A popular magazine's cartoon series once featured an outspoken shadow belonging to a mousey guy. MOUSEY GUY to COWORKER: "You're looking fit as a fiddle." Shadow: "Just missing your G-string." The French call these thoughts, [...]
Q: I will be 35 soon and I feel like I'm not where I'm supposed to be in life. I don't have a committed relationship or any relationship at all for that matter. I don't [...]
By Sean Kosofsky The scandal involving former Congressman Mark Foley from Florida is bittersweet for most of us. On one hand, a hypocrite who led the charge to persecute and prosecute online "predators" was caught [...]
By Leslie Thompson Is Affirmations racist? This seems to be the question on the tip of everyoneÕs tongue. As people who serve this organization on a daily basis, we are committed to this community center [...]
I received an interesting e-mail this morning. In fact, I've decided to share it right now. I'd be doing the LGBT community a disservice if I didn't pass along such an insightful piece of work. [...]
by Jeffrey Solomon. When the call came, I should have said no. Working in a Middle School for me is a bad idea, and that is because I still suffer from Junior-High-School-Related Post Traumatic Stress [...]
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: Antony and Cleopatra A tempestuous love affair tears two great leaders of ancient Rome and Egypt apart. UMS presents the Royal Shakespeare Company at Power Center, Ann Arbor. Performed in repertory through Nov. [...]
I want to express my gratitude for the endorsement of my candidacy in the "Between The Lines" voters guide. Greens share the concerns of the LGBT community, and call for the respect for diversity and [...]
Affirmations is committed to serving all LGBT people in this community. We have been dismayed by the coverage of the issues regarding Affirmations and its employees. We are particularly disappointed that some articles have degenerated [...]
REVIEW: 'The Bluest Eye' Plowshares Theatre Company at the City Theatre, inside the Hockeytown Cafe at 2301 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Thursday-Sunday, through Nov. 19. Tickets: $15-$28. For information: (313) 872-0279 or http://www.plowshares.org. As I was [...]
REVIEW: 'Romeo and Juliet' Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass Ave., Detroit. Plays in repertory through Dec. 16. Tickets: $15-$28. For information: 313-577-2972 or http://www.hilberry.com. "What's in a name?" For most people, that's not much of an [...]
By Robert W. Bethune, guest critic REVIEW: 'Porgy and Bess' Michigan Opera Theatre at the Detroit Opera House, 1526 Broadway, Detroit. Oct. 25, 27-29 & Nov. 2-5. Tickets: $28-$120. For information: 313-237-7464 or http://www.michiganopera.org First [...]
By Shannon Thomas Kennedy, guest critic REVIEW: 'The Price' Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company at the Aaron DeRoy Theatre on the campus of the Jewish Community Center, 6600 West Maple Rd., West Bloomfield. Wed., Thu., Sat. [...]
"Revenge of the Bookeaters" 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Michigan University's Pease Auditorium, Ypsilanti General admission tickets are $25, VIP tickets are $100 All tickets are available at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center's box office, [...]
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Art Center will host its 15th Annual Sommelier Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at The Earle in downtown Ann Arbor. Sponsored by JP Morgan Chase, the event features local [...]
PREVIEW: Naz Edwards: '.....If The Waiting Takes Years' A CD Release Concert at Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. Friday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $15-$25. For information: 734-769-2999. Magical evening [...]
'Madame X' Music and lyrics by Paul Bruce Book by Stephanie Masse Based on the 1906 play "La Femme X" Presented by AlleyCat Productions at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green [...]
NEW YORK - Production will begin in Los Angeles this November on six episodes of the second season of the Bravo original series "Work Out." The show will continue to follow Jackie Warner, owner of [...]
Daphne Rubin-Vega "Redemption Songs" Available now Daphne Rubin-Vega just died. "That's why I'm hanging out in my dressing room," says the singer and actress, best known for her role as Mimi in "Rent," from New [...]
"The Laramie Project" Roosevelt, Eastern Michigan University 8 p.m. Oct. 26 2 p.m., 8 p.m. Oct. 28 6 p.m. Oct. 29 http://www.spotlightstudents.com By now, "The Laramie Project" should be familiar to most people. But for [...]
More than 600 people are expected to attend the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce's 17th Annual Meeting and Gala Auction at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at Laurel Manor in Livonia. "It's very important with economic times [...]
Gay housemate Tyler Duckworth was known for his signature high kicks and shower singing on MTV's "The Real World: Key West." Now, he's being charged with more than ad-libbed crooning. The October issue of Details [...]
Meet Annabelle, a 1-year-old shepherd mix, who is simply stunning! SheÕs an active gal, loving to spend hours upon hours playing and romping about! SheÕs looking for a family who can give her plenty of [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Nearly 600 students saw past Charlene Genther's sexual orientation. But Marian High School in Bloomfield Township couldn't. "(She) loved all of us and put her heart and soul into Marian, and this is how they [...]
It is a common misperception that all poets are crazy. They aren't. But woe unto the child whose mother wants to be Anne Sexton. Of course, that's the least of Augusten Burroughs's problems. Having a [...]
Review: 'The Price' Weighing 'The Price' of one's choices By Shannon Thomas Kennedy, guest critic What are the costs we are willing to pay for the choices we make in our lives? That is the [...]
