We have a crisis in the gay/bi/men who have sex with men community. This crisis is particularly clear among our youth, 13-24. HIV is not gone, and in fact has become a generational legacy. While [...]

By Penny Gardner The question posed to me by Between The Lines was, "What is near and dear to my activism in the lesbian women, gay men, transgender and bisexual women and men's movement?" Depending [...]

By John Corvino A couple of years ago I was chatting with a gay literary agent in a downtown Manhattan cafe. Our conversation turned to the book I was working on, Debating Same-Sex Marriage. "Debating [...]

By Jim Toy We're the further down the road to justice than we've ever been. President Obama and Vice President Biden have declared their support for legal same-sex marriage. Voters in two states have approved [...]

By Charles Pugh 2012 has been a historic and transformative year in many ways in terms of LGBT rights, especially on the national level with several states either securing marriage equality rights or defeating marriage [...]

By Anthony Wagner It was early on a warm September Sunday. I stood with a friend at the perimeter of a large square of concrete blocked by a low, temporary fence. The sun just began [...]

Opinion By Curtis Lipscomb Recently there was an article released by CBS Detroit News headlined: "Survey: Detroit Most Dangerous U.S. City for Gays" (Dec. 5, 2012). There were accusations factored into this ideology stating that [...]

Opinion by Antonio David Garcia My grandpa died Sept. 8 of this year. The same day my Grandma turned 82. They were married for 64 years. While it was difficult for him to hang on [...]

Opinion By Emily Dievendorf Sometimes it's the winning that knocks you on your arse. The 2012 election made clear, with the election of our first out lesbian U.S. Senator in Tammy Baldwin and our first [...]

This year, 2013, marks the 59th year I have been an active participant in Detroit's lesbian/gay community - now the proverbial L/GBTQA gourmet alphabet soup. Like my senior citizen friends - Jim Toy, John Kavanaugh, [...]

As we go through life there's a handful of people who change you, whose words haunt you and in critical times, challenging times, crucial times shape your thoughts, move you to action and help you [...]

By Jon Hoadley Lansing isn't working for us. Over the last few years we've seen amazing advances for LGBT people. Support for marriage equality has increased across the country, even to the point of winning [...]

By Rachel Crandall The coming year shows a lot of promise for the transgender community. Our visibility has increased much over the last year. However, there is still one thing that we are missing. A [...]

By Jay Kaplan When I look at the current state of Michigan, particularly after this recent lame duck session, I am demoralized and saddened by what this state has become. In addition to the so [...]

By Kathleen LaTosch There's no doubt that Michigan has suffered in recent years with a slow, downhill slide when it comes to protecting the rights of LGBT people. That's why this presidential election was so [...]