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: Where there’s smoke, there’s gas
Christopher Isherwood met Don Bachardy on an L.A. beach when Don was 18 and Isherwood, 49. For 33 devoted, creative years they were together. Aging writer. Youthful artist. Bachardy drew portraits of Isherwood, including several [...]
Return of the culture wars
by Jennifer Vanasco I thought the culture wars were over. I did. It seemed to me that we had moved away from the days when gays and lesbians were used as objects of fear in [...]
At Wedding, Gay PDA Not OK
by John Corvino Like many gay people, I have a love-hate relationship with weddings. On the one hand, I enjoy any excuse for a party, and what's not to like about celebrating love and commitment [...]
Creep of the Week: Newt Gingrich
Proposition 8 is in trouble. For those of you out of the loop, Proposition 8 is the anti-gay marriage ban that will be on the ballot in California in November. The ballot measure would over-turn [...]
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre announces auditions for vocal competition
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre announces auditions for its first-ever open vocal competition, Civic Open, produced by Curt Waugh. Auditions are from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 27 and from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 28. [...]
Free-ing Jessica
By Cornelius A. Fortune Royal Oak native Anne Harris decided one day that science fiction wasn't in her future. With the critically-acclaimed novels "Accidental Creatures," "The Nature of Smoke," and "Inventing Memory" under her belt, [...]
South Beach goes gay
Who needs a Malawian baby? Just grab a gay. "It's what's hot," said South Beach operator Omar Mitchell before the opening of a queer night - which happen every Sunday - at the new upscale [...]
Brad Pitt gives bucks to gay cause
Billy Masters "I had my fair share of wham-bam. One can never have enough wham-bam. When a guy strays and ends up with someone else, it's not a big deal. Sex for men is external. [...]
Book Marks
by Richard Labonte "The Distance Between Us," by Bart Yates. Kensington Books, 304 pages, $24 hardcover. Hester Parker is a quirky, cheap-wine-sipping, septuagenarian piano teacher with a simmering cauldron of issues. Her virtuoso concert career [...]
Gay-fave series come out … on DVD
After years of watching us draw more attention than Britney Spears, networks - kudos GLAAD-approved ABC! - are finally catching on: Yep, queers like TV, too. And so this month, just as the fall season [...]
Princesses of (Pop) Power
Lesbians lust over them - and to that, they say, "Bring 'em on" - and gay guys lust while listening to them, but we all win in the world of Pussycat Dolls. And "world" isn't [...]
Little Britain USA
"Too much!" is what my grandma's reaction would be to racy, almost-equal-opportunity-offender "Little Britain USA." And perhaps watching two willy-exposed dudes discuss their straight sexual escapades in a men's locker room (and then re-enacting them) [...]
Upcoming events in downtown Northville
Decorate the town! It's that time of year again - time to color the town fall! This year's "Color the Town" - presented by the Northville Central Business Association and Genitti's-Hole-In-The-Wall - kicks off on [...]
Now Playing
NEW THIS WEEK Ghost Town After undergoing a botched medical procedure, truculent dentist Bertram Pincus (Ricky Gervais) begins to see dead people, all beseeching him for help. Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), a particularly persistent ghost, [...]
“Seize the night, Pisces!”
By Jack Fertig Horoscopes The Sun is entering Libra just as Venus is leaving. Still, as she moves into Scorpio, attitudes are becoming less picky and critical, but more demanding, passionate, even compulsive. Seductions succeed [...]
“Lesbians Buy Sexual”
Q Puzzle Across 1 The Oscars, e.g. 5 Last word of a fairy tale 10 Queer mannerisms 14 Cole Porter's Miss 15 Comedian Gomez 16 Type of balls 17 It may come before we forget [...]
Going the extra mile
by Jessica Carreras Every year, Michigan AIDS walkers raise hundreds of thousands of dollars collectively for different HIV/AIDS organizations around the state. But then there are the few who go the extra mile. This year, [...]
Homecoming reception planned by GLBT Alumni at MSU
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender alumni association will host a reception at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 3, following the university's annual homecoming parade. The LGBT alumni group, one of dozens [...]
Brian Londrow honored by MCC-Detroit
FERNDALE - If ever you've had the occasion to visit Metropolitan Community Church-Detroit, odds are you've seen Brian Londrow. For the past 20 years, he's been a powerful presence in the church, playing the piano [...]
Amnesty demands protection for Bosnian gay festival
by Rex Wockner International News Amnesty International demanded Sept. 18 that authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina protect participants in the first Sarajevo Queer Festival, which was scheduled for Sept. 24 to 28. "The authorities of [...]
Germany reports 68,000 same-sex couples
by Rex Wockner International News There are 68,000 same-sex couples in Germany, according to the latest annual microcensus. Some 15,000 same-sex couples have entered an official registered partnership. The new census number may be an [...]
Irish hotel fined for canceling gay event
by Rex Wockner International News Ireland's Equality Tribunal ordered Galway's Eyre Square Hotel to pay 3,000 euros ($4,276) to two gay men whose social event was cancelled in 2005 because the owner allegedly didn't want [...]
Nepal recognizes ‘third’ gender; gov’t funds gay programs
by Rex Wockner International News A 21-year-old lesbian has become the first person to receive an official Nepalese national identity card listing the gender as "third" rather than "male" or "female." Bishnu Adhikari received the [...]
Philanthropy and family a Sweet combination
by Dana Rudolph Mombian For Jen Rainin, creating a lesbian travel company based on the idea of giving back to the world was an extension of her role as a philanthropist, but also a way [...]
Exclusive interview: Obama talks, McCain balks
By Mark Segal In this election season, the Gay History Project attempted to bring you the views of both the Democratic and Republican candidates for president - just as we attempted to bring you the [...]
Obama supporters rally at new Ferndale office
FERNDALE - It was all cheers, smiles, dignitaries giving speeches, and the promise of hard work ahead at the grand opening of Barack Obama's newest campaign office, located in downtown Ferndale. About 150 enthusiastic supporters [...]
Court says Library of Congress cannot discriminate against transgender
by Bob Roehr A federal judge has found that the Library of Congress illegally discriminated against a transgender woman in the process of transitioning when it withdrew a job offer to her. The ruling in [...]
‘Brokeback’ fans torment author Proulx
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs "Brokeback Mountain" author Annie Proulx has told The Wall Street Journal that her short story, which was made into the hit movie of the same name, has become a [...]
Activists march across Brooklyn Bridge for marriage equality
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs Hundreds of people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge Sept. 14 in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. The marchers included out City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough [...]
Dianne Feinstein comes out against Proposition 8
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., came out Sept. 12 against Proposition 8, the Nov. 4 ballot initiative that would amend the California Constitution to undo the state's legalization of [...]
George Takei, ‘Star Trek’s’ Sulu, marries partner
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs George Takei, who played Mr. Sulu on the original "Star Trek" TV series, married his longtime partner, Brad Altman, at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles [...]
John Burnside, Harry Hay’s lover, dies at 91
by Rex Wockner National News Briefs John Burnside, longtime partner of the late legendary gay activist Harry Hay, died Sept. 14 in San Francisco of brain cancer. He was 91. Burnside was one of the [...]
Multicultural Advisory Committee rolls up their sleeves
FERNDALE - An eclectic group of people have come together to form the Multicultural Advisory Committee at Affirmations - and it has to be, to complete the work they've set out to accomplish. The goal [...]
AIDS Walk Detroit gets youthful in 18th year
by Jessica Carreras Last Sunday in Royal Oak, thousands of people showed up to culminate months of fundraising for Steppin' Out's AIDS Walk Detroit. There, to the sounds of cheering volunteers, honking horns of support, [...]
Camping.OUT provides opportunities for youth to learn about activism
This weekend, Affirmations and the Triangle Foundation will team up to present the first-ever Camping.OUT Conference. Held at Affirmations, the two-day event will invite Michigan youth in grades 8-12 to gather to talk about issues [...]
TransGender Michigan’s Crandall awarded by Michigan Bar Association
by Jessica Carreras On Sept. 17, TransGender Michigan Executive Director and co-founder Rachel Crandall was presented with the Michigan Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award at a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency of Dearborn. Nominated by [...]
Affirmations accepting entries for Post Secret exhibit
Affirmations community center is accepting entries for their Post Secret Gallery as part of their celebration of Coming Out Week. Secrets play a profound role in the lives of many. For many LGBT people, hiding [...]
HIV and youth – all is not lost?
Last week in Between The Lines, we showcased the despairing problem of youth HIV cases and the work that is being done to prevent new infections and encourage safe sex and regular testing. We lamented [...]
Burns lives on in Gem’s latest production
By D. A. Blackburn George Burns was a fixture in showbiz for nearly a century, with a career that could truly be called multi-media. From his early days as a street performer through his success [...]
UDM Theatre Company in the sunshine again
By By Taras Berezowsky On a sunny afternoon, off a narrow basement corridor at the heart of University of Detroit Mercy's Theatre Department, Arthur Beer - mug in hand, glasses balanced on his nose - [...]