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Salam: Boy meets girl meets girl

Salam: Boy meets girl meets girl

I did what depressed, confused girls needing affection and attention do; I bought into it, but not fully until my first long-term relationship with a boy ended. That boy is very important to my story. We [...]

DJ Tatiana’s pornstar party goes femme!

DJ Tatiana’s pornstar party goes femme!

Six months into the adventure, Tatiana is ready to branch out. She's readying the female equivalent of Pornstar 2nd Friday called Femme Fatale, tentatively slated to launch in July. [...]

LGBT vet group still working for equality post-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

LGBT vet group still working for equality post-Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Transgender individuals are still banned from service, and the military still does not recognize same-sex marriages – which means that health, housing and death benefits are not afforded to same-sex partners. Moreover, many servicemembers discharged under [...]

Speak OUT: two’s company, but three’s more fun

Speak OUT: two’s company, but three’s more fun

My lifestyle is misunderstood by most, especially in our lesbian community: my girlfriend and I have been in a successful polyamorous relationship for three years. It's possible, I can assure you. [...]

The Avenue Theatre’s ‘String of Pearls’ wows female audiences

The Avenue Theatre’s ‘String of Pearls’ wows female audiences

Some plays are meant for specific audiences. String of Pearls, at the Avenue Theatre through Feb. 28, is one of them. With the eye producer Bob Wells has for successful plays for a women’s audience, one [...]

Reminding ourselves ‘this is about <i>love</i>‘

Reminding ourselves ‘this is about love

Coming out to myself took a sensible, ahem, 20 years. Coming out to everyone else was of the Band-Aid style – one motion, right off. I laid it all out for my family, most of my [...]