Celebrating the Grassroots Era
Over the past 17 years, many names and faces have graced the pages of Between The Lines. Some of them were pseudonyms or lacked last names due to a desire to [...]
Hate crime reporting burden lies partially with us
At a May 13 meeting at the offices of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan in Detroit, the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of [...]
Cocktail Chatter: The 'I Don't Care What Anyone Says' Classic Martini
By Ed Sikov "It's early Alzheimer's," I whined. I'd left the duck breasts I'd planned to grill at home. I'd have to rush to the grocery and buy some more. [...]
More than a name
On May 13, the merged Triangle Foundation/Michigan Equality announced its new agency name – Equality Michigan – in a videoconference. Over 50 people signed on [...]
The right to live honestly
Like many before her and many still to come, Mara Boyd – profiled this week in Between The Lines – faced a difficult choice. She loved the army and looked [...]
Cocktail Chatter: Gearing up for housemates season
by Ed Sikov "They eat grasshoppers there." This came from Kyle, one of "the puppies," as the rest of us called them behind their backs. "You moron! It's [...]