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Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Across 1 Gunners shoot it off 5 Terence of _Priscilla_ 10 "There Is Nothing Like a ___" 14 At no time, in poems 15 Moore costar 16 Ready for press 17 _Julius Caesar_ costume 18 [...]
Community Foundation Provides Grants to Metro Detroit LGBTQ Organizations
DETROIT – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that five key LGBTQ organizations have received grants totaling $200,000 from the Community Foundation’s HOPE — Helping Others through Partnerships and Education ‚ Fund. Each organization [...]
Gov. Whitmer Renames Downtown Lansing’s Lewis Cass Building to the ‘Elliott-Larsen Building’ to Honor Sponsors of Michigan’s Landmark Civil Rights Law
LANSING — Today, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-139 to rename the state-owned Lewis Cass Building in downtown Lansing to the “Elliott-Larsen Building,” honoring the legislators who sponsored Michigan’s landmark civil rights act. The legislation [...]
Metro Detroit Juneteenth Celebrations
A day of celebration originally in 1865, June 19, or Juneteenth as it came to be called, commemorates the day when Union Army General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, stating [...]
Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center to Host Pride Telethon June 27
FERNDALE – In celebration of Pride Month, the Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center will host a six-hour livestreaming event called the Pride Telethon 2020 on Saturday, June 27, starting at noon. It will feature interviews with [...]
Gov. Whitmer Declares June 2020 Pride Month in Michigan
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared June 2020 Pride Month in Michigan to celebrate LGBTQ+ individuals and recognize the important work that must be done to create a more equitable state for all identities, genders, [...]
Remembering Lynn
Across 1 Mark Bingham of 9/11 5 "I ___ Kick Out of You" 9 Desperate cry 13 Bird, to Brutus 14 Come together 16 Estimating words 17 Kerry, who plays Mia on 48-/64-Across 19 Animal [...]
Ingham County Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
LANSING – Racism has officially been declared a public health crisis in Ingham County. The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution to declare it so Tuesday evening. The resolution was moved by Commissioner [...]
Coulter: $10 Million Nonprofit Recovery Fund to Aid COVID-19-Impacted Organizations
Today Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter held a press conference that announced a $10 million Oakland Together Community Response & Recovery Fund "specifically designed" to help the county's nonprofits during the novel coronavirus pandemic. "We're [...]
Motor City Pride Launches First-Ever ‘Pride Live’ June 6
It's Pride. It's live. And it will be big and splashy, just like every Motor City Pride Festival. So says Dave Wait, chairperson of Motor City Pride. The annual festival and parade was originally slated [...]
Detroit to Host Drive-By Census Kick-Off
DETROIT — The extent to which Detroit can quickly recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic directly depends on how many Detroiters fill out their 2020 census form, Mayor Mike Duggan said. As of today, Detroit’s [...]
Music Royalty
Across 1 It requires several G-strings 5 Start of a _South Pacific_ song 9 One who often screws actors 14 Friendly opening 15 Genie portrayer Barbara 16 Cut 17 Ethnic cuisine type 18 Police incursion [...]
Be Queer Be Counted: LGBT Detroit’s Census Project Airs June 16
DETROIT — LGBT Detroit is a nonprofit organization that serves Detroit's LGBTQ community. It has announced the rollout of a series of “Get Out The Census 2020” during COVID-19, and the inaugural Be Queer Be [...]
Stagecrafters Community Theater Virtually Covers ‘RENT’
In light of the isolation brought upon by the new coronavirus, members of the Royal Oak-based nonprofit community theater Stagecrafters presented a song from the popular LGBTQ musical "RENT." The featured singers include Justin Noroyan, [...]
Black LGBTQ Community Innovates Black Pride in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
LGBT Detroit, the city’s premier black LGBTQ service provider and producer of Hotter Than July, the world’s now longest-running, uninterrupted Black LGBTQ Pride celebration for the last 25 years, is taking its 2020 festivities digital. [...]
Melissa Etheridge’s 21-Year-Old Son Dead
By Washington Blade Staff Melissa Etheridge’s 21-year-old son Beckett Cypher died Wednesday. Etheridge tweeted that it was related to opioid addiction. “Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid [...]
Kissing Taylor Swift’s Brother
Across 1 Nine inches 5 Lie beside 9 Roddy McDowall's _Planet of the ___ _ 13 Woody Guthrie's son 14 Lesbian magazine Vice ___ 15 Part used in forking around 16 Like a generation, to [...]
BTL Awarded $100,000 From Facebook
LIVONIA - On May 8, Between The Lines received a $100,000 grant from Facebook to support the paper’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on Michigan’s LGBTQ community. “We are thrilled to receive this support [...]
Michigan Transgender Activist Aimee Stephens, 59, Dies, ACLU Mourns Loss
Aimee Stephens, whose landmark case was the first case about the civil rights of transgender people to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, died today at her home in Metro Detroit with her wife, [...]
Corktown Health Center to Host May 9 Condom Distribution Event for Safer Sex Practices During COVID-19
DETROIT – Corktown Health Center, Michigan’s first LGBTQ-focused medical home, announced it will host a contactless condom distribution event called “Safer Sex in the Time of COVID” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, [...]
LGBT Detroit’s Guiding Board on LGBTQ Intimate Partner Health and Wellness Airs on Friday, May 15
DETROIT — LGBT Detroit announces the rollout of a series of conversations on healthy relationships and healing during COVID-19. The inaugural event “Meet The Council” airs virtually on Zoom and Facebook Live platforms on Friday, [...]
Indigo Girls to Perform at PFLAG Virtual Mother’s Day Brunch Celebration
WASHINGTON — On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, PFLAG National will air a celebration of motherly love, the “PFLAG Virtual Mother’s Day Brunch." This free, online special event raises awareness and funds for PFLAG National, [...]
Go Comedy! Improv Theater Interviews BTL Co-Publisher Jan Stevenson
As part of its LGBTQ True Colors series, the Go Comedy! Improv Theater has over the past several months collaborated with Between The Lines contributors and staff to host a unique improv experience. Because of [...]
If at First You Don’t Succeed
Across 1 Aid's partner 5 Gave a damn? 10 Where a trolley goes "Clang, clang, clang" 14 Singer Vikki 15 Pool shot hitting two balls 16 Enchanted Disney girl 17 Start of a Stephen Sondheim [...]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Signs Executive Order Ensuring Equitable Access to Health Care Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-64, which reaffirms the state’s commitment to equitable access to health care, and requires health care facilities to develop protocols that ensure non-discrimination in the event [...]
SAGE to Host April 30 Virtual Social Poetry Hour
SAGE Metro Detroit is an organization that works to advocate for LGBTQ elders across the Metro area. On Thursday, April 30, at 11 a.m. the organization is inviting attendees to a digital social gathering and [...]
Michigan State Treasury Providing Student Loan Assistance During COVID-19 Pandemic
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Treasury today announced Michiganders who have student loans guaranteed by the state will be provided assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Collection activities on delinquent Federal Family Education Loan Program [...]
State Rep. Jon Hoadley to Hold Video Q&A Including Guests Yvette Simpson, Annise Parker
On Wednesday, April 29, constituents are invited to a Zoom video chat for a 30-minute conversation with State Rep. Jon Hoadley. Hoadley is running for U.S. Congress in Michigan's 6th congressional district. Listeners can learn [...]
GLAAD to Present Livestream Highlighting LGBTQ COVID-19 Response, Benefiting CenterLink
GLAAD announced that it will host “Together in Pride: You are Not Alone,” a livestream event on Sunday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on GLAAD’s YouTube channel and Facebook Live. The event will highlight the LGBTQ response to COVID-19 [...]
COLOURS Conference, Pride Awards Gala Postponed to 2021
DETROIT — The COLOURS Conference and Gala 2020 presented by the Detroit Regional LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the Michigan Diversity Council has been postponed to May 2021. Kevin Heard, president of the DRLGBTCC said [...]
Motor City Pride 2020 Postponed
Originally scheduled for June 6 through 7 at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Motor City Pride 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Festival representatives released an official statement on their site explaining the decision. [...]
LGBT Detroit Launches New Political Arm of Agency
LGBT Detroit has announced the launch of LGBT Detroit Mobilization, a new 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization aimed at endorsing candidates that support protections and rights for individuals regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender [...]
Dernaissance
Across 1 Irene of _Fame_ 5 Sound of three men in a tub 10 Bit of salt, for Stephen Pyles 14 Way to come 15 Stars that shoot off 16 Emerald lsle 17 _To ___ [...]
Big Three Automakers Announce Joint Support for Banning LGBTQ Discrimination in Michigan
DETROIT – Michigan’s “Big Three” automakers announced today their joint support for Fair and Equal Michigan, joining other business leaders, LGBTQ groups and leaders from both sides of the political aisle to add LGBTQ protections [...]
Thinking for Ourselves: Water Games
By Shea Howell On Friday, April 3, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan assured the city that he has restored water to everyone who had it shut off at his daily COVID-19 briefing. He also praised the [...]