Kathy's Lesbian Life Blog February 2008 Archive

Earlier this month I reported on a story of a 15-year-old boy who was shot by a classmate because he was gay. Today Ellen DeGeneres used her platform as a ... Read More

One thing I love about the English language is that it is forever changing. New words pop up every year and slang is ever-evolving. Earlier this year Dani Campbell from ... Read More

I first fell in love with Jane Lynch when she played the lesbian dog trainer in Best in Show, the wacky Christopher Guest movie about the dog show world. Since ... Read More

Shane and Jodi are riding their bikes, training for the Subaru Pink Ride when Shane confesses she has feelings for Molly, Phyllis’s straight daughter. Jodi says maybe she’s a spaghetti ... Read More

Laurel Hester was a police officer in New Jersey for 23 years. When she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, her dying wish was for her pension to go to her ... Read More

My daughter told me that she is a lesbian and has a girlfriend. She asked me not to say anything to anyone, but I feel like I need someone ... Read More

Dinah Shore was an actress and singer in the 1940s and 50s. She was also a fan and supporter of women's golf. In 1972 she started a golf tournament in ... Read More

Tick Tock Lullaby tracks three somewhat interwoven stories about pregnancy. One story features a single photographer who in her desire to have a baby sleeps with countless, naïve, barely legal ... Read More

As someone who has both been married and is now in a domestic partnership, I know that it feels different. My partner and I went to San Francisco in ... Read More

Colonel Gillian Davis A new colonel is in town. And she’s here with one purpose, to rid the military of those shiftless and shady homosexuals, because we all know that loving ... Read More

If I lived in Texas, I think I would be looking into a business plan right now for opening a lesbian sex toy store. That's because a federal court just ... Read More

One thing I love about Suzanne Westenhoefer is her use of the word "lezzie." She must have said it four times during our interview. "I'm a big lezzie." "Packs of ... Read More

Here's a sample of postings from the Lesbian Life Forum. Do you have some advice for these women? They sure could use it! In Love with a Married Woman I am ... Read More

I was so disturbed to read this story. A 15 year old student who was openly gay and often wore women's jewelry and makeup was shot in his junior high ... Read More

I thought Valentine's Day would be a good day to tackle some of your questions about love, relationships and sex. Here goes. I am 26 years younger than my partner. ... Read More

I was reading over some of your advice and the post about the couple where one was very in love and the other was still involved with her ex really ... Read More

If ever an episode of The L Word left me longing for more, it was this one. Okay, I know there are plenty of Shane-lovers out there, who get all ... Read More

I'm pretty much sick of Valentine's Day. Don't think I'm cynical. I still believe in love, but I hate the way most businesses treat Valentine's Day. Especially restaurants. My girlfriend ... Read More

Each year for Black History Month, I like to take a moment to remember all the Black lesbians who have made an impact in our world. Lesbian feminist author Barbara ... Read More

The episode begins with a table reading for Lez Girls. I’m sure the writers had fun coming up with this part of the storyline-- poking at themselves and the actors ... Read More

An anti-gay group's efforts to try and stop Oregon's domestic partnership law has been thwarted. Yesterday a federal judge rejected a lawsuit to stop Oregon's domestic partnership law from ... Read More

I really like Logo, the all-gay TV network. They show gay-themed movies, music videos, re-runs of shows like Queer as Folk and Bad Girls. But my favorite shows on Logo ... Read More