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Other Famous Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Learn more about other famous lesbians, from politicians to writers and authors or other women who have made a difference in our community.
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An Interview with Author Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Lesbian author Lucy Jane Bledsoe talks about her novel Big Bang Symphony and her travels to Antarctica.

Entertainment Writer Wong Cook

Wong Cook is an entertainment writer for Lesbian Life.

President and Founder of Olivia

Lesbian Life interview with President and founder of Olivia Records and Travel Judy Dlugacz.

Playwright Lorraine Hansberry

Author of "A Raisin in the Sun" playwright Lorraine Hansberry was also a lesbian.

Ariel Schrag

Ariel Schrag sat down to talk with lesbian life about her graphic memoirs Awkward, Definition, Potential and Likewise.

Corine Mauch - Lesbian Mayor who Rocks

Corine Mauch is the first openly lesbian mayor elected to a major international city. Corine Mauch is mayor of Zurich, Switzerland.

Mariah Hanson - Club Skirts The Dinah Promoter

Mariah Hanson promoter of the world's biggest lesbian party, The Dinah, talks with Lesbian Life.

Kate Brown - Oregon Secretary of State - Kate Brown

Oregon's secretary of state is an openly bisexual woman. Meet Kate Brown, Oregon's secretary of state.

Suze Orman - Lesbian Financial Guru Suze Orman

Suze Orman is best known for giving sane financial advice to average Americans. As the economy is heading into uncertain territory, Suze Orman lends her steady hand to guide us through.

Ann Bannon Interview - An Interview with Lesbian Pulp Author Ann Bannon

Ann Bannon, author of lesbian pulp novels the Beebo Brinker series sat down and spoke with Lesbian Life fifty years after her first lesbian pulp novel, Odd Girl Out, was published.

Rachel Maddow - MSNBC Commentator Rachel Maddow

Rachel Maddow is the first openly gay or lesbian commentator on a cable news program.

Catherine Plato

Here is the bio page for Catherine Plato, freelance writer.

Audre Lorde - Black Feminist Lesbian Poet

Audre Lorde was a writer and self-described Black Feminist Lesbian Poet.

Jane Rule - Lesbian Author (1931-2007)

Lesbian writer Jane Rule, author of Desert of the Heart has died at age 76. Learn more about Jane Rule's fascinating life.

Jamie Babbit Interview

Jamie Babbit sat down and spoke with Lesbian Life just before the screening of Itty Bitty Titty Committee at San Francisco's Frameline GLBT film festival.

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon are pioneering lesbian couple. Together since the 1950s, the two have made lesbian history.

Frida Kahlo - Bisexual Painter Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was married to Diego Rivera, but had affairs with both men and women. Frida Kahlo was bisexual.

An Interview with Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson is an author who writes books for young adults, including many with gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer characters.

Kate Clinton - Lesbian Comedian

Kate Clinton has been making us laugh for 25 years. Kate Clinton lesbian comedian is one lesbian celebrity you want to know about.

Tee Corinne Lesbian Artist (1943-2006)

Tee Corinne is best known for her lesbian erotic photography and the "Cunt Coloring Book."

Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer

Colonel Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer is the highest ranking military official to acknowledge her homosexuality during service. She is an activist and supports lifting the ban against gays in the military or "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Alison Bechdel: Lesbian Comic Artist

Alison Bechdel, creator of the lesbian favorite comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For talks to Lesbian Life about her new memoir Fun Home.

Is Hillary Clinton a Lesbian?

A new book claims Hillary Clinton is a lesbian. Is she?

Tyria Moore

Tyria Moore was lovers with Aileen Wuornos, lesbian serial killer.

Tyria Moore: Lover of Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos

What do we know about Tyria Jolene Moore, lover of lesbian serial killer Aileen Wuornos?

Aileen Wuornos: Lesbian Serial Killer

Charlize Theron plays Aileen Wuornos in the movie Monster. Learn more about Wuornos, the lesbian serial killer and her relationship with her lover Tyria Moore.

Suzanne Westenhoefer is a Very Funny Lesbian, Right?

Here's an interview with Suzanne Westenhoefer, the first openly lesbian or gay comedian to appear on David Letterman.

Amanda Aikman

Amanda Aikman

Lesbian Life Interview with Tabatha Coffey

Lesbian Life interviews Tabatha Coffey of Tabatha's Salon Takeover about her life, TV show and autobiography "It's not Really About the Hair."

Lesbian Life Interview with Gina Daggett

An interview with writer Gina Daggett, author of Jukebox.

Lesbian Life Interview with Vickie Shaw

Lesbian Life interview with comedian Vickie Shaw.

Octavia Butler - American Science Fiction Writer

Profile of lesbian science fiction writer Octavia Butler who won a MacArthur Genius Grant.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Alice Walker

Bisexual Author Alice Walker

Sarah Bush Project: Rocked by Women

The Sarah Bush Project's latest dance performance is a multi-media piece paying tribute to the pioneers of women's music and the strong female musicians who have come after.

Interview with Sarah Toce from The Seattle Lesbian

An interview with Sarah Toce from The Seattle Lesbian.

Funniest Lesbian Comedian

Who is the funniest lesbian comedian for 2011 and 2012? Nominate your favorite lesbian comedian for an About.com Reader's Choice Award.

Best Lesbian Twitter Feed

What is the best lesbian twitter feed? Nominate your favorite for the About.com Readers' Choice Awards.

Interview with Writer/Editor/Publisher Radclyffe

Beloved writer/Editor/Publisher Radclyffe talks with Lesbian Life.

Emily Wilcox: Lesbian Advice Columnist

Emily Wilcox, author of 100 Lesbians Walk into a Bar shares some of her wisdom with the readers of Lesbian Life.

Adrienne Rich - Lesbian-Feminist-Scholar-Poet

Adrienne Rich, lesbian poet and feminist scholar has died at age 82.

C.C. Carter Interview

Lesbian Life interviews performance artist and poet C.C.Carter.

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