Opinions Barack Who? BTL Staff Published: June 30, 2011 | Last Updated: September 12, 2023 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email Opinions Advertisement Topics: Opinions About the Contributor BTL Staff Between The Lines has been publishing LGBTQ-related content in Southeast Michigan since the early '90s. This year marks the publication's 27th anniversary. Read More Art A Queer Detroit Artist Finds Her Place in Rural Michigan The first time I set up a table at the local farmers market, people barely made eye contact, let alone opened their wallets. I was a tattooed, masc, blue-haired [...]Read more about A Queer Detroit Artist Finds Her Place in Rural Michigan By Brooke Brewster Creep of the Week Dolly Parton Spent Her Life Affirming Us. Trump Is Spending Her Death Centering Himself. I want to say Dolly Parton was too good for this world, but I don’t think she’d agree with such a statement. But I think it’s fair to say she was better than [...]Read more about Dolly Parton Spent Her Life Affirming Us. Trump Is Spending Her Death Centering Himself. By D'Anne Witkowski Madonna Madonna Is a Queer Icon. I Finally Get It. I have a confession to make. Up until recently, I didn't really understand why everyone loved Madonna so much. I didn't think the Michigan native was [...]Read more about Madonna Is a Queer Icon. I Finally Get It. By Keith Langston Creep of the Week Log Cabin Republicans Make It Official: They Hate Trans People The Log Cabin Republicans is an absolutely worthless organization. Actually, they’re worse than worthless because they gleefully help to advance the Republican [...]Read more about Log Cabin Republicans Make It Official: They Hate Trans People By D'Anne Witkowski Creep of the Week Target CEO: We Are Giving in to Extremists Because that Always Ends Well Target is being, er… targeted by anti-LGBTQ+ extremists for daring to display Pride-themed merchandise in its stores. There are videos online of people throwing [...]Read more about Target CEO: We Are Giving in to Extremists Because that Always Ends Well By D'Anne Witkowski Soccer I Wasn't Out During My First Prom, But Affirmations Prom ReDeux Is a Chance to Reimagine That Special Night His name was Mike. We grew up down the street from one another. Of course, where I grew up, surrounded by corn fields and soy beans, “down the street” meant a [...]Read more about I Wasn't Out During My First Prom, But Affirmations Prom ReDeux Is a Chance to Reimagine That Special Night By Dave Garcia Independent LGBTQ+ journalism, powered by readers. Support Now Support