As October pokes her golden-tinted head into the revolving door of life's pricey Four Seasons Hotel, nearby department stores will display Xmas teasers. Bookstores - doing their best to promote goodwill to men, a little [...]
By Terry Howcott This is to weigh in on the horrific circumstance of Ferndale, Michigan's Affirmations' wrongful, shameful maltreatment of Kimya Afi Ayodele and Vanessa Marr. For the unfamiliar reader, Kimya Afi Ayodele was terminated [...]
By Sean Kosofsky On Nov. 7, you will have an opportunity once again, to determine Michigan's fate. You can sit idly by and watch conservative voters turn out to the polls and vote for people [...]
optional quote: The reason I donÕt come out to my parents is that they are pillars of the Christian Right. I would suffer incredible rejection from most of my family. Q: IÕm really getting upset [...]
By Martina Navratilova Exclusive to Between The Lines On Wednesday, Oct. 18, I will turn 50. I think it's a natural time to reflect on the amazing changes that have taken place. I certainly don't [...]
By Joe Kort U.S. Representative Mark Foley is making headlines for his e-mail overtures of underage Congressional pages. Right behind these headlines are those antigay activists quick to jump on the false link between homosexuality [...]
By Leslie Robinson Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey embarked on his book tour on Sept. 19. At the time he seemed to pop up frequently, hitting programs like "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Today" [...]
I take serious issue with your endorsement of Debbie Stabenow for U.S. Senate. It's a well known fact among political activists that Stabenow voted to pass the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA). Both houses [...]
On Nov. 7, the residence of the City of Ferndale will be given the opportunity to vote for a Human Rights Ordinance that will protect the rights of all citizens equally. Anyone can find out [...]
I thank PrideSource for endorsing the "no" vote on Proposal 3 - the ballot issue on whether or not to allow dove shooting in Michigan. Mourning doves are Michigan's official state bird of peace. They [...]
Is Affirmations racist? Some of you are mad about the recent firing of our African-American sister from Affirmations. Particularly, since she was attempting to educate Affirmations on diversity. The other African-American sister who works at [...]
Cut1/Darryl Stephens stars in "Boy Culture," which will be featured opening night of the Reel Pride Film Festival. Photo by Duane Cramer Cut 2/Darryl Stephens and co-star Derek Magyar in "Boy Culture." BOX: "Boy Culture" [...]
REVIEW: 'Escanaba in Love' Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Wed.-Sun., through Dec. 23. Tickets: $25-$35. For information: (734) 433-7673 or http://www.purplerosetheatre.org. Few locally produced plays earn the title "legendary," but Jeff Daniels' [...]
By Robert W. Bethune, guest critic REVIEW: 'Private Lives' Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass Ave., Detroit. Plays in repertory through Nov. 30. Tickets: $15-$28. For information: 313-577-2972 or http://www.hilberry.com Noel Coward's "Private Lives" gives us Amanda [...]
Review: 'The Last Resort' Dinner theater moves 'uptown' with comical murder mystery It's amazing how things can change over a two-week period - and sometimes for the better! In one recent press release it was [...]
Chris Pureka The Ark 8 p.m. Oct. 16 http://www.chrispureka.com On Chris Pureka's earthy sophomore album there's a sense her musical stylings haven't evolved much. While Pureka's feet stay planted in folksy, acoustic guitar-driven ditties, it's [...]
LANSING — For the fourth year in a row, Lansing Community College presents Soundscapes 2006, a mass celebration of musical diversity on Oct. 21 and 22 in Dart Auditorium. The concert features LCCÕs music ensembles, [...]
"Nemesis Rising" 10 p.m. Oct. 16 Logo Joshua and Jacob Miller come off like a bitter married couple. "He really irritates me sometimes," Jacob says of the distressful morning he's had with his gay identical [...]
REVIEW: 'Girl King' Written, produced and directed by Ileana Pietrobruno. Released on DVD Oct. 10 by Ariztical Entertainment. Running time: 80 minutes. $29.95. Not rated. In the old days, we're told in the movie "Girl [...]
Meet Becky Fischer, an evangelical children's minister. Fischer is a large middle-aged woman who wears her yellow hair short and favors gold hoop earrings, wire-rimmed glasses, and, when addressing her young flock, a headset microphone [...]
REVIEW: 'I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight' by Margaret Cho An updated trade paperback of the 2005 hardcover available now at local bookstores. Published by The Penguin Group. $14. http://www.penguin.com Margaret Cho book will [...]
Introducing Bear, a very handsome 1-1/2-year-old shorthair tabby cat. His striking green eyes engage everyone he meets — and theyÕre sure to engage you. HeÕs a social fellow, making friends with everyone he meets. Cuddling [...]
ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Fall Behind the Scenes tours include "Staff Life on the Estate," "The Secrets Behind the Paintings" and "Cotswold Architecture." Open Tue.-Sun. $10 fee applies to these tours; reservations [...]
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: The Bluest Eye Toni Morrison's debut novel about a little girl discovering her own beauty is given loving treatment by playwright Lydia Diamond. Plowshares Theatre Company at the City Theatre, Detroit. Thu.-Sun., Oct. [...]
Politics Bush backs House Speaker over Foley coverup WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush and other leading Republicans are backing House Speaker Dennis Hastert after he announced he would not resign over his handling of [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FERNDALE - Protests are planned this week outside Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center after two of the center's employees say racism played a part in their departure. Kimya Ayodele, who [...]
Reel Pride LGBT Film Festival Oct. 13-20 Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak http://www.reelpridemichigan.com Gay and lesbian films typically land on video store shelves. But it's not because people won't fork over 10 bucks to see [...]
1985: Desert Hearts In 1950s Nevada, professor Vivian Bell gets a divorce and finds herself drawn to out lesbian Cay Rivers in this atypical western-esque film. 1986: Parting Glances As Michael and Robert, a gay [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman DETROIT - Working together, AIDS Partnership Michigan and the Ruth Ellis Center have won a $2 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The real winners, though, [...]
"Saving Marriage" A Reel Pride Engagement 10:30 a.m. Oct. 15 Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak Join filmmaker Mike Roth for a post-film discussion at 1:15 p.m. When filmmaker Mike Roth began shooting "Saving Marriage," a [...]
By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman BIRMINGHAM - Voters who are tired of "Toilet Joe" Knollenberg just might be ready to try a Democrat this election year. At least, that's what Nancy Skinner - environmentalist, former talk [...]
FERNDALE - The after-work networking group "Ties Like Me" will celebrate their one-year anniversary at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Via Nove in Ferndale. Founders Reid Beyerlein and Robert Lalicki are proud of the organizations [...]
It isn't fair to pin all of the blame for the whole Mark "Page Predator" Foley scandal on U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert. After all, he didn't send teenage boys instant messages about wanting to [...]
Poor little lesbian Annabelle. The daughter of a senator with presidential aspirations, Annabelle (Erin Kelly) has been raising hell - and making headlines - with her rebellious behavior. After being expelled once again, she lands [...]
Affirmations is seeking outside funding for a series of meetings of LGBT leaders on racial issues. If those meetings come together, perhaps we of the LGBT community can begin the open, honest discussion about race [...]
