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, [...]
Senate Passes Hate Crimes Legislation
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, DC- The U.S. Senate passed the Matthew Shepard Act on Sept. 27. The legislation expands federal hate crimes laws to include violence based upon sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, and disability. [...]
Creep of the Week: Family Impact Summit
I don't know what you were doing Sept. 20-22, but if you weren't in Tampa you missed a hell of a party. No, not some silly circuit party with shirtless muscle boys. I'm talking about [...]
Parting Glances: Tears for fears (a fable)
The occasion was unprecedented for Angel 777, Assistant to Archangel 77, Under Assistant to Deputy Seraphim 7a. It's was also downright unthinkable, because Heaven's so confoundedly immaculately well-ordered. A Foursquare City of Burnished Gold. Polished [...]
Anything But Straight: An Extraordinary Month
by Wayne Besen Inside the trenches of culture war combat, it is often difficult to see who is winning the conflict. The recurring recriminations, stale rhetoric and finger pointing proclamations often leave one feeling as [...]
All Politics is Loco: Barry Lynn is coming!
by Sean Kosofsky Only by understanding that our nation was NOT founded by leaders interested in theocracy will we be able to block further attacks on our equality including a discriminatory definition of marriage. It [...]
Fresh Air host Terry Gross wafts into Michigan Theater
Terry Gross 8 p.m. Sept. 28 Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR - From Russian arms dealers to rock 'n' rollers, foreign correspondents to food scientists, Terry Gross talks to them all on Fresh Air, [...]
Beer benefit supports Huron River
Suds on the River 5270 Geddes Road, Ann Arbor 6-9 p.m. Oct. 4 734-769-5123 ext. 19 ANN ARBOR - The Huron River Watershed Council (HRWC) is sponsoring an environmental awareness event, Suds on the River, [...]
BILLY MASTERS
"I've only slept with four men in my life - and married two of them!" - Angelina Jolie's candid admission to "Cosmopolitan" magazine. Who would have thought that most of my readers had been around [...]
Up and at ’em
Melissa Etheridge The Awakening B+ Melissa Etheridge's sunny sing-a-long, "Message to Myself," is a poppy piece of pure confection lit up by a giddy guitar melody and a self-love memo. It's a testament to her [...]
Chattin’ with Cho
Margaret Cho 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 Whiting Auditorium, Flint http://www.margaretcho.com Yep: Margaret Cho's bringing Mommy, whom she mimics with her rubber face and thick Korean accent, to Michigan. Just don't expect any belly dancing. The [...]
EXCLUSIVE – Melissa Etheridge: Awakened
Melissa Etheridge isn't wearing much. Just ragged boxer shorts. A worn T-shirt. And some biodegradable slippers. Tammy Lynn Michaels gazes from the bed, pretending to blog about something other than the front-row show she's getting [...]
‘Sharing the Gift Within’ opens in downtown Northville
A Weekend Celebration of the Arts First Presbyterian Church of Northville October 6-7 http://www.firstpresnville.org NORTHVILLE - The annual juried art show "Sharing the Gift Within" opens Oct. 6 at the historic First Presbyterian Church in [...]
Watch me! Or not!
Sunday night is about to become known as 'Sungay.' But, first, is ABC's primetime line-up worth repeating on DVD 'Brothers & Sisters' LAST SEASON Meet the Walkers. Sure, they throw back beers and sip wine [...]
Book Marks
by Richard Labonte September 24, 2007 "Looker," by Stanley Bennett Clay. Atria Books, 276 pages, $13 paper. Kudos to Atria, an imprint of mainstream publisher Simon & Schuster, for including queer romances in its lineup [...]
Art & Around for the period Sept. 27-Oct. 6
EDITOR'S PICK: World-renowned musician Leonard King, Jr. pays a visit to the Oakland University campus in Rochester next month, playing in concert and teaching rhythmic improvisational concepts for all musicians. Currently leading the blues/jazz/rock/funk band [...]
Theater Events for the period Sept. 27-Oct. 6
EDITOR'S PICK: The Peppermint Creek Theatre Company is thrilled to open its 2007-08 Season with "Fiction" by Steven Dietz! Linda and Michael Waterman are both successful writers, happily married to one another. They thrive on [...]
Update: Michigan state budget battle
LANSING -- Governor Jennifer Granholm told a community meeting Monday that the budget crisis was an "epic battle." "The fight is about protecting things we know matter to Michigan citizens," Granholm told about 30 people [...]
Second Annual Homecoming reception scheduled at MSU
EAST LANSING -- LGBT Alumni of Michigan State University will host its second annual Homecoming reception from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13. All MSU LGBT alumni, along with their family and [...]
Democrat Lewis eyes House seat in ‘red’ district
By Tana Micheals FREELAND - Garnet Lewis announced she is running for the 98th District House seat in the November 2008 general election. The 98th District includes the city of Midland, the east side of [...]
HIV vaccine trials stopped
by Bob Roehr International clinical trials of what many believed to be the most promising vaccine against HIV were stopped on Sept. 21. The STEP study enrolled 3,000 participants in a joint effort by the [...]
International News
by Rex Wockner President Chavez: I'm not gay Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he isn't gay. "I've been accused of everything," Chavez said Sept. 15 at a rally in Barquisimeto. "The only thing they haven't [...]
Keen on the Trail
By Lisa Keen EDWARDS' HIV PLAN: Democrat John Edwards on Monday, September 24, became the first presidential candidate of either party to announce a plan for combating HIV/AIDS. The plan, revealed at a Kaiser Family [...]
MCC celebrates its 35th anniversary
By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - The congregation at the Metropolitan Community Church of Detroit in Ferndale stood, swaying and clapping their hands as the choir sang with passion. It was a full house; every seat [...]
Music-flavored festival amps up R-E-S-P-E-C-T
By Tana Michaels SAGINAW - "Why can't we believe that God made us to be just the way we are?" asked Respect Fest keynote speaker Dr. Darlene Franklin. Franklin is the senior pastor of Full [...]
Political Round Up Sept. 24
Gender identity, expression included in UofM anti-discrimination policy ANN ARBOR--The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the inclusion of gender identity and expression in its anti-discrimination policy. The vote took place on Sept. [...]
Get ready to vote for Detroit’s Design SuperStar
DETROIT - Aspiring artists from across the state have submitted their applications and design concepts for "Detroit's Design SuperStar Challenge." Seeking an opportunity to design and furnish a two-bedroom, two-bath or one-bedroom, one-bath floor plan [...]
WRAP looking for input, schedules more open meetings
ANN ARBOR - WRAP's on-going evaluation of the organizaion is continuing into October. The first meeting was held on Sept. 17. where approximately 20 people attended. A second was held on Tuesday. Two additional WRAP [...]
Editorial: Montgomery’s transition
Jeffrey Montgomery has announced he is resigning after 16 years at the helm of The Triangle Foundation. We wish him well, and hope that he is able to relax and enjoy a much-deserved chunk of [...]
Art & Around for the period Sept. 27-Oct. 6
EDITOR'S PICK: World-renowned musician Leonard King, Jr. pays a visit to the Oakland University campus in Rochester next month, playing in concert and teaching rhythmic improvisational concepts for all musicians. Currently leading the blues/jazz/rock/funk band [...]
Wanted: stories of Midwestern women
An original production under development for this coming spring by the Williamston Theatre will tell stories by and of women in the Midwest, but there's one important ingredient that's needed before the project can come [...]
Boomity-boom: Yooper laughs at StarBrite
As Great Grandpa Alphonse Soady used to say, "If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em, eh?" Okay, nowhere does the long dead, legendary founder of the Soady family deer camp say anything close to that [...]
Theater Events for the period Sept. 27-Oct. 6
EDITOR'S PICK: The Peppermint Creek Theatre Company is thrilled to open its 2007-08 Season with "Fiction" by Steven Dietz! Linda and Michael Waterman are both successful writers, happily married to one another. They thrive on [...]
San Diego Mayor announces daughter Is a lesbian, embraces same-sex marriage
by Rex Wockner News analysis SAN DIEGO - Republican San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders abruptly changed his position on gay marriage Sept. 19, announced that his daughter is a lesbian, and signed a City Council [...]
Triangle’s Montgomery to step down
DETROIT - He helped build one of the largest and most active gay rights organizations in the state - if not the country - and now, he is stepping down. Jeff Montgomery announced last week [...]