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, [...]
Hamtramck ordinance passed to ballot, fight continues for support
by Jessica Carreras On Tuesday, July 30, the Hamtramck clerk's office confirmed the signatures on the petition to repeal the city's recently passed human rights ordinance, putting the measure on Nov. 4's ballot. The ordinance [...]
Local vigil gathers for Tenn. UU victims
DETROIT - They came to grieve and grasp at understanding in the wake of senseless tragedy, to find comfort and consolation in their common pain. Three days after the shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian [...]
Frank acts to change marijuana laws
by Bob Roehr Washington, DC - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and two other members of Congress began what is likely to be an arduously long campaign to reform the nation's marijuana laws, at a [...]
Readers respond to pregnant lesbian
Dear Jody Readers: I've gotten many responses from readers regarding the lesbian woman, "Paralyzed," who got pregnant from a guy at a party (which appeared in the July 24 issue). She is in a relationship [...]
Marriage and parenthood: A talk with Nancy Polikoff
By Dana Rudolph Mombian For many same-sex couples, one of the primary motivations for getting married is to gain legal protections for our children. Nancy Polikoff, professor of law at American University Washington College of [...]
Creep of the Week: Jim Adkisson
It isn't just your Uncle Ned - you know, the one with the gun rack and the NRA sticker on his pick-up truck - who believes in the adage that "an armed society is a [...]
Parting Glances: Dick by any other name
Far be it from me to scoop BTL's gossip mavin Billy Masters - a rare happening - but it's come to my attention that the comic book hero now going by the name of Richard [...]
Messages That Lead To Murder
by Wayne Besen Anything But Straight Last week, I attended the Commercial Closet's Images In Advertising Awards in Manhattan, which honored corporations that produced gay affirming ads. The pro-gay plugs showed genuine progress and highlighted [...]
BTL EDITORIAL: New statistics highlight need for HIV funding at home
New statistics released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the state of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. have revealed what the communities being ravaged by them already knew: that the situation is much [...]
Can you Handler?
Chelsea Handler Book signing 5 p.m. Aug. 9 2800 S. Rochester Road Barnes & Noble, Rochester Hills 8 p.m. Aug. 9 Meadowbrook Amphitheatre, Rochester Hills http://www.palacenet.com You probably don't want to bring Chelsea Handler home [...]
Life in plastic – it’s fantastic
Dolly Parton 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston http://www.dollyparton.com Drag queens like to pretend they're Dolly Parton. And who can blame them? But it's Parton herself who plays up the glitzy, bright-pink, [...]
Melissa brings down the ‘House’
When Melissa Etheridge tells you that love can cure cancer, like she did during her "Revival Tour" on Aug. 3 to a packed Detroit Opera House, how can you argue with her? She's lived it. [...]
Dancing queen
That look Brooke Hogan's gay buddy Glenn Douglas Packard gave the anti-female-president celeb on the second episode of VH1's "Brooke Knows Best"? Yeah: It meant, "Are you serious?" - just like it appeared. "She's not [...]
Andy Dick joins ‘Sober Living’ – and where’s Rosie
by Billy Masters "Hey, if there's a gay rumor, you know you've made it." - Chace Crawford best illustrates the younger generation's feeling about sexuality. In other words, no one cares. Unless you're talking about [...]
Q Scopes: Keep your balance, Aries!
By Jack Fertig The most troublesome planets are stirring up discord - Mars opposing Uranus, Mercury opposing Neptune. Looking to Eris for the best aspects is like borrowing sugar from Lucrezia Borgia! With everyone shooting [...]
The OutField: Following rugby pioneers’ footsteps
By Dan Woog One day seven years ago, Kerri Heffernan went for a run. Her path took her past an athletic field in Providence, Rhode Island, where the Brown University women's rugby team was training. [...]
Q Puzzle: Jewelry Store
Across 1 Costume item for "Angels in America" 6 Lincoln-Douglas debates subject Scott 10 Singer Williamson 14 Moon of Uranus 15 Island of Barrie's land 16 You may feel it at a gay bar 17 [...]
The big, gay float
by Jessica Carreras The St. Joseph YWCA Out and Affirmation Center has come a long way. Last summer, the center was receiving threats of violence in regard to its participation in the Blossomtime Festival Parade. [...]
Hamtramck ordinance passed to ballot, fight continues for support
by Jessica Carreras On Tuesday, July 30, the Hamtramck clerk's office confirmed the signatures on the petition to repeal the city's recently passed human rights ordinance, putting the measure on Nov. 4's ballot. The ordinance [...]
The future of LGBT activism in place
by Jessica Carreras Josh Roer probably won't ever be the executive director of an LGBT rights organization. He may not ever run a place like the Ruth Ellis Center or be the chair of a [...]
Local vigil gathers for Tenn. UU victims
DETROIT - They came to grieve and grasp at understanding in the wake of senseless tragedy, to find comfort and consolation in their common pain. Three days after the shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian [...]
Spectrum Health apologizes for anti-gay discrimination by doctor
GRAND RAPIDS - Spectrum Health has responded to the anti-gay discrimination Ashleigh Haberman and Erica Schaub received in June at Spectrum's South Pavilion Urgent Care facility. In a letter to the couple, Spectrum Health issued [...]
Triangle Foundation welcomes Bernadette Brown
DETROIT - Triangle Foundation announced Bernadette Brown as its new director of policy. Born and raised in Detroit, Bernadette received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and her Juris Doctorate from Boston University School [...]
HIV Infections in U.S. top 56,000 a year
by Bob Roehr Previous estimates "inaccurate" Infections in the U.S. topped 56,000 a year in 2006, about 40 percent more than previous estimates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released those numbers at a [...]
The state of HIV/AIDS
by Bob Roehr A trio of reports on the state of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world tumbled out in back-to-back telephone news conferences on July 29. Together, they painted a picture of [...]
‘Cannibals’ offers something to chew on
By D A. Blackburn 'The Cannibals' The Abreact at Zeitgeist Gallery and Performance Venue, 2661 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Friday-Saturday through Aug. 16. Tickets: $10. For information: 313-485-0217 or http://www.theabreact.com. With George Tabori's "The Cannibals," The [...]
Time well spent at Planet Ant
By Robert Bethune REVIEW: 'In the Blood' Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck. Friday-Saturday through Aug. 23, plus Sunday, Aug. 17. Tickets: $15. For information: 313-365-4948 or http://www.planetant.com. Planet Ant's production of Suzan-Lori Parks' play [...]
Local theater troupe performs at the Ringwald
Barebones Theatre Productions will present an evening of short plays, "8X8@8: eight plays. eight playwrights. eight o'clock," by eight of Michigan's finest playwrights from Aug. 6-8 at The Ringwald Theatre in Ferndale. The evening will [...]
‘Eight By Ten’ Play Festival at The Red Barn
It was pure serendipity that Douglas resident Bill Muzzillo should spend the winter in Florida, be cast in two plays with Sarasota's Theatre Odyssey, meet several important playwrights, bring their plays to Saugatuck's Red Barn [...]
Dancing queen
That look Brooke Hogan's gay buddy Glenn Douglas Packard gave the anti-female-president celeb on the second episode of VH1's "Brooke Knows Best"? Yeah: It meant, "Are you serious?" - just like it appeared. "She's not [...]
HIV Infections in U.S. top 56,000 a year
by Bob Roehr Previous estimates "inaccurate" Infections in the U.S. topped 56,000 a year in 2006, about 40 percent more than previous estimates. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released those numbers at a [...]