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Lez Dish It Out! AfterEllen’s Weekly LGBT Round-Up

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Another Friday, another lady lovin’ installment of LDIO. This week had some highs and lows, especially in the realm of relationships. Although I have to report a very sad break-up in the Real L Word universe, I also have a new and exciting lesbian pairing to fill you in on.

Lez get to it!

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LGBTQ Celebs Dominate Out Magazine’s Power 50 List

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On Monday, Out magazine released its annual “Power 50” list. According to Out, the “list recognizes those individuals who are working to make a positive impact on LGBTQ culture, beyond simply being at the pinnacle of their field/professions.”

Although a lot of worthy people made the list, here are the LGBTQ women that made the cut:

Ellen Page, Rachel Maddow, Kate McKinnon, Tammy Baldwin, Mary Kay Henry, The Wachowskis, Ellen DeGeneres, Jill Soloway, Laverne Cox, Roxane Gay, Janet Mock, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Sarah Kate Ellis, Caitlyn Jenner, and Lisa Sherman.

Congrats to all the women that were honored. You can check out the full list HERE.

Real L Word Stars Break-Up Following 11 Years Of Marriage

Photo: Instagram

I’ll be honest — I full on gasped when I saw this news on Instagram. Late last Thursday, both Kacy Boccumini and Cori Boccumini (now McGinn) posted identical Instagram messages announcing the end of the their 11-year marriage. The breakup is upsetting for a lot of reasons, especially since Kasey and Cori portrayed a rock solid marriage on the Real L Word. Not only did the two get through heartbreaking death of their daughter together, but they also gave off a vibe that they’d be wives forever.

Take a look at the dual announcements below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgU2toFlmq/?taken-by=coricupcake&hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWgU1VGnuFm/?taken-by=kacychristine&hl=en

So… is anyone else a little teary-eyed? Please tell me I’m not the only one heartbroken to see this ship sink.

Following the IG posts, Kacy took to Tumblr to elaborate on the breakup. Although the full note is a little too long for me to copy and paste here to LDIO, here’s a portion of Kacy’s note that was especially poignant:

After 11 years, Cori and I have decided that we are better, and stronger as friends. There is no blame. No fault. We did incredible things as a couple. We will do incredible things on our own. We will continue to cheer each other on from the sidelines. Cori and I were babies when we met, broken and struggling in a very hard world. We recognized each other’s bruises and scars immediately, and even more immediately, began to lick each other’s wounds. It truly was “Us” against the world and that is how I will always remember those first years. We met. Set roots. Took hold of each other. This is what allowed us to weather the storms that followed, of which you’re all too familiar. During the storm of “Cori and Kacy”, her air was my air and vice versa. Her story and mine were the same, and had that been the only gale our story may have remained. But it was not. She lost someone in her foundation. I lost someone in my foundation. In order to stay standing, we had to find our own footing. Once we did, we noticed that we could weather storms on our own. She found her own laughs and joy in wonderful new friends and a new career. I rediscovered my old self, and started to unpeel my layers to reveal the athlete beneath. When you’re standing on the outside of something looking in, you have new perspective. She used to say my face was a vacation. Then one day I noticed that I wasn’t that anymore. I was a reminder of the worst days, through sheer virtue of being there to witness them, but nonetheless, a reminder. People grow. Some together. Us, apart. Yet I digress, as there is no more simple reason for this update other than to say this: We don’t owe anyone an explanation, but it felt irresponsible to pretend as if Cori and I weren’t used as pins to some of your hopes as proof that love does exist and that it’s real. Despite this news, I can tell you whole-heartedly, that if love didn’t exist, I wouldn’t be writing this. If we hadn’t loved each other for 11 years, we wouldn’t have been able to let each other go when we knew it was causing the other pain.”
Kacy hits on a lot of great points here. It’s a very honest explanation of why the couple is no longer together, and I think the reasoning behind this breakup is something a lot of people can relate to. If you have been in or are currently in a long-term relationship, then you now how difficult it is to independently evolve and change together. Most of us have even experienced this phenomenon in friendships too, right? All I can say is, I’m happy that Kacy and Cori were able to make the best decision for themselves as individuals. More often than not, it’s hard to conjure up that type of strength.

Sue Bird Comes Out As A Lesbian

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Ladies, please welcome Bird to the team. On Thursday, the WNBA star made the official announcement that she’s a lesbian, despite having known about her sexuality since college. In a profile piece for espnW (side note: is it just too much for ESPN to be inclusive of women in their coverage?) Bird stated that she’s “gay.” When the interviewer asked Sue why she decided to come out now, the athlete responded:

“It’s happening when it’s happening because that’s what feels right. So even though I understand there are people who think I should have done it sooner, it wasn’t right for me at the time. I have to be true to that. It’s my journey.”
Speak your truth, Sue.

Oh, and I have one more additional tidbit to report about this story… Bird made it known that lesbian soccer star Megan Rapinoe is her girlfriend. Hey, hey, HEY!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWyFRZDg7l_/?tagged=suebird

“… Megan’s my girlfriend. … These aren’t secrets to people who know me. I don’t feel like I’ve not lived my life. I think people have this assumption that if you’re not talking about it, you must be hiding it, like it’s this secret. That was never the case for me.”
Yeah, I think a lot of us needed this happy news in light of Kacy and Cori’s breakup. Although I can’t confirm how long these two have officially been together, some outlets are reporting it has been a few months. It makes sense when you consider Rapinoe ended her engagement to Sera Cahoone in January 2017.

Anyways, congrats to Rapinoe and Bird.

Evan Rachel Wood Slams Ben Affleck For His Comments On “Gay Kissing”

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Before I break this feud down, can we first all agree that Affleck is a questionable person? I think it’s important we establish this fact right out of the gate.

OK, so this past Saturday, director Kevin Smith attended the LGBT Film Festival in Los Angeles to discuss Chasing Amy. According to Smith, Affleck made some interesting comments about kissing another male actor during a 1997 scene for the show.

Per Smith’s account, Affleck said: “‘A man kissing another man is the greatest acting challenge an actor can ever face.'” If that wasn’t cringey enough, Affleck allegedly told Smith after filming the scene: “Now I’m a serious actor.'”

Um.

Once Affleck’s comments made its way to Wood, she posted a series of condemning tweets. The bisexual actress has since deleted the messages due to “sickening” messages from trolls, but here’s a screenshot of it for your viewing pleasure:

Photo: Twitter

In response to all the drama, Smith issued an apology on Facebook:

It was my fault. I told a cute story that was printed elsewhere without any of the context. Of course, Affleck doesn’t feel that way today. It wasn’t something he went out to the world and talked about. I don’t want to see Evan Rachel Wood get upset. I don’t want to see her thinking bad shit about Ben Affleck. I feel fucking horrible. She’s mad at something I said and I didn’t even say that.”

Although this was the last feud I expected in 2017, here we are. Let’s hope Affleck has in fact matured… 20 years is more than enough time to get it together.

Roxane Gay Sounds Off On The R. Kelly Controversy

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In case you missed it, this week R. Kelly was accused of holding a group of women captive in what has been described as a sex cult. For those of you that are familiar with Kelly’s sickening history, these allegations shouldn’t come as a surprise.

Although a lot of people have weighed in on the claims, Roxane had the perfect response. The bisexual author tweeted:

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/886968017778655232

What else is there to say here? It goes without saying that Hollywood has a penchant for propping up, rewarding, and even celebrating sexual predators.

Gay went on to tweet:

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/886982148078436352

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887050391870779392

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887050542328893440

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887050801033519104

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887051221873303552

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887051441386299392

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887051532809543681

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887051662988201984

https://twitter.com/rgay/status/887051938461761537

Done and DONE. Thanks for tackling this one, Roxane.

Cara Delevingne Attends The Premiere Of Valerian

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Well, I’m relieved to say Valerian finally premiered because I can now stop talking about it.

At the Tuesday premiere, Delevingne showed up in a spectacular and futuristic gown by Iris van Herpen. I can’t do the dress justice, so I’ll include this perfect description from Teen Vogue writer Ella Ceron:

Rather than the mesh and tulle that are hallmarks of your average sheer gown, this dress featured wire that had been twisted and formed into a dress, with bends and swirls that just so happened to match Cara’s Marcel-waved hair. Links in the mesh revealed slivers of skin here and there, highlighting the dress’s 3D construction. A racerfront bodice complimented the floor-length skirt, and altogether looked like what an intergalactic soldier would wear into battle. She was also donning some stunning jewels by Repossi.”
Check out some pics from the event below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWsNqR4Fa6H/?taken-by=caradelevingne&hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWtLQqsFC6W/?taken-by=caradelevingne&hl=en

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWtLoTzFFzI/?taken-by=caradelevingne&hl=en

Well, if anyone can pull off a dress made out of wires, it’s Cara.

The Latest White House Scandal Involves A “Lesbian” Inflatable Doll

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Where do I even begin? I literally wrote “WH Call Lesbian Doll?” in my LDIO notes for this week.

According to Tara McKelvey of the BBC and Jackie Alemany of CBS, someone at the White House said, “My inflatable doll is lesbian,” during a conference call with the press on Iran policy:

https://twitter.com/JaxAlemany/status/887144137459421185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gq.com%2Fstory%2Fwhite-house-conference-call-inflatable-doll

It’s really too bad Sean Spicer is no longer doing daily White House press briefings — I’d love to hear him explain this one. He’d probably pull a Covfefe and say: “The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.”

Wanda Sykes Is Nominated For An Emmy

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My apologies to missing Wanda’s nomination last week. I LOVE the lesbian comic, and I’d never intentionally leave her out. I’m happy to report Sykes scored a Comedy Guest Actress nom for her role as Daphne Lido on Black-ish. Congrats, Wanda!

If you missed the other Emmy noms, visit last week’s installment of LDIO.

That’s all, folks! Enjoy your weekend, and be sure to pour one out for Kacy and Cori.

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