Michigan's Cool Cities: ANN ARBOR & YPSILANTI
In 1972, the City of Ann Arbor became the first city in the U.S. to pass a gay rights ordinance. Ann Arbor is home to the renowned University of Michigan, [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities: BIRMINGHAM
The affluent suburb of Birmingham was the first city in Michigan to have an openly gay mayor, Seth Chavez. It also has a local ordinance protecting gays and [...]
P.J. Cherrin: Encouraging gay Jews to embrace their faith
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN WEST BLOOMFIELD – In some people's minds "religious" and "narrow-minded" have come to mean the same thing. They haven't met P.J. [...]
Pride around the country: the rainbow is growing
Comprehensive Pride Calendar Below is a list of Pride events in Michigan and surrounding areas. For a list of Prides around the world visit [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities: Detroit
Detroit is the largest city in the state and the 10th largest city in the U.S. The city has a long and storied history in movements for social change for civil [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities: FERNDALE
There is no other city in Michigan more closely identified with the LGBT community than Ferndale. Once a sleepy little border town to Detroit, Ferndale is now [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities: LANSING/EAST LANSING
Lansing has long been home to one of the most developed and resourced lesbian communities in the country. The Capitol City is home to Lesbian Connection, the [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities: Northville & Plymouth
Northville and Plymouth are the newest cities designated "Cool Cities" in Between The Lines. Each features a walkable downtown shopping district with antiques, [...]
Michigan's Cool Cities: ROYAL OAK
Royal Oak has transformed itself over the past decade into a cool downtown that attracts young people to live, work and play. Now, the city is poised to morph [...]
New play challenges stereotypes
By BTL Staff DEARBORN – In a split second, your life can change. Just ask Levar Penningsworth, an African-American man who gets caught in the wrong place at [...]
Pride History: K'Zoo queers circa 1976
Over 3,000 slide and negative images will be a part of the collection online at http://www.castro.net during the month of June. While prepareing for the [...]
