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Morning Brew – Mon. Feb. 11: Ellen at the Grammys, Fox News’ lesbian mistaken for a dude speaks out

Good morning! Did you watch the Grammys last night? Well here are some of the most lesbian photos from the evening.

The only out lesbian winner of the whole affair was Janis Ian, who won for Best Spoken Word album.

Last week Fox News accidentally posted a photo of a lesbian couple’s wedding for an article that praised traditional gender roles. Stephanie Fiagrelle was the one mistaken for a man by Fox, and decided to post a response on her Facebook. Here’s part of it:

Instead of answering salivating reporters, I’ll post here. Yes, I’m aware that I look like a dude. I have known this my entire life- I’ll prove it by sharing baby photos sometime. I’ve gotten bullied, hit on by gay dudes and hot “straight” girls, seen the inside of both male and female bathrooms. Gotten yelled at for going into the women’s restroom- but never the men’s. I’ve had to tell my parents, grandparents and the rest of my family that I am gay, ultimately facing their rejection. Luckily, since I’ve looked like a dude since birth, they all accepted me with open arms since they really weren’t surprised.

I’ve encountered much adversity in my life because of the way I look and who I’ve chosen to share my life with. Thankfully, I figured out who I was at a young age and I have cultivated a deep sense of self-trust and unshakeable confidence in the process. I am fortunate to have a wonderful, support and loving wife who I got to marry at the top of the Empire State building almost 1 year ago. I have loving parents who have always encouraged me to be myself (except when I went through my baggy pants stage, they hated that) and I have kick ass friends who love me for me.

This reminds me of when I was getting married and taking photos outside and a passerby told the photographer, “He doesn’t look old enough to get married!” “He” was my wife. Some people see a short haircut and a suit and just assume a gender. It’s baffling! That or some of us just have some special lesbian X-ray vision because Lela is clearly a hot butch!

Speaking of hot, Alison Bechdel is teaching a graphic memoir workshop in Provincetown this summer. Learn from the master!

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