Dear Jody: Mama Drama
Mama drama Q: Jody, I have a problem with my roommate. But first, let me give you a little background information so you can understand where I am coming from. "Karen" and her daughter moved [...]
Just announced: Ann Arbor Art Fair, July 18-21
The Ann Arbor Art Fair will be held from Wednesday, July 18 through Saturday July 21. Each year more than a half a million people converge on the streets of Ann Arbor to enjoy the [...]
Ann Arbor Film Festival continues through April 1
Ann Arbor Film Festival will feature two queer filmmakers during Films In Competition 11 at 1 p.m. April 1 at the Michigan Theater: George Kuchar's "Hold Me While I'm Naked" and Bobby Abate's "The Evil [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Clint wants Cruise for Beyonce. Can you blame him? If you want to get strict about it, there's nothing gay about "A Star Is Born" except for, you know, everything, especially [...]
Pay attention, Aries!
By Jack Fertig Q Scopes Mars retrograde in Virgo quincunx to Uranus in Aries triggers arguments galore and accidents especially at work. Think and consult before acting! Look before you leap. ARIES (March 20 - [...]
Hear Me Out: Dev doesn’t let the sun go down on debut
Hear Me Out Dev, 'The Night the Sun Came Up' "It's Dev," the punkish pop up-and-comer - first entering mass consciousness with a sampled spot on Far East Movement's hit "Like a G6" - announces [...]
Puccini for Crossword Fans
Across 1 One way to have one's meat 5 Group of discussion groups 11 Self-description from one's knees? 15 Molecule part 16 Fixed up 17 Wang in fashion 18 Question from _Puccini for Beginners_ 21 [...]
Second national tour pulls its punches
By Bridgette M. Redman "Jersey Boys" is a deceptively challenging musical. It spins a captivating storyline straight out of the memories of the four original members of "The Four Seasons." It is chock full of [...]
The challenges of being… human
By Bridgette M. Redman One of the most relevant aspects of "Next Fall" to the gay community, said Peppermint Creek Theatre Company's artistic director, is that it treats the same-sex couple the same as it [...]
Editor’s Pick – Music & More
Presented by the University Musical Society, the St. Lawrence String Quartet returns to Ann Arbor's Rackham Auditorium on April 5. During UMS' 09/10 season, this Quartet performed a stellar program of Haydn, Ravel and John [...]
Editor’s Pick – Outings
Volunteer organizers have coordinated the fourth annual HomeGrown Local Food Summit, bringing together stakeholders and community members to strengthen Washtenaw County's local food system. This year's Local Food Summit will highlight Michigan's unique agricultural past [...]
A vibrant ‘busy place’ emerges
FERNDALE - When Dave Garcia took over as executive director for Affirmations Community Center, he was given what some described as an essentially fresh start by the organization's interim director Kevin Howley. Programming and staff [...]
Ferndale gets Oakland County’s first Planned Parenthood
FERNDALE - On April 2 Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan (PPMSM) will open a new health center in Ferndale. Located at 23338 Woodward, the new facility is Planned Parenthood's first in Oakland County. "We [...]
Hazel Park moms take adoption restrictions to federal level
HAZEL PARK- The State of Michigan doesn't think that the federal courts should be allowed to compel them to accept second-parent adoption applications from unmarried individuals, but attorney Dana M. Nessel disagrees. "The State Defendants [...]
BTL honored at MCHR event
DETROIT - Between The Lines received the prestigious Media Activist Award at the 32nd Annual Michigan Coalition of Human Rights dinner and reception March 24. Over 300 people attended the ceremony at Marygrove College where [...]
LGBT activist, Iraq War vet to speak at UM-Dearborn
DEARBORN - LGBT rights activist and gay Iraqi War veteran Lt. Dan Choi visits UM-Dearborn's campus April 5 for a lecture titled "Equality, Honor and Overturning 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'" in the University's BorgWarner Auditorium. [...]
BTL and Gaypon partner to offer lgbt daily deals
LIVONIA - Pride Source Media Group, publishers of Between The Lines, has partnered withGaypon, an online couponing company, to provide LGBT-friendly "deals of the day" and couponing opportunities. Pride Source Deals, Powered by Gaypon, will [...]
Voter ID law focus of discussion
The ACLU of Michigan Annual Oakland Branch meeting will take place on April 15 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills. The speakers will examine the rise [...]
Appellate Court won’t be bypassed in same-sex benefits case
BTL Staff Report LANSING - The Michigan Attorney General's office cannot skip the Court of Appeals level in the case over whether the Civil Service Commission overstepped its bounds by approving domestic partner benefits for [...]
Pat Robertson
Creep of the Week Congratulations, Pat Robertson, for being chosen as Creep of the Week. There were a lot of outstanding candidates this week, but I chose you. Why? Alas, it's not because you're special. [...]
What do you think of the controversy “Growing Pains” star Kirk Cameron ignited when he said that being gay was “unnatural” and “destructive”?
Heard on Facebook "Unnatural" and "destructive?" Kind of like his acting. HEY-OHHH -Chaz Brackx He's a little homoskeptical in my opinion. -Curtis Ray To be totally fair though, is any kind of marriage really "natural"? [...]
One snappy fairy tale
Parting Glances "Your condition can be changed using this box of amazing cure-alls," hOOty hOOted Dr. Exodus Barn Owl, shoving a package of Miracle Elastics, Assorted Colors, Funny Farm, LTD., across his highly polished oak-tree [...]
Starbucks, Santorum and Savage
Compiled by Howard Israel S/he Said "Any decision of this type or magnitude has to be made with great thoughtfulness and I would assure you that a senior team at Starbucks discussed this. To be [...]
Free Speech
By Eric W. Rader Speak Out The United States Constitution grants every citizen the right to say what she or he believes, without fear of being censored or arrested for expressing one's beliefs. What a [...]
In a Family Way
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud If you're like me, you don't think a whole lot about birth control. You probably don't have much heterosexual sex, though I shouldn't assume, and you likely believed that [...]
Transgender Education Collaboration speakers to meet with Holland is Ready
Two speakers from the Transgender Education Collaboration in Grand Rapids will speak and facilitate a discussion at the April 2 Holland is Ready meeting at Grace Episcopal Church in Holland. At the meeting, M Kelley, [...]
‘My Week With Marilyn’ on DVD
Some like it hot, and some like it with a little more oomph. "My Week With Marilyn," starring the ever-fabulous Michelle Williams in the Oscar-nominated role, is remarkably made to appeal to whatever Marilyn you [...]
‘My Week With Marilyn’ on DVD
Some like it hot, and some like it with a little more oomph. "My Week With Marilyn," starring the ever-fabulous Michelle Williams in the Oscar-nominated role, is remarkably made to appeal to whatever Marilyn you [...]
Two murders in Detroit
At press time, Between The Lines is still gathering information on two separate killings that occurred over the past week in Detroit. Dimetrez Griffin, 37, was found beaten to death in his apartment at the [...]
Michigan June Pride Season 2012
LGBT organizations and volunteer organizers are gearing up for another fabulous summer of pride. Below is a comprehensive list of this year's June Pride season festivals. Check back for updated additional information and new pride [...]