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Christian John Wikaneâs 'A Night at the Disco' Explores Disco Musicâs Role in LGBTQ+ History
In the summer of 1979, 16-year-old French Canadian singer France Joli stepped onto a stage on Fire Island as a last-minute replacement for Donna Summer. She had [...]Read more about Christian John Wikaneâs 'A Night at the Disco' Explores Disco Musicâs Role in LGBTQ+ History
Cozy Up With These Queer 2025 Winter Reads
As winter settles in and the year winds down, there's no better time to curl up with a book that speaks to the complexity and beauty of queer life. This [...]Read more about Cozy Up With These Queer 2025 Winter Reads
âThese Bitches Just Go For Itâ: Amanda Seyfried on Camp, Chaos and Queer Energy in âThe Housemaidâ
Chaos, camp and unrestrained power crash through every melodramatic note â and every broken dish â in âThe Housemaid." In the film, out Dec. 19, Amanda [...]Read more about âThese Bitches Just Go For Itâ: Amanda Seyfried on Camp, Chaos and Queer Energy in âThe Housemaidâ
How Taylor Swiftâs Music Gave a Trans Scholar Her Girlhood
When Harvard professor and celebrated poet Stephanie Burt listens to Taylor Swiftâs âFifteen,â she doesn't just hear a bittersweet teenage memory wrapped [...]Read more about How Taylor Swiftâs Music Gave a Trans Scholar Her Girlhood
Democratic Attorneys General Take on Trump Over Trans Healthcare. Finally.
As I write this, the President of the United States of America is busy posting about how hot he thinks Sydney Sweeney is and that Taylor Swift is âNO LONGER [...]Read more about Democratic Attorneys General Take on Trump Over Trans Healthcare. Finally.
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Finding the Courage to Flee the U.S. to Save My Trans Daughter
Washington Blade, Courtesy of the National LGBT Media AssociationWell, we did it. Two weeks ago, I climbed into our SUV with my 23-year-old trans daughter and I [...]Read more about Finding the Courage to Flee the U.S. to Save My Trans Daughter
How This New Book Reminds Us That Pop Culture Often Leads the Way in LGBTQ+ Progress
What influence might artists like Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish and Kim Petras have on our world a decade from now? It's a legitimate question that could [...]Read more about How This New Book Reminds Us That Pop Culture Often Leads the Way in LGBTQ+ Progress
Attend a Taylor Swift Dance Party, Go to the Dirty Show, See a Queer-Coded Art Exhibit, Join in a âRocky Horrorâ NightÂ
Oh, beloved queerios, itâs only February, but this year already feels endless â Iâm starting to understand why bears hibernate. (Forest bears, not gay bears â [...]Read more about Attend a Taylor Swift Dance Party, Go to the Dirty Show, See a Queer-Coded Art Exhibit, Join in a âRocky Horrorâ NightÂ
A Conversation with Robbie Williams: The Straight Pop Star Who Made Space for My Queer Identity
I had already agreed to an interview with Robbie Williams before realizing he wasnât queer at all. Thatâs on me. As a teenager who was fond of his anthemic [...]Read more about A Conversation with Robbie Williams: The Straight Pop Star Who Made Space for My Queer Identity
The Horror Behind the Music: Tegan and Saraâs Unbelievable Real-Life Catfishing Saga
âFanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Saraâ makes some horror films look like Disney fare. Thatâs because something is especially scary when it could happen [...]Read more about The Horror Behind the Music: Tegan and Saraâs Unbelievable Real-Life Catfishing Saga
Attend a Halloween Ball, Find Opportunities At a Transgender Job Fair, Embrace Beauty With En Femme Social Group
We're just a few days away from the general election on Nov. 5, and you know what that means â weâve officially reached the point where everyone wants this [...]Read more about Attend a Halloween Ball, Find Opportunities At a Transgender Job Fair, Embrace Beauty With En Femme Social Group
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'Brat Summer' Turns to Election Fall as Unique Political Tactics Target Gen Z Voters
A presidential campaign using Charli XCX and Chappell Roan to appeal to young voters might not have been on your 2024 bingo card. But then again, Vice President [...]Read more about 'Brat Summer' Turns to Election Fall as Unique Political Tactics Target Gen Z Voters
LGBTQ+ Advocacy in the 2024 Election: A Conversation with Governor Whitmer
Since becoming the governor of Michigan in 2019, Gretchen Whitmer has been a fierce ally for the LGBTQ+ community â not just through her words, but through [...]Read more about LGBTQ+ Advocacy in the 2024 Election: A Conversation with Governor Whitmer
Charli XCX and Troye Sivanâs âSweatâ Tour Launch in Detroit: A Queer Club on Steroids
If you popped on Grindr at around 8:20 p.m. on Saturday anywhere in Detroit, you saw a grid of faces and torsos that signaled Something Very Gay Is Happening [...]Read more about Charli XCX and Troye Sivanâs âSweatâ Tour Launch in Detroit: A Queer Club on Steroids
Donald Trump Hates Taylor Swift, Loves Laura Loomer. We'll See How That Works Out For Him.
OK, so let me see if I have this right. Disgraced former president Donald Trump hates Taylor Swift, one of the most beloved people in the country.Swift, as I am [...]Read more about Donald Trump Hates Taylor Swift, Loves Laura Loomer. We'll See How That Works Out For Him.
Muna and the Power of Queer Representation at Pitchfork Music Festival
I saw the indie pop band Muna perform live for the first time on my 22nd birthday. I had been a fan for years, and they were opening for Phoebe Bridgers at The [...]Read more about Muna and the Power of Queer Representation at Pitchfork Music Festival
What You Need to Know About Project 2025 and How It Puts Michiganâs LGBTQ+ Wins at Risk
If it feels like youâre suddenly hearing about the conservative Heritage Foundationâs Project 2025 agenda everywhere lately, itâs not just you. In fact, Google [...]Read more about What You Need to Know About Project 2025 and How It Puts Michiganâs LGBTQ+ Wins at Risk
Her True Colors, Still Shining Through: Cyndi Lauper Talks Reflective New Era, Farewell Tour and Championing LGBTQ+ Causes
At 70, Cyndi Lauperâs special place in pop music history can be seen everywhere you look. Look around at abortion rights rallies and youâll see âGirls Just Want [...]Read more about Her True Colors, Still Shining Through: Cyndi Lauper Talks Reflective New Era, Farewell Tour and Championing LGBTQ+ Causes
Kathy Griffin Keeps on Surviving: Comedian Talks Tour, Longtime LGBTQ+ Allyship and Support From 'Civilian Gays'
Kathy Griffin has been through even more than you probably know. She lost a lung to cancer, lost her mother and lost many of her close friends. In 2020, the [...]Read more about Kathy Griffin Keeps on Surviving: Comedian Talks Tour, Longtime LGBTQ+ Allyship and Support From 'Civilian Gays'
Let's *Not* Say Forever and Other Ways LGBTQ+ Folks Are Queering Their Wedding VowsÂ
My perhaps ill-advised decision to permit connection with my extremely heterosexual and extremely traditional mom on social media has resulted in many [...]Read more about Let's *Not* Say Forever and Other Ways LGBTQ+ Folks Are Queering Their Wedding VowsÂ
Dana Nessel Moves to Dismiss Transphobic Salon Lawsuit, Chasten Buttigieg Slams Moms For Liberty Founders, Pride Source Wants to Share Your Pride Fest
Dana Nessel Seeks to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Transphobic Michigan Salon OwnerMichigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the Michigan Department of [...]Read more about Dana Nessel Moves to Dismiss Transphobic Salon Lawsuit, Chasten Buttigieg Slams Moms For Liberty Founders, Pride Source Wants to Share Your Pride Fest
Deep State Taylor Swift Exposed by Extremely Rational, Very Intelligent People
We need to talk about Taylor Swift.It was never going to last forever. And now that the secretâs out and the most popular singer in the United States has had [...]Read more about Deep State Taylor Swift Exposed by Extremely Rational, Very Intelligent People
All I Want for Christmas Is Cher
It was 1977. I was all of 5. And all I wanted for Christmas was Cher. Well, more specifically, a Cher doll. Iâd asked Santa. Iâd asked my mom. Yet somehow on [...]Read more about All I Want for Christmas Is Cher
See Taylor Swift Drag in Royal Oak, Watch a Roller Derby Match, Meet Dana Nessel at a Queer Adult Cabaret
What will the rest of your rapidly evaporating 2023 feature? Donât sit out the last few weeks of the year â make it worthwhile with a slate of queer events [...]Read more about See Taylor Swift Drag in Royal Oak, Watch a Roller Derby Match, Meet Dana Nessel at a Queer Adult Cabaret
Fall into a Book: LGBTQ+ Books You'll Want to Add to Your Shelf This Season
We are celebrating queer stories, queer icons and queer authors during National Book Month, a time to honor the importance of reading, writing and literature.
Remember When Joe Jonas Accidentally Visited a Gay Club? Pride Source Remembers
Itâs time to focus on a more lighthearted Joe Jonas moment.
As Megan Rapinoe Announces Her Retirement, 7 Other LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Have Changed the Game
As womenâs soccer star Megan Rapinoe gets set to retire from Seattleâs OL Reign, Pride Source is taking a look back at some other LGBTQ+ athletes who have drawn [...]Read more about As Megan Rapinoe Announces Her Retirement, 7 Other LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Have Changed the Game
Taylor Swift Makes Strong Case for Gay Icon Status During Eras Stop in Detroit
On my way to Ford Field in downtown Detroit for the first night of Taylor Swiftâs brilliant and breathtaking Eras Tour, I joked with my concert mate that heâd [...]Read more about Taylor Swift Makes Strong Case for Gay Icon Status During Eras Stop in Detroit
Queer Things to Do: Visit a New Queer Club in Detroit, Enjoy Taylor Swift or Adele By Candlelight
It was gonna be May. And then it was, and here we are. Switch things up this month with one or five brand new adventures, from hitting the dance floor at a new [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Visit a New Queer Club in Detroit, Enjoy Taylor Swift or Adele By Candlelight
Fight the Queer Book Ban By Lovinâ Up on These 11 New LGBTQ+ Reads
No matter what Republicans tell you, thereâs never a bad time to get lost in a queer book. But now just happens to be a really good time to do so as parents [...]Read more about Fight the Queer Book Ban By Lovinâ Up on These 11 New LGBTQ+ Reads
Peppermint Talks New R&B Album, Authenticity and the 'Dirty Game' that is Dating
Peppermint has a habit of breaking the mold. Both the first out transgender woman cast on "RuPaul's Drag Race" and the first to originate a principal role on [...]Read more about Peppermint Talks New R&B Album, Authenticity and the 'Dirty Game' that is Dating
Look What You Made Me Do' Is one of the Most Memorable Songs in Pop Culture
If you know me, you know that I am a pop music connoisseur. If I'm not listening to it, I am either sleeping or blabbering about it to one of my friends. That [...]Read more about Look What You Made Me Do' Is one of the Most Memorable Songs in Pop Culture
The Chicks' Natalie Maines Talks Queer Creators Behind Trio's Comeback LP, LGBTQ Activism & Advice For Lady A
Sitting somewhere with an abstract-art background obscuring her precise location, (Dixie) Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines erupts into an explosive [...]Read more about The Chicks' Natalie Maines Talks Queer Creators Behind Trio's Comeback LP, LGBTQ Activism & Advice For Lady A
Why Britney Spears Is the Least Problematic Human Being
Britney Spears is my favorite celebrity. My obsessions with others came and went â Paris Hilton, Oprah, Lindsay Lohan â but Spears has stayed in first place [...]Read more about Why Britney Spears Is the Least Problematic Human Being
Lesbian Content 3.0'
The "Miss Congeniality" is your pageant dyke. A "Speed" dyke can effectively drive a 40-foot transit bus. And witchy lesbians can all see themselves [...]Read more about Lesbian Content 3.0'
Writing the Unwritten: Natasha Bedingfield on LGBTQ Fans, Her Repressive Upbringing & Thwarted Sad Songs
When Natasha Bedingfield found fame in 2004, what would become of the world was, as she sings on the hit song that established her pop-star status, "still [...]Read more about Writing the Unwritten: Natasha Bedingfield on LGBTQ Fans, Her Repressive Upbringing & Thwarted Sad Songs
Bianca Del Rio Talks Death-Drop Disdain, Bachelorettes in Gay Clubs & Why She's Done with 'Drag Race'
Bianca Del Rio is in Stockholm on her "It's Jester Joke" comedy tour, still subject to the fraught human realities of traveling despite her top-tier queen [...]Read more about Bianca Del Rio Talks Death-Drop Disdain, Bachelorettes in Gay Clubs & Why She's Done with 'Drag Race'
Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson
I just finished watching the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need To Calm Down." It's cute. It's catchy. And all of Big Gay is in it. That it ends with a [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Kevin Swanson
Taylor Swift Calls Out Gay-Hate On New Single. Plus, 7 Other Summer Songs
Taylor Swift is a gay icon on the job! CĂŠline Dion is flying! Katy Perry is not sexualizing buffets! And then, there's MIKA, your "Ice Cream" man, and country [...]Read more about Taylor Swift Calls Out Gay-Hate On New Single. Plus, 7 Other Summer Songs
9 Albums to Hear This Year, From Ariana to Madonna
There's something for every color of the rainbow included in this year's music-release roster. The list is long, but here's a taste: debuts from "Pitch [...]Read more about 9 Albums to Hear This Year, From Ariana to Madonna
Q&A: Cher on Knowing When She Was a Gay Icon, 'Hope' Gleaned from LGBT Community & 'Breadcrumbs' of Her Legacy
Cher is so low-key about being Cher that calling her is like calling your mom. "Hi," she purrs with signature simplicity when I phone her presidential suite [...]Read more about Q&A: Cher on Knowing When She Was a Gay Icon, 'Hope' Gleaned from LGBT Community & 'Breadcrumbs' of Her Legacy
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Thought they were goners? Nope, the Cats have a release date. When Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cats, based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Taylor Swift in Detroit: A Pop Queen Earns Her Crown
If Old Taylor Swift was dead, the massive animatronic cobra that slithered onto Detroit's Ford Field on Tuesday night was the 28-year-old music luminary's [...]Read more about Taylor Swift in Detroit: A Pop Queen Earns Her Crown
Troye Sivan's Queerness In Full Bloom: Out Pop Star Talks Uninhibited Second Album & Embracing His Femininity
Nobody is stopping Troye Sivan except for maybe Troye Sivan. No queer-averse label bosses, no identity-stifling pressure to be anything but who he is: the [...]Read more about Troye Sivan's Queerness In Full Bloom: Out Pop Star Talks Uninhibited Second Album & Embracing His Femininity
Q&A: Jennifer Nettles Talks Celebrating the Queer Community with New Sugarland Album & Why 'Tolerance' Isn't Enough
Just before releasing a hotly anticipated new album with Sugarland bandmate Kristian Bush, duo frontwoman Jennifer Nettles summed up her history of progressive [...]Read more about Q&A: Jennifer Nettles Talks Celebrating the Queer Community with New Sugarland Album & Why 'Tolerance' Isn't Enough
Best Albums of 2017
Donald Trump is still tweeting (oh yeah, and somehow still president). Free internet porn could be a bygone luxury thanks to #RIPNetNeutrality. But hey, music [...]Read more about Best Albums of 2017
Mariah, Shania, Taylor: 9 Acts to See During the Next Year's Very Gay Concert Lineup
Photo: Island Welcome to the gayest concert year of your life. For instance, if all you want for Christmas is a healthy dose of divadom wrapped in high notes [...]Read more about Mariah, Shania, Taylor: 9 Acts to See During the Next Year's Very Gay Concert Lineup
