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, [...]
Barack Obama Did Hillary Clinton A Huge Favor
By Julian Zelizer (CNN) - Hillary Clinton has started to re-enter the public spotlight, very possibly beginning a new stage of her career that may lead to the presidential election of 2016. In recent appearances, [...]
Nick Symmonds: Russian Law Sparks ‘Defining Civil Rights Movement’
(CNN) - Russia's controversial anti-gay propaganda law has sparked the "defining civil rights movement of our time" according to U.S. athlete Nick Symmonds. The recently implemented law has been criticized by U.S. President Barack Obama [...]
New York Community Leaders Respond To Apparent Anti-gay Attack
By Rande Iaboni (CNN) - Police are searching for the men involved in an apparent anti-gay assault that had New York community leaders coming together Thursday to raise awareness. New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman [...]
YouTube Sensation Eli Lieb On Steve Grand Controversy & Being A Heartthrob
YouTube's been good to Eli Lieb. The Iowa-born, boyishly handsome musician, who's amassed a faithful following with his own distinctive twist on radio songs, recently dropped his new intoxicating pop single "Young Love." It's sweet [...]
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Anthony Rapp has new jobs to make the rent Original star of Rent Anthony Rapp has joined the cast of the new musical If/Then, from the creative team behind Next to [...]
Is One of You the Man…?
By Abby Dees It happened again. Friends asked my partner, Traci, and me, "Is one of you, like, more the man in the relationship?" This doesn't piss me off, but it's still puzzling. After all, [...]
Performer finds ‘Other Voice’ in new play about young adult cancer
By Dana Casadei Trevor St. John-Gilbert and Alex Kip rehearse a scene from "My Other Voice." Photo: Amnon Steiner Anne Frank once said, "I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty [...]
California Supreme Court Denies Latest Bid To Revive Gay Marriage Ban
By Sonya Hamasaki and Greg Botelho CNN (CNN) - Those trying to reinstitute Proposition 8 -- the voter-backed referendum to ban gay marriage in California -- lost once again in court on Aug. 14, meaning [...]
Lansing City Council Passes Resolution to Sever Ties with St. Petersburg
First Ward Councilmember Jody Washington brought the issue of Lansing's relationship with St. Peterburg forward in July. Since then, several understandings of the two cities' relationship have emerged. LANSING - The Lansing City Council [...]
FIFA Wants Social Change In Russia Despite ‘Anti-Gay’ Comments By 2018 Chief
(CNN) - Soccer's world governing body expects the 2018 World Cup to be a catalyst for social change in Russia, despite apparently anti-gay statements by the head of the organizing committee. But FIFA told CNN [...]
Michigan city council votes to sever ties with Russian ‘sister city’ over anti-gay law
By Nicole Saidi CNN (CNN) - Relationship breakdowns can happen to anyone -- even to cities. After nearly 20 years of building ties with their "sister city" of St. Petersburg, Russia, leaders in Lansing, Michigan, [...]
IAAF president Lamine Diack: ‘No problem’ with Russia’s anti-gay laws
(CNN) - Russia's anti-gay laws are "no problem whatsoever," according to a leading Olympic official. Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has called for Russian law to be respected ahead of [...]
Obama says ‘pause’ needed to assess Russian relations
By Jill Dougherty CNN Foreign Affairs Correspondent (CNN) - Two days after calling off a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, President Barack Obama said Friday he is re-evaluating the entire U.S./Russia relationship. [...]
Case challenges Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage
By Sara Ganim CNN (CNN) - A legal fight is under way in Pennsylvania that could decide if the socially conservative state legalizes same-sex marriage. A county clerk in suburban Philadelphia has given nearly 100 [...]
Why Russia’s Sochi Olympics Are Now A Battleground For Gay Rights
By Laura Smith-Spark CNN (CNN) - Russia will host the Winter Olympics in Sochi in six months. But what should be a good news story has instead thrust Moscow's recently passed anti-gay propaganda law into [...]
Mother, Son To Sing, Sign Books In Ann Arbor
Author Susie Duncan Sexton will read from her book "Secrets of an Old Typewriter" as part of the Ann Arbor Arts and Culture Series from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. She will be joined by [...]
JTCC To Host Golfing Fundraiser
The Jim Toy Community Center, or JTCC, is fighting for "Equality in Michigan" with a golf outing at the end of the month. Proceeds from their first ever golf outing will go towards their continued [...]
Michael Chetcuti Foundation To Host Corvette-Themed Benefit
Linking AIDS awareness with the Motor City's long love affair with the Chevrolet Corvette, the Michael Chetcuti Foundation and General Motors are partnering with AIDS Walk Detroit for a special Woodward Dream Cruise fundraising event. [...]
Musical Martyrs
By Jerome Stuart Nichols In every musician's life, there comes a time when they have to decide what kind of career they want for themselves: Do they shoot for the stars and see what happens, [...]
Screen Queen: Spring Breakers, 42
Spring Breakers The intention of Harmony Korine's unsettling spring break dramatization - as discussed during the disc's interview with the director - was to create a surreal cinematic experience with the same hypnotically wormy sensation [...]
Summer Hunks
Across 1 Israeli author Oz 5 Mushroom source 10 Greet Pat Robertson 14 That's bull, to Frida 15 She came between Bess and Jackie 16 Hit the ground 17 Armchair athlete's channel 18 Writer Dykewomon [...]
Making Merry Outdoors With The Bard
By Martin F. Kohn The first word in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is "merry" (OK, technically it's "the," but come on) and Paul Hopper's Water Works Theatre production never loses sight of that. Shakespeare's [...]
The Packaging Changes, The Purpose Does Not
By Hayes, Calamia & Quinn Taking various forms and moving through shifting locations for the better part of a decade, BoxFest Detroit 2013 once again demonstrates the festival's affinity for evolution by rolling with venue [...]
Washington’s San Juan Islands
by Andrew Collins Out Of Town It's amazing how easily you can feel completely removed from crowds, urbanity and the busy pace of modern life, even when you're within 50 miles of several major cities. [...]
Federal Elections Commission Lets Gay Couples Donate Together
Same-sex couples who are legally married can now give money to political campaigns at the same rates heterosexual couples can, thanks to a new decision by the Federal Elections Commission. Just one of several inequalities [...]
Gary Glenn Running For State House
BTL Staff Report Just weeks after the announcement of Tom McMillin's run for the 13th District State House Seat, another of the Hungry 4 Equality Hall of Shame politicians has announced their candidacy. Gary Glenn, [...]
Michigan LGBT Romance Writers Group Seeks Happily Ever After
Members of writer's group gather at Ferndale Pride. BTL photo: Crystal Proxmire A good romance novel can carry the reader away from their own day-to-day worries and let their imaginations get a nice workout [...]
LGBT Learning: GVSU’s New Minor And The Queer Lit Class
Prof. Danielle DeMuth The power of literature to change lives has been apparent throughout history and for Grand Valley State University's Lesbian Gay and Queer Literature professor this is no exception. Danielle DeMuth was [...]
Come Together At The Capitol For Michigan Pride
LANSING - The 2013 Pride season's grand finale is coming Aug. 24 as people from all around the state converge on the state capitol for the march, rally and festival that is Michigan Pride. Organizers [...]
DESIGN Events To Fight AIDS, Showcase Detroit
A table installation from the 2011 DIFFA: Dining By Design DETROIT - Elegance, originality and the spirit of Detroit combine for one of Michigan AIDS Coalition's most prominent fundraisers of the year Dining By [...]
Snyder On Attracting LGBT Families To Michigan: ‘A Fine Act’
If the State legislature were to make moves to make Michigan more attractive to LGBT families, it would be "a fine act" as far as Governor Rick Snyder is concerned. The comment came at a [...]
Mr. Friendly Opens The Door For Discussions On HIV
KALAMAZOO - Stigma about HIV and AIDS stops people from getting tested. It stops people from talking about their status in an open way. It stops people from even mentioning HIV. And in short, it's [...]
Cissell And Covey Turn In Pro Pot Petition for Ferndale
Despite Police Chief Tim Collins calling the effort a "waste of time," and a "black eye for Metro Detroit," former Mayor (and potential candidate) Craig Covey and Andrew Cissell have turned in over 600 signatures [...]
Christopher Doyle
Creep Of The Week "One is the loneliest number that you'll ever know..." I'm sorry to report, but Ex-Gay Pride Month has been retroactively cancelled. I mean, obviously the month of July itself happened, but [...]
P’Town Here I Come!
Parting Glances PROVINCE TOWN - It's Friday. Outside a light rain. Nothing too serious. Cozy inside. There are six Dyer House B&B guests quietly chatting. Intimate sharings. Tinted slightly with Bostonian accents. Pleasing intonations. Ever [...]
Literature And Bookstores In LGBT And American Culture
By Keith Orr Years ago, as a younger gay man, I remember walking by Common Language Bookstore. At the time it was a new store, owned and operated by two women, Kate and Kelly. I [...]
Do We Have To Forgive The Ex-Gays?
By Abby Dees Thinking Out Loud When Alan Chambers, the president of Exodus "ex-gay" Ministries publically apologized for the hurt he has caused LGBT people, I forgave him. There are few things more powerful to [...]
Letter: On Ex-Gays and Faith
By Larry Jamison Viewpoint I wanted to share a story for those who are confused about their sexuality, especially in light of the recent closings of ex-gay ministries like Exodus International. Even when I was [...]
Gay rights campaigners petition IOC over Russia’s Sochi Olympics
By Laura Smith-Spark CNN (CNN) - A 320,000-signature petition protesting Russia's stance on gay rights ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi early next year was presented to Olympic bosses in Switzerland on Wednesday. The [...]
Gay Rights Campaigners Petition IOC Over Russia’s Sochi Olympics
By Laura Smith-Spark CNN (CNN) - A 320,000-signature petition protesting Russia's stance on gay rights ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi early next year was presented to Olympic bosses in Switzerland on August 7. [...]