Heather Mae, Crys Matthews to Headline Singing OUT Virtual Pride at The Ark
Even at the best of times, Pride festivals are a reprieve from many of the daily struggles faced by the LGBTQ community. There, acceptance is given freely, and [...]
Q&A: Tori Amos Talks Bad Days, Memorable Mornings & Wearing Your Big Boy Boots
In her second book, "Resistance: A Songwriter's Story of Hope, Change, and Courage," flaming piano queen Tori Amos shares her personal stories against a [...]
Q&A: Janelle Monáe Talks 'Too On the Nose' Pandemic, LGBTQ Representation & Pride Plans
I really hadn't planned on telling queer powerhouse singer-actress-activist Janelle Monáe that I made food for my boyfriend the night before I got on Zoom [...]
They Sold Gay Porn. Now, Their Daughter Tells Their Story.
Gay porn is not what straight, religious-conservative married couple Barry and Karen Mason thought they'd become known for. But for over 35 years, they owned a [...]
Go Comedy! Improv Theater Interviews BTL Co-Publisher Jan Stevenson
As part of its LGBTQ True Colors series, the Go Comedy! Improv Theater has over the past several months collaborated with Between The Lines contributors and [...]
Patti LuPone on 'Hollywood,' Her Basement Videos & Why 'Ladies Who Lunch' Will Never Be the Same
In Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood," the wife becomes the boss, the "black screenwriter" is simply a screenwriter, and the gay leading man is just himself. Naturally, [...]
Review: 'Strange Bedfellows' by Ina Park
As someone living with HIV in their 20s, I find myself constantly intrigued by books on STIs. I've read "And the Band Played On" and On Borrowed Time," but [...]
Jadein Black and Boylesque Drag Present Virtual Drag Shows Weekly and Give Back to the Community
With bars and clubs across the state — and most of the nation — closed due to the COVID-19 crisis, the LGBTQ community's beloved drag performers and nightclub [...]
Q&A: Sean Hayes on Playing a Woman in Earnest and the Definitive End of 'Will & Grace'
Under any other conditions, it might seem strange to tell Sean Hayes what I'm wearing. Given that Hayes dons a plush robe to play a do-nothing cisgender woman [...]
Q&A: Brandy Clark Talks Being Gay in Country Music, Coming Out and Politics
So, about doing an LGBTQ press interview such as this one: coveted out country music singer-songwriter Brandy Clark is really into it. "This is exciting for [...]
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 [...]
Detroit to Showcase its Mighty Real, Queer Art in June
A group of LGBTQ artists are planning a multi-venue art exhibit to run in June throughout Detroit for Pride month. Called Mighty Real/Queer Detroit, it is the [...]
