Travel
The Scottish Seaside Festival
Reclaiming the Word Lesbian
In the 1990s, growing up in the small harbor town of Oban, the only place I ever saw the word lesbian was in my Oxford Dictionary… Read more »
Articles
Music
Heavy Hitter:
Nikki Glaspie Never Misses a Beat
There’s a moment, if you’ve seen Nikki Glaspie play the drums, when you realize how reliant we are on categories and how irrelevant they are… Read more »
Pride in Politics
Senator Nickie Antonio Battles to Protect LGBTQ+ Ohioans
Twelve times in the last sixteen years, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio has introduced the Ohio Fairness Act. Each time, it has failed… Read more »
Pride in Politics
The Trailblazing Vision of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
In 2022, Tina Kotek became the first openly lesbian governor (along with Maura Healey of Massachusetts) elected in the United States among a record number of women elected as state executives… Read more »
cover story
The Way Love Goes:
Da Brat and Jesseca Dupart’s
Latest Collaboration
As if sharing their lives on reality TV wasn’t enough, Shawntae Harris-DuPart and Jesseca Harris-Dupart, AKA Da Brat and Judy, have written a new book together… Read more »
Frankly Speaking
Third Annual Kantar-DIVA-Curve Survey Results Now Available
I awkwardly slid down the gynecologist’s exam table and put my feet in the stirrups. My longtime doctor had moved out of state, and this was my first visit with someone new… Read more »
The Curve Test
Hayley Kiyoko Brings Lesbian Visibility to the Big Screen
Coming out is hard; coming into being is even harder. Lesbian renaissance artist Hayley Kiyoko has made this distinction into an art form and has often discussed her own journey in interviews as the inspiration for her work… Read more »
Books
From King to Thing: Re-Imagining
Queer Women in Drag
At just 31 years of age, Gabe Montesanti has two memoirs behind her. Brace for Impact, in which she chronicles her journey as a queer youth in roller derby, and Drag Thing: A Memoir of Mania and Mirrors… Read more »
Opinion
Why Lesbian Visibility Matters More Than Ever
There are moments in history when visibility feels celebratory. Pride parades. Cultural milestones. Firsts that signal progress. And then there are moments when visibility feels essential, not just a celebration of who we are, but… Read more »
Awards
Unveiling the 2026 Curve Power List
As a highlight of Lesbian Visibility Week 2026, the Curve Power List celebrates LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary individuals in North America who are blazing trails in their chosen fields… Read more »
Photography
Queer Lives:
The 2026 Curve Photo Contest
The original Curve Photo Contest, which ran from 1995-2006 in Curve magazine, initially named the Lesbian Life Photo Contest, delivered what it promised: it documented lesbian life… Read more »
Frankly Speaking
Say the Word: Lesbian
Somewhere along the way, “lesbian” became a word people hesitate to say out loud. It’s been mischaracterized, flattened into stereotypes, or associated with exclusionary ideas that don’t reflect the fullness of who we are… Read more »