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Purva Bedi Is Cast as Lead in When Kiran Met Karen The Indian-American actress from American Desi has been cast in the upcoming lesbian film When Kiran Met Karen.
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Outside the Lines: Where Are the Black Lesbian Roles? In her monthly column, Linda Villarosa writes that while playing a lesbian shouldn't be a big deal for a straight actress anymore, black women have rarely played gay. |
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Fringe Theory: Badass Chicks Column No. 1 Buffy and Alias may be gone, but there are still plenty of strong women to love. Filmmaker Angela Robinson tells us about her current favorites.
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Pam Spaulding Blogs Her Way to the Top The author of the LGBT political blog Pam's House Blend, talks about conservative reactions, midnight postings and how to make a difference.
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Review of Pic Up the Mic In this new documentary, queer rappers dare to confront homophobia by coming out loud and strong. |
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Top Chef's Josie Smith-Malave Lesbian chef Josie Smith-Malave, formerly a professional football player with the New York Sharks, brings her best game to Bravo's new season of Top Chef. |
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Lesbian Athletes Finally Get Their Own Deals After decades of homophobia and sexism, lesbian athletes like Sheryl Swoopes and Rosie Jones are finally getting the accolades and support they deserve.
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The Tonight Show's Vicki Randle The Tonight Show's openly lesbian band member is finally stepping into the spotlight with her first solo CD, Sleep City. |
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Review of Some Prefer Cake This funny, quirky, romantic comedy romp from the late '90s is flawed only by an uninspired central character. |
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Outside the Lines: A Spirited Community A new anthology, published in spite of fire and flood, celebrates the black lesbian and gay community. |
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Fringe Theory: Why We Don't Need the Man In her new column, filmmaker Angela Robinson tells us why we don't need to rely on mainstream Hollywood to make good lesbian entertainment. |
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Review of Stranger Inside Out director Cheryl Dunye's film about women in prison is surprisingly entertaining and provocative.
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On Location: Producing Red Doors Producer Jane Chen takes us through what went into bringing Red Doors to theaters — from maxing out credit cards to casting a lesbian romance to taking on the MPAA. |
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Behind Red Doors The three women behind the new Asian-American indie drama--which includes a prominent lesbian relationship--talk about making the movie. |
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Black LGBT Films to Watch See Us in the Life, a black LGBT film festival running this weekend at Atlanta Black Gay Pride, gives voice to the African-American queer experience. |
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Review of Floored by Love This entertaining film showcases the power of family love and acceptance in two complementary storylines. |
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Doria Roberts Declares War on Apathy The out musician and activist talks about the political edge to her music and her latest project, the War on Apathy. |
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Outside the Lines: Toshi Reagon Linda Villarosa talks to Reagon about working with her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, being an independent artist, and her new cd, Have You Heard. |
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Review of Songbirds This unique British documentary mixes music and interviews to tell the stories of women incarcerated at Downview Prison. |
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Shamim Sarif: Making Her Mark on Page and Screen The award-winning British lesbian author talks about her upcoming film, Can't Think Straight, about two young women of Palestinian and Indian origin who fall in love. |
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Review of The Gymnast This new film about a middle-aged woman who finds love and liberation in acrobatics captures the beauty of motion. |
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Karina Lombard Returns to The L Word Actress Karina Lombard will reprise her role as Marina in the upcoming fourth season of Showtime's lesbian drama. |
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The Long Laugh: Comic Karen Williams The humorist talks about comedy, social justice, and the International Institute of Humor and Healing Arts. |
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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story The new Lifetime movie starring J.D. Pardo and Mercedes Ruehl dramatizes the true story of slain transgendered teen Gwen Araujo. |
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Outside the Lines: Black Lesbian Lit Linda Villarosa explores the increasing number of lesbian voices in black erotic literature. |
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Another Summer Sugar Rush The British teen lesbian drama begins its highly-anticipated second season tomorrow. |
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Review of Robin's Hood Soon to be released on DVD, Robin's Hood is a lesbian love story with a social justice conscience, and not as weighty as that makes it sound. |
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Remembering Audre Lorde Audre Lorde advocated for social change through her poetry and saw to it that the world saw her as more than just a lesbian poet. |
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A
New Home for Queer Black Film
Filmmaker Angel L. Brown has launched a new monthly film series
in New York City to highlight the work of queer black independent
filmmakers. |
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Jenny
Shimizu on Full Throttle
The
out mechanic/model/actor speaks of girlfriends, unicorns and
the “action-packed, self-deprecating adventure show”
she will soon be bringing to cable TV. |
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China's
Super Girl Li Yuchun
Li Yuchun’s win of an American Idol-like singing
competition and her sudden rise to stardom mark a turning
point in the meaning of Chinese womanhood and the development
of a queer identity in Mainland China. |
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Surfing
with the Curl Girls This
Logo documentary following the lives and loves of a group
of lesbian surfers in California is fluffy, but fun. |
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The
L Word's Brush with "Latino Culture"
The inclusion of character Carmen De La Pica Morales
on The L Word has so far resulted in a well-intentioned
but somewhat clumsy introduction to Latino culture. |
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Gaye
Adegbalola
The musician talks about Saffire--The Uppity
Blues Women's new CD Deluxe Edition, her solo career,
and her evolution as a songwriter. |
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Rent
Idina Menzel and Tracie Thoms shine as the lesbian couple
in this movie adaptation of the musical. |
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Fusion
LGBT People of Color Film Festival This
weekend, the L.A.film festival showcases documentary, narrative,
and short films like Margaret Cho's Bam Bam and Celeste
and The Aggressives. |
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Media Coverage of Swoopes News Reveals More Than a Gay Athlete
Swoopes's coming out highlights the sexism and homophobia
that still pervades media coverage of the WNBA and women's
sports in general. |
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WNBA
Star Sheryl Swoopes Comes Out
In publicly revealing her lesbian relationship of 7 years,
the women's basketball star becomes only the second out player--and
the only out black player--in the WNBA. |
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Jumping
the Lesbian Shark: Girlfriends
The
first edition of this new column about TV gone bad ponders
what the writers of UPN sitcom Girlfriends were smoking
when they came up with this season's truly terrible lesbian
storyline. |
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Review
of Where You Live Tracy
Chapman's new album is less about home than change: in oneself,
in relationships, in society, over time. |
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Review
of Red Doors In
this new offbeat drama, a young Asian American medical student
unexpectedly falls for an openly gay actress. |
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Mz
Fontaine's New Era
This debut studio album from British phenom Mz Fontaine is
full of contagiously danceable singles. |
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Herndon
Davis Reports on Black Gay America On
the heels of his controversial book Black, Gay, &
Christian, Herndon Davis launches a television
show about and for black gay and lesbian Americans. |
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Lesbian
Drama Coming to NBC's Passions
Later
this summer, the NBC soap Passions will feature the
first black lesbian/bisexual woman on American daytime TV. |
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Review
of The Journey The first film
to seriously address lesbian love in India since Fire
in 1996. |
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Interview with Ligy Pullapally An interview
with the director of The Journey, a lesbian love
story set in India. |
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CBS's
Big Brother Introduces Its First Lesbian Contestant
Among
the 14 contestants vying for a cash prize on the sixth installment
of the CBS reality show is a 25-year-old openly gay Latina
waitress with a live-in girlfriend and a plan. |
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Meshell
Ndegeocello's Dance of the Infidel Ndegeocello
continues to generate a unique sound for each album released,
and this jazzy, bluesy collaborative album is no
exception. |
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Interview
with Saving Face's Alice Wu and Joan Chen
Out director Alice Wu and actress Joan Chen talk about coming
out, mothers and daughters, and lesbian potlucks. |
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Back
in the Day: The Women of Brewster Place The
1989 Oprah-produced miniseries, criticized for its strong
feminist slant, included one of the first African American
lesbian couples on television. |
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Review
of Nedra The
songs on veteran singer Nedra Johnson's latest album offer
a smooth mix of blues, jazz, gospel, and R&B. |
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Rent
the Movie Brings Lesbian Couple, Controversy to the Big Screen
The film adaptation of the hit Broadway
musical Rent hits theaters in November, putting a
lesbian relationship at the center of a big-budget movie.
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One
Tree Hill's Anna Finds Courage--and Romance?
Creator Mark Schwahn and actress Daniella Alonso talk to us
about Anna's big upcoming episodes, the fate of the series,
and those Brooke-Peyton relationship rumors that just won't
go away. |
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Carmen
Redefines Family on The L Word The
Latina lesbian character diversifies and complicates the series. |
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Review
of Chutney Popcorn Although full
of campy jokes and stereotypes, with occasionally choppy acting
and low-budget film quality, Chutney Popcorn is an
entertaining, introspective, feel-good lesbian flick. |
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Review
of Girlfriend
If
you've longed for the return of the confused, man-hating lesbian
psychopath, you're in luck: the controversial 2004 Indian
film Girlfriend is now avilable on DVD. |
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Interview
with JenRO Queer Latina rapper JenRO talks
about getting ahead in the male-dominated hip-hop scene, her
recent appearance on VH1, and the female R&B star she'd
like to take on a romantic dinner. |
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Review
of Lackawanna Blues
This
heartwarming if uneven drama about a 1950s New York boarding
house debuts on HBO this weekend with a stellar cast and a
diversity of characters--including a butch lesbian. |
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Review
of Saving Face This week, the
2005 Sundance Film Festival was host to the U.S. premiere
of the romantic comedy Saving Face, the first American
theatrical release featuring an Asian American lesbian couple.
And it's good! |
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One
Tree Hill's Anna: Yep, She's Bisexual
Daniella Alonso's recurring teen Latina character on the WB
teen drama was revealed to like guys and girls on last
night's episode, making her television's first real bisexual
character of color. |
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Review
of Butterfly
Butterfly,
the opening movie at this year's Hong Kong
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, is something of a rare species:
a lesbian movie with a happy ending and some box office success.
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Queer
Eye Takes on the Straight Girl Bravo's
new Queer Eye for the Straight Girl includes lesbian
"gal pal" Honey, a beauty who often comes off as
a mom trying to herd her unruly kids into the minivan.
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Las
Vegas Serves Up Buffet of Lesbian Stereotypes Scary
butch lesbians. Oversexed feminine lesbians. Lesbians who
just want to get pregnant. These are just some of the stereotypes
offered up by this week's episode of NBC's primetime drama
Las Vegas. |
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One
Tree Hill's Latina Lesbian?
The behavior
of new-girl-on-the-block Anna is straight out of
the TV writer's manual for creating The Gay Teen In Denial,
and makes her likely to be the first new lesbian character
on network TV this season. |
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Queer
Asian Women Gain Momentum in Western Entertainment
Lesbian and bisexual Asian characters have historically been
non-existent in Western entertainment, but they've finally
started to make an appearance in the last few years.
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Queer
Women Abound on MTV's Battle of the Sexes 2 This
latest installment of MTV's Real World/Road Rules franchise
includes more openly lesbian and bisexual women than any show
on television so far except The L Word-and it's refreshingly
racially diverse, too! |
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Interview
with Marga Gomez The
queer Latina writer/performer/comedian tells us about her latest
show, sociopathic ex-girlfriends, censorship on NPR, and the
GLAAD award she still hasn't received. |
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Review
of Frida Warning:
watching this film about the legendary bisexual
Mexican artist and socialist may lead to an intense desire
for tango lessons and large bottles of tequila. |
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Interview
with Kinnie Starr The bisexual
singer who describes her style as "head-nodding pop with
a fresh sexy hop" talks to us about her music (which
has been featured on The L Word), her Native
American/Native Canadian roots, and her new album. |
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Review
of She Hate Me: Flawed but Fun
She Hate Me is a unique story
and Lee deserves credit for finding his own way to portray the
issues surrounding some of the more controversial current affairs.
The film is worth seeing for that reason alone, even with its
flaws. |
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Review
of She Hate Me: A Frustrating Fantasy
The positive aspects of the film are far outweighed by numerous
negative ones, which include confusing bisexual women with lesbians,
reinforcing the idea that lesbians want to sleep with men, and
bringing the lesbian-motherhood cliche to the big screen. |
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Lesbian
Summer Reading Roundup 2004
Looking for good beach reading? Check out these entertaining
books with lesbian characters, including a novel with three
Indian lesbian characters. |
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Review
of Laughing Matters This
new documentary of four prominent lesbian comedians--Marga Gomez,
Kate Clinton, Karen Williams, and Suzanne Westenhoefer--is both
entertaining and educational. Not only does it provide a window
into the struggles and successes of these women over
the last twenty years, but it's laugh-out-loud funny, too. |
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Lesbian-Themed
Bollywood Films Provoke Violence, Dialogue
The recent opening in India of the Hindi film Girlfriend
was marred by violent protests, as critics, conservative
Hindus, and lesbian Hindus alike decried the film. But the
movie is still playing, and another lesbian-themed Hindi film
is in the works. Is Bollywood finally ready to deal with lesbianism? |
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Review
of Lily Festival The
Japanese film Lily Festival explores the sexual antics
of a group of older women--including an evolving lesbian relationship--in
a way that is both dignified, humorous, and sexy. |
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Review
of Fire
Many
early reviews of Fire noted that its message of female
empowerment was dated for Western audiences, but this criticism
misses the point: Fire is not about Western women.
Sita and Radha’s love story and their attempt to change
the way tradition limits their lives is inspiring because
of the context in which they live. |
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Review
of When Night is Falling Patricia
Rozema's When Night is Falling is a coming out story
told through lush cinematography and a passionate and compelling--if
racially problematic--love story. |
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Candace
and Lesbians of Color on The L Word
With Ion Overman and the character of Candace, there is a possibility
not only of more fully developing another three-dimensional
lesbian of color on television, but really engaging on the issues
of race and class with the character of Bette, and portraying,
if only briefly a relationship between two lesbians of color. |
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Review
of "The House You Pass on the Way"
Jacqueline
Woodson's young adult novel “The House You Pass on the
Way” is the story of a young girl struggling with her
parents’ interracial marriage and her emerging and confusing
feelings for her friend Hazel. |
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Are
Americans Ready for Idol's Briana?
TV
viewers who have been watching the third season of the hit Fox
show American Idol have been treated
to a rare sight: finalist Briana Ramirez-Rial, who describes
her musical style as "a mix between Pink, Celine, and Cher"
and who appears every bit the butch lesbian. |
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Showtime
Explores the Butch Mystique
As
one of the first documentaries about butch lesbians to air on
a national platform, Butch Mystique is truly groundbreaking,
and hopefully will break down some of the stereotypes that are
associated with butch lesbians. |
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Canada's
Alienated Lesbian Teen
Although
16-year-old Isabelle is the only one in her family who isn't
abducted by aliens in the Canadian science fiction series Alienated,
she's got a big secret of her own already: she's gay.
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Jennifer
Beals Tackles Issues of Race, Sexuality on The L Word
As
a lesbian on Showtime's upcoming ensemble series The L Word,
Jennifer Beals hopes to "destroy certain stereotypes that
people have of the gay community." But it is her character's
biracial identity that makes her truly unique. |
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New
Bollywood Movie Shock to Include Lesbian Relationship
India
is not known for embracing lesbian themes in film, but a new
film by director Karan Razdan is making waves
in India for doing just that. Shock is about the elite
class in India whose lives revolve around parties and gossip--including
an unhappily married woman who gets involved in a lesbian relationship.
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Dropping
Lesbian Romance From Beckham the Right Decision
Many
fans of Bend it Like Beckham are likely to be disappointed
at learning the film was originally written to feature a romance
between Jess and Jules. But I want to offer what is likely to
be an unpopular opinion: in this particular context and at this
particular time, the director made the right decision. |
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Lesbianism
on African-American TV Shows On
November 3rd, viewers of UPN's Monday night lineup were treated
to a most unusual sight: three of the network's four African-American
sitcoms had lesbian-themed episodes. Prior to 2003, there have
only been a handful of lesbian-themed episodes of African-American
shows total. Does this reflect a change in the black
community's acceptance of lesbianism? |
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Condoleezza
and the Comic Strip Controversy Is
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice a lesbian? Thanks
to the media coverage of a recent comic strip, that is the question
that is suddenly on everyone's lips. |
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Premiere
Week 2003
Network TV is looking pretty grim for lesbian and bisexual women
this season. Gone are the days of multi-faceted lesbian characters
on dramas like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark Angel,
and Once and Again; instead we've got one-dimensional
sitcom characters, oversexed bisexual women, desexualized lesbians,
and the ever-popular lesbian criminal. |
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Review
of Under the Tuscan Sun
The
new film Under the Tuscan Sun is exactly what it appears:
a light-hearted romantic comedy about
heartbreak and healing set in a picturesque small town
in Italy. What the promos don't tell you, however, is that the
main character has a lesbian best friend who takes a similar
journey in the film. |
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Interview
with Kashish Chopra
Kashish
Chopra won the Miss Congeniality award at the Miss India U.S.A.
pageant in August, 2003; she talks here about her experience
being an out lesbian in the pageant and in her community, and
how she hopes to increase lesbian visibility within the Indian-American
community overall. |
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Review
of Margaret Cho's "Revolution"
Margaret
Cho has always been a little bit revolutionary just by being
herself: a Korean-American occasionally-bisexual woman who loudly
and persistently challenges the status quo. Her new CD "Revolution"
is a comedic call-to-arms which succeeds pretty well at entertaining
and inspiring. |
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Nip/Tuck
Increases Lesbian Visibility by Leaps/Bounds For
a series to have two regular lesbian characters who are not
dating each other is unprecedented on television.
The early success of Nip/Tuck proves that viewers are
comfortable with and even interested in storylines involving
realistic lesbian characters and frank depictions of lesbian
sexuality. |
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Canada's
Teen Drama Edgemont Helps Lesbian Visibility
While
most of her classmates are tackling first love and Physics finals,
Asian-Canadian teen Shannon is grappling with coming-out issues
and how that affects her friendships and future. Her storyline
provides young Candian lesbians with a role model so they don’t
grow up feeling like they are the only ones who are “different."
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VH1's
Totally Gay is Totally Fluffy Fun
This
special conveniently glosses over the messier side of the struggle
for gay visibility over the last fifteen years, and makes it
all look way too easy. But for closeted or questioning teenagers
who are bombarded daily with negative views of "the gay
lifestyle," this may be just the antidote they need.
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Interview
with Angela Robinson, Director of D.E.B.S.
The
director of the upcoming film D.E.B.S. answers our
questions about the film's lesbian storyline, as well as her
overall experience making the film and writing for the new Showtime
series The L Word. |
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Review
of Savage Roses This
lesbian love story between a Latina gang member and a young
mother gets points for its original subject matter, but the
film's good qualities are almost completely overshadowed by
the production quality of the film, which is so poor it renders
the film almost unwatchable.
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Brazil's
Women in Love: a Happy Ending With No Kiss?
The
network behind Brazil's largest nighttime drama Mulheres
Apaixonadas (translated as Women in Love) have
been surprised at the overwhelming viewer support for the show's
first lesbian couple--but are they still playing it too safe?
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NBC's
Coupling to Feature a Bisexual Asian-American Woman
Jane
will be the first Asian-American lesbian or bisexual character
on network television, but if the American version of Coupling
is faithful to the British version, Jane's bisexuality
will primarily serve as fodder for jokes and a platform
for sexually-charged conversations that let the sitcom show
how "edgy" it is. |
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D.E.B.S.
the Movie: Will the Lesbians Stay in the Picture?
The
hit short film about four high school girls-turned-secret
agents is being turned into a feature film by Sony. But will
the lesbianism from the short make it into the full-length
version, or will Hollywood turn it into another Fried
Green Tomatoes? |
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"The
Way Men Act" by Elinor Lipman
Dennis'
lesbian ex-wife Iris is not a major character in "The
Way Men Act," but she is one of the quirky supporting
characters that gives the novel its rich texture. Lipman writes
fiction primarily about heterosexual characters, but routinely
incorporates a gay or lesbian character among the supporting
characters in the story. |
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Dark
Angel's Original Cindy Lives Up to Her Name
By
featuring such a complicated and sympathetic black lesbian character
during its two-season run, Dark Angel offered one of
the most identifiable and entertaining lesbian characters on
network television before or since--if only for a minute or
two each week. |
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Review
of "Geography Club" by Brent Hartinger
Who
said there's no market for a book about gay
teens? A lot of people, actually, which is one
reason the success of the new young adult novel
"Geography Club" is so sweet--along
with the fact that a bisexual Asian-American
teenage girl is one of the main characters.
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Will
The Wire Take the Easy Way Out With Det. Greggs?
HBO's
excellent drama The Wire is back for a second season
with lesbian detective Kima Greggs, who up until now has been
one of the most interesting and complex lesbian characters on
television. But are the writers about to change that by invoking
the lesbian stereotypes they've so far managed to avoid?
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How
Buffy Changed the World of Lesbians on Television
Now
that Buffy the Vampire Slayer has staked its last vampire,
we can finally examine the series' contribution to lesbian visibility
in its totality--for despite some controversial storylines and
consistently low ratings, there is no denying that Buffy
has had a lasting impact on the way lesbians are portrayed on
television. |
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Review
of The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in Love
The
1995 film The Incredibly True Adventures of 2 Girls in
Love is a classic indie success story: a teenage lesbian
love story filmed in only 21 days that became a Sundance hit,
starred two young actresses who have since gone on to successful
careers, and is still enjoyed by viewers almost eight years
later. |
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"The
Dirty Girls Social Club" by Alisa
Valdes-Rodriguez This
novel is a fun, breezy book that provides a well-written glimpse
into the intersecting lives of six women who are still trying
to make sense of it all. Its ability to break down stereotypes
about both Latinas and lesbians is more than worth a little
heavy-handed preaching here and there.
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Review
of What's Cooking? In
this movie about the Thanskgiving weekend celebration of four
different L.A. families, Rachel and Carla experience the lesbian
couple's version of hell: a big family dinner in
which they are supposed to pretend they're "just roommates"
because Rachel's parents don't want the other family members
to know the truth.
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Australia's
The Secret Life of Us Makes No Secret of Lesbian Relationships
The
Secret Life Of Us is one of only a handful of Australian
shows ever to depict a lesbian sex scene, and the first Australian
show to feature a gay female character of Asian decent. This
season, it also featured one of the most positive depictions
of a lesbian relationship anywhere in the world. |
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Interview
with Michele Greene
Actress, writer, producer and singer Michele Greene talks
about her role in the new movie A Family Affair,
her perspective on her controversial kiss with Amanda Donohoe's
character on L.A. Law in 1992, and why she has done
so many gay and lesbian-themed projects |
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ER's
Lesbian Relationship Dies a Long, Slow Death in Season 9
Last
summer, after
ER introduced a sexy, interesting, morally complicated
storyline in which Dr. Kerry Weaver fell in love with Sandy
Lopez and struggled to come out, we couldn't help but be optimistic
about the ninth season. Then, somehow, somewhere, it
all went horribly wrong. |
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This
Month on Reality TV: Lesbian Models! Although
reality TV has taken over the primetime airwaves in the last
few years, lesbian and bisexual women have mostly been missing
from these shows--so it's nice to finally get more lesbian/bi
contestants, even if they apparently have to be models to qualify.
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Soul
Food's Bird: Bisexual or Bi-Curious?
The
information revealed so far makes it clear that Bird's relationship
with her lesbian friend Eva will go beyond friendship this season,
but is this a serious attempt by the Soul Food writers
to integrate this storyline into the series, or just exploitation
designed to improve ratings? |
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Raina
Has Two Moms on The Division
What is truly remarkable about this episode of The Division
is how unremarkable the lesbian couple is--with a few
exceptions, almost everything Raina said about her mothers could
have just as easily applied to heterosexual parents on the verge
of divorce. |
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Interview
with Iyari Limon The
actress who plays Kennedy dishes on a variety of topics including
auditioning for Buffy, working with Alyson Hannigan,
meeting Amber Benson, her plans for the future, and how her
parents are still trying to convince her to give up this acting
gig and become a doctor or a lawyer. |
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Buffy
to Introduce a New Girlfriend for Willow? In
the second half of it what is likely its last season, Buffy
the Vampire Slayer has made some unexpected
changes--including the addition of a slayer-in-training who
is making a bold play for Willow. |
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Sad
Sex, Sailor Hats, and Silly Phrases: Earthlings Points
to Ponder Most lesbians are so delighted
a show like Earthlings is finally being produced, we're
tempted just to accept whatever characters or storylines they
throw our way. To be critical of the first real attention we
get seems, well, downright ungrateful. But I have to
admit to some nagging doubts. Serious concerns, even--like what
is up with that sailor hat? |
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Karina
Lombard the First Native American to Play a Lesbian on TV
Although Lombard has a pivotal role in the
pilot of Earthlings, it is unfortunate that the series
does not appear to feature Lombard's character more prominently
in the rest of the episodes given the overall lack of visibility
for Native Americans in Hollywood--and the total
invisibility of lesbian Native Americans. |
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Will
Earthlings be the Lesbian Queer as Folk?
Like Queer as Folk, the cast of the new
Showtime lesbian ensemble series Earthlings is overwhelmingly
white, and at least some of the storyline focuses on a lesbian
couple's decision to have a child. As interesting as that situation
can be, God forbid we have a whole show around Melanie and Lindsay! |
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"The
Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communities"
When
this anthology was published, it was hailed by many in the
African-American community as a long-overdue exploration of
the subject of homosexuality within the black community--and
criticized by many for being too American-centric, overly
academic, and an example of heterosexual colonization.
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Lesbianism
in Middle-Class Black Movies
Attitudes of straight African-Americans towards black lesbians
and bisexual women have changed over the last twenty
years - but you would never know it from watching movies produced
by and for the black community. |
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Whoopi
Goldberg: Bi or Not? So is she bisexual, or
isn't she? Whoopi's recent comment appears to answer that
question, but maybe it was just a joke, or a publicity stunt
- a way to get in good with the gay community. Except this
doesn't exactly gel with Whoopi's history of support for gay
rights. |
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HBO's
The Wire Features Lesbian Cop Sonja
Sohn is clearly comfortable and happy with playing a lesbian
character, saying "Is it going to be disconcerting for
people to see me as a lesbian sex symbol or some shit like that?
That's actually kind of hot." |
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ER
Revives Hope For Lesbian Visibility on TV What
is unique about the relationship between Kerry and Sandy is
that it is depicted with the same sexual attraction and passion
as the heterosexual relationships on the show. |
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Lesbian
and Bisexual Women of Color on TV Of the primary
and secondary lesbian characters currently on television, only
three are women of color--which, sadly, actually represents
progress. |
