Long-term relationship breakup leaves man with no friends
Q: This is the first time I've ever written to anyone asking for their advice, but I just can't figure out what to do so I thought I would write to you. My problem is [...]
Viewpoint: Pox on both your houses
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Throughout the '90s I worked diligently to get LBGT people recognized as a protected class at Lansing Community College. It took years, but when the [...]
Creep of the Week: Tim Hardaway
Earth to straight guys: there are much easier ways for gays to see naked men in locker rooms than joining the military or becoming a pro athlete. Retired NBA guard Tim Hardaway announced Feb. 14 [...]
Parting Glances: Sled-teams, celebs, P51s
It never fails. Long about July I'll have forgotten how bleak, brutal, backbiting February -- short guy with 12 sibling rivals -- can be. (Little wonder: by midsummer it's HTJ: "Hotter than July," in more [...]
The Gay Moralist: The Limits of Collegiality
by John Corvino The problem is that, for most people most of the time, anti-gay attitudes have very little cost. It's only when they get really ugly (think Isaiah Washington or Tim Hardaway) that people [...]
Mr. Gill goes to Washington
By Chris Crain The first actual votes are still almost a year away, but the race for the White House is already in full swing. Barack Obama transfixed the nation last week with an inspirational [...]
Cuban restaurant reaches out to LGBT scene
Chris Vazquez wants to give gay people a bite of Cuban flair. As co-owner of Vicentes Cuban Cuisine in Detroit, which serves an eclectic mix of patrons, launching a Sunday gay and lesbian night beginning [...]
Crazy cops invade metro Detroit
"It's like comparing apples and oranges. Reno's two major gay clubs tend to have a lot of wrinkled, dried-apple type fellas, and Miami is a bowl of tight, juicy, 19-year-old oranges, ready for squeezing and [...]
Rupert Everett sounds off on leading ladies
Rupert Everett's not shy when it comes to the ladies. The leading kind, that is. The out Brit actor had a few choice words about those iconic women who helped him light up the silver [...]
Town tour allows local businesses to unite
INFO BOX Tour of the Town 6-10 p.m. March 9 Downtown Ferndale Ferndale's trendiest shops are the place to be from 6-10 p.m. March 9, for a special evening of shopping and entertainment. Local restaurants, [...]
Exclusive: Wave rider
Few pros emerged for Rupert Everett after co-starring with Madonna in the box-office bomb "The Next Best Thing." It fizzled faster than an ice cube in boiling water and halted the English actor's career. And [...]
Pet of the Week: Xena
Introducing Xena, a beautiful one-year-old Collie/Chow Chow mix, looking for her true love to come along! She's a wonderful gal, both sweet and affectionate. Xena will enjoy being the center of your attention, soaking up [...]
Bringing up the “M” word
By Robert Lalicki Can you believe its already February? Where did January go to? I must be getting old when time goes by so fast that I don't even remember January at all! I didn't [...]
Q Scopes: “Build political connections, Pisces!”
by Jack Fertig February 19, 2007 Mars is happy in Capricorn, where he's easily put to constructive work. He's now semi-sextile to Pluto, which offers an energy boost - although that energy can get a [...]
Now Playing: Breach reviewed
February 26, 2007 NEW THIS WEEK AT THE MOVIES Breach Ambitious FBI man Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is transferred by the organization to spy on a veteran agent (Chris Cooper) suspected of selling national security [...]
Q Puzzle: “PR Problem”
February 19, 2007 Across 1 Intercourse style 6 Cruising, maybe 11 Dean of "The Broken Hearts Club" 15 Eat away at 16 Proposal in a bar 17 Ennis' missus 18 Spacey's "The ___ Suspects" 19 [...]
Black History Month profile an honor
I just wanted to thank Imani Williams and the Between The Lines staff for the honor of being profiled for Black History Month. My Michigan family is very important to me, and I am honored [...]
Crain offers misguided information in Super Bowl column
While I fail to understand it, I'm beginning to view his fascination with me almost as a badge of honor. In his most recent column, "Political correctness wins out in gay candy ad controversy" Chris [...]
Letter: Defending men
This play (âSome Girl(s),") is anti-male. Its as simple as that. From my own experience with women, I can tell you that for every man who is a pig, there is a woman who is [...]
Detroit’s ‘drag queen’ Natalie Cole a black role model
By Kimya Afi Ayodele In this third, and final, installment of unsung African-American same-gender loving and transgender heroines and heroes in honor of Black Herstory/History month, I introduce you to Detroit's own, female impersonator Natalie [...]
Al GAMEA elects first board of directors
FERNDALE - Two years ago a gathering of friends formed an organization which changed the face of the LGBT community in Michigan. After watching a documentary called "I exist" about the struggle of being gay [...]
Affirmations’ friend dies at 42
Mario Cirefice knew how to make people smile. If not because of his kindness then because of his tickling fetish. "He was a very caring, spiritual and friendly man, eager to help when you needed [...]
Queer activist loses cancer battle
People around Heather MacAllister didn't fret about their looks. "She just made everybody feel hot, sexy and wanted," remembers Elizabeth Davis, who met MacAllister through a friend in 1989. 38-year-old MacAllister, a queer activist who [...]
She/He Said Feb 22
"For some reason, the military seems more afraid of gay people than they are against terrorists. They're very brave with the terrorists, and if the terrorists ever got a hold of this information, they get [...]
Fierce Fat-Bottomed activist leaves large legacy
By Jillian A. Bogater Five years ago, local queer/fat activist Heather MacAllister left Detroit to make her dream of starting a big girls burlesque troupe a reality in San Francisco. At Heather's going away party, [...]
Gay issues surface in Democratic presidential race
By Lisa Keen We're distracted from our real failures and told to blame the other party or gay people or immigrants." - Barack Obama in his announcement speech in Springfield, Ill., Feb. 11 When officially [...]
AHF bans Pfizer reps
by Bob Roehr P The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has banned pharmaceutical company representatives from Pfizer from its offices, as part of its ongoing feud with the company over promotion of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. [...]
Judge Tells DEA to Issue License to Grow Marijuana for Medical Research
by Bob Roehr An administrative law judge has ruled that the Drug Enforcement Administration should issue a license to a Massachusetts plant biologist to allow him to cultivate marijuana for medical research purposes. All such [...]
LGBT Community holds Meth Summit
Ferndale - Community leaders and organizations in Southeast Michigan's gay and lesbian community will convene on Feb. 24, for a day long summit on meth use and its prevention. "As a young gay man, meth [...]
College campus offices respond to anti-gay court ruling
DETROIT - Michigan's campus offices working with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community have announced their response to the Michigan Appeals Court's anti-families ruling made on Feb. 2, prohibiting public employers from offering domestic [...]
Gay pioneer Barbara Gittings dies, 75
PGN Staff Reports Philadelphia, PA - The national LGBT community suffered a profound loss when a fearless and groundbreaking civil-rights defender passed away this week. Barbara Gittings, a pioneering gay activist, died after a seven-year [...]
Editorial: Remembering those we have lost
For Valentine's week the LGBT community in Michigan celebrated and protested at various Freedom To Marry events and rallies. But we were struck by how few people showed up at the Freedom To Marry rally [...]
It’s all in the family at the Purple Rose
Families. We all have them, and for the most part, we struggle through a frustrating relationship with them for most of our lives. After all, they're usually the source of our greatest joys and our [...]
Top-40 tunes tell women’s journey through the 20th century
If you could put together the soundtrack of YOUR life, which songs would you include? If you're a woman born and raised before hip hop and rap stormed the airwaves, it might sound something like [...]
When the bell tolls for the professor
By Robert W. Bethune, guest critic The most subtle kind of drama portrays a conflict not between people, but within one person. The battles we fight within ourselves leave few traces in the world, and [...]
Family dysfunction never felt so good
By D.A. Blackburn, guest critic Family matters make for the best drama. Whether it's Thanksgiving dinner with crazy Uncle Al, or just the standard sibling bickering of youth, the dynamics of family life provide us [...]
Art & Around for the period Feb. 22-March 3
ARCHITECTURE/GARDEN TOURS: Cityscape Detroit Three architects will lead a panel discussion on "Current Trends in Architecture." Feb. 23 at SmartDetroit in the Penobscot Building in Detroit. $8. HYPERLINK "http://www.cityscapedetroit.org" Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Discover [...]
Theater Events for the period Feb. 22-March 3
PROFESSIONAL THEATER/OPERA: Amadeus The story of two brilliant composers, Mozart and Salieri: one humbly gifted and the other viciously envious. Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Plays in repertory through March 3. $15-$28. 313-577-2972. HYPERLINK "http://www.hilberry.com" Between Men [...]
LGBT supporters rally for marriage rights
By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - A handful of protesters braved the frigid temperatures last weekend, eager to speak out against Michigan's failure to support marriage rights for gays and lesbians. As they shivered on the [...]