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Haley Stevens or Abdul El-Sayed? Michigan's LGBTQ+ Voters Are Split
Ask two different left-leaning LGBTQ+ Michigan voters who they're selecting in the Aug. 4 U.S. Senate Democratic primary and there's a decent chance [...]Read more about Haley Stevens or Abdul El-Sayed? Michigan's LGBTQ+ Voters Are Split
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
Abdul El-Sayed Vows to Be a ‘Lion’ for LGBTQ+ Rights in Senate
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed isn't running a typical Senate campaign, and at this point it's hard to miss. The physician and former health director for both the [...]Read more about Abdul El-Sayed Vows to Be a ‘Lion’ for LGBTQ+ Rights in Senate
Get More From Your Healthcare Dollars in 2026
With open enrollment season here and many people discovering their 2026 premiums and deductibles have climbed yet again, healthcare affordability is top of [...]Read more about Get More From Your Healthcare Dollars in 2026
Seven HIV/AIDS Activists Arrested Inside Kevin McCarthy’s Office
U.S. Capitol Police on Monday arrested seven HIV/AIDS activists who refused to leave House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)’s office in the Rayburn House
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!
Racial, Gender Representation Missing From Top Michigan HIV Policy Department
Staffing at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service Division on HIV and STIs is woefully unrepresentative of those living with or at risk for HIV, [...]Read more about Racial, Gender Representation Missing From Top Michigan HIV Policy Department
Activist, Ballroom Legend Jahaira DeAlto Murdered
Jahaira DeAlto, an activist, vlogger, motivational speaker and legend in the ballroom scene, was stabbed to death this week. A suspect, Marcus Chavis, has been [...]Read more about Activist, Ballroom Legend Jahaira DeAlto Murdered
Michigan HIV/AIDS Agencies Struggle to Reimagine Service Delivery, Support During COVID-19
As Michigan's capital city was flooded with thousands of cars, causing backups and snarling traffic for hours in late April to protest to governor's [...]Read more about Michigan HIV/AIDS Agencies Struggle to Reimagine Service Delivery, Support During COVID-19
HELP, Corktown Health Center Celebrates 30 Years of Ryan White CARE Act
Thirty years ago the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, or CARE Act, was passed. Named for an Indiana teenager who contracted AIDS via a [...]Read more about HELP, Corktown Health Center Celebrates 30 Years of Ryan White CARE Act
BTL COVID-19 Resource Guide
As the world continues to learn more about coronavirus and its spread, it's vital to stay up-to-date on the latest developments. However, it's also important [...]Read more about BTL COVID-19 Resource Guide
Emergency Financial Assistance for Ryan White-Funded Agencies Now Available
Emergency Expansion of Ryan White Funding In response to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Division of HIV [...]Read more about Emergency Financial Assistance for Ryan White-Funded Agencies Now Available
Biden Unveils Extensive LGBTQ Plan, Drawing on Obama-era Achievements
Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden unveiled on Thursday a comprehensive plan to advance LGBTQ rights, pledging to support policies and legislation [...]Read more about Biden Unveils Extensive LGBTQ Plan, Drawing on Obama-era Achievements
Wilson Cruz Talks 'Visible,' His Groundbreaking Gay Role & Its Legacy
The first openly gay actor to play an openly gay series regular in a leading role on TV, Wilson Cruz has witnessed firsthand the changing tides of TV [...]Read more about Wilson Cruz Talks 'Visible,' His Groundbreaking Gay Role & Its Legacy
HHS Lays Out Details for Trump's Plan to Confront HIV/AIDS
Top officials in the Department of Health & Human Services laid out details on Wednesday of President Trump's plan to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, [...]Read more about HHS Lays Out Details for Trump's Plan to Confront HIV/AIDS
I'm Positive
Every HIV story is a sad story. And, generally, it's always a surprise story for people, something they weren't expecting. In January 2014, I was dating a guy [...]Read more about I'm Positive
Gubernatorial Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Talks LGBTQ Issues
By this time next week, Michiganders will have already voted in the Aug. 7 primaries. However, in anticipation of that vote, Between The Lines reached out to [...]Read more about Gubernatorial Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Talks LGBTQ Issues
Candidates Make Case for LGBTQ Support at Black Gay Pride
It's just days before the primary elections, and candidates running for office took one of the last remaining opportunities beforehand to talk to LGBTQ folks [...]Read more about Candidates Make Case for LGBTQ Support at Black Gay Pride
AIDS Watch Brings 500 Activists to Halls of Congress
Nearly 550 people living with HIV and their allies visited the offices of more than 200 members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Tuesday as [...]Read more about AIDS Watch Brings 500 Activists to Halls of Congress
Puerto Rico HIV/AIDS Groups Struggling to Recover from Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — It was shortly after 4 p.m. on Jan. 30 when an employee of Bill's Kitchen, an organization that prepares meals for Puerto Ricans with [...]Read more about Puerto Rico HIV/AIDS Groups Struggling to Recover from Maria
Trans Men Face Heavy HIV Burden: Study
BY WASHINGTON BLADE STAFF HIV-positive transgender men in the United States have significant unmet social and health care needs, according to a study published [...]Read more about Trans Men Face Heavy HIV Burden: Study
Corktown Health Center Puts Detroit on the Map for Advances in LGBTQ Health
BY PATRICK YANKEE The opening of Corktown Health Center (CHC) as Michigan's first nonprofit focused on delivering health care services to the LGBTQ community [...]Read more about Corktown Health Center Puts Detroit on the Map for Advances in LGBTQ Health
Year in Review: Politics
By Bob Roehr The kaleidoscope of public and political personalities seemed to spin faster and more bizarrely throughout 2006 than one could have possibly [...]Read more about Year in Review: Politics
A passionate woman, a passionate cause
By Dawn Wolfe YPSILANTI – It's a beautiful thing when people find their passion. For Jimena Loveluck, executive director of Washtenaw County's HIV/AIDS [...]Read more about A passionate woman, a passionate cause
Fauci: More Resources Needed to End Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious [...]Read more about Fauci: More Resources Needed to End Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Pelosi: Trump Budget Would Hurt People with HIV/AIDS
BY MICHAEL K. LAVERS, WASHINGTON BLADE House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks at the U.S. Conference on AIDS at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in [...]Read more about Pelosi: Trump Budget Would Hurt People with HIV/AIDS
LGBT Rights Leaders Flunk Trump on First 100 Days
by Chris Johnson, Washington Blade With the 100-day mark of President Trump's time in the White House fast approaching, LGBT rights supporters are giving him [...]Read more about LGBT Rights Leaders Flunk Trump on First 100 Days
GOP and Dems vie for the LGBT vote
By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE – Life can get exciting at the Logan-Burton household – especially on the first Tuesday in November. Election Day isn't easy when [...]Read more about GOP and Dems vie for the LGBT vote
GOP Health Plan's 'Devastating' Impact on Those with HIV
By Chris Johnson, Washington Blade From left, President Donald Trump, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (Washington [...]Read more about GOP Health Plan's 'Devastating' Impact on Those with HIV
World AIDS Day Detroit Engages Youth
12345 More than 400 Detroit-area students attended the World AIDS Day Detroit Youth Symposium on Dec. 1 at the Garden Theater in Detroit. The purpose was [...]Read more about World AIDS Day Detroit Engages Youth
Trumping HIV
Despite extraordinary achievements in addressing the 35-year-old HIV crisis in the U.S., the future of billions of dollars in federal support funds for people [...]Read more about Trumping HIV
Election 2016: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The impacts of the 2016 election on the local, state and national level are going to be felt for a long time. The results are going to cause both parties to [...]Read more about Election 2016: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Washington reels after election shakeup
By Bob Roehr Aftershocks of the Nov. 7 elections still continue to rumble through the Washington landscape, with uncertainty and speculation major commodities [...]Read more about Washington reels after election shakeup
Hillary Clinton Says She'll Work to Reform HIV Criminalization Laws as President
Former Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for president, Hillary Clinton, told a gathering of hundreds of HIV advocates in Alabama last week that she [...]Read more about Hillary Clinton Says She'll Work to Reform HIV Criminalization Laws as President
President' Kerry ready to fight for LGBT rights
By Lisa Keen DES MOINES, IA – No major party presidential nominee has ever granted the gay media an interview during the general election campaign; but, on [...]Read more about President' Kerry ready to fight for LGBT rights
Michigan AIDS Coalition Merges With Matrix Human Services
DETROIT/FERNDALE – Earlier this month it was announced that the Michigan AIDS Coalition has joined forces with Matrix Human Services, a Detroit-based [...]Read more about Michigan AIDS Coalition Merges With Matrix Human Services
World AIDS Day Event Calendar
COMPILED BY SHELBY CLARK PETKUS Dec. 1 6 a.m. Volunteer for World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day Detroit is pleased to offer volunteer opportunities for our [...]Read more about World AIDS Day Event Calendar
World AIDS Day Detroit Celebrates 25 Years Of The Ryan White CARE Act
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – Every year the world gathers together on Dec. 1 to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, show their support for those living with the [...]Read more about World AIDS Day Detroit Celebrates 25 Years Of The Ryan White CARE Act
World AIDS Day
BY DR. ABDUL EL-SAYED "Rare Cancer Seen in 44 Homosexuals" read a 1981 headline in the New York Times. Few realized that it would herald a pandemic that would [...]Read more about World AIDS Day
American Idol' Alum And Detroit Native To Sing At World AIDS Day Detroit
World AIDS Day Detroit Benefit Concert 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1 Tickets: $30-85 Garden Theater, 3929 Woodward Ave., [...]Read more about American Idol' Alum And Detroit Native To Sing At World AIDS Day Detroit
APM And HARC Merger Moves Forward
BY AJ TRAGER DETROIT – Following a trend that is affecting AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) around the country, AIDS Partnership Michigan and HIV/AIDS [...]Read more about APM And HARC Merger Moves Forward
Study: Early Initiation Of HIV Treatment Dramatically Reduces AIDS, Other Adverse Events
Scientists ended a multi-year study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, 18 months early because it showed those who started anti-HIV therapies [...]Read more about Study: Early Initiation Of HIV Treatment Dramatically Reduces AIDS, Other Adverse Events
Mayors Breakfast Kicks Off World AIDS Day
BY AJ TRAGER Jeanne White-Ginder addresses attendees of the Mayors Breakfast on World AIDS Day 2014 at the Detroit Opera House. BTL Photo: AJ Trager DETROIT – [...]Read more about Mayors Breakfast Kicks Off World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day Event Calendar
Compiled By Shelby Clark Petkus {UNDERLINE Dec. 1} All day. NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and "Orphan Tower." Quilt and beaded dolls representing AIDS [...]Read more about World AIDS Day Event Calendar
Study Finds Significant Racial Disparities For HIV Infection Among Black And White MSM
A study published in the journal The Lancet HIV reports that there is a significant disparity in HIV prevalence between black and white men who have sex with [...]Read more about Study Finds Significant Racial Disparities For HIV Infection Among Black And White MSM
Jeanne White Visiting Detroit
A special highlight of the World AIDS Day events presented by World AIDS Day Detroit this Dec. 1 is the visit Jeanne White-Grinder, mother of Ryan White, will [...]Read more about Jeanne White Visiting Detroit
Michigan To Revisit HIV Prevention Plan In Light Of Advances
The Michigan Department of Community Health says that a plan to address the HIV epidemic in the state will be revisited 18 months early as a result of [...]Read more about Michigan To Revisit HIV Prevention Plan In Light Of Advances
