AfterEllen

Billie Jean King

The two out tennis players were part of a group of female tennis players that fought for equality in the 1970s.
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A new website has video interviews about the inspiring lives and careers of all kinds of women, including Ellen DeGeneres, Billie Jean King, Dr. Susan Love and out attorney Brenda Berkman.
A graphic novel on exploring sexuality, a Billie Jean King biography and a memoir from New York-based chef Gabrielle Hamilton.
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While there's been recent talk of a possible lesbian relationship between Judith Light and Christine Baranski on Ugly Betty, nothing had been confirmed. And lat
on September 30, 2008 | Comments (8)
In September 1973, Time magazine wrote that the impending "Battle of the Sexes" between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs could not have happened five years prio
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Jodie Foster visits The Simpsons, Rachel Maddow denies makeover rumors, Alison Bechdel decries Grey's, and more.
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The two most prominent memories I have of reading as a child involve Walnut Grove and a beagle with an overactive imagination. I recall vividly how my mother w
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Several years ago, Billie Jean King figured out that sometimes, if you want something to happen, you have to do it yourself. She wanted equality in tennis, so s
On Wednesday, the 66th annual Peabody Awards were doled out. Not to be confused with that improbably brilliant dog from Rocky and Bullwinkle, the Peabody Award
on April 26, 2006 | Comments (0)
HBO's new documentary Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer offers a captivating look at the out tennis champ and feminist hero