About That Time Jim Obergefell Wrote My Gay Son a Note
When my (then) 12-year-old son told me he was gay, I was shocked by my reaction. As someone who has always claimed to be a staunch ally to countless LGBTQ+ [...]
3 Perspectives on Marriage (In)Equality Today
Securing a cake, arranging a florist, booking a venue and tailoring day-of wedding outfits are all vital, if stressful, steps in the process to a wedding [...]
BTL's Expo to Showcase Metro Detroit Equality Vendors – and Cake!
We are so excited to host the 9th Annual LGBTQ Wedding, Home and Life Expo this Sunday at The Henry, Dearborn's gorgeous hotel and event venue. It will be [...]
The Sound of Love
The Bluewater Kings Band, one of the most popular wedding bands in the Midwest, will return for the fifth time to the Ultimate LGBTQ Wedding, Home & Life [...]
BTL's 2019 Wedding, Home & Life Expo Venue Highlight: The Henry, Autograph Collection
From the moment that wedding planning starts, securing the perfect venue should be at the top of the list. In fact, finding the location of the ceremony and [...]
6 Trendy Wedding Ideas for a Unique Celebration
Whether one has just proposed marriage or accepted a proposal, planning for a wedding ceremony can be just as exciting. But between choosing a wedding venue, [...]
Trans Couple to Tie Knot, Hope to Increase Visibility
Rebecca and Myranda Veal met a little more than a year ago at a PFLAG-Genesee County meeting and it was electric. The two quickly hit it off. So much so that [...]
Expo Cuts Through Cake Politics
BTL LGBTQ Wedding and Anniversary Event Returns to MotorCity Casino. Click here to get tickets. Same-sex marriage may be safe for now, but the LGBTQ community [...]
The Choices We Make
A message from the Between The Lines publishers Susan Horowitz and Jan Stevenson: In this issue of BTL we mark the 25th anniversary of the paper. With it, we [...]
B. Ella Bridal Shares 2018's Trends
Dominique and Zvezda are two of the friendly bridal consultants at B. Ella Bridal. Trying to figure out what to wear for the wedding? B. Ella Bridal, [...]
Florist 'Absolutely' Open to Same Sex Marriages
Michael B. Anthony Florist, located Downriver in Wyandotte, is all about the business of flowers – and they have the reviews, awards and passion to prove it. [...]
Bakery Provides Stress-Free Cake Decision Making
Jefferson Market Bakery located at 609 W. Jefferson in Ann Arbor lets you have your cake and eat it too! Owner Nic Sims and her top cake artist Moriah Elkins, [...]
DJs to the Rescue
In order to help with selecting wedding music – which should be the most fun part of planning, but is often times the most overwhelming – BTL asked a couple [...]
The Honeymoon or Vacation Recipe
Equal parts of budget and passion plus a well-thought-out plan equals the perfect honeymoon or vacation. Budget Let's face it, no one really wants to discuss [...]
Legal Tips for LGBTQ Couples
The excuse of religious freedom is being used more and more these days in an effort to allow individuals and businesses the right to discriminate against LGBTQ [...]
Local Company Helps Preserve Wedding For Eternity
BY AJ TRAGER Wedit is running a special discount code for BTL readers, in honor of the one-year anniversary of marriage equality. When purchasing a [...]
Getting Hitched In The Hall of Justice
BY AJ TRAGER LANSING – Just before 11 a.m. on June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision on Obergefell v. Hodges and extended marriage [...]
A Year After Marriage Equality, LGBT Community Poised For More Activism
BY AJ TRAGER "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a [...]
LGBT Couples' Wedding Spending Soars
Over the past year since marriage equality became the law of the land, LGBT couples are spending a lot more on weddings, and family acceptance of same-sex [...]
Tennis Shoes And Keeping It Simple
BY AJ TRAGER Betty Olding and Jenny Schumacher met in 1972 and have been together for 43 years. They were finally married on Sept. 26 by Detroit Reverend Deb [...]
Lesbian Power Couple Finally Ties The Knot
BY AJ Trager LANSING – A lesbian power couple who have worked hard to improve LGBT equality in the state, Gina Calcagno and Nicolette Siragusa, have finally [...]
Donald Chisholm and Steven Moore marriage
After almost 19 years together, Donald Chisholm and Steven Moore of Pontiac were married on Wednesday, July 1. They would like to enthusiastically thank [...]
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