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, [...]
Conversation Sparked Couple’s Relationship, Communication Keeps It Strong
By Amy Lynn Smith Antonio Johnson-Seals used to say he never wanted to get married. In fact, even though he had to pursue his now-husband, Rev. Jeffrey Seals, before he would agree to go out [...]
Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to U.S. Supreme Court
By Lisa Keen President Obama announced today that he is nominating Merrick Garland, a 63-year-old white male chief judge of the federal appeals court in Washington DC, to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on [...]
Three Left in GOP Race, Clinton Surges
By Lisa Keen Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton had to scramble this week to correct a misstatement about Nancy Reagan's contribution to the AIDS epidemic. But there are very few signs that her LGBT support [...]
The Peace of Zion
Across 1 Tennis stadium in Queens 5 Out and then some 9 Vaulted church area 13 She played gay in "Silkwood" 14 Signorile's column, with "The" 15 Tallulah Bankhead's home, for short 16 ___ Square [...]
Spring Has Sprung with Upcoming Pet Events
COMPILED BY SHELBY CLARK PETKUS The Detroit Zoo hosts this semi-annual event in partnership with the Michigan Humane Society. Since the event's inception in 1993, more than 21,000 dogs, cats and rabbits have been placed [...]
Managing Pet Caregiver Fatigue
BY AJ TRAGER Despite the difficult nature of her job, Dr. Courtney Graham says that this is the least burnt out shes been since working in veterinary medicine. Its not easy, but it is rewarding [...]
Getting to the Goal: Making Michigan a No Kill State
BY AJ TRAGER In efforts to end the killing of healthy and treatable homeless cats and dogs in Michigan, 40 percent of the counties in the state practice the "No Kill" equation model for animal [...]
Protecting Adoptable Pets in Michigan
In April of 2012, a Michigan State University medical student accepted a plea deal for killing at least 12 Italian greyhound puppies. The puppies, contemporary reports said, were ordered from out of state puppy mills [...]
Animal Welfare Fund Provides over $134,900 to Local Animal Shelters
LANSING -- Each year the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's Animal Industry Division distributes thousands of donated dollars to animal shelters in Michigan through Animal Welfare Fund grants. This year, the fund will [...]
FDA Now Requires Animal Testing For Personal Lubricants
BY BTL STAFF WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has changed testing regulations for personal lubricant to require that all products undergo animal testing. As of Dec. 31, 2015 all personal lubricants [...]
Equality Michigan Announces New Interim Director of Victims Services
Equality Michigan announced the appointment of Leah Taraskiewicz as the Interim Director of Victims Services. For the last three years, Taraskiewicz has served as a victims advocate, working closely with Yvonne Siferd, the longstanding, previous [...]
The 2016 Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo Celebrates Progress And Looks To The Future Of Equality
Between The Lines launched The Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo six years ago not necessarily to throw a party, but to advance the cause of LGBT equality. As it turns out, they did both. [...]
Telethon Will Raise Funds To Benefit Flint Children Impacted by Water Crisis
DETROIT/FLINT, Mich. -- In an effort to provide long-term support for Flint children and families affected by the water crisis in Flint, WDIV-TV, the NBC affiliate in Detroit, will host "Flint Water Crisis: 4 Our [...]
Unified Looks Toward a Future of Innovation
The new executive leadership team of Unified HIV Health and Beyond includes Jimena Loveluck, vice president of community research and innovation; William VanHemert, president and CEO; and Angelique Tomsic, vice president of programs and operations. [...]
Carrying His Cross
BY AJ TRAGER PARCHMENT, Mich. -- Every evening Rev. Mike Tupper puts on a thick hat, a pair of gloves and insulated pants and crawls into two sleeping bags nestled inside a winter tent. He's [...]
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
A recent episode of "This American Life" featured a gay teenager who was totally gay for Donald Trump. This kid's parents were totally opposed to him being gay and he cited his number one issue [...]
Parting Glances: Heil Who? Micro What?
There's a scene in the popular film-musical "Cabaret" where several blond, German, Aryan youths seated at an outdoor cafe, prompted by Nazi zeal, leap up one by one, and contagiously sing, "Tomorrow the world belongs [...]
Politics Be Damned: Time for Saner Minds and Voters to Prevail
We're deep into this election season. Candidates on both sides are vying not only for votes but for those all-important delegates needed to be named the presidential candidates for their respective parties. One name I [...]