Entertainment Comics Cordial Beverages BTL Staff Published: November 26, 2015 | Last Updated: August 14, 2023 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share by Email Entertainment Comics Advertisement Topics: Entertainment Comics 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 Queer Things to Do Rage with Lambrini Girls, Attend Ruth Ellis Center Gala, Go Up North for Pride, Help Shape the Next Hotter Than July Get Noisy With Queer Punks, Take Pride Up North, Network Before BreakfastWho said September can't be fun? Well, probably your ninth grade algebra teacher, [...]Read more about Rage with Lambrini Girls, Attend Ruth Ellis Center Gala, Go Up North for Pride, Help Shape the Next Hotter Than July By Kelli Dunham 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 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 Dolly Parton Remembering Dolly Parton and Her LGBTQ+ Allyship: ‘Why Wouldn't I Stand Up for Everybody?' Here's the thing nobody's obituary is going to lead with, so I will: Dolly Parton picked up the phone for queer press. Not just the glossies with the [...]Read more about Remembering Dolly Parton and Her LGBTQ+ Allyship: ‘Why Wouldn't I Stand Up for Everybody?' By Chris Azzopardi Features Brandon Scott Jones Just Wants to Help Queer Youth Feel Seen This year, Brandon Scott Jones is showing up in the most random of places. There’s his series regular role in “Ghosts,” portraying the spirit of American [...]Read more about Brandon Scott Jones Just Wants to Help Queer Youth Feel Seen By Chris Azzopardi Events Queer Things to Do: Celebrate Hotter Than July! It all started in 1996, when LGBT Detroit launched the first annual Hotter Than July event. Today, Hotter Than July (HTJ) holds the title as the world’s second [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Celebrate Hotter Than July! By Sarah Bricker Hunt Independent LGBTQ+ journalism, powered by readers. Support Now Support