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, [...]
The 2020 Census is Complicated for the LGBTQ Community, but it Counts
By Glenn D. Magpantay By now, everyone should have received a mailing from the U.S. Census Bureau to get counted. I have complicated feelings about the census. While the census is critically important to ensure [...]
Review: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’
By George Elkind Freely embracing the erotic core of figurative art, Céline Sciamma’s "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" finds Marianne (Noémie Merlant), a working painter, visiting an island estate off the French coast where [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente 'The Book of Ruth' re-opens the book on AIDS Now that the 1980s are officially vintage and the subject of period films, a mini wave of projects about the first decade [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente Beanie Feldstein and other 'Humans' Beanie Feldstein, star of "Booksmart" and the super ambitious 20-year-long Richard Linklater-meets-Stephen Sondheim project "Merrily We Roll Along," and who is also recently casually public [...]
Theatre Nova’s ‘Apple Season’ is a Bountiful Harvest of Emotions
By Kym Reinstadler ANN ARBOR – There’s child abuse at the core of Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis’s "Apple Season" that’s buried so deep it’s never spoken. It’s through the intimately drawn character portraits of a [...]
Positive Thoughts: I’m a Beautiful Black Queen Living With HIV, Not Stigma
By Porchia Dees I am a Beautiful Black Queen Living with HIV. It has taken a long time for me to come to terms with that statement, because the concepts of beauty and HIV don't [...]
Reading About Love
By Jessica Trotter The romance genre is a billion dollar plus industry and it’s finally starting to look like there’s a little something for everyone. That includes new adult — post high school/early college protagonists [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente Josie Totah joins 'Saved By The Bell' reboot Now this is news we like: Josie Totah, who gets our vote for funniest, most effervescent young actor, transgender or otherwise (though [...]
Reading About Love
The romance genre is a billion dollar plus industry and it’s finally starting to look like there’s a little something for everyone. That includes new adult — post high school/early college protagonists — more mature adults and second chance love stories, LGBTQIA relationships and protagonists who are people of color.
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By Romeo San Vicente It’s time for more 'Shrill'! First you need Hulu. Then you need to catch up on "Shrill," the wonderfully hilarious sitcom based on essayist Lindy West’s book of the same [...]
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Alan Ball. Photo: KathClick By Romeo San Vicente The Go-Go’s documentary of your dreams is here The Go-Go’s were among the first punk rockers in Los Angeles, but when the time came to [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente Colin Farrell travels 'The North Water' Andrew Haigh ("Weekend," "45 Years") is busy working on a new limited series, "The North Water." Haigh adapted the novel by Ian McGuire and [...]
Positive Thoughts: How I Contracted HIV Is None of Your Damn Business
How I contracted HIV is none of your damn business. I'm going to tell you what happened, but not because I owe you an explanation. Here goes.
Positive Thoughts: Trans Power
Marissa Miller was the lead organizer of the first National Trans Visibility March on Washington, D.C., which took place Saturday, Sept. 28, in the nation’s capital. Thousands attended the march down Pennsylvania Avenue, which was preceded by a rally at Freedom Plaza.
Positive Thoughts: How I Contracted HIV Is None of Your Damn Business
How I contracted HIV is none of your damn business. I'm going to tell you what happened, but not because I owe you an explanation. Here goes.
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By Romeo San Vicente Jodie Foster fights for 'Prisoner 760' Jodie’s back, fighting for justice. She’s part of the cast of "Prisoner 760," playing a lawyer defending a man who was detained at Guantanamo Bay [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente 'Mrs. Doubtfire' comes to Broadway in 2020 Someone, somewhere, is keeping count of all the movies turned into Broadway musicals. We aren’t, obviously, though we {ITAL see} what’s going on, and [...]
7 Wag-Worthy Ways to Incorporate Pets in Your Wedding
By Jill Jaracz Your wedding VIPs are your family – including your four-legged family members. So why not include your pets into your celebration? Here are seven inspired ways to have your pet at your [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente Cynthia Nixon joins cast of 'The Gilded Age' Now that you’ve seen the "Downton Abbey" movie are you ready for the prequel? Because "DA" creator Julian Fellowes is moving to HBO [...]
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By Romeo San Vicente Jane Lynch and Cyndi Lauper really want a 'Golden Girls' reboot You’ve seen "Shark Tank," so you know what a “pitch” is. No? OK, it’s when you’re a screenwriter and your [...]
Apple Ads Fall Far From the LGBT Tree
By Scott Stiffler We buy their phones, wear their watches, and use their products to drive our businesses—but finding their iconic ads in the pages of your local LGBT newspaper or website is like looking [...]
Gayborhoods May Have Shaped our Country, but Are They a Dying Breed?
Finding the right home in the right neighborhood can be difficult, especially if you’re hoping to find a progressive and safe space that is accepting of anything that isn’t white and heteronormative in nature.
Wine Tastings, Biking and More: Fall Fun in Saugatuck
The crowds are gone, Oval Beach is free instead of $10, and the weather (and water temperature in Lake Michigan) are still good. You can’t beat a fall weekend in Saugatuck-Douglas in southwest Michigan. It’s the Midwest’s only gay resort area and just a short drive from Chicago, Detroit, and many other cities. You can also fly into nearby Grand Rapids.