BTL Staff
ACLU's Moss Defiant, Committed to Fight After Election Delivers Trump
Kary Moss, Executive Director Edith Windsor was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court case, United States v. Windsor, which successfully overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and was considered a significant legal victory for [...]
Affirmations Celebrates the Community this Holiday Season
FERNDALE – The holiday season is, for some, a time of great joy, gratitude and happiness that is often filled with tremendous generosity. However, this time of year can be challenging for many LGBTQ+ families who are struggling to make ends meet. [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Luke Evans stars in "Professor Marston & The Wonder Women" Here's one you might have missed: the story of a man named William Marston, a Harvard psychologist who helped invent the lie detector test. He also created a woman [...]
First Transgender Interaction Policy Created in Michigan
BY BTL STAFF Fair Michigan Justice Project special prosecutor Jaimie Powell Horowitz, transgender outreach coordinator Julisa Abad, and clinical therapist Tonya Griffith host a panel discussion during the Michigan Response to Hate Conference on Oct. [...]
How LGBT Candidates Across the Country Faired Election Day
By Lisa Keen Kate Brown became the first openly LGBT person to be elected governor, winning the office in Oregon Nov. 8. File Photo: Michael Key, Washington Blade. Kate Brown became the first openly LGBT person to be elected governor, winning the [...]
Local Organizations Emphasize Giving, Not Getting This Holiday Season
BY BTL STAFF The Between The Lines Holiday Gift Guide is full of the best entertainment ideas and the hottest gift ideas for the LGBT community, thanks to the many advertisers who support the publication. But, it is also important to recognize that [...]
STUNNER: Defying polls, Trump wins election
By CHRIS JOHNSON To the shock of political observers and LGBT rights supporters who expected his defeat, Donald Trump claimed a surprise victory Nov. 8 against Hillary Clinton in his bid for the White House. Speaking to supporters in New York City, [...]
Truth: Can You Accept That?
BY KELLIE DURHAM Just gonna leave this right here for today… "Accept this election." "Stop whining." "Suck it up." "It is what it is." "Just give him a chance." Okay, so can we have a fucking minute here? Like for real? When you say these things, do [...]
CoverGirl Boy
Across 1 Olivier of "Marathon Man" 9 Pose for a Mapplethorpe photo, e.g. 16 Variety store 17 Prop for "I have a headache, honey…" 18 Start of a comment on representing CoverGirl as a gay male, per James Charles 20 Canadian oil company 21 State, to [...]
Outfront: Lesbian Officer Builds Community Bridges in Detroit
BY JULIE COMPTON Detroit police officer Danielle Woods was responding to a domestic violence call involving a lesbian couple in 2006 when her partner made a comment that angered her. "I wonder which one of them is the man," Woods recalled the [...]
