Politics Foley case developments WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Archdiocese of Miami said Friday it has barred the Rev. Anthony Mercieca from all church work as it investigates a claim by former U.S. Rep. [...]

"This is the only drug I've ever thought worth taking. ... This stuff keeps me sane and happy. I could write without it ... if I were sane and happy. I'd say it's a great [...]

By Cornelius A. Fortune Once upon a time a kid could get a comic book for 10 cents, and in those pages, find an adventure that would sweep them away from the Depression of the [...]

A story in the Oct. 19-25 issue of Between The Lines should have stated that at least 14 people attended a rally Oct. 11 in Royal Oak to protest the departure of two black employees [...]

I'm not going to blame Marian High School. I'm not even going to blame Sister Lenore Pochelski, the school's president. No, after learning about the firing of out-lesbian Charlene Genther, a public safety officer at [...]

By Sharon Gittleman TROY - Randy, 5, and his little sister 7-month-old Amelia may be young, but their parents, Christie and Eric Pierce, hope they're absorbing an important lesson - the value and dignity of [...]

The beginning BTI Mixed League formed in 1975 with support from gay bars and bathhouse owners through their organization Bars and Towels Incorporated (BTI). The organization fizzled but BTI continued as Betterment of The Individual. [...]

International Gay Bowling Organization Tournament Nov. 9-12 Clover Lanes, Livonia http://www.igbo.org Zak Mohler takes another swig from his beer mug. While teammate Tracey Harmon, 27, fills up her glass from their beer pitcher, she tells [...]

Jeffrey Eugenides 4 p.m. Oct. 29 Madame Cadillac Building, Marygrove College 5 p.m. Oct. 31 Rackham Auditorium, University of Michigan 5 p.m. Nov. 2 Rackham Amphitheatre, University of Michigan When author Jeffrey Eugenides planned a [...]

By GAIL SHISTER Exclusive to Between The Lines When looking at the history of gays on television, size doesn't matter. Though the raw number of homosexual characters on prime-time series is still miniscule -- particularly [...]

By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman FERNDALE - As part of the national America Votes effort, several Michigan LGBT organizations have joined forces to hold Get OUT the Vote rallies across the state. The last rally is [...]

After learning that Marian High School Campus Safety Officer Charlene Genther was fired because she publicly came out as a lesbian, nearly 600 supporters have protested her dismissal on a popular school networking Web site. [...]

Martin Contreras and Keith Orr, co-owners of the aut Bar and Common Language in Ann Arbor, received the HRC Equality Award on Oct. 23 at the 17th annual Human Rights Campaign Michigan Dinner at the [...]

The Rainbow League: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Ypsilanti BTI Mixed: noon Sundays, Madison Heights Metro Detroit Friday Mixed: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Warren Westside Sunday Mix: noon Sundays, Detroit Rainbow Pride-MI: 6 p.m. Sundays, Flint Monday Night [...]

ALLEN PARK - The Board of Directors of the Downriver PFLAG will honor several organizations and individuals at their 10th Anniversary Dinner at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at The Red Fawn Banquet Center in Allen [...]

FERNDALE - A voter education forum held by Citizens for a Fair Ferndale attracted a crowd of 25 people to Xhedos Cafe in Ferndale on Sunday. The forum focused on two of the six proposals [...]

By Jillian A. Bogater Leslie Feinberg "Struggling for trans liberation in an era of war, racism and reaction" 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 Helen de Roy Auditorium Wayne State University, 5203 Cass Ave., Detroit "Drag [...]