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Visibility Matters
Visibility Matters: Women Who Came Out in the '00s
by
Sarah Warn
,
Dec 22, 2009
A visual tour of the high-profile women in entertainment who've come out in the last decade.
Visibility Matters: Entertaining the Future
by
Sarah Warn
,
Oct 26, 2009
How lesbian/bi visibility in entertainment has evolved over the last seven years, and what this means for the future.
Visibility Matters: Life After "The L Word"
by
Sarah Warn
,
Aug 3, 2009
A guide to surviving the drought of lesbian/bi women in mainstream entertainment.
Visibility Matters: Talk of the Nation
by
Sarah Warn
,
Mar 10, 2009
A national radio conversation about lesbian/bi visibility,
The L Word
, Ellen DeGeneres, and the role of TV in American culture.
Visibility Matters: The Woman Who Cried "Bisexual"
by
Sarah Warn
,
Feb 15, 2009
AfterEllen.com's experience with writer Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is a saga of half-truths, homophobia, and capitalism.
Visibility Matters: MTV Sells Out Gays and Lesbians for Ratings
by
Sarah Warn
,
Nov 20, 2008
While we're fighting for our civil rights, MTV is helping the other side with
Double Shot
's incestuous bisexual twins.
Visibility Matters: The Disappearing Lesbian on Primetime Broadcast TV
by
Sarah Warn
,
Nov 5, 2008
Lesbian visibility on TV is getting worse. Here's why — and why it matters.
Visibility Matters: Lindsay Lohan and the New Definition of "Out"
by
Sarah Warn
,
Sep 17, 2008
It's time to reconsider when and how to cover celebrities in same-sex relationships.