About That 2013 HIV Report From MDCH...
`Recently, Between The Lines broke down the new 2013 report on HIV in the state of Michigan. One the things that stuck out was the fact that 31 percent of the [...]
Third Circuit Court Upholds Conversion Therapy Ban
By BTL Staff NEW JERSEY – The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Sept. 11 that the New Jersey ban on sexual orientation change efforts, known as ex-gay [...]
Baird To The Bone
Richard Baird, a top advisor to Gov. Rick Snyder, is tossing his weight around the capitol these days. Baird, who was at the center of a property tax and [...]
Bureaucratic Follies
Secretary of State Agrees to Stop Enforcing Constitutionally Vague Vanity Plate Law Keep an eye out in Ann Arbor for a Michigan issued vanity plate reading [...]
Introduction: Political Hors D'oeuvre
What Is Political Hors D'oeuvre? This series will bring you bite size nuggets from the political and governmental world and contextualize it within LGBT [...]
Speaker Bolger Accepts Gay Money, Ticks Off Rep. Jack Hoognedyk
Jack Hoogendyk doesn't live or work in Michigan anymore – he runs a "crisis pregnancy" organization in Wisconsin – but he's keeping his nose in state [...]
The Debate About Debates: Why It Matters
Republican Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land has blown off an invitation from WOOD-TV 8 in Grand Rapids to participate in a debate Sept. 8 with her Democratic [...]
Legislators Urge Re-Evaluation Of Donation Policies For MSM
BTL Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. legislators from four states have signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary [...]
News You Should Know Sept. 3, 2014
BTL Staff East Lansing Approves Equal Benefits Ordinance Ram's Cut 1st Openly Gay Player Drafted, Cowboys Pick Him Up Washtenaw Residents To Rally Or To [...]
News You Should Know August 29, 2014
BTL Staff UPDATE: LGBT Killer In Metro Detroit Caught California Bans "Gay Panic" Defense Utah Plaintiffs Ask SCOTUS To Review Case First-Of-Its Kind LGBT [...]
News You Should Know August 28, 2014
BTL Staff 7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hears Marriage Equality Cases Womyn Born Womyn House Staffer Edits Trans Identity Wikipedia Pages Florida Supreme Court [...]
News You Should Know August 27, 2014
BTL Staff Gay Berlin Mayor Announces Resignation Landmark Bookstore In Philly To Reopen Queen Pardons Gay WWII Code Breaker Couple Wins Wedding Venue [...]