All Politics is Loco: Elder abuse
By Sean Kosofsky As a young gay man I feel a duty to use my column to honor all the GLBT activists and leaders that came before me. Many of us clap at the right [...]
Correction
In the article "2 Pee in Peace" in the May 17 issue of Between The Lines, Knoll Larkin, formerly Lindsey Larkin, was incorrectly referred to as "she." Mr. Larkin has transitioned from female to male [...]
Parting Glances : Whistlin’ Dixie with ‘Frank’
Footnoted in the pages of Civil War history is the intriguing story of one "Mrs. Nash," first name unrecorded. She's reported in 1878 U.S. Army military records to have had "a succession of soldier-husbands" (a [...]
Annual leather contest returns to the Windy City
By John Quinn CHICAGO - Old marble and gilt brass will serve as a backdrop for black leather and chromed steel as the venerable Palmer House Hilton plays host to the 28th International Mr. Leather [...]
Art & Around for the period May 25-June 3
Architecture/Design/Garden Tours: Douglas Merchants Spring Preview Party The City of the Village of Douglas invites everyone to celebrate its new downtown streetscape, extensively renovated with a bright, new look while retaining its friendly village atmosphere. [...]
Concert Connections
This Week: Clumsy Lovers Thurs. 5/25/06 The Ark, Ann Arbor Eddie Money Fri. 5/26/06 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston Eddie Money Sat. 5/27/06 Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills Gaelic Storm Sat. 5/27/06 Magic Bag, [...]
Theater Events for the period May 25-June 3
Professional Theater/Opera: Birds of a Feather A funny, heartwarming story about three generations of the Belanger family. Flanders Theatre Company at Trinity House Theater, Livonia. Fri.-Sun., through May 28. $15. 313-538-5739. http://www.trinityhouse.org. Coming of Age [...]
BTL’s pronoun blunder
Dear BTL, As a transgender ally and advocate, I frequently and politely correct individuals when they make pronoun or name blunders when referring to transgender individuals. Now it's my turn to politely correct you: in [...]
Litigation needs to be strategic
Dear BTL, Lisa Keen's excellent article regarding marriage litigation in last week's issue makes the important point that litigation is just one strategy in our fight for equality, just as it was in other civil [...]
Coverage alone is not enough
Dear BTL, While I appreciate BTL's coverage of the "2 Pee in Peace" community forum in Greg Tasker's 5/18 article entitled "Forum addresses transgender people and public restrooms," coverage alone is not enough. After telling [...]
In defense of Mary
Dear BTL, I am writing in response to the hate-spewing article by D'Anne Witkowski naming Mary Cheney "Creep of the Week" two weeks ago. In the last line of the article she says, "And Ann [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE
Community Theater Corner: Stagecrafters presents 'Ragtime' ROYAL OAK - Twenty-first century audiences will get a front-row seat for the dawn of the twentieth century and experience the forces that shaped modern America as Stagecrafters presents [...]
Curtain Calls
Theater Profile: Williamston Theatre New theater trumps economy with laughs With risers still to be installed and a light grid yet to be hung, workers are busily transforming a former furniture store in downtown Williamston [...]
Queer at midnight
ROYAL OAK - As if Royal Oak wasn't gay enough, the Main Art Theatre milks the cities' queerness, in a roundabout way, for the sake of its Midnight Movie Series. And, don't get us wrong, [...]
Annual leather contest returns to the Windy City
By John Quinn CHICAGO - Old marble and gilt brass will serve as a backdrop for black leather and chromed steel as the venerable Palmer House Hilton plays host to the 28th International Mr. Leather [...]
Now Playing
Just My Luck Manhattan account executive Ashley Albright (Lindsay Lohan) leads such a charmed existence that every situation magically turns to her advantage. But fortune deserts her when she kisses sad sack Jake (Chris Pine) [...]
Young at heart
In its cutesy attempt to erase the pedophilic stereotypes that plague gay, single men, "Say Uncle," Peter Paige's ("Queer As Folk") directorial film debut, falters as a preachy endeavor that's neither funny nor successfully dramatic. [...]
Oh, the familial webs we weave
There's this t-shirt I saw once that had a cartoon drawing of a nearly empty auditorium with two or three people sitting in its seats. A banner hanging behind them read, "Adult Children of Normal [...]
National News Briefs
Compiled by Dawn Wolfe Gutterman Family Rights Supreme Court rejects adoption case WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court again has declined to hear a child custody fight between same-sex partners. On May 22 the court rejected [...]
Creep of the Week: U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN)
U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) A man has got to have priorities. And when you're the Senate Majority Leader, you get to make your personal priorities, however small-minded and misguided, the nation's priorities. Which leads [...]
SHe Said May 25, 2006
"Well, I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction. I mean, walking on water, it takes an act of faith. And I have faith in this movie. [...]
AIDS at 25: events
No birthday parties are planned; rather, there will be a rally on the Capitol steps to commemorate the anniversary of the discovery of HIV/AIDS on June 5. Later that same week, members of the Global [...]
An unhappy birthday
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman It has killed 25 million people worldwide, including 500,000 in the United States. It has spawned fears and observance days, conferences, protests, a mention in millions of books and, eventually, it [...]
Triangle seeks Motor City Pride volunteers
FERNDALE - Triangle foundation needs thirty Motor City Pride volunteers to gather signatures for their postcard campaign to pass Matt's Safe Schools Law, which would require Michigan's schools to have anti-bullying policies including protections for [...]
Grand Rapids to celebrate Pride with June potluck
GRAND RAPIDS - This year's West Michigan Pride Potluck will be held June 10 at First United Methodist Church at 227 E. Fulton and will feature live entertainment. Bring a dish to pass; donations are [...]
Anti-gay conservatives use Anita Bryant’s old tricks
By Lisa Keen PHILADELPHIA - Anita Bryant's anti-gay "Save the Children" campaign is making a comeback, says a political observer at a research conference in Philadelphia this week on gay parenting. Katherine Arnup, an expert [...]
Bill would strip right to make one’s own funeral arrangements
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman LANSING - A bill passed unanimously by the Michigan House on May 4 would deny individuals the right to make their own funeral arrangements. Under HB 4870, an individual's next of [...]
Georgia judge strikes down marriage ban
By Lisa Keen Another one bites the dust: Georgia. A state district court judge in Georgia Tuesday struck down that state's voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and legal recognition for other forms of same-sex [...]
Janet welcomes you into her Closet
WYANDOTTE - Miss Janet Law started out life as Mr. JR Law. A typical teenager, JR was taken with rock and roll and racing cars. While living on Detroit's Northwest side he taught himself electronics [...]
Police ask for removal of gay art display
FERNDALE - On May 17 a woman complained to the Ferndale Police Department and City Hall after she and her young child saw a sexually suggestive art display in a store's window in Ferndale. "She [...]
A birthday with a poisonous cake
Some anniversaries you celebrate. Some you observe. And some anniversaries are so horrible we all wish they didn't exist. The anniversary of the discovery of HIV/AIDS is one such date. On June 5, 1981, scientists [...]
Pride around the country: the rainbow is growing
Below is a list of Pride events in Michigan and surrounding areas. For a list of Prides around the world visit http://www.gay.com/pride/calendar. May 26-29 Washington D.C. D.C. Black Pride. Join the largest longest running Black [...]
Michigan Pride takes over Lansing June 23-24
LANSING - Get out those rainbow banners. It's that time of year again. Michigan Pride will kick off its annual LGBT celebration with a comedy show at 8 p.m. on June 23. The comedy show [...]