As the world continues to learn more about coronavirus and its spread, it's vital to stay up-to-date on the latest developments. However, it's also important to make sure that the information being distributed is from credible sources. To that end, Between The Lines has compiled, [...]
Q&A: Mo’Nique Talks Recent Media Slams, Race In Hollywood, Isaiah Washington (‘He Never Had A Problem With Gays’) & LGBT Integration
Mo'Nique isn't one to hold back. Take her ongoing clash with Lee Daniels, who directed her Oscar-winning performance in 2009's "Precious." Daniels said the 47-year-old's behavior got her "blackballed"; she, on the other hand, says [...]
Same-Sex Marriages: One Year Later
By BTL Staff BTL Photo: Andrew Potter In honor of the one year anniversary of Judge Bernard Friedman's overturning of the Michigan same-sex marriage ban, various venues throughout the state will host gatherings. The [...]
Hear Me Out: Kelly Clarkson, Brandi Carlile
Kelly Clarkson, 'Piece by Piece' Kelly Clarkson's seventh studio album finds the "American Idol" champ at a crossroads. Does she fix what's not broken? And if not, how does a 32-year-old pop star demonstrate she's [...]
It’s Our Turn To Cry
Across 1 Queen's beehive, e.g. 5 NG: Neighbor of Pakistan 9 They won't pose for nude photos 14 Sometime defender of gay rights 15 Oral gratification from the fridge 16 NG: "Me too" 17 Lesley's [...]
Annual Shakespeare Festival In Royal Oak Announces Auditions
ROYAL OAK -- Water Works Theatre Company announces that auditions for its 15th season of Shakespeare Royal Oak in Starr Jaycee Park will take place March 23 and 24. This season, Water Works will present [...]
Miller Won’t Seek Re-Election
Candice Miller, the former Republican Secretary of State and six term congresswoman from Michigan's 10th District, will not seek re-election to Congress. She made the announcement on Friday. She was widely praised for her service [...]
‘I Can’t Treat That, ‘Cause Religious Freedom’
That might be what you hear from medical providers if legislation introduced last week in the state House gets approved. House Bill 4309 of 2015 was introduced by Rep. Cindy Gamrat, R-Plainwell, with sponsorship by [...]
Hull’s Voice
The territorial governor of Michigan, most known for his surrender of Detroit to the British in the War of 1812, also has a small role in this whole "religious freedom" debate at the Capitol. Nestled [...]
Bill Schuette: On Duty For His Future?
Republican Attorney General of Michigan, Bill Schuette, appears to be laying the fundraising bedrock to follow Republican Gov. Rick Snyder in the governor's seat in 2018. Yeah, this is the guy who has yet to [...]
Recruiters Pursuing Diversity
BY AJ TRAGER Members of the Detroit Police Department were among 37 companies that participated in the LGBTQ&A Career Fair at U-M Dearborn campus March 6. Over 250 people signed up looking for employment. BTL [...]
Sixth Annual Transgender Day Of Visibility
BY AJ TRAGER ROYAL OAK - Executive Director of Transgender Michigan, Rachel Crandall, started the International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV) in 2009 when she noticed that the major holidays honoring trans identities were all [...]
Planet Fitness Defends Trans Rights
BY BTL STAFF MIDLAND - Planet Fitness has made top headlines this past week after a woman from Midland vehemently spoke up about her issues with a trans woman using the locker facility Feb. 28. [...]
Obituary: Malcolm Boyd
Rev. Malcolm Boyd was many things. He was a freedom rider who marched with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King in the Deep South. He was the author of over two dozen books and collections of [...]
Creep of the Week: Ben Carson
Years ago, long before her role as Big Boo on "Orange is the New Black," Lea DeLaria had a bit in her stand-up act that went something like, "Say what you want about prison, but [...]
Parting Glances: Washington Goes We’what?
Gays and lesbians have been welcomed to the White House during the Clinton and the Obama administrations. BTL co-publishers Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz attended one such gathering and shook hands with President Obama. I [...]
Local, Global Jewel: Freedom House Detroit
By TJ Rogers John's 12-hour shift ended, and he changed out of his uniform. He exchanged "good nights" with his co-workers and headed out a side door. It was 11 p.m. He could be home [...]