Time is running short this election cycle. In just four short weeks we will go to the polls to decide who will lead our country, who will make decisions at the state and local level [...]

By Paula Martinac Elect to get involved In response to the presidential-election debacle of 2000, in which both parties reported voting irregularities in a number of key states, a group of concerned Americans created a [...]

"As the President of the United States holds the highest official rank in political life, so he is also by virtue of that office, awarded precedence in social life. He may be addressed as Mr. [...]

In last weekÕs issue of BTL the sponsors for OutFest were listed incorrectly. OutFest sponsors at the $1000 level and up were; Pfizer pharmaceuticals and Pfizer Rainbow Alliance, Coors Brewing Company, Between The Lines, Absolut, [...]

By Mubarak Dahir William Ross shouldn't be homeless. But he is. Because in Texas, like in so many places in America, a loving relationship between two people of the same sex means nothing at all [...]

AA Promethean.jpg: The Paul Taylor Dance Company presents "Promethean Fire" and other works at Ann Arbor's Power Center, courtesy of UMS. Photo: Lois Greenfield. 'The Lord of the Rings Symphony' to play Detroit's Fox Theatre [...]

This week: Tamara Bedricky w/ The Twilight Babies Fri. 10/1/04 8 p.m. The Magic Bag, Ferndale Rilo Kiley Sat. 10/2/04, 8 p.m. Magic Stick, Detroit Vote For Change featuring Bruce Springsteen, R.E.M., Bright Eyes Sun. [...]

CC1 Humble.jpg: Paul Hopper, Barbara Coven and Gillian Eaton breathe life into "Humble Boy" at Ann Arbor's Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Peter Smith. Review: 'Humble Boy' Here's the buzz: 'Stinging' comedy opens Performance Network season [...]

Review: "The Adventures of Captain Neat-O Man" & "Space F*ckers" HEADLINE Super heroes, aliens and kidnappers, oh my! DECK It's just the start of another season of 'coolness' at Abreact I admit it: I'm a [...]

TE1 Lord.jpg: Michael Flatley's celebration of Irish dance returns again to Detroit's fabulous Fox Theatre. Photo: Magic Arts and Entertainment. TE2 Winter: Rachel Robbins (Hermione) and Tom Foley (Leontes) are featured in MCRT's fall production [...]

By Gwendolyn Ann Smith I recently had a delightful experience. My partner and I were grabbing a train into town recently, when we came upon a fellow traveler. I spotted hir on the way to [...]

I was worried from the moment I heard the opening bars of the intro number. "Sing, Sing, Sing," the big band classic made so popular by Benny Goodman, is a fine piece of music. But [...]

By John Quinn Chalk it up to a lack of imagination, but I've always had trouble stargazing. Without a chart in hand, illustrating what I'm supposed to be seeing in the sky, the stars look [...]

By Sharon Gittleman If youÕre looking for a tie emblazoned with hot sauce bottles and chili peppers, Chrome is not for you. But if the latest designer European fashions from Milan and beyond excite you, [...]

ARt is Laurie Anderson. Caption: Laurie Anderson. Photo courtesy of L. Anderson. Look up Laurie Anderson on the web, track her down in any dusty corner of the cyber cosmos, and you're bound to find [...]

By Cornelius A. Fortune In 1986 in England, the Local Government Act of 1986 (referred to as Section 28, or Clause 28) prohibiting homosexuality was passed; in the clause, gay family relationships were labeled as [...]

VFC1: (from left to right) Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam), Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band), Jackson Browne, Martie Maguire (Dixie Chicks), Steven Van Zandt (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), Dave Matthews (Dave Matthews Band), [...]

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By Romeo San Vicente Keaton surrenders to 'Dorothy' Annie Hall is off to see the wizards - not of Oz, but of CBS. Oscar winner Diane Keaton has signed on to star in and executive [...]

Just Out Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow An evil scientist (the late, digitized Laurence Olivier) wants to destroy the world, so it's Joe "Sky Captain" Sullivan (Jude Law) to the rescue. Together with [...]

Three Squares Across1 Pricks5 Audre Lorde, to Hunter College11 Parsons of basketball14 "Be that ___ may..."15 Offering from Stephen Pyles16 Latina writer Castillo17 With 25-Across, Tru story19 Butt20 High opening?21 Nongay, briefly22 Ward of "Once [...]

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By Jack Fertig Choose guests carefully, Scorpio! Mars in Libra is already dithery, but in quincunx to Uranus in Pisces, it will be a miracle if anything gets done! Pick a partner and agree on [...]

Get connected! Non-profit organizations are encouraged to send listings of ongoing events to Community Connections via email at [email protected], fax at 248-615-7018 or postal mail: 20793 Farmington Rd., Ste. 25, Farmington, MI 48336. FORTY WORD [...]

By Jody Valley Slow down and get to know each other Q: My lover and I have decided to tie-the-knot, as best we can, that is, given we can't do it legally, here. That's not [...]

By Brent Dorian Carpenter The first sign of trouble, if you can term it that, came in March 1998. Shortly after the cloning of a sheep named Dolly in England, I had the provocative idea [...]

"They could have made this proposal clear and concise, but they had another agenda. Most of the people who signed the petition believed it was about gay marriage. But those people who were behind this [...]

The last day to register for the November General Election in Michigan is Oct. 4! With the anti-gay Proposal 2, a heated Presidential race and the makeup of our state and federal Representatives to decide, [...]

AWD: Joan Fields at one of the early Women's Walks for AIDS. Photo courtesy of AIDS Partnership Michigan. DETROIT - She was ahead of her time. Joan Fields didn't just talk the talk, she walked [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking same-sex couples to tell their stories to help in the fight to make marriage equal in America. The most powerful weapon to change legal and public opinion is [...]

Pioneering lesbian historian Lillian Faderman will speak at Eastern Michigan University on National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11. Faderman, a feminist, PhD professor, author and pioneer historian of lesbianism will discuss the merging of Jewish [...]

In this special feature, which will run weekly through election day, Between The Lines will profile people from across the state who are working diligently to defeat the discriminatory and anti-gay Proposition 2. The people [...]

BTL Staff Report Caption: CFM party hosts Linda Lombardini, Sandy Smith, Jack Lemuz and Zach Lowe encouraged their guests at Frenchies in Ypsilanti's Depot Town to give generously to the fight against Proposal 2, and [...]

The number of member organizations in the Coalition for a Fair Michigan continues to grow as the election gets closer. Concerns over civil rights protection, discrimination against LGBT people in Michigan, and the threat Proposal [...]

BTL Interview by Dawn Wolfe NOTE: Run with 1238/artwork/process/Dreger pics; run book covers by the book titles if possible Dr. Alice Dreger, an Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Associate Faculty in the [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Poll numbers released by CNN on Sept. 21 showed that support for Proposal 2, which would ban recognition of marriages of same-sex couples, civil unions and domestic partnerships between all couples, had [...]

Photos are: Hammerstrom: Senator Hammerstrom, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health Policy. Jacobs: Senator Gilda Z. Jacobs, (D-Huntington Woods.) LANSING - The Senate Health Policy Committee heard testimony Sept. 22 on a package of [...]

By Sarah Mieras Shepard: Judy Shepard outlines her five step election year plan to students during a talk in Kalamazoo last week. Aside from voting, Shepard advised LGBT people and their allies to come out [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Arkansas: The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Sept. 23, less than six weeks before the Nov. 2 general election, in a petition to knock a proposed constitutional amendment [...]

Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Politics House blocks court on pledge case rulings WASHINGTON - The House passed 247-173 legislation Sept. 23 that would prohibit federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases involving the [...]

NEW YORK - On Sept. 27, the American Civil Liberties Union launched Fighting For Marriage, an online resource designed to give local activists the tools to defeat proposals that would amend state constitutions so that [...]