''Between the Lines'' is an

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area. It is headquartered in

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." ''PrideSource''. Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "Mailing address Pride Source Media Group Between the Lines Newspaper 20222 Farmington Road Livonia, Michigan 48152" It is a member publication of the National Gay Media Association and is affiliated with Q Syndicate, an LGBT content provider founded in 1995.

Voters guide

During election years, the newspaper publishes a voters guide with endorsements of political candidates running for office in Michigan.

Community activities

The newspaper sponsors a number of LGBT events in the area. ''Between the Lines'' also organizes a Same-Sex Couples Wedding Expo, coordinated by one of the paper's publishers, Jan Stevenson.

History

''Between the Lines'' was founded by Mark Weinstein in 1995. In the summer of 1995, Susan Horowitz and Jan Stevenson purchased the paper during a meeting Horowitz had with Shannon Rhodes, then the editor of ''Between the Lines''. At the time of the sale, the publication was a 12-page monthly LGBT newspaper. Horowitz, an

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, had a background in publishing as founder of Pride Publishing, Inc., and also served as the first executive director of New Festival. She took over the editorial aspect of the paper. Stevenson, a former corporate banker and first executive director of Affirmations Community Center, took over advertising. Since the sale, the paper has utilized writers that have included

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Charles Alexander,

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communications department chair Shea Howell, and John Burchett, who would go on to serve as Governor Granholm's chief of staff. Horowitz and Stevenson released their first issue as co-publishers in December 1995. At the time, many LGBT people in Michigan remained closeted and the fight for LGBT rights was one that was often fought by individuals rather than organizations. As a result, few people wanted to give the paper their full name and fewer were willing to be photographed. ''Between the Lines'' has covered such events as the discovery of protease inhibitors, the decision by the Michigan-based auto makers to offer domestic partnership benefits to their employees, and passage of the Michigan constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex relationship recognition in the state, Proposal 2. As of the end of 2020, Horowitz and Stevenson retired. New publishers, Benjamin Jenkins and Thomas Wesley, took over on January 1, 2021.

References

External links

''Between the Lines'' Online
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Voters guide

Community activities

History

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