Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson
For months I've been avoiding writing about Lindsay Lohan and her relationship with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson. They haven't officially declared that they are a couple. But they haven't actually been hiding it either. To see photos of them in public, is to see images of a young couple in love. It's kind of hard to miss. So should we ignore it? Are we "outing" the couple if we speculate about them? Or is it just like the media speculating on the romance of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, one they claimed was just a "friendship" for a long time? Certainly the mainstream gossip media, like People Magazine, have not ignored Lindsay and Sam. Could this perhaps be a sign of changing times?
Prior to her relationship with Ronson, Lindsay Lohan was primarily in the tabloids for reckless behavior, crashing her car and failed stints in rehab. To see her now, she looks healthy and happy. And that seems to be what the media is focusing on. This is a good thing, yes?
Certainly any person wants to keep her private life private, but Lohan is one of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood. People are going to report about her life. The public wants to know about her. So why not report that she is in love with another woman? Isn't to avoid it to insinuate that there's something wrong with that? I've given it a lot of thought and decided to add Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson to our list of Famous Lesbian Couples. Do you agree or disagree with that decision?
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The following excerpt is from Lindsay Lohan’s offical MySpace page. The important lyric from Ray LaMontagne’s song is “I’ve been saved by a woman”. Nuff said.
Monday, September 01, 2008
ICE CREAM
Current mood: smitten
so, samantha and i are looking for DIXIE CUPS… does anyone remember them??? They were given in school as a desert. They are half vanilla/half chocolate.. I have to have them before she gets back-so anyone that can help me find them-please please please, post it for me to see!!!!
take care xoxo
this song is for sr… ILY
Currently listening :
Trouble
By Ray LaMontagne
Release date: 2004-09-14
Not sure if she fits into the Famous catagory just yet…notorious yes, famous, maybe not?
Just wishing LL the best. It does seem that Samantha is good for her.
As for Famous Lesbian I am totally enamored with Rachel Maddow of MSNBC. She is on my DVR daily at 9PM for certain. Smart and good looking….(from League of Their Own).
I think they are a great addition to the famous couples. If they are a couple, then good for them! It certainly seems that LL has calmed down since she and SR began seeing each other.
I long to see famous couples, i.e., Ellen & Portia, “out” there for the public to see that we live normal, happy, healthy lives, have a family, friends and loved ones to share our lives.
Tina and I have together for 20+ years and still going strong! I walked our daughter down the aisle in June, 2008 and it was the biggest day of my life as her father sat in a pew at church!
Good luck to Ellen & Portia, Li-Lo and SR!
Of course they’re a couple. With that kind of body language, not denying it is just as good as confirming it. They belong on the list.
Agree!!!
Totally agree as well. They’re a beautiful couple, LL & SR. Hope they get married and live happily ever after.
Nice article. I’ve watched several LL films with my daughter who is now 16. All that matters is LL is happy. They’re a cute couple and I wish them the best!!!
I think they deserve a spot for definate, and Lindsay came out about it the other day on Loveline. No big news story for a bundle of cash, just a casual acknowledgement. Pretty mature.
My partner and I were just talking about SR and LL last night!! LOL!! I love that the two young ladies are out and about! I think that they are a nice example for younger girls who are considering their sexuality, out, or thinking about coming out. Seeing public figures in the media who are out is such a wonderful, validating experience! Let’s hope the progress keeps moving forward and that out celebs help pave the way for our whold community!! PS: Congrats to Clay Aiken for officially coming out for the record, another good role model!
Sure, I think that will work just fine.
Now that he is “out,” why not add another “famous” gay couple? I am suggesting Clay Aiken and Clay Aiken. Doesn’t he make a nice couple? I always thought so.
I think they belong on the list!!! I have watched with fascination every time she is on the cover of the gossip mags just like most of america can’t help looking. I 100% agree that even if she did deny it, their body language is very obvious. I think they aren’t trying to hide it though. I think they are maybe trying to let it be public slowly, like trying to test the waters maybe? I do think it is awesome that the younger glbt population has something positive to see when it comes to gay couples. I am 25 but still have some trouble relating to lesbians like Ellen. I just think it is a good thing!
Great! I’m glad they’re out! And look at Clay Akin! I’m 54 and I’m proud of these young people who are not afraid to tell people who they are. It took my then foster kids, now adopted kids, to bring me out of the closet at 44, just like Clay. I don’t have any hard feelings that it’s difficult for them to come out. Like I said I was 44. With these young people coming out it will help us be more and more accepted. Yea Clay and LL & SR!
It certainly looks like they’re in love and since they’ve admitted to being in a relationship, sure. I think adding them to the list is great.
Mostly I’m just glad to see Lohan looking so much better. She seems happy and healthy, as you said Kathy, and everyone deserves that. Here’s hoping Sam and Lindsay continue to be good for one another.
I don’t think it’s a good idea.
They shouldn’t be exploited as a couple until they are ready to come out as one.
It’s like someone outing you from the closet. You’d be pretty mad at them, wouldn’t you?
I don’t think it’s right to put them on the list until it’s been stated by the two people in the relationship. It’s unfair to their privacy.
I agree with some others that we shouldn’t call them famous lesbian couples until they say so. However, as of this posting, they have! Lindsay admitted they are a couple, so yay- add to the list.
I am happy that Lindsey seems better and is staying out of trouble. Do I think that Samantha is the cause?…maybe. I can tell you that the love of a good woman can do wonders for ones peace of mind and life…I speak from experience.
And Selecia…I am totally with you on the love for Rachael Maddow – she is awesome, my DVR is set to 5PM for the same reason.
She’s famous, no matter if it’s infamous (check out the spelling of the word!) it’s awesome! the true love from anyone, male or female, is the best each of us! helps us to love ourselves to love others more, plus i’d love to see lindsey more,i like her movies…..yup i do!
I understand her not making a comment on her “relations” with Sam. Maybe she wasn’t quite sure of her relationship yet. Maybe at first she may have thought is was a fling (like some young women do) – plus come on, coming “out of the closet” isn’t always the easiest task to do for anyone, including under the public screw-tany…
But HEY – she’s out now. And in California as well…so let’s hope she donates her time for a good cause, say to a Commercial for the Vote of really making same-sex Marriage Legal.
wow…hard place to go really; yea they havent been exactly shy about there situation; but neither have they officiated it..(is this a word? lol). I am BIG on respect..and this is just my personal opinion here, but I think we ought to leave it alone until they make it official. Sometimes the media and spotlight can destroy beautiful things…and this is one thing that I dont mind having a looking glass vision of every now and then…not a blatant exploitive ceiling to floor window view…unless they say ay-ok.
I think they’ve already outed THEMSELVES…..with body language. And good luck to them – they both seem really happy, and always together, as a ‘unit’. I hope it lasts longer than the averager HW union. My fear is that Lyndsay’s gonna eventually crave the legit. male of the species, and all that comes with it, if you know what I mean
Which reminds me, I must take this opportunity to ask a question about lesbianism.
Footage of Sam, some years ago, shows a pretty, feminine girly girl. she was gorgeous!
What would prompt her to butch up, slouch, smoke like a man, swagger like a man? Is it because she wants to be a man? if she does, why doen’t she model herself on a gentleMAN? Beautifully dressed, groomed, and sophisticated. I didn’t think that lesbianism gave women the right to behave like beer swilling wharfies, but simply to enjoy other WOMEN, by acknowledging that which enhances their femininity; that which makes them female.
I would have TURNED for Samantha some years ago – but now, although I find her intriguing and interesting, to me, she has reduced herself to a charicature of an awkward 16 y.o. boy. Could someone explain the psychology of this phenomenon? I really want to understand….why turn butch?