo Gallery: Motor City Pride 2023
When They Go Low, We Go Sideways: Finding Queer Light in Dark Times
Pride Month means endless ear-bashing about history, community and being a "key voter" — so join me in front of the TV and we'll zone out for a [...]Read more about When They Go Low, We Go Sideways: Finding Queer Light in Dark Times
Gov. Whitmer Talks Pride, Violence Against Trans Women and Her Latest Reaction to Running for President
It’s Pride Month, but this one feels different. There’s both a sense of joy (because the Democratic majority in the Michigan legislature is still working to [...]Read more about Gov. Whitmer Talks Pride, Violence Against Trans Women and Her Latest Reaction to Running for President
As Motor City Pride Turns 20, Remembering Pride Fest
OK, so the title is slightly misleading. Pride in Metro Detroit goes back farther than 20 years. It’s more like 34. But, if you’ll kindly continue reading, I’ll [...]Read more about As Motor City Pride Turns 20, Remembering Pride Fest
At Pride Especially, Drag Queens Won’t Be Stopped
Last month, Montana became the first state to explicitly ban the act of people reading books to children dressed in drag at public schools and libraries. This [...]Read more about At Pride Especially, Drag Queens Won’t Be Stopped
This Ferndale Pride Performer Knows Where Your Power Lies
Ahead of her appearance at 6 p.m. June 3 on the Ferndale Pride Dance Stage, Pride Source spent some time getting to know DJ and music producer Alexa Rae Neff, [...]Read more about This Ferndale Pride Performer Knows Where Your Power Lies
Michigan LGBTQ+ Non-Profit Leaders on What Pride Means to Them
It’s the most wonderful time of year. No, wait, that’s Christmas. Well, Pride is still pretty special — it’s basically the high holy day of the queer calendar. [...]Read more about Michigan LGBTQ+ Non-Profit Leaders on What Pride Means to Them
How to Survive the Extrovert Energy of Pride Season When You're a Queer Introvert
If you’re like me, you’re out and proud, but being loud isn’t really your thing. And as excited as you are about Pride, it also kinda stresses you out.You’re [...]Read more about How to Survive the Extrovert Energy of Pride Season When You're a Queer Introvert
Queer Things to Do: Attend a Pride Fest, Dress Up for a Gala, Join a Queer Social Club
Pace yourselves, fam. The entire state of Michigan is virtually throbbing with Pride vibes this year, with events stacked up like endless hotcakes at IHOP. The [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Attend a Pride Fest, Dress Up for a Gala, Join a Queer Social Club
I Wasn't Out During My First Prom, But Affirmations Prom ReDeux Is a Chance to Reimagine That Special Night
His name was Mike. We grew up down the street from one another. Of course, where I grew up, surrounded by corn fields and soy beans, “down the street” meant a [...]Read more about I Wasn't Out During My First Prom, But Affirmations Prom ReDeux Is a Chance to Reimagine That Special Night
Performing Her Original Music at Pride Is a Dream Come True for This Trans Michigan Artist
Playing the Tin Man in an elementary school production of “The Wizard of Oz” was just the beginning of Detroit-born artist Baddie Brooks’ performance career, [...]Read more about Performing Her Original Music at Pride Is a Dream Come True for This Trans Michigan Artist
Despite Rising Anti-LGBTQ+ Tide in West Michigan, Local Pride Planning Persists
Pride festivals in Ottawa County this year will take place under an umbrella of concern — but also in defiance of an openly hostile message emanating from [...]Read more about Despite Rising Anti-LGBTQ+ Tide in West Michigan, Local Pride Planning Persists
So Your Kid Is Queer: How Parents Can Be Who Their LGBTQ+ Child Needs Them To Be
Parenting a queer child comes with unique considerations. After all, LGBTQ+ people, despite advances in protections and rights (though, more recently, some [...]Read more about So Your Kid Is Queer: How Parents Can Be Who Their LGBTQ+ Child Needs Them To Be
I Co-Founded Hotter Than July 27 Years Ago. Here's What the Black LGBTQ+ Pride Event Means to Me Now.
Through hard work, determination, support and imagination, Hotter Than July has been a premier event for 27 years. The project is now older than some people I [...]Read more about I Co-Founded Hotter Than July 27 Years Ago. Here's What the Black LGBTQ+ Pride Event Means to Me Now.
