Franco Stevens came on the Bay Area scene in the late-1980s, eager to immerse herself in the lesbian community she knew existed there. She went to A Different Light bookstore in the Castro looking for a magazine that would connect her to San Francisco’s vibrant lesbian scene only to be told that no such publication existed. She took a job at this same bookstore, and met other women hungry for the same sort of magazine… Read more »
There is perhaps no other celebrity who is as iconic in our community as Melissa Etheridge. We looked to her to see how it was done. Somehow she managed to remain true to herself while becoming a super-famous rockstar, all the while singing about loving another woman in all its heartrending glory… Read more »
Meshell Ndegeocello landed on the April 1994 cover of Deneuve magazine just two years into a musical career that has seen her showered with critical acclaim, 10 Grammy nominations, and credit for sparking the neo-soul music movement. The wide-ranging, explosive, unapologetic, and joyful cover story helped set… Read more »
The women who gravitated towards Curve were often so unique and multitalented that it was entirely possible a lesbian might be both the subject of one article — and the author of another! Jewelle Gomez is one such lesbian… Read more »
SONiA disappear fear has been an out lesbian since the earliest days of her career, when she chose to refuse changing the pronouns in her songs to fit popular music’s mainstream mold of girl-loves-boy narratives, opting instead for loud and proud declarations of sexual, spiritual and artistic independence… Read more »
LGBTQI+ student athletes already have a lot on their mind between navigating COVID-19, coursework and their sport… Read more »
Visibility within the transgender community is often a Catch-22, especially for trans people of color, or those living in rural, conservative areas… Read more »
OML on Revry will premiere Renée and the Seven Cards, a LGBTQ+ female-driven dark comedy series written by Malerie Grady & James Mackenzie… Read more »
On last weeks show, Ellen Degeneres, read a peculiar headline that stated “Gay People More Likely To Get Migraines.”… Read more »
