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, [...]
Ohio Supreme Court allows lesbian moms custody agreement to stand
 Columbus, OH âThe Supreme Court of Ohio last week let stand an appeals court ruling affirming the enforceability of a court-approved child custody agreement in a case involving lesbian mothers. "The Court has expressly [...]
Hungarian domestic-partnership law struck down
by Rex Wockner International News Hungary's domestic-partnership law, which was to take effect Jan. 1, was struck down by the Constitutional Court Dec. 15. The court said the law is unconstitutional because it would have [...]
Moscow Pride seeks emergency Euro court hearing
by Rex Wockner International News Moscow Pride will ask the European Court of Human Rights for an emergency hearing on two pending cases challenging Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's bans on gay pride activities for the [...]
UN General Assembly hears pro-gay statement
by Rex Wockner International News Sixty-six nations at the UN General Assembly supported a groundbreaking statement Dec. 18 confirming that international human rights protections include sexual orientation and gender identity. It was the first time [...]
LGBT groups unite to support Employee Free Choice Act
BTL staff WASHINGTON, D.C. - A broad coalition of national LGBT organizations is gearing up to push for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would remove obstacles for workers who want union representation. [...]
Obama pick of anti-gay minister angers gay community
By Lisa Keen President-elect Barack Obama set off a controversy this week, by inviting anti-gay evangelical Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration ceremony. It was a hurt compounded by the realization that [...]
Affirmations announces big cuts for new year
by Jessica Carreras FERNDALE - Affirmations, metro Detroit's community center for LGBT people and their allies, has been hit hard by the economy - and the drop in funds is beginning to show. Effective Jan. [...]
Giving against the odds
by Jessica Carreras Like many other Michiganders this year, John Secor got the call on Sept. 2: he was out of a job. An editor and writer in the newspaper industry for many years, Secor [...]
Reckless reporting hurts
In the media world, there's investigative journalism - and then there's reckless reporting. At a time when organizations are hurting more than ever for donations, some "reckless reporters" are using out-of-context statistics to up their [...]
New Kalamazoo Equal Rights Ordinance under attack
KALAMAZOO-Less than one month after the City of Kalamazoo Commission voted 7-0 to adopt an expanded human rights ordinance that makes it illegal to use sexual orientation to discriminate in housing, public accomodations and employment, [...]
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NEW THIS WEEK Doubt Certain that Father Flynn's (Philip Seymour Hoffman) liberal attitudes mask some major transgression, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) is determined to rid her parish of the popular priest. When Sister James (Amy [...]
In Michigan City, Language Matters
by Dan Woog The OutField A couple of years ago, a Michigan City, Ind., teacher paired two 10-year-old boys together on a science project. One was an excellent athlete; the other was a bit effeminate. [...]
You Can’t Stop the Pete
Peter Mel sits with his hands folded at a corner table in his latest restaurant venture. As our camera snaps his picture, a sheepish smile is painted across his face while he nervously half mumbles [...]
Milk of Human Kindness
Q Puzzle Across 1 Heavenly balls 5 "Six Feet Under" character of Peter Krause 9 Tennessee Williams' lover Frank 14 Lahr of "The Wizard of Oz" 15 Greek 16 "Pussy, King of the Pirates" author [...]
Comprehensive online college scholarship database unveiled
WASHINGTON. D.C. - This week the Human Rights Campaign Foundation released a comprehensive database of more than 160 scholarships available to LGBT and allied students. The list, which includes national, statewide and school-specific scholarships, was [...]
Michigan Scholarship Listings
Along with many national scholarships, the following four are listed for Michigan universities: Eastern Michigan University EMU Stonewall Scholarship Funds scholarships for undergrad or grad EMU student who has demonstrated leadership and/or involvement in promoting [...]
Anti-Bullying bills killed by Michigan Senate
LANSING, MI - Negotiations spanning two years and involving parents, educators, law enforcement officials and many others came to a halt late Thursday when state Sen. Alan Cropsey (R-Dewitt) said he would not allow anti-bullying [...]
CARES honors compassionate artists in World AIDS Day contest
by Jessica Carreras Earlier this month, the Community AIDS Resource and Education Services organization hosted their annual World AIDS Day juried art contest, centered each year on a different theme related to HIV/AIDS. This year's [...]
City apologizes for past anti-gay actions
by Rex Wockner International News The City Council of Hobart, Tasmania, in Australia, apologized Dec. 10 for banning a booth promoting gay law reform from the city's weekly Salamanca Market in 1988. In the weeks [...]
Gays march in Hong Kong for first time
by Rex Wockner International News Hong Kong saw its first gay pride parade Dec. 13. About 1,000 people marched, including many who came from Taiwan and mainland China. The two-mile procession traversed Hennessy Road in [...]
Rick Warren’s invocation options
by Leslie Robinson General Gayety Poor Rick Warren. After President-elect Obama selected the evangelical minister to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, gays and liberals kicked up a ruckus. I bet the California megachurchster hasn't [...]
Blue brainiacs by default
In a triangle whose sides are 23,145,789 yards, 5,642,732 yards and 54,965 yards, how many cubicle one-eighths of an inch exist? Good cocktail question for a lull in your yuletide party. Pass the mistletoe, Mary. [...]
The Rick Warren whirlwind
by Wayne Besen Anything But Straight It could be that Barack Obama is simply smarter than the rest of us. The first black president of the Harvard Law Review has made a career of turning [...]
Why won’t they STFU already?
By Jasmyne A. Cannick The following article is Chapter Four in Jasmyne Cannick's ongoing series "A White Gay's Guide to Dealing with the Black Community for Dummies." At a time when gay leaders should be [...]
The ringleader returns
What would "Circus," Britney Spears' quasi-comeback album, sound like if she was still flashing her vag, yo-yoing in and out of hospitals or attacking paparazzi with umbrellas? Consider this: Amidst it all (see also: custody [...]
A dangerous game at The Ringwald
FERNDALE - What happens when a has-been playwright's protege comes up with a new play that's good enough to kill for? Find out when Who Wants Cake? presents Ira Levin's classic comedic-thriller "Deathtrap." Opening Jan. [...]
Try something new, Cancer!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Uranus and Chiron offer much needed healing inspirations. Venus and Mercury are triggering those slower planets, helping to ground that inspiration. Those two inner planets move on to join the [...]
Living Life Out Loud
By Taras Berezowsky Even with a wintry mix outside, chatting with Lori Michaels is enough to get anyone thinking warm - even hot - thoughts. Michaels, a modern-day renaissance woman who sings and dances her [...]
Creep of the Week: Mike Huckabee
The so-called "War on Christmas" is so last year. And the year before. And the year before that. But each year right about this time right-wing Christians in America are reminded about how they're cruelly [...]
Web site names Affirmations as second worst gay charity
by Jessica Carreras A recent posting on gay culture blog Queerty has caused quite a stir in the LGBT community - a buzz that directly relates to Ferndale organization Affirmations Community Center. A post dated [...]