May 2005
S/He Said: "'Activist judges' is a code word for gay. The judges being verbally tarred and feathered are those who have decriminalized gay sex, as they once did abortion, and who countenance marriage rights for [...]
January 2005
S/He Saids of the Month "I feel like things sometimes have to swing in a certain way in order to swing back... I do believe that things will swing back and that even conservative people [...]
February 2005
S/He Said: "Where the Republicans are on this issue is irrelevant. What is relevant now is whether the Democrats, our friends and allies, will stand strong and with us against this assault to gay Americans." [...]
March 2005
S/He Said: "Now that they've belatedly started to recruit Arabic speakers - after the military forced out more than 300 linguists considered important to the war on terror in the past decade because they happened [...]
April 2005
S/He Said "I've been concerned for decades about presidents who claim to be born again. And knowing that everyone I knew in the fundamentalist church or in the evangelical Christian church - they wanted the [...]
All Politics is Loco
By Sean Kosofsky The roller coaster ride of 2005 is over and when we look back we can mostly say "good riddance." The year began with insane right wing industry leaders demanding a special session [...]
Best of Anything But Straight 2005
By Wayne R. Besen The past year, this column has opined on key issues affecting the American people. Heroes have been lauded, hypocrites exposed and crucial gay issues brought to the fore. Here is a [...]
Happy Holidays vs. Merry Christmas:
By Imam Daayiee Abdulla Once again this year, the religious right has taken offense at the so-called "war on Christmas." The American Family Association and other radical religious groups have called for a boycott of [...]
Art & Around for the period Jan. 5-14
AA1 oundjianwithdso.jpg: Guest Conductor Peter Oundjian leads the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Jan. 6-8. Photo: DSO Art, Historical & Science Museums: Cranbrook Art Museum Current exhibit: "Ruth Duckworth, Modernist Sculptor," Wed.-Sun., through Jan. 15. Free with [...]
Theater Events for the period Jan. 5-14
Professional Theater/Opera: The Bannisters' Wholesome Family Fun Hour Local folky-rockers The Bannisters present an eclectic mix of music, comedy and fun in live and taped segments in an old-time variety show format. Planet Ant Theatre, [...]
Curtain Calls
Year-End Review: 2005 Curtain closes on a very good year, indeed It was yet another season for the record books. Not content with an already hectic schedule, too busy or is that dizzy? [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE
Review: 'The Bannisters Wholesome Family Fun Hour' Variety show format dusted off and given new life at Planet Ant It's a brave theater, indeed, that opens a brand-spanking new production during the week between Christmas [...]
Now Playing
Just Out Cheaper by the Dozen 2 When Tom Baker (Steve Martin) decides to take his plus-sized family on vacation, he runs into his old rival Jimmy Murtaugh (Eugene Levy). The Murtaughs have fewer children [...]
Q Puzzle Clues
Male Hetero View Across 1 Seeds of fleshy fruit 5 Queen's dancing skirts 10 Like some dam kind of sex? 14 Field of Niles Crane (abbr.) 15 Bridge bid, briefly 16 Hand, when measuring a [...]
Royal Oak Farmers Market renovations underway
BY SHARON GITTLEMAN ROYAL OAK - For nearly 80 years, people have come to the Royal Oak Farmers Market to buy fresh tomatoes, sweet corn, apples and other fruits of nature's bounty. Some enjoy browsing [...]
Steppin’ Out elects new board members, officers
By BTL Staff ROYAL OAK - Steppin' Out, the organizers of AIDS Walk Detroit, elected new board of directors members and officers on Dec. 21. Returning to the board after a hiatus of several years [...]
Get your papers! BTL’s all over Lansing!
LANSING: Between The Lines has more presence than ever in the Lansing area, with new drop sites, newspaper boxes and more papers available for our Capitol area readers. To find YOUR copy of Between The [...]
National News Briefs
Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Politics Illinois anti-discrimination law takes effect Jan. 4 SPRINGFIELD - IllinoisÕ new anti-discrimination law, which will take effect on Jan. 4, makes it illegal under the Illinois Human Rights Act [...]
Creeps of the Year: Cropsey, Goschka, Cox
And the winner is... 2005 wasn't just the Year of the Cock, it was also the Year of the Creep. Creep of the Week debuted as a weekly column in BTL in our Jan. 13, [...]
Good riddance to the Year of the Cock
Let's face it: 2005, the Year of the Cock, kind of sucked. It was a frustrating year politically and socially for LGBT people. Across the country, we saw the anti-gay right trying, and sometimes succeeding, [...]
Year In Review
Over the next few days, we'll be reviewing Michigan's 2005 stories month by month. Stay tuned! View: January · February · March · April