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The Little Michigan Bookshop with a Heart Big Enough to Combat Right-Wing Hate
When hundreds of counter-protesters showed up to confront an anti-drag contingent that had threatened to disrupt a drag queen storytime at Royal Oak’s Sidetrack [...]Read more about The Little Michigan Bookshop with a Heart Big Enough to Combat Right-Wing Hate
The Best Places in the World to Hook Up, According to Bisexual Sex Writer Zachary Zane
Sex writer Zachary Zane’s first book, “Boyslut,” wasn’t even on shelves when we recently connected, but the author was already thinking about his next.“I might [...]Read more about The Best Places in the World to Hook Up, According to Bisexual Sex Writer Zachary Zane
With 'Somebody Somewhere,' Comedian Jeff Hiller Is Bringing a 'Touch of Fugs' to Queer-Inclusive TV
It’s hard to imagine Jeff Hiller making people mad. But in 2004, that was the 46-year-old comedian and actor’s job. It was his responsibility to get folks angry [...]Read more about With 'Somebody Somewhere,' Comedian Jeff Hiller Is Bringing a 'Touch of Fugs' to Queer-Inclusive TV
Fox News Fires Tucker Carlson As If Nothing Is Even Sacred Anymore
It’s almost 4 in the morning and I can’t sleep. A fun part of getting older. And so I’m up reading about white nationalist Tucker Carlson being fired from Fox [...]Read more about Fox News Fires Tucker Carlson As If Nothing Is Even Sacred Anymore
Queer Things To Do: Attend a David Sedaris Show, Go to a Different Kind of 'Church,' Meet the Creator of 'A Strange Loop'
Now that your "Barbie" movie meme stash is fully organized and primed for posting, it’s time to turn your attention to all the joyful queer fun [...]Read more about Queer Things To Do: Attend a David Sedaris Show, Go to a Different Kind of 'Church,' Meet the Creator of 'A Strange Loop'
Right-Wing Uproar Over Drag Queens Inspires Nazi Idiot to Firebomb Church
They say you can tell a lot about a man by what motivates him to firebomb a building. And if the man says his motivation was a drag queen story hour, that tells [...]Read more about Right-Wing Uproar Over Drag Queens Inspires Nazi Idiot to Firebomb Church
Hopefully, Matteo Lane Doesn’t Hate This Interview
There are many places where you’ve probably seen Matteo Lane: in Royal Oak last year at Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle, on Netflix’s queer comic showcase “The [...]Read more about Hopefully, Matteo Lane Doesn’t Hate This Interview
Gov. Whitmer Talks to Pride Source: Michigan's Most Powerful LGBTQ+ Ally on Drag Queens and Why She Cried Signing the Elliott-Larsen Bill (Exclusive)
Following the signing of Senate Bill 4, which amended the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to include protections for the LGBTQ+ community, Pride Source was [...]Read more about Gov. Whitmer Talks to Pride Source: Michigan's Most Powerful LGBTQ+ Ally on Drag Queens and Why She Cried Signing the Elliott-Larsen Bill (Exclusive)
‘Sashay Your Bigotry Away’: Love Louder Than Hate as Anti-Drag Protest Backfires in Royal Oak
A small protest against Sidetrack Bookshop’s "Drag Queen Story Hour" was met with an enormous counterprotest supporting the event Saturday, March 11 [...]Read more about ‘Sashay Your Bigotry Away’: Love Louder Than Hate as Anti-Drag Protest Backfires in Royal Oak
Moving to Spain Has Helped Me Imagine a Queer Future for the U.S.
Once I graduated college, I packed my bags and didn’t look back. My dreams to study abroad had been dashed by the pandemic, but with a diploma to my name, I was [...]Read more about Moving to Spain Has Helped Me Imagine a Queer Future for the U.S.
The First Drag Queen Was a Slave Who Created Safe Spaces for Queer People
You don’t hear the name William Dorsey Swann often enough these days, but Dorsey was a trailblazing 19th-century Black activist who carved out a space for not [...]Read more about The First Drag Queen Was a Slave Who Created Safe Spaces for Queer People
Why Mr. Trans Michigan USA 2023 Is Using His Platform to Advocate for Drag
Michael Christian, Mr. Trans Michigan USA 2023, is a drag king. And like his sisters in the artform, he is feeling targeted and attacked.“It’s really [...]Read more about Why Mr. Trans Michigan USA 2023 Is Using His Platform to Advocate for Drag
There Goes Your Money: From Madonna to Beyoncé, the 2023 Detroit Concert Season Has a Gay Icon for Everyone
There’s a distinctly powerful feminine energy emanating from Southeast Michigan these days as a slew of women artists have announced their upcoming tours. [...]Read more about There Goes Your Money: From Madonna to Beyoncé, the 2023 Detroit Concert Season Has a Gay Icon for Everyone
Cara Delevingne Can Finally Be Her Queer Self: ‘Planet Sex’ Host on Unlearning LGBTQ+ Shame and How Hollywood Stunted Her Sexuality
On Zoom, where I recently met with Cara Delevingne, my ’90s-retro, rainbow-speckled button-down was, to my surprise, the first thing that came up.“Nice shirt,” [...]Read more about Cara Delevingne Can Finally Be Her Queer Self: ‘Planet Sex’ Host on Unlearning LGBTQ+ Shame and How Hollywood Stunted Her Sexuality
Turn The Winter Gray Gay with New Music By These Michigan-Based Queer Artists
February in Michigan means lots of cold, gray days, but these rising Michigan-based queer musicians are pumping out new tunes sure to warm and brighten the [...]Read more about Turn The Winter Gray Gay with New Music By These Michigan-Based Queer Artists
Billy Porter Chose Authenticity. Now He's Directing TV and Acting Alongside Living Legends.
You could say Billy Porter was born to play just about all of his roles. This, of course, is true of his portrayal of Pray Tell, the actor’s Emmy Award-winning [...]Read more about Billy Porter Chose Authenticity. Now He's Directing TV and Acting Alongside Living Legends.
Drag Queens Have Become Culture War Targets. So How Exactly Are Michigan’s Drag Performers Doing?
Drag performers are used to being center stage. What showgirl doesn’t love a spotlight? Unfortunately, in 2022 drag performers nationwide were in a spotlight [...]Read more about Drag Queens Have Become Culture War Targets. So How Exactly Are Michigan’s Drag Performers Doing?
Queer Things to Do in Michigan: Go See the Roller Derby, Ice Skate for Pride, Join a Queer Euchre Tournament
This time of year, it can be tempting to just stay inside as much as possible, and that’s a perfectly viable, understandable stance. If you do decide to venture [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do in Michigan: Go See the Roller Derby, Ice Skate for Pride, Join a Queer Euchre Tournament
Warm Up With These LGBTQ+ Winter Reads By (Mostly) Michigan Authors
Michigan gets a bad rap when it comes to winter weather. Yeah, you might lose a hubcap trying to maneuver around Volvo-sized potholes (and yeah, it’s going to [...]Read more about Warm Up With These LGBTQ+ Winter Reads By (Mostly) Michigan Authors
Arizona Is Pouring Energy Into Protecting Kids (From Drag Queens, Not Guns or Poverty or Pollution or...)
Arizona starts the year off right by protecting children from lace front wigs, stoned tights and faces beat for the gods!The list of threats to children in the [...]Read more about Arizona Is Pouring Energy Into Protecting Kids (From Drag Queens, Not Guns or Poverty or Pollution or...)
James Lindsay Pre-Blaming Drag Queens for Deaths and Violence He Eagerly Awaits
I don’t have time or patience for conspiracy theorists. Especially not ones who use their convoluted logic to further a right-wing agenda, something we’ve all [...]Read more about James Lindsay Pre-Blaming Drag Queens for Deaths and Violence He Eagerly Awaits
Creeps Pulled Out All The Stops in 2022, But the LGBTQ+ Community Refused to Back Down
Happy New Year everybody! Except for people who made it their life’s goal to attack LGBTQ+ people. I hope your New Year sucks.2022 was much better than the two [...]Read more about Creeps Pulled Out All The Stops in 2022, But the LGBTQ+ Community Refused to Back Down
Y'all Means All: Six Religious Music Stars Who Are Vocal LGBTQ+ Allies
The LGBTQ+ community has been a constant punching bag this year for conservative-leaning religious politicians and their followers, especially, but this take is [...]Read more about Y'all Means All: Six Religious Music Stars Who Are Vocal LGBTQ+ Allies
Actor Cole Escola Has Played a Fetus, So Anything Is Possible
On Cole Escola’s Instagram page, the 36-year-old nonbinary comedian and actor describes themself as “One of Grindr’s Fresh Faces.” That’s true, of course, on [...]Read more about Actor Cole Escola Has Played a Fetus, So Anything Is Possible
Queer Things to Do: See a Michigan Men's Chorus Perform, Get Festive with Drag Queens
It’s beginning to look a lot like… well, it’s been looking a lot like Christmas since before Halloween at certain retail establishments. Now that we’re [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: See a Michigan Men's Chorus Perform, Get Festive with Drag Queens
Proud Boys Misunderstand What 'Slay, Queen' Means, Bring Guns to Drag Event
You know what the scariest thing about drag queen story hour is? The part where hooded men wearing body armor show up with assault rifles.That’s what happened [...]Read more about Proud Boys Misunderstand What 'Slay, Queen' Means, Bring Guns to Drag Event
Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka, Stars of HBO’s ‘We’re Here,’ on Promoting Equality Through Drag
Glitz, glam and, oh, just the small matter of changing hearts and minds. That’s a tall order for anyone, and the basic setup of every episode of the HBO show [...]Read more about Bob the Drag Queen and Eureka, Stars of HBO’s ‘We’re Here,’ on Promoting Equality Through Drag
The Club Q Shooting: At Least Five Killed at LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado, Suspect Identified and a Community Devastated
Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationA gunman has killed at least five people at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colo.The New York [...]Read more about The Club Q Shooting: At Least Five Killed at LGBTQ+ Nightclub in Colorado, Suspect Identified and a Community Devastated
Queer Things to Do: Get Ready for Your Found Family Thanksgiving, Volunteer with an LGBTQ+ Org
It’s getting colder, but on the plus side, that means more excuses for cuddling (or not leaving the house). On the plus plus side, the election is over, for [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Get Ready for Your Found Family Thanksgiving, Volunteer with an LGBTQ+ Org
Remembering Leslie Jordan: Goodbye to One Southern Baptist Sissy From Another
Leslie Jordan and I had something in common. Unfortunately, I don’t much share his delightful wit, delicious Southern charm, undaunting cheerfulness or success [...]Read more about Remembering Leslie Jordan: Goodbye to One Southern Baptist Sissy From Another
Conservative Macomb County Continues to Make Strides for LGBTQ+ Community During Second Pride Event
Chris Kipp, Macomb County Pride (MCP) board member, is candid about the fact that the county doesn’t have a stellar reputation on LGBTQ+ issues. “[Macomb] has [...]Read more about Conservative Macomb County Continues to Make Strides for LGBTQ+ Community During Second Pride Event
Very First Mackinac Island Pride Promises Quaint Queerness
One notoriously quiet corner of the Great Lakes State is about to get a lot louder (and prouder), when Mackinac Island — recently named “World’s Best Island” by [...]Read more about Very First Mackinac Island Pride Promises Quaint Queerness
Ain’t No Party Like a Republican Party, Because a Republican Party Is Awful
I feel like I’m trapped in a decades long episode of "The Twilight Zone" where I am the only one who can see the monster on the wing of the airplane, [...]Read more about Ain’t No Party Like a Republican Party, Because a Republican Party Is Awful
Queer Things to Do: Join the Roller Skating Trend, Volunteer Your Heart Out, Enjoy Late Summer Pride Fest
With pumpkin spice (aka “basic bitch”) season just over the horizon, it’s time to cram in as much summer fun as you can manage. Keep it chill with a live stage [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Join the Roller Skating Trend, Volunteer Your Heart Out, Enjoy Late Summer Pride Fest
For the First Time Ever, This Tiny Town in Michigan Will Have a Pride Festival
Allegan, Michigan is quintessential small-town America. There’s a main street and restaurants serving happy diners along the Kalamazoo River. It’s a place where [...]Read more about For the First Time Ever, This Tiny Town in Michigan Will Have a Pride Festival
Really, Though? Republicans Who Are Attacking Michigan Drag Queens Creating 'Fake Culture War Issue'
Decaying roads and crumbling bridges, record inflation and gas prices along with the mass exodus of college graduates are apparently not big enough stories for [...]Read more about Really, Though? Republicans Who Are Attacking Michigan Drag Queens Creating 'Fake Culture War Issue'
