An estimated 250,000 people in the United States are HIV/AIDS positive and donÕt even know it. National HIV Testing Day is critical to the fight against HIV/AIDS because it presents an opportunity for people nationwide [...]

The Pentagon No matter what your opinion on the Iraq war, you've got to admit it's a good thing we're not fighting it with slingshots and pots of boiling tar. The Pentagon consumes a gluttonous [...]

"We are making progress, but we have a hell of a long way to go." - Allan Gilmour on the advancement of gays, minorities and women in the corporate world, as quoted by the Denver [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Ask David Hecker why the LGBT civil rights movement is important to him, and the answer comes easily and forcefully. "It's civil rights," he says, "and there is no difference in [...]

By Cornelius A. Fortune Jackie Washington has one goal and one goal only: to fight for minority's rights, including those of the LGBT community. "I'm a very strong supporter of the issues of that community, [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FARMINGTON - In many ways, Trisha Stein is a social conservative's nightmare. Raised by a single mother, Stein has not only done all right, she has excelled. And, worst yet from [...]

ROYAL OAK - Do you have an LGBT employee resource group at work? Are you interested in forming one, or looking at expanding your current group? Would you enjoying networking with others who have forged [...]

WYANDOTTE - This year PFLAG will be celebrate its chapter's 10 year anniversary by again participating in Wyandotte's 4th of July Parade at 10 a.m. July 4. At the parade, there will be a float [...]

LANSING - The Michigan State Board of Education called for stronger legal tools to prevent bullying in Michigan's public schools on June 13, but some Republican representatives don't believe a currently-proposed legislative tool is necessary. [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LANSING - Current and former members of Michigan Equality will be on hand to address the legal rights of LGBTs and their families at "Sexual Orientation and the Law: LGBT Law [...]

By B.J. Reichert Special to Between The Lines GRAND RAPIDS - Sarah Hunt gazed into McKenzie Hill's eyes as if they were the only people on earth. Little did it matter that more than a [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FERNDALE - How do you keep a candle lit on a windy evening? You protect it with great care and attention, moving your hand to shield that small, gentle light from [...]

By BJ Reichert Special to In Between The Lines MUSKEGON - A continuous rainstorm didn't prevent more than 30 people from gathering on the beach Sunday to celebrate Muskegon's first Gay Pride event. Earlier in [...]

By Bob Roehr WASHINGTON - The Pentagon listed homosexuality as a "mental illness" among the reasons for separation or retirement for physical disability, in an 88-page set of instructions issued in November 1996. The document [...]

DETROIT - Triangle Foundation recently released the final Proposal 2 results, which break down votes by city and county and show that 48 Michigan municipalities and two counties voted against the ban on marriage equality. [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman YPSILANTI - The foundation walls are in, and $50,000 has been raised. Now, the volunteers of the Rainbow House Project need three things: volunteers, donated goods, and more money. Volunteers are [...]

EAST LANSING - When Lauren Beach received word that she had won the 2006 Point Scholarship, which is granted to students marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, she jumped up and down [...]

By BTL Staff DETROIT - It was all glitter and glitz at the 2006 Time Warp June 10 at the Roostertail. Co-Chairs Florine Mark, President and Chairman of Weight Watchers, and Marcie Brogan, owner of [...]

by Rex Wockner Warsaw gays march legally After banning Warsaw's gay pride parade in 2004 and 2005, officials allowed it to take place this year. Police said 3,000 people marched on June 10. Organizers said [...]