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Plant Kween Christopher Griffin Is Here to Remind You to Water Yourself
If your social feed has ever stopped you mid-scroll because a monstera looked like it’s been better-tended than you have, you've probably already found [...]Read more about Plant Kween Christopher Griffin Is Here to Remind You to Water Yourself
1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Rights in America
This story was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series [...]Read more about 1776-2026: The Moments That Defined Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Rights in America
2026 Pride Reads for Every Shelf
The challenges of the current political era have inspired a strong wave of LGBTQ+ titles across every genre and age range, and our editors have been reading. [...]Read more about 2026 Pride Reads for Every Shelf
Strengthening LGBTQ+ Journalism — With Your Help
We've been at this for more than 33 years now — telling the stories of Michigan's LGBTQ+ community through the pages of Between The Lines and on [...]Read more about Strengthening LGBTQ+ Journalism — With Your Help
Fight Fascism: Celebrate Pride
Happy Pride, everybody! I have my Pride flags hanging on my porch (one rainbow, one white, pink and blue) and have noticed a couple of neighbors with Pride [...]Read more about Fight Fascism: Celebrate Pride
How Michigan’s First Openly Gay Senator, Jeremy Moss, Finds Resilience Amid Election Uncertainty
I know many people have genuine worries about their future and the future of our country following the recent election results.The first election in which I [...]Read more about How Michigan’s First Openly Gay Senator, Jeremy Moss, Finds Resilience Amid Election Uncertainty
Queer Quilting as Art, Protest and Connection: From the AIDS Memorial Quilt to the Generation-Linking Pieces We Treasure
Grace Rother's quilt is very much in process: rich shades of green in the center, with small fabric houses framing the green, raw outside edges. She calls [...]Read more about Queer Quilting as Art, Protest and Connection: From the AIDS Memorial Quilt to the Generation-Linking Pieces We Treasure
Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
Embrace the vibrant spectrum of LGBTQ+ experiences this Pride Month with our curated list of enlightening reads for readers of all ages. From stirring memoirs [...]Read more about Summer Books That’ll Have You Feeling a Sense of Pride
The Humble Hippopotamus: Michigan’s Next Pride Symbol?
The animals that represent American political parties are quite the menagerie. Most people know about the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant, but [...]Read more about The Humble Hippopotamus: Michigan’s Next Pride Symbol?
Queer Things to Do: See ‘Company,' Let Loose at Dance Church, Spend Time with David Sedaris
It’s time to whip out that planner and pencil in some unique, queer-charged local events for the coming weeks. From a Broadway show (“Company” at the Fisher) to [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: See ‘Company,' Let Loose at Dance Church, Spend Time with David Sedaris
Michigan Trailblazer Kathy Kozachenko, First Out Elected Official in U.S., to Be Honored with Statue in Ann Arbor
Statue to be unveiled during the city’s bicentennial celebration in 2024.
Where the Past Meets the Present: Capturing Pride 40 Years Ago
Are we capturing history every day without even knowing it? Forty years ago, photographer Nicholas Blair wasn’t intentionally immortalizing a specific era of [...]Read more about Where the Past Meets the Present: Capturing Pride 40 Years Ago
Advice for LGBTQ+ Kids and Teens on Coming Out, Finding Support and Celebrating Who You Are
When my 12-year-old son came out as gay, it was an exciting time. But it was also a little stressful. I wasn’t totally sure how to support him, or even what [...]Read more about Advice for LGBTQ+ Kids and Teens on Coming Out, Finding Support and Celebrating Who You Are
Still Blazing Trails for Queer People, Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit Turns 50
In April of 2000, I traveled to our nation’s capital as a cub reporter for this publication to cover the Millennium March on Washington. I had been on the job [...]Read more about Still Blazing Trails for Queer People, Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit Turns 50
Trump Happy To Let Supporters Die Defending His Right To Do Crimes
I woke up this morning thinking about disgraced former president Donald Trump and how relieved I was that he wasn’t on Twitter any more so that I was not [...]Read more about Trump Happy To Let Supporters Die Defending His Right To Do Crimes
A Queer Slate, In Focus: The Studio That Brought Us ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Turns 20
For 20 years now, Focus Features has been distributing and funding queer-focused movies, marketing them successfully to a wide audience even early on. As a [...]Read more about A Queer Slate, In Focus: The Studio That Brought Us ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Turns 20
Openly Gay Michigan State Senator Jeremy Moss Wants You to Run For Elected Office
"Be authentic." That's the most important piece of advice state Sen. Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) said he would give an LGBTQ+ person considering a run for [...]Read more about Openly Gay Michigan State Senator Jeremy Moss Wants You to Run For Elected Office
Coming Out Colton' Bares Not All But A Lot. And What's Up With That Ridiculous Montage?
When former star of "The Bachelor" and pro football player Colton Underwood came out on a "Good Morning America" interview in April 2021, there was one [...]Read more about Coming Out Colton' Bares Not All But A Lot. And What's Up With That Ridiculous Montage?
5 AIDS-Related Must-Read Biographies
Peter Staley's "Never Silent" isn't the only outstanding memoir or biography by those who endured the worst years of the AIDS crisis (Sarah Schulman's mammoth [...]Read more about 5 AIDS-Related Must-Read Biographies
Jennifer Tilly Is Your Friend to the End: The Longtime LGBTQ+ Ally Talks the 'Chucky' Series and Its Killer Queer Affirmations
Chucky is no Harvey Milk, but the killer doll with fire-red hair from openly gay creator Don Mancini is, at least, a good queer-affirming dad. Dad, you ask? [...]Read more about Jennifer Tilly Is Your Friend to the End: The Longtime LGBTQ+ Ally Talks the 'Chucky' Series and Its Killer Queer Affirmations
Some Say 2021. Others Say 5782.
Tuesday, September 7, marked the observance of Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish New Year, 5782. Shanah Tovah! (Good Year!). Kenahorah! (Keep the [...]Read more about Some Say 2021. Others Say 5782.
LGBTQ Victory Fund Campaign Is Focused on Keeping Queer Neighborhoods in Michigan Together
Redistricting to align with the new U.S. Census results has become a hot-button political issue for a host of reasons. The way states redraw their maps will [...]Read more about LGBTQ Victory Fund Campaign Is Focused on Keeping Queer Neighborhoods in Michigan Together
First Openly LGBTQ+ Elected Official, Michigander Kathy Kozachenko, Inducted Into LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame
On May 2, The Victory Institute inducted 21 leaders to its newly formed LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame. The intention behind the Hall of Fame is "to honor the [...]Read more about First Openly LGBTQ+ Elected Official, Michigander Kathy Kozachenko, Inducted Into LGBTQ Victory Hall of Fame
Sundance Was Always on the Cutting Edge of Queer Filmmaking. In 2021, It Still Is.
Sundance's slate of queer films has grown steadily over the years, as has the scale of the increasingly star-studded festival itself. At its founding in 1985, [...]Read more about Sundance Was Always on the Cutting Edge of Queer Filmmaking. In 2021, It Still Is.
LGBTQ Activist Cleve Jones to Speak at Oakland University
To kick off Oakland University's Pride Month, the inaugural Tim Larrabee Memorial Lecture will feature LGBTQ activist, civil rights hero and author Cleve Jones [...]Read more about LGBTQ Activist Cleve Jones to Speak at Oakland University
Creep of the Week: Rod Dreher
Strike up the band and start the parade, ladies and gentlemen and those who identify somewhere in between or beyond. Chick-fil-A has gone gay! We've done it. [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Rod Dreher
Mayor Pete Speaks on LGBTQ History, Historic Campaign
Editor's Note: This piece is part of a series done in honor of LGBTQ history month. Pete Buttigieg, who has served as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, since 2012, [...]Read more about Mayor Pete Speaks on LGBTQ History, Historic Campaign
Gov. Whitmer Declares June Pride Month, Attends LGBTQ Town Hall at Affirmations
Shortly after signing an official proclamation declaring June Pride month in advance of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer [...]Read more about Gov. Whitmer Declares June Pride Month, Attends LGBTQ Town Hall at Affirmations
Parting Glances: May Babies May Be Gay Babies!
The "Coffee Table Book of Astrology" tattles that "taurus is the astrological sign of sexual deviancy." Or, as a friend of mine used to tell me year after year [...]Read more about Parting Glances: May Babies May Be Gay Babies!
Give Margaret Cho a Hand: Comic Talks New Kink Series, Queer Sex & Hollywood Homophobia
Damn that bulging carpometacarpal joint. Without it, Margaret Cho's kink play could've been trouble-free, but nope – that thumb joint has been "the bane of my [...]Read more about Give Margaret Cho a Hand: Comic Talks New Kink Series, Queer Sex & Hollywood Homophobia
Where Memories Collide
I grew up in Houston, Texas, a fact I neither brag about nor hold my head in shame about (well, usually; but the less said about Ted Cruz's re-election the [...]Read more about Where Memories Collide
Q&A: Michael Bublé Talks LGBTQ Youth Outreach, Teaching His Kids Self-Love & 'Sexist' Christmas Cover
"You're my first. Be gentle with me. Can we start with, like, a foreplay thing where you can just take it easy on me? Some gentle licking perhaps, and then [...]Read more about Q&A: Michael Bublé Talks LGBTQ Youth Outreach, Teaching His Kids Self-Love & 'Sexist' Christmas Cover
Bring Out Your Dead
Oct. 11 marks the 30th anniversary of the first National Coming Out Day. That first NCOD in 1988 is seared in my memory because Charlotte, Ginny, Rob and I [...]Read more about Bring Out Your Dead
Archive Documents Late San Francisco Mayor Moscone's Close LGBTQ Ties
In June 1977 an irate San Francisco resident mailed off a letter to then-mayor George Moscone. The focus of his ire was the planned Pride celebration at the [...]Read more about Archive Documents Late San Francisco Mayor Moscone's Close LGBTQ Ties
REC Honors Margaret Cho's Trailblazing Activism
Fame, for better or worse, almost always comes with a platform, and in the case of Margaret Cho, it's been one that promotes acceptance. Ever since she first [...]Read more about REC Honors Margaret Cho's Trailblazing Activism
No Proclamation (Again) From Trump for Pride Month
The first day of June has arrived and President Trump again declined to issue a proclamation recognizing Pride month, breaking a tradition when Democrats [...]Read more about No Proclamation (Again) From Trump for Pride Month
Mombian: Two New Picture Books Tell Story of Rainbow Flag
Pride season is here, and so are two new picture books that tell the story of the rainbow flag and the individuals who both inspired and created it. "Rob [...]Read more about Mombian: Two New Picture Books Tell Story of Rainbow Flag
NCLR's Kate Kendell Steps Down and Into LGBT History
LGBT politicos nationwide were struck by the March 15 announcement that National Center for Lesbian Rights executive director Kate Kendell was stepping down [...]Read more about NCLR's Kate Kendell Steps Down and Into LGBT History
Simon' –and Out Director Greg Berlanti –Says It's Time for Queer Cinema's Next Big Thing
Historically speaking, the most culturally influential LGBTQ-focused films have been independent, slow-rollout, arthouse-screened touchstones, from Best [...]Read more about Simon' –and Out Director Greg Berlanti –Says It's Time for Queer Cinema's Next Big Thing
The Curious Case of Joseph Roman
Criminals make up excuses for their crimes. We've heard so many bad excuses for crime, that many such stories have become the things of legend, like the [...]Read more about The Curious Case of Joseph Roman
Deep Inside Hollywood
The 'Queer Eye' reboot is right around the corner Remember the old days, the early 2000s, when "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" was on TV and you watched it [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Transmission: November Hope
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith The 7th of November was the 40th anniversary of Harvey Milk's historic victory in San Francisco, becoming the first out, gay elected [...]Read more about Transmission: November Hope
Jones Implores Freedom House Crowd to 'Keep on Fighting!'
BY JAN STEVENSON Legendary LGBT activist Cleve Jones, second from right, spoke at the annual Freedom House Dinner at the Atheneum Hotel in Detroit. To his [...]Read more about Jones Implores Freedom House Crowd to 'Keep on Fighting!'
Milk of Human Kindness
Q Puzzle Across 1 Heavenly balls 5 "Six Feet Under" character of Peter Krause 9 Tennessee Williams' lover Frank 14 Lahr of "The Wizard of Oz" 15 Greek 16 [...]Read more about Milk of Human Kindness
Parting Glances: President Ford: DA/DT?
OLIVER "BILLY" SIPPLE. Born, Detroit, Nov. 20, 1941. Died, San Francisco, Feb. 2, 1989. A reluctant hero, he strolled into history at a precise psychological [...]Read more about Parting Glances: President Ford: DA/DT?
General Gayety: A blast from the presidential past
By Leslie Robinson The death of former President Gerald Ford has resurrected the name of Oliver "Billy" Sipple. He's the fellow credited with saving Ford from [...]Read more about General Gayety: A blast from the presidential past
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Stars line up for Dylan His first film starred Barbie dolls, but these days, when it's time to cast one of his movies, Oscar-nominated [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
