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Athena the Lesbian is upset because Lesbians have rights too, not just lesbians.It took me a little while to figure out what she was talking about, but this is the gist:"Lesbians are suing lesbians for calling themselves lesbians and making it seem like all Lesbians are lesbians too, even if you're a Lesbian who's only attracted to men. And it's worse for male Lesbians."Athena the Lesbian was so upset, she almost couldn't blow me in the Comm closet the other day. But I assured her that a little fellatio would take her mind off the subject of lesbians and that it would help calm her nerves. Apparently it did calm her nerves but calmed my nerves even more because I completely forgot about lesbians of any sort. Athena the Lesbian, however, was talking about the sore subject of Lesbi

Since I started writing for this blog, I’ve wanted to write something about one of my favorite shows, Grey’s Anatomy. The problem was that I could never figure out what to say about Grey’s that would fit the theme of a website called “Lesbiatopia.” I mean, I could go on about how hot Kate Walsh is, but that’s kind of like telling you that the sky is blue… and anyway, she’s not technically on the show anymore. I could relate stories about how my friend and I used to watch this show, and rank the girls in order of hotness. (Addison usually won, followed by Callie.) But let's pretend that I’m not really that shallow.However, thanks to this week’s episode, which I’m sure has already inspired tons of fan fic, I can legitimately write about Grey’s Anatomy on a site c

Lindsay Lohan reportedly verbally abused Ashley Olsen after she spoke to her close friend Samantha Ronson.The 'Mean Girls' actress - who is rumored to be drinking again following her stint in rehab last year - was said to be furious when the former 'Full House' star chatted to DJ Samantha at New York nightspot Beatrice Inn on Friday (18.04.08).A source told the New York Post newspaper: "Samantha was getting a lot of attention which Lindsay didn't like. Ashley Olsen said hello to Samantha at the Beatrice, and Lindsay screamed at her, 'Get your 15-year-old 'Full House' ass away from my girlfriend.' "The following night, Lindsay had a blazing row with Sam - whose brother is producer Mark Ronson - because they weren't spending enough time together.An onlooker at New York's Hawaiian Tropic Zone

What's in a name? Sometimes not a lot, other times it is your very identity. If I was a Lesbian I would not be too pleased if everytime I told people I was one it provoked amusement, silly laughter and innuendo. That is apparently the sort of thing that happens to Lesbians every day. They have the good fortune to live on the Greek island of Lesbos. Now, as we know, female homosexuals have appropriated the name. In fact, for most people around the world, it is the latter they think of before considering the people of Lesbos (if they ever do).A similar fate beheld the people of the French region of Alsace. Alsatians are a people of distinct background with a language and culture. Canine it is not. For some reason, they managed to get dog owners and breeders in England to call the animal a Ge

Recently it was my pleasure to make the acquaintance of a very special lady, Judy Kinney.Judy Kinney is a respected and recognized Life Coach, cultural competency trainer, social service program administrator, group facilitator, public speaker, and community leader, she is also a relationship coach for lesbian, bi and queer women seeking a healthier way to love and the founder of a revolutionary Arizona based relationship coaching service called Dream & Flourish.An innovator who excels at presenting information in a manner that is fun, compelling and relevant to her diverse audiences, Judy’s mission has been to inspire and support accomplished lesbian, bi and queer women to create the love, romance and relationships they desire through a combination of coaching, events, writing and p

So you think Americans file the most idiotic lawsuits—think again.Two residents of the Greek Island of Lesbos (a/k/a Lesvos), along with professional homophobe Dimitris Lambrou, have filed a lawsuit against an LGBT group asking that they be enjoined from using the term “lesbian.” They allege that the straight residents of Lesbos have suffered irreparable "psychological and moral rape" because the term has been hijacked by carpet munchers. Maybe they have an extremely small point. I suppose Okies wouldn't think it cool if the poet Sappho had heralded from Oklahoma, and the generally accepted term for female homosexuality was "Sooners." Wait—that wouldn't really be very descriptive of female affection and sexuality.Anyway, the Isle of Lesbos is a real place and has a long his

Cheryl Cole is one hot lady! Actually these recent snaps would suggest otherwise but we’ll pretend we didn’t notice. Despite her scarily skinny frame lesbians voting in an online poll have named the Girls Aloud beauty Britain’s top WAG! Cheryl bagged a whopping 43% of the overall votes beating the likes of Alex Curran who came second and Posh Spice who crept in at third. We guess if things don’t work out with Ashley it’s always nice to know Cheryl has other options.

Lohan might suck in the movies but shes at least good for news headlines and being dirty...There is a chance that Lohan doesnt just go down on dudes. Apparently popular DJ Samantha Ronson and The Lohan hang out for more than just a drink and dj scratching...Check out the Fox News story of Lohan trying to protect her lesi relationship from one of the Olsen's. Lohan Vs Olsen.By the look of DJ Ronson, I would say theres a chance shes tasted some Lohan.

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Sarah Waters 1966 - Sarah Waters is a British novelist. She is best known for her novels set in Victorian society, such as Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith. She grew up in a family that included her father, mother, and sister. Her mother was a housewife and her father an engineer who [...]

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This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin February 11, 1962 - Tammy Baldwin is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district. Baldwin graduated from Madison West High School in 1980. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Smith College in 1984, and a law degree from the University [...]

i stumbled across this blog and was rather amused so i thought id share. dont be offended it suppose to be funny! just take it with a grain of salt: men who look like old lesbiansphoto cred: men who look like old lesbians

Here is a little news from our informant inside the Secret Lesbian Viking Enclave…Norway, which has had a domestic partnership registry since 1993, recently publicized plans to open marriage to same-sex couples. The new law would permit gay and lesbian couples to marry in churches, adopt children, and receive state-funded medical assistance in getting pregnant.The Norwegian Minister of Children and Equality, Anniken Huitfeldt said:Letting gay couples marry won't weaken marriage as an institution; rather, it will strengthen it. Marriage won't be worth less because more can take part in it.And she also said the new act isan historic step towards equality.Some members of the coalition government have said they will vote would oppose the bill.Norway’s current Registered Partnership Act gra

If you are Top Chef fan, than you will know that both gay men and lesbians have graced the shows presence over the last few seasons. In fact, BRAVO is probably one of the gayest cable television channels ever and we can probably thank the effeminate stylings of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy for really breaking into the "gay genre" of Cable TV. BRAVO has also brought us our favorite fag hag, Kathy Griffin; the dyke with the washboard abs, Jackie Warner; Mr. Fashion, Tim Gunn; and of course the many artistic talents of Project Runway. If BRAVO was any gayer, they'd slap a rainbow flag on it and call it LOGO.This Season, also known as Season 4 Chicago, there are not one but TWO lesbians on the show. Not only that, but these two women, who both hail from the lovely city of San Francisco, ar

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Catherine “Cat” Cora 1968 - Cat Cora was raised in a Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Her grandfather and father were both restaurateurs. Her cuisine is a blend of her Greek and Southern roots like her favorite dish Kota Kapama (Greek cinnamon chicken), and slow-cooked lamb shanks with feta salsa [...]

Sounds like the beginning of a punch line, doesn’t it? Lesbians and alcohol go together like cookies and milk, peanut butter and jelly, Britney Spears and chaos … you get the picture. There have been studies about this. And alcohol is very prevalent in the lesbian social scene. Unless you have a handle on it and drink [...]

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Katharine Lee Bates August 12, 1859 – March 28, 1929 Katharine Lee Bates is remembered as the author of the words to the anthem “America the Beautiful.” Bates was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The daughter of a Congregational pastor, she graduated from Wellesley College in 1880 and for many years was a professor [...]

* Originally uploaded by simpsontwin I knew that I had PCOS before I knew I was a lesbian. I read an article in a magazine that talked about PCOS and I had many of the symptoms that were mentioned in that article. Honestly at the time I just thought I was imagining things and didn’t look into it at all; I pretty much forgot about the article until later on. The many symptoms I had would eventually make me prone to miscarriage and infertility, amongst many other things. After losing a few pregnancies in the early weeks, I was blessed to have the two children that I have now. I was diagnosed with PCOS (which stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) after I had my first child, because that was when I started to get really sick. It started slowly at first, just a couple of days off o

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Sakia Gunn May 26, 1987-May 11, 2003 Sakia Gunn was a 15-year old African American lesbian who was murdered in a hate crime in Newark, New Jersey in May 2003. While waiting for the #1 New Jersey Transit bus at the corner of Broad and Market Streets in downtown Newark, Gunn and her [...]

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Laurette Taylor April 1, 1884 – December 7, 1946 Laurette Taylor was an American stage and silent film actress. Some of her major roles include the title character in Peg o’ My Heart and the indomitable but deluded Southern matriarch Amanda Wingfield in the original Broadway production of the Tennessee Williams play The [...]

Paper Clips! Originally uploaded by Tyler Howarth As a lesbian mom, I have unique concerns when it comes to my legal issues and financial estate. I am in a committed lesbian relationship with children from a previous marriage. The issues of child custody, visitation and support are a given whenever children are involved in a relationship. However, a heterosexual marriage is afforded many rights automatically upon union whereas a same-sex relationship has limited to zero rights in many parts of the world. Whenever a person enters a committed relationship they are entering a form of partnership. There are certain responsibilities relevant to the relationship that each party is expected to maintain. The government sometimes has laws and/or programs in place to provide aid and support

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Erika Julia Hedwig Mann November 9, 1905 – August 27, 1969 Erika Mann was the eldest child of novelist Thomas Mann. She was born in Munich and had what was considered to be a “privileged” childhood. In 1932 she published the first of many children’s books. Shortly thereafter she became involved in [...]

Ok, I admit I tuned in to see what in the heck Puff Daddy was doing playing a serious role in the ABC production of A Raisin in the Sun. But my gosh, it was Diddy in the City-- Sean Coombs was brilliant, as was the rest of the cast. Although it is terrific that ABC was able to fulfill its quota for Black History Month, I hope the fact P Diddy was there made the message contemporary to viewers. For the story of the proud African-American family, in South Chicago, which continually had to defer their dreams, needs to be heard in a culture, where hope is trivialized by reality shows, as well as political campaigns—and we pretend that racism has been extinguished. A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. It was the first Broadway play written by a black woman, and the first Broadway

No, that's not the beginning of a joke. That's a description of my Oscar party yesterday. But before we get to that, I think some introductions are in order.For those of you who don't know me, I'm Gabi, aka chickflick, aka your resident pop culture enthusiast. I'm obsessed with TV, I can kick anyone's ass at "Friends" trivia, and I know way too many things about Musical Theater.Now, let's get to the pop culture event of the year, The Oscars.Let me start by explaining that I spent my morning sitting around stiffly at a wedding reception/brunch for a cousin I rarely see. At this obligatory family simcha, I was seated with the daughters of my aunt's best friend. One of them asked me if I "notice a lot of gay people in West Hollywood."So imagine my relief when I finally got to come home, o

You're probably wondering what in the world lovers (and lesbians) have to do with Guitar Hero. Well, you'll be surprised to learn there's a lot more than you think.It all started back at the end of January. I purchased Guitar Hero as a gift for my girlfriend, who had been raving about her playing experience over the holidays. In fact, she wouldn't shut up about how awesome it was which shocked me because up until that point in life, the girl would rather wash dishes than play a video game. I had to see what this alluring game had to offer, why the masses were talking about how it was hotter than disco at Studio 54 and why my anti-video-game girlfriend seemed to have fallen into a Guitar Hero trance.Needless to say, we had it up and running the same day I brought that little bundle of jo

Panda Travel, one of Hawaii's largest and oldest travel agencies, is trying to capture greater market share in the gay and lesbian community by with the launch of HawaiiGayTravel.comWhile there are many gay and lesbian travel Web sites that focus on Hawaii, most are currently run by private bloggers or smaller travel companies. Panda Travel's increased interest in this market demonstrates its growing influence both in Hawaii and elsewhere.

After Being interviewed by Lesbiatopia's Paula Brooks, I noticed a comment left on the article, by Lesbiatopia's Editor in Chief, Renee Gannon, saying: "I want to be a pinup girl!" Well, of course, I couldn't resist and had to ask Renee to model for me. Renee's my already infamous Valentine's pinup for 2008. She was so pleased, she decided to write another article about me, on Lesbiatopia. Of

…if: I weren’t getting married. The lesbians in question were heterosexual. They actually wanted to date me. [Author’s note: Sometimes I come up with really stupid ideas for articles. This is one such article. As much as the little voice in my head tells me to write significant articles about real world issues, I can’t help but [...]

Straight acting assholes have been giving their remarks yadda yadda about lesbians everywhere they go, no? I'm not going to lie but I think this is a fun thing to do ya'll. Anyway, first thing first. I don't know about you but I seriously agree that the things which are annoying me (and for some) in general in talking to other lesbians is the coyness and hot and cold ways of talking and sometimes they talk to you alot and other times days in between talking. How can you or me not go overboard with how we communicate?!I wonder if this is true or other wise. The hot and cold and coyness straight act people experience is all part of what is referred to in lesbian circles as "dyke drama". There is a lot of insecurity among women and we're not used to being up front with each other. There are social norms in the heterosexual world that indicate to us how lesbians supposed to behave. Lesbians don't have those kinds of indicators, no? Imagine two lesbians at a dance, for instance. Which

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Sarah Paulson December 17, 1974 - Sarah is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress who was a series regular on the cult television show American Gothic and the WB series Jack & Jill (1999), playing the character “Elisa Cronkite”. In addition, she had a minor role in the HBO series Deadwood, and was a focal character in an episode of the critically acclaimed FX series Nip/Tuck. She briefly appeared on the NBC series Leap of Faith (2002) as the main character, but the show was short-lived. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the ABC series The D.A., but that show also ended after a few episodes. Sarah’s movie credits include Down with Love, What Women Want, The Other Sister, Levitation, and Serenity. In 2005, Paulson was indirectly outed by girlfriend Cherry Jones during the 59th Tony Awards, when Jones thanked her by the name “Laura Wingfield” (the character Paulson was then playing in The Glass Menagerie) durin

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Ada Dwyer Russell 1863 - 1952 Ada Russell was a Mormon actress of the stage. She performed on stage in Broadway and London. Russell married, and was widowed, and in 1909 met writer Amy Lowell. The two entered into long-term lesbian relationship, or a “Boston marriage” (the term for a 19th century romantic female relationship) beginning in 1912, which would last until Lowell’s death in 1925. Russell was the subject of many of Lowell’s explicit poems, such as the Taxi. Russell was also the executrix of Amy Lowell’s will, and burned all her items upon request. Interesting tid bit: In “The Taxi,” Lowell conveys a strong sense of her separation from Russell and her pain. Lowell also left her fortune in a trust to Ada Russell. The Taxi When I go away from you The world beats dead Like a slackened drum. I call out for you against the jutted stars And shout into the ridges of the wind. Streets coming fast, One afte

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Martina Navratilova October 18, 1956 – Martina Navratilova is a former World No. 1 women’s tennis player. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, 31 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles (an all-time record), and 10 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She reached the Wimbledon singles final 12 times, including 9 consecutive years from 1982 through 1990, and won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon a record 9 times. In 1981, shortly after being granted U.S. citizenship, Navratilova came out publicly about her sexual orientation. She said she feared her sexual orientation might disrupt her application for American citizenship following her defection from Czechoslovakia, a country in which, she points out, “gays were sent to insane asylums and lesbians never came out of the closet.” Interesting tid bit: In 1972 at the age of 15, Navratilova won the Czech republic national tennis championship. In her autobiography, Being Myself

On November 26, the Jefferson County Board of Education voted 4-3 to ensure protection for gay and lesbian employees under its harassment and employment policies.Jim Waters of the Bluegrass Institute responded in opposition saying, "Louisville’s school bureaucrats dedicated an enormous amount of time toward satisfying a small minority while ignoring the enormous number of voice messages and e-mails they received opposing this policy."Was he suggeting that one's right not to be harassed ought to be conferred by some local majority?He says he' s not “anti-public education." He's just against the "monopolistic, one-size-fits-all system that gives [parents] little choice, creates lots of strife and serves up large helpings of mediocrity with side orders of failure."Well. You be the judge. I thought it was a bit over the top.I also thought BGI was libertarian. I was told that once and their website asserts, "The right of individuals to choose for themselves how to live and work in Ke

10. Quit wearing ties. They are over. Avril stopped, now you can too!(This also goes for popping up your collars, wearing "mom" jeans, and flannel anything!)9. Stop buying pets. My theory is that after you bring the second pet into your home they are no longer pets and just animals. 2 is the magic number here. If you start bringing home shit like rabbits and hamsters (and you don't have kids) you have a problem.8. Communicate in the bedroom. We are both women, talking is what we do. Yes, I too have a lady town, but it doesn't mean our post office is located on the same street. Give a girl some direction.7. Limit your Ani Difanco consumption.6. Quit keeping your sex life a secret. It's about time the world knows our tricks of the trade. Adopt a straight man and let him know how it's done. Tis your civic duty.5. Quit hibernating once in a relationship. It's good to have friends. Remember, they will be there when she's gone!4. Quit smoking. You may think it looks cool at the bars, b

Don't you just hate it when this happens? I know I used to think this was a bummer when it used to happen to me. But you know there are surprising numbers of lesbians out there that are married to members of the opposite sex. Let us call them LAMs or lesbians after marriage.I had known I was a lesbian in high school and was almost exclusively lesbian in my college days, but when I met my husband, I thought that I might be able to make a marriage work with him. After years of social indoctrination, and my family's displeasure of my being gay, I came to believe that I could be straight if I just tried hard enough, but what I discovered that I was miserable and was never satisfied, not just sexually, but emotionally. Yes my husband and I were friends, we had some fun times together, but we were not good lovers, we never really connected and it was because I was living a lie. I found my sex life so unsatisfying that in the end I ended up hurting him terribly, because like in that pictur

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Maya J. Marcel-Keyes May 23, 1985 - Maya Keyes (born May 23, 1985), is an American political activist and daughter of United States Ambassador Alan Keyes, former Republican presidential, senatorial candidate, and adviser to Ronald Reagan. After the 2004 campaign, Marcel-Keyes became a consultant for Keyes’ Illinois office. However, on January 20, 2005, she participated in a march protesting the second inauguration of President George W. Bush. Keyes relieved his daughter from her duties and requested that she move out of an apartment funded by Keyes’ political organizations in Chicago. Marcel-Keyes wrote in her online journal that her parents had given her two weeks to move out of the apartment, and had effectively left her “jobless and … homeless.” She also discussed this series of events in an interview with The Advocate. Interesting tid bit: The death of a close friend of Marcel-Keyes, a young man named Shymmer, pre

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This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Sara Rebecca Abeles January 29, 1975 - Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles) is an Emmy-nominated American actress best known for her longtime role as Darlene Conner-Healy from 1988-1997 in the U.S. sitcom Roseanne. Following appearances in television movies and a commercial for Kool Aid, at the age of thirteen she landed the role of Darlene Conner, the sarcastic middle child, in Roseanne. Sara was a cast member during the show’s nine-year run from 1988 to 1997, for which she also wrote a fourth-season episode called “Don’t Make Me Over.” Sara’s contribution was considered so important to Roseanne that the show’s producers arranged the taping schedule to allow her to study at Yale University while remaining part of the cast. At Yale, she majored in art with an emphasis on photography; she graduated with honors in 1997. Gilbert has made guest appearances on shows such as The Simpsons, 24, and Will & Grace. S

Lesbians: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. It's inevitable that when you have two women dating, living together and sharing their pets, you're bound to encounter drama. I have a friend whose three-year relationship has just gone down the drain. It's always sad to see a relationship come to an end; we've all been down that road before and know how heartbreakingly painful it can be. The one thing I notice with lesbian break-ups is that they are never short and sweet. When lesbians say, "it's over", it's usually done over a 3 - 6 month period dotted with emotional "I love you's" and fanatical "I hate you's". Why is it that gay women have such a hard time ending their relationships? I'm no relationship expert but my guess is that women are too nice to say "I don't love you anymore" but too cruel to have the decency to just walk away.One thing I've noticed during the demolition of a lesbian relationship (that is not mutually terminated) is that at least one of the

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Kate Clinton Born in Syracuse, NY in 1947 Kate Clinton is a self-described “fumerist,” or feminist humorist, who has set out to prove that being lesbian can be, and often is, funny. She was raised in a large Catholic family. In young adulthood she was a “pre-Michael J. Fox conservative” who attended Le Moyne College, a small Jesuit liberal arts college, and went on to teach high school English and coach. In addition to comedy appearances and one-woman-shows such as Correct Me If I’m Right, All Het Up and Kate’s Out Is In, she has written two books, Don’t Get Me Started and What the L. Clinton has also written monthly columns for The Progressive and The Advocate, and blog regularly on OurChart. She has made numerous appearances on television, and has served as grand marshal of gay pride parades. Clinton currently lives in New York City and Provincetown with her partner, Urvashi Vaid. Interesting tid bit: Ka

For quite a while, the "377A Penal Code Homosexuality Debate" has been a rallying point for many Singaporeans. Everyday, we are seeing more blog posts on this topic. I would admit it is, however, very difficult to determine if the reluctance to repeal 377A would eventually result in further discrimination against the homosexual population. Basically we are dealing with 3 issues: The right of gays and lesbians to have equal protection under the lawChristianity believes that homosexuality is a sin, and thus gays are fair game to marginalise and deny the benefits of married heterosexual couplesConservative mentality The first issue should have been a non-issue as irregardless of the sexuality of a person, every Singaporean should have equal and fair treatment as detailed in our Constitution and in our national pledge where we recite: “To built a democratic society, based on justice and equality..”. The second issue, however, is a religious one. Since it is a religious issue, w

Ok ladies you know we all love it and it does not matter if you call it munching the carpet, dining at the Y, drinking from the red river, licking out, picking the daisies, licking the peach, going down, eating out, muff diving or giving lip, Cunnilingus is a winner just about everyone book and in my opinion is one of the very best things about being a lesbian.The word Cunnilingus comes from an alternative Latin word cunnus meaning vulva and lingua the Latin word for tongue and is used to denote perhaps the most enjoyed form of sex we women, straight or gay, can engage in. As most of us know there is absolutely zero that can compare to the feeling of a warm wet tongue sliding across our vulvas and clitoris and with the possible exception of masturbation, Cunnilingus has probably resulted in more female orgasms than any other sexual practice.Most of the lesbians I know want oral sex from their partner and most love giving it. But I have found in my time as a muff diver those few lesbi

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Sarah Orne Jewett September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909 Sarah Jewett was an American novelist and short story writer whose works were set in or near South Berwick, Maine, a declining New England seaport town near the Maine border with New Hampshire. n later life, Jewett often visited Boston, where she was acquainted with many of the most influential literary figures of her day; but she always returned to South Berwick, the “Deephaven” of her stories. Jewett published her first important story in the Atlantic Monthly at age 19, and her reputation grew throughout the 1870s and ’80s. Her most characteristic works include the novella The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896); A Country Doctor (1884), a novel about a New England girl who rejects marriage to become a doctor; and The White Heron (1886), a collection of short stories. Some of Jewett’s poetry was collected in Verses (1916), and she also wrote three children’s book

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Jane Vance Rule March 28, 1931 - Jane Rule a Canadian writer of lesbian-themed novels and non-fiction. Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Rule studied at Mills College in California. She graduated in 1952, and moved to Canada four years later. Teacher, author, and out lesbian, Rule is best known as a fiction writer. Her awards include the Canadian Authors’ Association Award for Best Novel (1978), the Benson and Hedges Award for Best Short Stories (1978), the Literary Award of the Gay Academic Union (1978), and the Fund for Human Dignity’s Award of Merit (1983). She served on the executive of the Writers’ Union of Canada, and has been an outspoken advocate of both free speech and gay rights, including in the various controversies surrounding the gay magazine The Body Politic. Rule was inducted into the Order of British Columbia in 1998. (Information provided by GLBTQ.com) Interesting tid bit: Her first book, Desert of the Heart (1964

Anyone can have a blog. Sometimes people blog about their babies, or their cats or their politicians and so on. Occasionally, someone comes up with a blog of pictures of men who look like old lesbians. Like Wayne Newton. More pictures here.

First, let me say “HAPPY COMING OUT DAY!” Tomorrow, I will write a special Come Out & Play post to celebrate today’s day. On to the task at hand … This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Felice Rahel Schragenheim March 9, 1922 - December 31, 1944 Felice Schragenheim was a Jewish resistance fighter during WWII. She is known for her tragic love story with Lilly Wust and death during a march from Gross-Rosen concentration camp in Poland to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany. Her relationship with Wust is a story for the ages, as Wust was married to a German soldier and the mother of four children. Wust fell in love with Schragenheim’s strength and charisma. They exchanged many poems with one another, expressing their deep affection. In one of the poems, the nicknames they chose to call one another emerged as Aimee & Jaguar. Lilly Wust lived in Berlin till the day of her death on March 31, 2006. Interesting tid bit: The story of the relationsh

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Melissa Lou Etheridge May 29, 1961 - Melissa Etheridge is is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning American rock musician and singer. If you don’t know who she is and you are a lesbian … then you must live under a rock. Seriously, how can I have a Notable Lesbian series without her? I can’t. So here she is. Melissa Etheridge has released nine albums since signing her first major recording contract in 1987. Three of them have gone multi-platinum: Melissa Etheridge (1988), Yes I Am (1993) and Your Little Secret (1995). Two others went platinum and two more gold. Etheridge is famous as a gay rights activist, having publicly come out as a lesbian in January 1993 at the Triangle Ball, a gay/lesbian celebration of President Bill Clinton’s first inauguration. She is also a committed advocate for environmental issues and in 2006, she toured the US and Canada using biodiesel. In April 2006, Etheridge and Tammy

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Renée Vivien, born Pauline Mary Tarn June 11, 1877-November 10, 1909 Renée Vivien was a British poet who wrote in the French language. She took to heart all the mannerisms of symbolism, as one of the last poets to claim allegiance to the school. Her compositions include sonnets, hendecasyllabic verse, and prose poetry. Vivien was born in London, England to a wealthy British father and an American mother from Jackson, Michigan. She grew up in Paris and London. Upon inheriting her father’s fortune at 21, she emigrated permanently to France. Vivien was cultivated and very well-traveled, especially for a woman of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. She wintered in Egypt, visited China, and explored much of the Middle East, as well as Europe and America. Contemporaries considered her beautiful and elegant, with blonde hair, brown eyes flecked with gold, and a soft-spoken androgynous presence. Before the manifestations of illness, Vivien wa

7 out of 10 Singaporeans have a problem with homosexuals. That was what I read in yesterday’s Straits Times report. It was based on a NTU SCI survey out of 1000 people. This high percentage of non-acceptance of homosexuals really baffled me. Who did they survey on? Could it be a coincidence that the surveyed ones are generally less receptive of the ‘social deviant’? From the people I know, friends, family members and relatives, who are all between the age of 10 and 62, I found out that more than half of them do not really mind having homosexuals around them. To them, homosexuality is created by nature and is not of a choice in life, so there should not be any discrimination against this group of people. I agree with this logic. So I am curious. Is it just the people around me who are more liberal in thinking and does the Singaporean society generally find homosexuals disgusting? I did my little ‘survey’ from a few popular Singapore blogs and websites and was pretty surpris

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Lillian Faderman 1940 - Lillian Faderman is a scholar whose books on lesbian relationships in history have earned critical praise and awards including the Stonewall Book Award, the Lambda Literary Editor’s Choice Award, the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian/Gay Anthology and the Publishers Triangle Bill Whitehead Award. She is currently a professor of English at California State University. Faderman studied first at UCLA and later at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives with her partner of thirty years, Phyllis. They have one son, Avrom, who earned a PhD from Stanford University. Interesting tid bit: Faderman was raised by her mother, Mary, and her aunt, Rae. In 1923, the two emigrated from a shtetl in Latvia to the lower east side of Manhattan, hoping to marry well enough to pay for their sisters and brothers to join them in the United States. The plan was unsuccessful; the rest of the family were killed during Hitler&rsqu

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Ann Bancroft September 29, 1955 - Ann Bancroft is a United States author, teacher, and adventurer. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was also the first woman to ski across Greenland. In 1992 and 1993 Bancroft led a four woman expedition to the South Pole on skis. This expedition was the first group of women to reach the South Pole on skis. Her achievements led to her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame for the United States. Bancroft currently co-owns an exploration company, Bancroft Arnesen Explore, with Liv Arnesen. In March of 2007, Bancroft and Arnesen were taking part in a trek across the Arctic Ocean to draw attention to the problem of global warming. However, according to The Washington Post, the expedition was called off “after Arnesen suffered frostbite in three of her toes, and extreme cold temperatures drained the batteries in some of t

Previously I used to think Amrita Arora and Isha Koppikar are the only lesbians in bollywood (I mean to say has done lesbian scenes) But I got completely wrong when I saw this video of Payal Rohatgi [Wallpapers] and Tina doing lesbians act in this song.

In honor of the Notable Lesbians series, I wanted to share this story with you. It’s about an 88-year-old woman who came out of the closet. It’s a story of courage, love and salvation. And it’s exactly what a Notable Lesbian, in my mind, should be. (more…)

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Maggie L. McIntosh December 22, 1947 - Maggie L. McIntosh is an American politician from the state of Maryland. She is a former Baltimore City Public School teacher who now chairs one of the six standing committees of the Maryland House of Delegates. A Democrat, she represents the state’s 43rd district in Baltimore City. McIntosh chaired the Subcommittee on Personnel and was a member of the Education and Economic Development and Capitol Subcommittees. In 1998, she assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee and in 2001, she was named House Majority Leader. In January 2003, McIntosh was named chairman of the House Environmental Matters Committee. Interesting tid bit: Delegate McIntosh is a woman of many firsts. She was the first woman to be appointed majority leader in the Maryland House of Delegates and the first openly gay person in the Maryland General Assembly. She is also the first woman to ser

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Leslie Gore May 2, 1946 - Lesley Gore (born Goldstein) is an American singer and songwriter of the “girl group era”. She is perhaps best-known for her 1963 Pop hit, “It’s My Party,” which she recorded at the age of 16. Following this hit, she became one of the most recognized Teen Pop singers from 1963-1967. Instead of accepting the television and movie contracts that came her way, Gore chose to attend Sarah Lawrence College. This limited her public career to weekends and summer vacations, and undoubtedly hurt her career. Nevertheless, throughout the mid-1960s, Gore continued to be the one of the most popular female singers in the United States and Canada. Gore played concerts and appeared on television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 2005, she recorded her first album of new material since 1976 (Love Me By Name) — Ever Since. Also in 2005, Gore announced she was a lesbian. She currently lives with her partner of

A doubt has cropped up in my mind seeing few pics of Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty [Wallpapers]... Are they sisters or Lesbians...Plz clear my doubts by making ur valuable comments but after inspection of the photos only...

I'm sort of impressed with the way that current authors have reached the level of celebrity that gets them mentioned in the "entertainment" sections of newspapers these days. I say "sort of" because I'm not real sure that I want to read about my favorite writers while having to dodge the latest tripe on Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan. But from the Times of London comes word of a feud between

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Christine C. Quinn July 25, 1966 - Christine Callaghan Quinn is a Democratic politician from New York City who has served for six years on the New York City Council. She is the third speaker of the City Council, which is considered the second most powerful position in city government after the Mayor. Quinn is the first woman and first openly gay person to be elected speaker. In 2007, Quinn announced that she intended to march in the LGBT section of Dublin, Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. She was invited to Dubln due to the Ancient Order of Hibernians’s policy against gays and lesbians marching openly (i.e. displaying overt symbols of their sexuality) in the New York parade. She tried to broker a deal with the organizers in 2006 to allow her to wear a gay pride pin, but failed and has since boycotted the event. Quinn currently resides in Chelsea, Manhattan with her partner, Kim Catullo Interesting tid bit: Quinn has been rate

Six of the eight Democratic presidential candidates had the first debate in history dedicated solely to queer issues for an LGBT audience and panel. It wasn’t really a debate, I guess, it was a forum, called The Visible Vote 08. It was kind of like a gay Oprah show. Great idea, because I’ll tell you, if you win over us gay folks, we’re a loyal bunch, and we will turn out in droves on election day. Sure, we’re a low percentage of total voters. But I’ll guarantee it is worth it. There’s a pathetically low number of the other registered voters who bother to show up at the polls. We will be there en masse, though, because this group of Dems is willing to pay attention to our issues and concerns. It’s not that we don’t care about other issues, but we have questions that need to be answered about where the candidates stand on our community’s issues as well. By the way, Senators Joe Biden and Chris Dodd declined to appear. Scheduling confl

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Betty Berzon January 18, 1928 0 January 24, 2006 Betty Berzon was an American author and psychotherapist known for her work with the gay and lesbian communities. She was among the first psychotherapists to assist gay and lesbian clients. After coming out as a lesbian in 1968, she began providing therapy to gays and lesbians, and in 1971, she organized the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center as well as an organization of gays and lesbians within the American Psychiatric Association, which declassified homosexuality as a mental illness two years later. Berzon was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1986. She was treated by mastectomy and her cancer remained in remission for many years. The cancer returned in 2001, and Berzon died on January 24, 2006. She is survived by Teresa DeCrescenzo, the president of Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services, whom Berzon met in 1973 and married during a mass wedding ceremony at the 1993 March on

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Ruth Ellis July 23, 1899 - October 5, 2000 Ruth Ellis was a pioneer in courage as well as civil rights. She came out as a lesbian around 1915 and graduated from Springfield High School in 1919, at a time when fewer than 7% of African Americans graduated from secondary school. In the 1920s, she met the only woman she ever lived with, Ceciline “Babe” Franklin. They moved together to Detroit, Michigan in 1937. Ruth became the first American woman to own a printing business in Detroit. She made a living printing stationery, fliers, and posters out of her house. Throughout her life, Ruth Ellis was an advocate for the rights of gays and lesbians, as well as for the rights of African Americans. She became a role model for African Americans, lesbians, and seniors. The Ruth Ellis Center, built after her death, honors the life and work of Ruth Ellis. The center is one of only four agencies in the United States dedicated to helping homeless LGBT

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Angela Yvonne Davis Born January 26, 1944 Angela Davis is an American socialist organizer, professor who was associated with the Black Panther Party. She first achieved nationwide notoriety when she was linked to the murder of judge Harold Haley during an attempted Black Panther prison break; she fled underground, and was the subject of an intense manhunt. After 18 months as a fugitive, she was captured, arrested, tried, and eventually acquitted in one of the most famous trials in recent U.S. history. She is currently Professor of History of Consciousness at the University of California and Presidential Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She works for racial and gender equality and for prison abolition. Interesting tid bit: Davis is a founder of the anti-prison grassroots organization Critical Resistance. In 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono released the song “Angela” about her and the Rolling Stones released “Swee

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Mercedes de Acosta March 1, 1893 - May 9, 1968 Mercedes de Acosta was a Cuban-American poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite best known for her lesbian affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Alla Nazimova, Tamara Karsavina, Eva Le Gallienne, Isadora Duncan, Katharine Cornell, Maude Adams, Ona Munson (”Belle Watling” in the movie Gone with the Wind), Adele Astaire, and others. Four of her plays were produced, and she published a novel and three volumes of poetry. Her memoir, Here Lies the Heart, was published in 1960 because she was seriously ill with a brain tumor and in need of money. Interesting tid bit: De Acosta married Abram Poole (1882–1961), a noted painter and socialite, in 1920. They divorced in 1935. Both he and she were homosexuals. Although talented in her professional field, it is no doubt her personal life that has made her famous in Hollywood circles. Her relationship with Garbo has often been describe

Smoking is more common in the gay community than in the general population.Women and men in California's general population were less likely to be smokers than a sample of Californians who identified themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB), according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health.Researchers compared results from a 2003-2004 tobacco use survey of 1,950 self-identified gay, lesbian or bisexual residents with a general population survey from 2002."It is important to know the prevalence and reasons for smoking because we would like to have tailored prevention and cessation interventions that are appropriate for LGBs," lead researcher Elisabeth Gruskin said. "For example, if stress is a huge issue, then you would want stress management as part of an intervention. If glamour is a big reason, you want to contradict that in the media."Twelve percent of women in the general population were current smokers compared to approximately 29 pe

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Greta Garbo September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990 Greta Garbo was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywood’s silent film period and part of its Golden Age. The most important of Garbo’s silent movies were The Torrent, The Temptress (1926), Flesh and the Devil (1926) and Love (1927). She starred in the latter two with the popular leading man John Gilbert. Her name was linked with his in a publicized romance, and she was said to have left him standing at the altar when she changed her mind about getting married. Later in her career, Garbo gradually withdrew from the entertainment world completely and moved to a secluded life in New York City, refusing to make any public appearances. Some people suggest that Garbo remained single in the United States because of an unrequited love for her drama school sweetheart, the Swedish actress Mimi Pollak. Garbo’s personal letters recently released to the public indicate that she remained in lo

A lesbian couple in New Jersey has filed a complaint against a Methodist-owned campground, claiming illegal discrimination because their request for a civil union ceremony on the property was denied. This is further proof that gays and lesbian couples will not be happy until they have totally destroyed the religious aspect of marriage. It doesn’t matter that they have all the legal benefits, they even want to have the right to marry on church property. Why should the church wed two people that they don’t believe should be married? What right do the courts have in this case? We have been told there is a separation of church and state, even though that phrase does not appear in the constitution. So how can the courts tell a church who they can and can’t marry? Brian Raum, ADF senior legal counsel, said enforcing the complaint would intrude on the rights of the Methodists as a religious organization. “The government shouldn’t force churches to violate their o

(Link) This is too good not to post! But it’s not a shameless excuse to gawk at hot young lesbians singing in their underwear, there is a point to this, erm… Oh yes, Hilary Clinton and her ‘faith’. She recently stated that her faith gave her the courage to deal with President Clinton’s cigar fetish: “I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was right, regardless of what the world thought. I’m not sure I would have gotten through it without my faith,” Hilary Clinton could become President. It worries me that she needs her religion to deal with trauma and difficulties in her life. It worries me even more that she is just as likely to rely on faith when dealing with issues of national security when having to make extremely difficult decisions that affect all of us. Relying on superstition to forgive Bill for straying is one thing but for running the country? I’d like

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Gertrude Stein February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946 Gertrude Stein was an American writer and is considered to have acted as a catalyst in the development of modern art and literature. After moving to Paris in 1903 she started to write in earnest: novels, plays, stories, libretti and poems. Increasingly, she developed her own highly idiosyncratic, playful, sometimes repetitive and sometimes humorous style. Stein met her lifelong partner, Alice B. Toklas in 1907. Interesting tid bit: Stein spent most of her life in France. Her salon at 27 Rue de Fleurus, with walls covered by avant-garde paintings, attracted many of the great artists and writers including Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Henri Matisse, Thornton Wilder, Sherwood Anderson, and Guillaume Apollinaire. She coined the term “Lost Generation” for some of these expatriate American writers. Several of Stein’s writings have been set by composers. “Rose is a rose is a rose is

This a call to action!This much I know on a day like today. In some places in our supposed "free country" being a queer woman of color can be a crime.Last year on August 16th a group of seven young lesbian African-American friends from New Jersey we're hanging out in the West Village of New York. As they walked by Dwayne Buckle a NY resident, he began to proposition and harass the women including saying homophobic insults and grabbing his own genitals.One of the women had enough and confronted Buckle. Soon a physical fight occurred between him & some of the women. After Buckle pulled out chunks of hair from one woman & chocked another, one of the lesbians, Patreese Johnson pulled a small knife out of her purse & aimed for his arm to stop the attack. A surveillance camera shows the struggle between Buckle & 4 of the 7 women involved.Two men came to stop the attack on the women. By the time the police showed up the women were across the street. Buckle wound up in the hospital fo

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Janis Ian Born April 7, 1951 Janis Ian is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumental musician, columnist, and author. She was a singing sensation throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and continues to write songs for numerous artists. Born in New York City, she was primarily raised in New Jersey and briefly attended the New York City High School of Music & Art. At age fifteen, Ian wrote and sang her first hit single, “Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking),” about an interracial romance forbidden by a girl’s mother and frowned upon by her peers and teachers. Her most successful single was “At Seventeen,” released in 1975, a bittersweet commentary on adolescent cruelty and teenage angst, as reflected upon from the maturity of adulthood. Ian currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with attorney Patricia Snyder, whom she married in Toronto, Canada on August 27, 2003. Interesting t

Nah nah nah! Don't say Engrish Teacher is trying to discriminate, because I'm not. I have my own gay and lesbian friends as well. And I'm all cool with that, but 'you can't touch this'(MC Hammer). Don't touchy touchy me, and I'm allll good. Todays lesson, there is one assumption that was with me all the while. I do not know about you, but me, I always had this mindset that gays are good looking/handsome/sexy and lesbians would be hot/pretty/sexy. But is that really the case? How often do you see fugly gays holding hands, doing a French in front of you?D&G even had this gay themed ad. So much for the gay spenders out there but the question that we really have in mind today is, are all or most of the gays really that good looking/handsome?Don't believe me? Hit to the nearest gay bar you know. If you don't know, drop me an email. I'll tell you where it is. And you go and have a look for yourself. Don't ask me to go there with you. Cos I don't feel save. Not a single bit. You

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Charlotte Saunders Cushman July 23, 1816 - February 18, 1876 Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte was encouraged by her mother to take up singing and after attempting opera unsuccessfully, she tried acting, making her stage debut in 1836 in New Orleans. She went on to become one of the greatest actresses of her day, successful at home as well as on the London stage. Her repertoire encompassed a wide range of parts, including male roles such as Romeo. A commanding presence both on and offstage, Cushman used her fortune and fame to champion the work of other women artists, among them her lover Emma Stebbins. Interesting tid bit: Charlotte was not attractive physically, in the traditional sense. She had been a tomboy during her early years, was strong, confident, and although not large she was of a robust build. It was, then, her wit and energy that captivated her audiences. While establishing herself as an actress, Charlotte also did some creat

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Margarethe “Grethe” Cammermeyer March 24, 1942 - Margarethe is a former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist. She was born in Oslo, Norway, and became a United States citizen in 1960. In 1961 she joined the Army Student Nurse Program and received a B.S. in Nursing in 1963 from the University of Maryland. In response to a question during a routine security clearance interview in 1989, Margarethe unknowingly disclosed that she was a lesbian. The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy was not yet in effect at the time, and the National Guard began military discharge proceedings against her. On June 11, 1992, she was honorably discharged from the military. A lawsuit was filed against the decision in civil court. In June 1994, Judge Thomas Zilly of the Federal District Court in Seattle ruled her discharge, and the ban on gays and lesbians serving in the military, unconstitutional. Margarethe retu

We don’t really do the “here is a hot chick in a bikini” posts here on the Booze but this one is a little different. First off not many of the chicks pictured are in bikinis and second this list was chosen by lesbians. Not the kind of thing you come across everyday. This is definitely different then the standard list you find in Maxim or FHM. The AfterEllen.com Hot 100 List

James Dobson of Focus on the Family recently endorsed a sermon that blamed Lesbians (in advance, mind you) for the destruction of an American city due to our celebration of lesbian sex: On the June 4 edition of his Focus on the Family radio show, Focus on the Family founder and chairman James C. Dobson broadcast a sermon by John MacArthur, pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, titled “A Nation Abandoned by God.” In the sermon, MacArthur said America had forsaken God and engendered the “wrath of abandonment” as a result. MacArthur declared: “You know a society has been abandoned by God when it celebrates lesbian sex.” MacArthur further argued that as a result of America’s abandonment, the destruction of a major U.S. city “could happen” and that “God would be just in any calamity he brought upon us.” You just can’t make this up. Nonetheless, we must ask ourselves a very important question.

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Kathryn Ann “Kate” Fleming October 6, 1965 - December 14, 2006 Kate was the owner and executive producer at Cedar House Audio, an audio production company specializing in spoken word. After a stint as a professional actor, she branched into audio books in the mid-1990s. In 2004 she won the distinguished Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction for All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki - which in a review was called “just about perfect.” Some of her favorite works to narrate included Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, The Falls by Joyce Carol Oates and any title by Louise Edrich. Unfortunately, Kate died on December 14, 2006 in a freak accident. She is survived by her partner of nine years, Charlene Strong. Interesting tid bit: Kate narrated over 250 audio books and was known worldwide for her superb narration work under the name of “Anna Fields.” Anna Fields was Kate’s great grandmother. She was an actress at the turn of the last century. Kno

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Anne Lister 1791–1840 Anne was called “Gentleman Jack” by Halifax residents, and is known as the “first modern lesbian.” She was a well-off Yorkshire landowner and self-conscious lesbian who suffered from recorded harassment for her sexuality. Anne is best known for her coded journals in which she recorded her daily life, romances, and seductions, as well as her rigorous program of study. She also traveled widely. Her affair with a wealthy heiress, Ann Walker, was a story of local repute. Interesting tid bit: During her life she wrote a four million word diary. Around one sixth of the diary is encrypted and describes quite graphically her lesbian nature and affairs. “I love and only love the fairer sex and thus beloved by them in turn, my heart revolts from any love but theirs.” ~ Anne Lister View Anne’s Journals If you have a suggestion for a Notable Lesbian, e-mail me at lyndsey.darcangelo@451press.net

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Gertrude Malissa Nix Pridgett Rainey September, 1882 – December 22, 1939 Better known as Ma Rainey, this extraordinary woman one of the earliest known professional blues singers and one of the first generation of such singers to record. She was billed as “The Mother of the Blues.” She did much to develop and popularize the form and was an important influence on younger blues women, such as Bessie Smith, and their careers. Although she married fellow vaudeville singer William ‘Pa’ Rainey in 1904, it was widely known, though less discussed, that she was bisexual. Interesting tid bit: Rainey signed with Paramount Records and, between 1923 and 1928, she recorded 100 songs, sometimes accompanied such jazz notables as Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory, Fletcher Henderson, and others. The 1982 August Wilson play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was based on her career Went out last night with a crowd of my friends, They must have been wom

This week’s Notable Lesbian is: Audre Geraldine Lorde February 18, 1934 - November 17, 1992 Audre Lorde was born in New York City to parents of West Indian heritage. The youngest of five children, she grew up in Harlem, hearing her mother’s stories about the West Indies. She wrote her first poem when she was in the eighth grade. Her first volume of poems, The First Cities, was published in 1968. n the 1980s, Lorde and writer Barbara Smith founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. She was the poet laureate of New York from 1991-1992 and died of breast cancer in 1992. Interesting tid bit: While studying Library Science after getting her BA from Hunter College, Lorde supported herself working various odd jobs: factory worker, ghost writer, social worker, X-ray technician, medical clerk, and arts and crafts supervisor. Lorde was also nearsighted and legally blind. “I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made ver

Michelle Rodriguez who previously avoided all talks about her sexual preferences, suddenly made a confident statement on her site claiming she is straight... and soon went to Bahamas to expose her perfect body to public driving all her lesbian fans to despair.Michelle Rodriguez recently criticized the lesbian magazine Curve for publishing her photo on the cover. The former Lost star stated she did not agree to appearing on the mag cover and she was not happy with being associated with the lesbian world. Well, according to Michelle, she does know many lesbians around the world like her and she does not mind as the actress respects any person who has some healthy feelings to her. Despite her unwillingness to tell the world "what she does with her vagina", Rodriguez has to confirm that she likes 'real' men and can't do anything about that.

Hotel heiress, Paris Hilton, should be on her guard in the LA facility where she might end up serving her sentence, for the place is said to have “very masculine lesbians” who get physical with inmates when they are having a group shower.A woman, who visited her mother in the same facility, said that the place is bad, and predicts that the heiress will have a tough time if she ends up there.“This place is bad. Paris is not going to make it,” the Sun quoted her, as saying.The ‘Simple Life’ star who will embark on her sentence next month for driving on a suspended license, has also been warned against acting like a pampered princess.Another person, Denise Chavis, whose sister is serving her term at the facility, said that if Hilton acts like a high class, she ‘is done’.“If you act like you’re all high-class and uppity, you’re done,” Chavis said.Hilton is said to be devastated after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge sentenced her to prison.“She is devastated an