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Early in my interview with legendary trans rocker Laura Jane Grace, I can’t help but fawn over her 2016 memoir “Tranny: ...
This letter responds to Pride Source’s May 8 coverage of Michigan State Sen. Jeremy Moss announcing his candidacy for ...
The struggle for our existence began in August 1966 at Gene Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco. Fed up with constant police ...
“I used to be so scared to even walk down the stairs.” This line is from my original song “Trans." Unfortunately, this was my reality, as I was raised in an environment that was not inclusive of ...
There’s a Mariah Carey canvas in my hands and Benito Skinner on Zoom, and somehow, this feels exactly right. My teenage self — the one who lip-synced “Fantasy” in a locked bedroom — would totally get ...
Get ready to gag on the eleganza, darlings — Ferndale Pride is serving up fresh faces and fierce performances with its 2025 Newcomer Drag Show, putting baby queens and kings center stage to help kick ...
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale is the embodiment of Detroit talent and grit. When I meet her at Spot Lite Detroit on a hot spring afternoon, she’s finishing up a business meeting, dressed to the nines in a cozy ...
Something that pops into my head a lot (besides the Mentos jingle) is the phrase, “It was a kinder, gentler time.” It’s what my grandparents said when I interviewed them for an undergrad history class ...
In a packed committee room on May 15, the air crackled with tension as Michigan state Rep. Jason Woolford sat frozen, mouth agape, unable to answer what should have been the simplest of questions.
In an era decades before "RuPaul's Drag Race" or political battles over drag performers, a University of Michigan student named Lionel "Iron Mike" Ames became a national sensation for his stunning ...
I love The Onion. They truly have their finger on this country’s political pulse. In fact, several of their recent headlines were so believable they could have come from the Washington Post. Examples ...
Every person's journey is different, and this is especially true for queer people. But there might be a happy Hollywood ending for the LGBTQ+ activist: to come out, become comfortable in your own skin ...