As the world continues to learn more about coronavirus and its spread, it's vital to stay up-to-date on the latest developments. However, it's also important to make sure that the information being distributed is from credible sources. To that end, Between The Lines has compiled, [...]
Parting Glances: Sister goes Bio-degradable
(Yawn) I've just finished staying up all night reading Sr. Serena Scatterpin's autobiography (with candid Polaroids, frank diary entries, diagrammed venial and carnal sins of friends, prelates, and pets, plus friendly high-fashion tips on living). [...]
Victim of circumstance
By R.J. Beaumia Imagine Erica Jong writing a piece for Soldier of Fortune magazine about a grunt who suffers from aviaphobia: ÒMy fingers (and toes) turn to ice, my stomach leaps up into my rib [...]
Creep of the Week: Gary Glenn
Is your boss a jerk? Are you self-conscious in social situations? Does it burn when you urinate? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you can safely blame the Lansing Human Rights Ordinance. [...]
All Politics is Loco: Blue tsunami
By Sean Kosofsky Tsunamis are known for being huge, unexpected, and very damaging to the established order. What happened on election day may not have been a revolution, but it was more than a tidal [...]
Bringing together the transgender family
By Gwendolyn Ann Smith We so often think of our community as a single entity, when in reality there is a great amount of variance to be found. We have a community consisting of any [...]
Dear Jody: Republican experiences post-election blues
Republican experiences post-election blues Q: Well, the elections are over and even though all of my friends are elated, I am not! Instead, I am tormented by them. I am a Log Cabin Republican. I [...]
Who’s recruiting whom?
By Leslie Robinson The city of Dallas has been outed. Thanks to an Associated Press story, people around the country now know that the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau is trying to lure gay tourists. [...]
Hatred in the halls
After the final bell rang at Salem High School, two young women would say goodbye to each other on the first level of the building - with a kiss. About 50 schoolboys would assemble on [...]
Ho-ho-ho: Second City dons gay apparel
'Dysfunctional Holiday Revue' I suspect that most of us approach the holiday season very much like the character Tim Robinson plays in the opening number of Second City's latest satire, "Dysfunctional Holiday Revue" - except [...]
A Polish epiphany at UDM Theatre Company
By Robert W. Bethune, guest critic 'Polish Joke' What's it all about, being who you are? It's about who you WISH you were. That's what David Ives is writing about in "Polish Joke." If you're [...]
Curtain Calls ONLINE: Professional Theater News from Around Town
BoarsHead managing director named AATE State Rep LANSING - BoarsHead Theater's Managing Director, Marlene Shelton, has been named the new State Representative for Arts and Education with The American Alliance for Theatre & Education (AATE). [...]
A rare treat: a funtastic ‘Fantasticks’
I don't have to try very hard to remember "The Fantasticks." Of all the shows I've attended over the past 30-plus years, I've seen this one more than any other. Some were quite memorable; most [...]
Pet of the Week: Lucky
A fabulous fellow looking for a fun-filled family! Meet Lucky, a 2-year-old beagle, who is absolutely adorable! He's a friendly guy, and his long tail wags a sociable hello when he meets new folks. Affection [...]
Now Playing
NEW THIS WEEK: Babel The accidental shooting of an American tourist (Cate Blanchett) in Morocco sets off an international string of events - from her husband's (Brad Pitt) frustration and paranoia, to their maid (Adriana [...]
‘Nutcracker’ dances in
INFO BOX "The Nutcracker Ballet" 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Dec. 9 2 p.m. Dec. 10 Online: www.plymouthsymphony.com Phone: (734) 451-2112 PLYMOUTH - In the long-standing holiday tradition, the Plymouth Symphony Orchestra will join with [...]
“One Knight Stand”
Across 1 Lower, to Lorca 5 A little behind 9 Short probe 14 Place for a Malgieri pastry 15 Loads 16 Colette's "The ___ One" 17 Like porn 18 Madonna taught this in "The Next [...]
Diamond Jim’s celebration
Over the weekend, the sixth anniversary celebration of Diamonds Jims Saloon, saw many smiles, heard lots of laughter, shared food, memories and let the good times roll. BTL photo: Danielle
Free speech for sale
cut/ Dixie Chicks' supporters root for lead singer Natalie Maines to be president. Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company INFO BOX 'Shut Up & Sing' Now playing Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak Fifteen words. That's [...]
Gay Gift Giving Guide
Face it. Remembering what hip-hugging jeans your gay best friend wants for the holidays, not to mention the size (Does he like them tight? Does that mean he should wear them tight?) is a task [...]
Waiting under the mistletoe
cut/ Chris Azzopardi sits on Santa's lap at his Nana's house, wishing for a glittery My Little Pony instead of a boyfriend. If only he knew then what he knows now. Every Christmas Eve I'm [...]
“Speak your mind, Taurus!”
By Jack Fertig In his 12-year orbit, Jupiter spends about a year in each sign. Now he's heading into his own home sign of Sagittarius. Ideally, this releases a year of more open-mindedness, philosophy, and [...]
Hear Me Out: Holiday Edition
It's time to make the Yuletide gay (how appropriate, I must say). God knows some radio stations started the day after Halloween. And I started the day after that. For an extra buck - I [...]
How to reduce holiday stress
(Medialink) - As the holiday shopping season gets underway, having too little time may cause shoppers to get stressed out. Consumer forecasters project this will lead many to focus on the "one-stop-shopping" strategy. To reduce [...]
McGovern pimps up podcasts
By Jillian A. Bogater cut/ Jonny McGovern (middle) Box: "Gay Pimpin' with Jonny McGovern" * Explicit language, for mature audiences * Podcasts available on iTunes and at http://gaypimp.com Listen up, little gay babies ... Jonny [...]
Black Pride film fest addresses SGL violence
By Imani Williams DETROIT - Domestic Violence is an issue in same gender loving relationships in our community. To address this, Black Pride Society presented the 'Stop the Violence' remix Film Fest on Nov. 16 [...]
Creating Change in Kansas draws locals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - More than 30 local people from Michigan attended this year's Creating Change, a national conference of LGBT organizers and advocates, according to Triangle Foundation. The Michigan attendees were among 2,000 activists [...]
Affirmations announces new all-inclusive name
FERNDALE - It's short, simple and ultimately more inclusive. Affirmations Lesbian and Gay Community Center Executive Director Leslie Thompson announced Thursday that when the center moves into its new headquarters next year, it will be [...]
Reports claim Iranian gay was hanged
By Rex Wockner A Web site called Iran Focus reported Nov. 14 that "a gay Iranian man was hanged in public on Tuesday in the western city of Kermanshah on the charge of sodomy." The [...]
Launching a Gay-Straight Alliance
There are over 3,000 Gay-Straight Alliances in schools across the country, according to the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. Here's how you can start one at your school. 1. Follow guidelines: Establish a GSA [...]
Lansing council hears testimony on proposed human rights ordinance
cutline: Students who said they were members of Young Americans for Freedom protest against a proposed human rights ordinance outside the Lansing City Hall Monday night. BTL photo: Todd Heywood LANSING - The Lansing City [...]
SHe Said – Nov. 23
"This country cannot afford to be a prison of timeworn prejudices which have no basis in modern society. Let us bequeath to future generations a society which is more democratic and tolerant than the one [...]
Trans victims not forgotten
FERNDALE - A somber yet determined group of LGBT people and their supporters met at Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit in Ferndale on Nov. 17 for the Day of Remembrance Ceremony, an annual ritual to [...]
School guard firing sad, disappointing
I would like to say as (Charlene Genther's) granddaughter that this is outrageous. My grandma is one of the most caring and considerate people you could ever meet, and to think that she is facing [...]
EDITORIAL: Support needed for LGBT students
What ever happened to "stupid" or "ridiculous"? As students at Plymouth Canton Educational Park have discovered on a day-to-day basis, those words have been replaced with "gay." Grammatically speaking, gay doesn't even mean what students [...]
Theater Events for the period Nov. 23-Dec. 2
TE1 Skriker Pub3.jpg: In HFCC's live stage presentation of Caryl Churchill's "The Skriker," Laura McCallum (left), a human incarnation of an ancient, evil fairy, attempts to tempt Devona Moore (right) into the ways of the [...]
Art & Around for the period Nov. 23-Dec.2
AA1 Xmas gallery 300.jpg: Celebrate the holidays at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores. Photo: Ford House ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Events include: Estate-wide exhibit, "Josephine Ford; A [...]