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Out on the Catwalk
From Gia Carangi to Jenny Shimizu to Kate Moss, Malinda Lo
reviews the struggles and achievements of the modeling industry's
few openly lesbian and bisexual high-profile models.
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The
Ladder
The Ladder, America's first national lesbian magazine,
battled both internal and external controversies during its
run from 1955 to 1972, and paved the way for many of today's
queer publications. |
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Personal
Best
The
1982 theatrical debut was a watershed moment for bisexual
women in film. |
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Go
Fish
The 1994 indie film that almost didn't get made ushered in
a new era of lesbian-themed movies by proving there was a
lesbian market, after all. |
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The
End of Butch Chic
Masculinity in lesbians has become less acceptable since the
k.d. lang-Cindy Crawford cover of Vanity Fair was
published in the height of the early 90s “lesbian chic”
craze. |
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Emerging
from The Well of Loneliness
The 1928 publication of the first English novel written by
a lesbian to focus openly on homosexuality created a sensation. |
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Cris
Williamson's The Changer and The Changed
This revolutionary album remains one of the best-selling indie
records ever.
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Coming
Out With Ellen In
April 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made history when she came out on
her sitcom Ellen, and in real life. |
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The
Kiss Heard Around the World In February,
1991, two women kissed each other on one of television’s
critically acclaimed dramas, L.A. Law. |
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Melissa
Etheridge Comes Out In 1993, during the
first inaugural ball to ever be held in honor of gays and lesbians,
Melissa Etheridge came out of the closet. |