Dear Jody: Move on already!
Q: I've been invited, along with my boyfriend "Jon," to a Halloween party. It's at the same guy's place where we went last year at Halloween. I had a great time last year, but Jon [...]
Queeries: We want to help other kids fight bullying
By Steven Petrow Q: It's been so upsetting to the queer kids at my middle school to hear about all the teen suicides lately and the awful bullying going on. One guy I know got [...]
13 homolicious Halloween movies …
THE COVENANT Before he was wannabe Upper East Side lothario Nate Archibald on "Gossip Girl," Chace Crawford played Tyler Simms, a Son of Ipswich, one of five bloodlines whose firstborn male of each generation inherits [...]
Jonsi gives it a ‘Go’
By Gregg Shapiro As the out frontman of groundbreaking Icelandic band Sigur Ros, Jonsi (pronounced Yonsi) provides warmth and an ethereal quality to the band's already atmospheric and lush, chilly songs. In fact, it's hard [...]
Hear Me Out: Sugarland sucks country out of fourth album. Plus: Paula Cole does the ’90s
Sugarland, 'The Incredible Machine' Having already bent country music during their glorious hit-making, genre-shaking run, change seemed inevitable for power-duo Sugarland's fourth album. And on the slick "The Incredible Machine," the restless twosome of Jennifer [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente The Mississippi Hate Prom is coming to TV You may remember earlier this year when Mississippi high school student Constance McMillen sued for the right to take her girlfriend to her [...]
Q Scopes: Be yourself, Scorpio!
By Jack Fertig Venus and Sun line up in Scorpio promoting extreme sexiness, or at least egotistical efforts. They're both sextile to Pluto and the North Lunar Node, so the responsibilities of eros may be [...]
On Your Knees
Across 1 Sex at the end of a date, in slang 8 Appoints 15 Barney Frank, frequently 16 Bear's fur? 17 Church with the country's largest gay congregation 19 Baseball great Mel 20 "Put roses [...]
The OutField: God, gays and games
By Dan Woog Gay, lesbian, bi, trans, straight - it doesn't matter. If you're an American and you watch big-time sports, you can't avoid seeing religion too. A football player scores a key touchdown, and [...]
With friends like these…
By Martin F. Kohn The Purple Rose Theatre presents its 39th world premiere, "Best of Friends," through Dec. 18. Photo: Danna Segrest The first bit of drama theory I ever absorbed came from [...]
An American Classic graces Hilberry stage
By John Quinn Peter Prouty (George) and Erman Jones (Lennie) in "Of Mice and Men" at the Hilberry Theatre. Photo: Nikki Allen John Steinbeck's cry for social justice, "Of Mice and Men," is a [...]
Murder, mystery & Moriarity in Eastpointe
Sherlock Holmes, Prof. Moriarity and friends come together for a unique dinner at Broadway Onstage in Eastpointe. Photo: Dennis Wickline Productions, Inc. A decades-long battle of wits between two of the most brilliant minds [...]
Devilish doings: ‘Hot Mess Chronicles II’
By John Quinn It's the end of October and generations from Baby Boomer on down are celebrating their eternal childhood by elevating Halloween to national holiday status. While candy is dandy, there's another upside - [...]
Baja marriage ban frozen for now
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS A proposed same-sex-marriage ban in Mexico's Baja California state may not be a done deal. The constitutional amendment was passed Sept. 29, the last day that the National Action Party [...]
Euro court strikes down Russian ban on gay pride parades
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS In a stinging rebuke to Russia's pervasive homophobia, the European Court of Human Rights on Oct. 21 ordered the nation to stop banning gay pride parades. In a group of [...]
IGLHRC blasts Turkey over trans arrests, attacks
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Turkish prosecutors must investigate attacks against five transgender rights activists by police in Ankara and drop charges against the activists, the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission and other [...]
ILGA-Europe confab starts Oct. 28
by Rex Wockner INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe's top international LGBT organization opens its 14th annual conference Oct. 28 in The Hague, Netherlands. The gathering of the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & [...]
Suicide of Oakland U student leaves lingering questions
OAKLAND, Mich. - Corey Jackson didn't fit the classic mold of teen angst. He didn't keep to himself, wear dark clothing or write incessantly in a journal. Quite the opposite, Jackson, his loved ones say, [...]
Shirvell’s attorney threatens to sue UofM
ANN ARBOR - I t appeared that tensions had eased. Chris Armstrong agreed to drop his request for a personal protection order against Andrew Shirvell, the assistant attorney general accused of stalking the openly gay [...]
Holland Human Relations Commission recommends protections for LGBT citizens
By Jim Larkin HOLLAND - The Rev. Bart Spencer of the Lighthouse Baptist Church said protecting gay people under the city's anti-discrimination ordinance would make criminals out of those who have high moral standards. Resident [...]
Student drops out of school due to bullying
The Bay City Times is reporting that 17-year-old Cassandra Morris has dropped out of Ogemaw Heights schools because of bullying based on her sexual orientation. Morris came out to her friends and family last year, [...]
Gary Glenn’s robocall lies, attacks lesbian candidate for state house
Over the weekend, Gary Glenn, the chairman of the Campaign for Michigan Families and long-time anti-LGBT activist, released a robocall attacking Toni Sessoms because she is a lesbian. Sessoms is the Democratic candidate in the [...]
‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ returns
by BTL staff DETROIT- Last October Detroit made a significant historical leap with an actual sit-down, face-to-face dialogue between black men and women who are hetero-attractional, homo-attractional and bi-attractional, and according to organzers it happened [...]
Standing on the Side of Love
SOUTHFIELD - Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church in Southfield will host a statewide conference on Standing on the Side of Love for Immigration Reform and LGBT Justice on Saturday, Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. [...]
Holland is Ready film series
HOLLAND, Mich. - Holland is Ready will continue its free 2010-11 film series with the showing of "Big Eden" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Park Theatre, 248 S. River Ave. "Big Eden" is [...]
Between Ourselves: The BTL Voter Guide
2010 BTL Voter Guide is produced by the publishers and staff of Between The Lines every other year. It provides comprehensive research and endorsements so LGBT voters can make the best choices possible to move [...]
SpeakOut: Don’t sit this election out
by Eric Rader Change takes time, but it's not always easy to wait. Over the past few months, the LGBT community has celebrated several significant legal victories, yet has seen the political branches move at [...]
Election cycle recap
by Mark Segal During this election cycle, the news has been focused on the Republican tea party candidates. They are a fun-loving bunch: Let's look them over. In Delaware, the Senate candidate doesn't know the [...]
Vote as though our lives depend on it – sometimes they do
We are fortunate to live in a country where individuals have the right to vote. Each November, we can go to the polls and cast our ballots. Our job is to protect this sacred right [...]
Creep of the Week: Tim Hicks
Attention all incestuous Iowans. Your dream is coming true. Soon you'll be able to marry the object of your incestuous affections. Since that's how incest works: just two people in love, oppressed by blood. It's [...]
Letter: Rosen does not deserve BTL endorsement
I am amazed that BTL endorsed Republican Ken Rosen in his bid to replace Marie Donigan in the State House District 26 (Royal Oak/Madison Heights). Rosen's only qualification is that he happens to be gay. [...]
Parting Glances: Slava! Il sodoma!
My favorite coming-out story is about Dennis, a friend and computer wizard who, before his retirement a few years ago, brought expertise to a nationally known local publishing company of research and library compendiums. When [...]
S/he said: T-Shirts, Voting and Murder
Compiled by Howard Israel "Evangelical leaders have told me that homosexuality is the single greatest threat to the family. But with one of two heterosexual marriages failing, with 70 percent of the Internet dedicated to [...]
The Gay Moralist: Why “Love the Sinner” rings hollow
by John Corvino In my work as The Gay Moralist, I often pursue dialogue with opponents of LGBT equality. I do this for various reasons: to understand them better, to help them understand us better, [...]
Viewpoint: Did NPR miss a teachable moment?
Anyone who knows me will tell you: I LOVE NPR! I am one of those folks they talk about. The one who is always citing some tidbit of information or trivia - which can be [...]
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Scene Check @ the Adam’s Apple
1. A sample of humanity 2. Bian and Brian 3. Necrophilia and Mike