by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Some 2,700 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Argentina since same-sex marriage became legal a year ago. According to the Argentina LGBT Federation, that amounts to about 1 percent [...]

by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Australia is continuing to prevent its citizens from entering into a same-sex marriage abroad, the group Australian Marriage Equality said July 8. Specifically, Australia refuses to issue a "certificate of [...]

by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Lithuania's Parliament has banned discrimination based on sexual orientation in advertising. The move was a turnaround from earlier drafts of the same bill, which banned homosexual topics in advertising. The [...]

By Tara Cavanaugh Jeffrey McLoughlin holds his adopted son Avon while playing with his adopted daughter Anala. Anala and Avon are half siblings. McLoughlin's husband, James McDonald, is a stay-at-home dad. BTL photo: Andrew [...]

By Lisa Keen Lambda Legal Defense is taking its fight for same-sex families to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Adar v. Darlene Smith, involves a gay male couple, Oren Adar and Mickey Ray Smith, [...]

By Zach Childree DETROIT- On July 27, the Detroit Black Pride Society will kick off its annual Hotter Than July celebration with the opening of an art exhibit. The exhibit, produced in collaboration with the [...]

By Zach Childree DETROIT- Last Friday, members of the Campaign to End AIDS gathered outside Detroit City Hall to draw attention to the plight of homeless youth. Alfredo Smith, a spokesman for the group, said [...]

I thank Ms. Brindle for her July 14 letter ("Gay rodeo promotes animal abuse, not community") about animal cruelty at RodeoFest 2011, put on by the Michigan International Gay Rodeo Association. This association claims to [...]

FERNDALE- In its final year of work, Affirmations' Multicultural Advisory Committee announced it expects to release a full report by the end of 2011. Throughout June and July, three teams are meeting independently to create [...]

KALAMAZOO- Community AIDS Resource and Education Services, a southwest Michigan organization that seeks to minimize the effects of HIV/AIDS on the community, appointed a longtime staffer as its new executive director. David Feaster most recently [...]

DEARBORN- Equality Michigan will hold its State Equality Dinner, its biggest annual event, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at The Henry. The dinner highlights advocacy work happening around the state, connects leaders in the movement [...]

By Eric Rader Speak Out Across the country this year, state legislatures are engaged in the process of congressional redistricting. Every ten years, following the constitution-mandated federal census, most states have to create new district [...]

FERNDALE- The quickly growing Queer for Books Book Club has announced their book selections for July and August. On Saturday, July 23, the group will discuss "Band Fags!" by Frank Anthony Polito. The book follows [...]

By Zach Childree Last year was the second highest year on record for murders of LGBT and HIV-affected communities, according to a report released July 12 by the National Coalition Of Anti-Violence Programs. The study [...]

By Rex Wockner Some 300 active-duty troops (the majority of the contingent) and veterans marched in San Diego's LGBT Pride parade July 16. As far as can be determined, it was a U.S. first. It [...]

by Rex Wockner U.S. NEWS Marylanders launched a new campaign July 12 to pass a same-sex-marriage law next year. A bill to legalize same-sex marriage passed the Senate this year but crashed and burned in [...]

by Rex Wockner U.S. NEWS The polygamist family portrayed in the reality TV show Sister Wives is suing Utah and using the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that erased the United States' remaining sodomy laws [...]

By The Associated Press President Obama signed the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" into law last year, but said repeal wouldn't be official until the military certified its readiness. Today Defense Secretary Leon Panetta [...]

By BTL staff President Barack Obama signs the certification stating the statutory requirements for repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" have been met, in the Oval Office, July 22, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: Brian [...]

By Tara Cavanaugh David Blair performing at the 2009 TEDxDetroit conference. The last time David Blair spoke with BTL was just after Michael Jackson died in 2009. The death of the King of Pop, [...]

DETROIT- The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced Tuesday a unique media partnership between Issue Media Group and Between The Lines. Aimed at highlighting local LGBT leaders of color, the partnership is supported by The [...]

By Tara Cavanaugh Renee Harmon keeps reminders of her three children around her home. She has not seen them in two years. BTL photo: Andrew Potter. After being turned away from the Michigan Supreme [...]

A Mother Jones expose published Monday shows how Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's district became a "suicide contagion area." Nine teens in the district have committed suicide in just two years, and four of the teens were [...]

A Mother Jones expose published Monday shows how Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's district became a "suicide contagion area." Nine teens in the district have committed suicide in just two years, and four of the teens were [...]