Election Day is just one week away. This is an important year for gays and lesbians. Eight states (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and ... Read More

One of the reasons some people in mainstream America are against gay marriage is because they say marriage is for procreation and providing a home for children. Well, gay ... Read More

It's not too late to get a great Halloween costume. This year I'm going to dress up as a theater techie. I'll wear all black, have a tool ... Read More

Bravo TV announced this week that it will run a second season of the popular Work Out show starring Jackie Warner as a top Hollywood personal trainer. The show will ... Read More

Out lesbian Singer/Songwriter Catie Curtis released a new album, Long Night Moon recently. Catie Curtis is legally married to her wife in Massachusetts and they have two adopted children. ... Read More

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that gay and lesbian couples "must be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil ... Read More

Last week I had the opportunity to visit with Alix Dobkin, a 66-year-old lesbian folksinger who is on the steering committee of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change: OLOC. OLOC ... Read More

Is Senator Hillary Clinton from New York a lesbian? Her Republican opponent, John Spencer insinuated she is in an interview. According to The Advocate John Spencer was asked ... Read More

Melissa Etheridge and her wife Tammy Lynn Michaels announced that Tammy delivered twins on Tuesday October 17th. She delivered a boy named Miller Steven and a girl named Johnnie ... Read More

I received this letter from Nicki and I thought I'd post it here and let you all comment. Hi, My name is Nicki. I'm 21-year-old lesbian from Nebraska. Now, my question is...Why ... Read More

Kaleena writes, "It took me a long time to finally fully realize and come to terms with my sexuality. At age 22, I finally stated, "I am a lesbian." At ... Read More

Vita Sackville-West was an accomplished English poet and novelist. Although she was married, her most passionate relationships were with women. Vita Sackville-West had affairs with many women, including ... Read More

San Francisco is one of my favorite places to visit. I go there one or two times a year, but I've rarely taken the time to be a "tourist" ... Read More

Perhaps you've already seen this article. The New York Times has studied census statistics and for the first time straight married couples are in the minority. Only 49.7% ... Read More

We really can't celebrate Gay & Lesbian History Month without including a feature about Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin. Del and Phyllis have been together since 1950. ... Read More

For a while there, men on the "down low," (married men having affairs with other men) was all the media rage. Now it seems the hot topic is lesbians ... Read More

For many of you reading this, the Internet has been a safe place for you to question and explore your sexual orientation. You meet people in chat rooms or ... Read More

Coming out of the closet as gay or lesbian should be a personal choice. Unfortunately, sometimes that choice is taken away from us when we are "outed" to someone ... Read More

The decision to come out at work is an important one. On the one hand, you may feel that coming out will allow you to be more open with ... Read More

Today is National Coming Out Day. October 11th is a day set aside to encourage gays and lesbians who want to take their next step out of the closet ... Read More

If you're a lesbian or bisexual mom, at some point you're going to want to come out to your children. Whether you’ve had the children with a lesbian partner, ... Read More

Wednesday, October 11th is National Coming Out Day. Here at Lesbian Life, we're celebrating National Coming Out Week. All week, we'll have articles and stories about coming out ... Read More

Like many teenagers, Nikki was confused by her feelings for other girls. As a member of the cheerleading team, she wasn't sure who was safe to tell about her feelings. "Freshman ... Read More

As part of National Coming Out celebration, Essence shares her story of coming out to her father. "Today, is finally the day that I came out to my father...It's Father's Day, ... Read More

As we continue to celebrate Gay and Lesbian History Month, I want to introduce you to another one of my heroes. Audre Lorde was a woman of words. ... Read More

October is a busy month. In addition to Halloween, October is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Lesbian & Gay History Month and National Coming Out ... Read More

Congressman Mark Foley, who admitted to inappropriate and sexual email conversations with young boys who were hired as pages has gotten a lot of media attention. Unfortunately, the media ... Read More

October is Gay and Lesbian History Month. I will take the opportunity this month to educate you about some different lesbians in history. The first lesbian I will ... Read More

Dear Kathy: My partner and I have been together for five years now. She goes to college fulltime and I work late nights. Her mother lives with us and she's never ... Read More

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I'd like to bring awareness to the fact that lesbians are often hidden victims of domestic violence. I once knew a young ... Read More

Here it is October. Pretty soon it will be Halloween. If you think Halloween is only for children, think again! I think Halloween is a favorite holiday for gays ... Read More