Today is the last day of our 30 Days of Pride series. We've been proud of many things this month: lesbian blogs, the Lesbian Avengers, Audre Lorde, Del Martin ... Read More

How interesting that I received an email today from the Frank DeCaro Show on SIRIUS OutQ radio. Frank, who is not a lesbian, decided for Gay Pride Month, he ... Read More

That's right! We need to be proud of our sexual lives. So often women, and especially lesbians, are shamed for having sexual desires and relationships. I say ... Read More

As I write this, I'm at the beach. My plan is to relax, take long walks on the beach and catch up on some reading. I've got some heavy ... Read More

Youth activism is vital to our movement. Most of all the major social change movements in our country were fueled by the earnestness, idealism and enthusiasm of young people. ... Read More

With so many Christian churches telling gays and lesbians that they're going to hell, it's nice to know that there are some out there with the message that God loves ... Read More

In the conservative 1950s it was hard for lesbians to find any mention of their kind at all, let alone anything remotely positive. All that changed with the advent of ... Read More

If it weren't for Sappho, there would be no lesbians. Well, we wouldn't be called lesbians, anyway. Sappho was a poet who lived on the ancient Greek Isle ... Read More

This weekend I'm heading down to San Francisco for Gay Pride. While I'm down there, I'm excited to see some of the movies at the Frameline San Francisco International ... Read More

She was the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate, the first African American woman from the South elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and first woman ... Read More

Gay Pride this year was tons of fun. Even though it rained on Saturday, Sunday was clear and cool for the Gay Pride Parade. The crowd was large ... Read More

I grew up watching The Price is Right. I have a developmentally disabled brother and to this day, it is his favorite show. When I heard that Rosie ... Read More

I don't know of a lesbian couple who has been together longer or done more for our community than Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. Back when being gay was ... Read More

For decades gays and lesbians have been celebrating their relationships with "commitment ceremonies." Even though their relationships were not recognized by the government, couples would invite family and friends and ... Read More

Mexican born Frida Kahlo is a feminist icon in the art world. It pained her that in her lifetime, she was better known as the wife of another artist, ... Read More

Today is Father's Day. It's also Gay Pride Day in my city of Portland, Oregon. I'll call my dad this morning and then I'll head downtown to find ... Read More

Singer Michelle Shocked says, "When I grow up, I want to be an old woman..." Well, when I grow up, I want to be an Old Lesbian. And ... Read More

I was talking to my mom the other day and she was telling me how much she and my dad love the Ellen DeGeneres Show. She says they tune ... Read More

This weekend is Gay Pride Weekend in Portland, Oregon, where I live. If you live in Portland and are attending Pride, come by the Curve magazine booth to say ... Read More

Ever since gay marriage became legal in Massachusetts, opponents have been trying to get the decision overturned. Since marriage was made legal by the highest court in the state, ... Read More

When I was coming out of the closet, I had a soundtrack. I listened to the early pioneers of Women's Music: Cris Williamson, Holly Near, Alix Dobkin, Meg Christian, ... Read More

The regular Lesbian Life movie reviewer and her lovely wife just had a baby, and she's way too busy to write movie reviews. So, you're stuck with my ... Read More

I remember the first time I saw the Lesbian Avengers. It was at a Dyke March. These really powerful women were wearing black t-shirts with a the picture ... Read More

I am a female and I have a girlfriend. We have a strong relationship and we are beginning to explore each other physically. My question is to know if we ... Read More

Today is the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to ban laws that made interracial marriage illegal. The Supreme Court ruled in Loving vs. Virginia on June ... Read More

Who is really looking out for the rights of lesbians? Other lesbians, that's who. When a problem arises in the community, like employment discrimination, a high rate of ... Read More

Every year Maxim magazine publishes its list of 100 hot women. But are those women hot to lesbians too? The editors of AfterEllen.com decided to find out. After ... Read More

The Daughters of Bilitis was the first national lesbian organization in the United States. It was started in the 1950s as a social organization, a place for lesbians to ... Read More

I recently heard someone ask the question, "Where is our Martin Luther King?" Why doesn't the gay and lesbian rights movement have someone like Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson ... Read More

I recently heard from Sue who told me about her internet radio station called Lesbian Fun World. Sue selects the songs she wants to play, uploads them and you ... Read More

Well, it looks like if we elect a democrat for president in 2008, gays will be allowed to serve openly in the military. When asked at a debate in ... Read More

CJ submitted this old picture she found of herself. She just had to laugh and so did I. "I guess I knew from an early age," she says. ... Read More

Marlene Dietrich is an original diva. Her career spanned from the 1920s in Germany to the 1970s in Hollywood. She was a chorus girl, a cabaret singer and ... Read More

Perhaps no female athlete is more famous than Martina Navratilova. Certainly, no one has won more tennis matches than this Czechoslovakia born super-star. Martina Navratilova has won more singles ... Read More

I admit it. I have a problem with blogs. There are so many good ones out there, I could just spend all day reading other people's work and ... Read More

Years ago when I started working at a progressive non-profit organization, I asked my straight boss about health insurance for my partner. Did they offer it? No, he told ... Read More

Back in 1993, there was a huge march on Washington for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights. The march was on a Sunday and events were happening all weekend long. ... Read More

Although she lived in a time where a lesbian relationship certainly would have been seen as scandalous, Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most beloved First Ladies of all time. ... Read More

No, I'm not talking about drunken Hollywood starlets who crash their cars and make out with women in swimming pools. These three bisexual actresses have great careers on the ... Read More

As silly as it seems, Gay Pride makes me proud. I love to go downtown every year and watch the parade. It's so inspiring to me to watch ... Read More

June is Gay Pride Month. I often hear from people, "Why be proud? It's just who I am. Why do I need to celebrate or be proud ... Read More