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, [...]
Creep of the Week: Robert H. Knight
Knight also can't wrap his brain around the idea that homosexuality isn't synonymous with risky sex and self-hatred. I've never read a Harry Potter book. I've never seen a Harry Potter movie. I've never eaten [...]
Gay Moralist: Winning, or silencing?
by John Corvino It wasn't the first time an audience defied expectations. This time it was in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. I was there with Glenn Stanton, my "debate buddy" from Focus on the Family, to discuss [...]
Parting Glances: Three for Oscar (#3)
"I have nothing to declare but my genius," Oscar Wilde said to the press when briskly embarking and ever so elegantly clearing customs in New York, January 1882. Oscar came to us, age 28, to [...]
OBAMA: Make Me Wanna Holla and Throw Up Both My Hands
by Jasmyne A. Cannick Viewpoint Let's get straight to it. What the hell were Obama's people thinking when they invited a white openly gay minister to open for his South Carolina gospel concert with Donnie [...]
LesSONS: Keeping a secret makes you feel crippled in the heart
By Janice Will I thought I was open-minded, not realizing my acceptance was restricted to an end product still resembling the All-American family. My metamorphosis began when first confronted with the fact that my middle [...]
It’s a golden time for the Detroit Repertory Theatre
FIFTY YEARS OF THE DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE' This past week, BTL sat down with three founders of the Detroit Repertory Theatre to discuss the troupe's 50th anniversary. Part one of the interview, focusing on the [...]
Local gallery presents ‘Printer X Seven’
FERNDALE - "Printer X Seven," an exhibit running through Dec. 1 at the Lawrence Street Gallery, will feature monotypes, monoprints, collagraphs, and etchings that they have produced while working together in the studio setting. A [...]
Heaven on Earth
By Dustin Fitzharris Heaven can be right here on Earth. At least that's what Mary Wilson, one of the original members of The Supremes, says. And why wouldn't she? She was just 20 years old [...]
Sen. Craig: ‘Trapped in the Closet?’
By Tom Matich Before R. Kelly burst out of the bedroom closet, he unapologetically allowed fans to hear the walls talk. On his 1995 single "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)," Kelly assumed the role [...]
Tori tears it up in Detroit
Tori Amos Oct. 27 Fox Theatre B+ No doubt: When people call Tori Amos' fan clique a cult, they're not kidding. The musician's unwavering horde, which filled the Fox Theatre last Saturday, was sucked in [...]
*Billy Masters*
"If gay guys can identify with my character, then I think I'm doing my job right. And if straight people think I'm doing a believable job, then I've done my job." - Tuc Watkins answers, [...]
The OutField, Defining community: LGBT athletes of color
Dan Woog October 29, 2007 "We're here. We're queer. We're gay student-athletes, and also people of color." OK, so that's not the jazziest sports slogan since "Just do it." But it's reality for more folks [...]
Art & Around for the period Nov. 1-10
EDITOR'S PICK: "Element: Water," a solo exhibition of photographs by Samuel Ritter, is now open through Dec. 1 at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti. Ritter's collection of new work focuses on the single classical [...]
Theater Events for the period Nov. 1-10
EDITOR'S PICK: Avon Players presents the second production of its 2007-2008 60th anniversary season, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," adapted by Dale Wasserman from the Ken Kesey novel. The play follows the battle of [...]
Letter: Another good resource for cancer survivors
I just read your "Homophobia in the Doctors Office" article, and hasten to write. I wish to draw your attention to Malecare, a national nonprofit, which for the last ten years has helped gay men [...]
Christians target LGBT student protections
by Rex Wockner Anti-gay activists will attempt to use the California ballot-initiative process to undo a new law that synchronized the state Education Code with existing laws that prohibit discrimination against LGBT people. Signed by [...]
House ENDA vote in limbo
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was pulled from its scheduled vote on the floor on the US House of Representatives last week, with no word on when it might [...]
San Francisco to suffer major cuts in Ryan White funding
by Bob Roehr Efforts by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to protect San Francisco from major cuts in funding for Ryan White AIDS programs hit a roadblock in the Senate on Oct. 23. As [...]
San Diego gay areas spared
by Rex Wockner SAN DIEGO - None of San Diego's gayest areas was hit by the massive wildfires that roared around the county and the city last week, but LGBT people stepped up in large [...]
Southwick confirmed to Appeals Court
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US Senate voted 59 to 38 to confirm Leslie Southwick to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on October 24. The Circuit serves Mississippi, Louisiana, [...]
Founder of HeartStrong comes to Jackson Nov. 2
JACKSON - Marc Adams, Lambda Literary Award finalist and Silver Pen Award recipient for his autobiography "The Preacher's Son," will be speaking at a special community event sponsored by PFLAG and the Student Alliance for [...]
Covey poised to become next mayor of Ferndale
{ ELECTION NIGHT INVITATION} Mayoral candidate Craig Covey is inviting the entire community to join him on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Boogie Fever, 22901 Woodward Ave., one block north of Nine Mile Road [...]
TransGender Michigan celebrates 10 years
"I do this work so people don't have to be lonely; so they don't have to be devastated. When I came out as trans, I was devastated. Within in a few months, I lost my [...]
Bigoted free speech supported with Griffin lecture
EAST LANSING- The fallout from the appearance of controversial British National Party leader Nick Griffin at Michigan State University last Friday continues. Griffin was originally supposed to deliver a lecture on the dangers of radical [...]
Oakland County offers help for the homeless
By Sharon Gittleman FERNDALE - Rene Hicks is living out every single mother's nightmare. Hicks and her four children - ages 6, 13, 15 and 17 - are homeless. She was one of more than [...]
Lansing Community College cancels DP benefits for non-bargaining unit employees
Capitol Correspondent LANSING - The Lansing Community College Board of Trustees has voted to end domestic partner benefits for non-bargaining unit employees. The decision is more symbolic than substance, however, since currently no one is [...]
Retreat for LGBT people struggling with Bible
Wire report Retreat begins on Friday,Nov. 9 at 7 p.mm and ends on Sunday at 1 p.mm The cost is $185 which includes the program, two nights lodging and five meals. Partial scholarships are available. [...]
Culture of caring
Taking care of someone who is incapacitated may be one of the greatest challenges we are called upon to face. It requires deep reservoirs of dedication, patience, strength and compassion. It can also require extensive [...]
Christians target LGBT student protections
by Rex Wockner Anti-gay activists will attempt to use the California ballot-initiative process to undo a new law that synchronized the state Education Code with existing laws that prohibit discrimination against LGBT people. Signed by [...]
House ENDA vote in limbo
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was pulled from its scheduled vote on the floor on the US House of Representatives last week, with no word on when it might [...]
San Francisco to suffer major cuts in Ryan White funding
by Bob Roehr Efforts by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to protect San Francisco from major cuts in funding for Ryan White AIDS programs hit a roadblock in the Senate on Oct. 23. As [...]
San Diego gay areas spared
by Rex Wockner SAN DIEGO - None of San Diego's gayest areas was hit by the massive wildfires that roared around the county and the city last week, but LGBT people stepped up in large [...]
Southwick confirmed to Appeals Court
by Bob Roehr WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US Senate voted 59 to 38 to confirm Leslie Southwick to the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on October 24. The Circuit serves Mississippi, Louisiana, [...]
Art & Around for the period Nov. 1-10
EDITOR'S PICK: "Element: Water," a solo exhibition of photographs by Samuel Ritter, is now open through Dec. 1 at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti. Ritter's collection of new work focuses on the single classical [...]
There’s no doubt about BoarsHead’s ‘Doubt’
REVIEW: 'Doubt' A Michigan premiere at the BoarsHead Theatre, 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing. Wed.-Sun., through Nov. 18. Tickets: $12-$25. For information: 517-484-7805 or http://www.boarshead.org If the mark of an excellent drama is the quality [...]
The little brain takes charge at the Hilberry
By Robert W. Bethune REVIEW: 'The Lusty and Comical History of Tom Jones' Hilberry Theatre, Detroit. Plays in rotating repertory through Jan. 26, 2008. Tickets: $20-$30. For information: 313-577-2972 or http://www.hilberry.com Take all the conventions [...]
Theater Events for the period Nov. 1-10
EDITOR'S PICK: Avon Players presents the second production of its 2007-2008 60th anniversary season, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," adapted by Dale Wasserman from the Ken Kesey novel. The play follows the battle of [...]
Finding your corporate soul-mate
By Laura Laing It was 1980, and Scott Aylward was enduring the Houston heat as most young ad men must from time to time--playing in a golf tournament in the name of networking. But this [...]
Aging lesbians and gays face extra burdens
By Sharon Gittleman LATHRUP VILLAGE - we already know that marriage is not an option for LGBT people in Michigan, so as LGBT people age we must protect ourselves legally and financially with documents, wills [...]
ENDA debate tomorrow
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to debate and vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act tomorrow (Wednesday, Nov. 6), and insiders say it has the votes to pass. But there will likely be only [...]
Breaking: Michigan Supreme Court hears domestic partner benefits case
Capitol Correspondent LANSING- The Michigan Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in a case court watchers said will have national implications. The case, Pride at Work v. Granholm explores whether an amendment voters added to [...]