I can’t say enough good things about this movie. It was the best money I’ve spent in a long time. It was well written, well acted and has two gorgeous women as its main characters. What more could I ask for? The movie belongs to the very talented Nicole Conn and bless her for sharing it with the world !! Bless her also for “Claire Of the Moon” which was a very important part of my life back in 1992. The song “Symphony Of Life” belongs to another very talented lady, Aussie singer Tina Arena. For me, the song and [...]
NYC 1983
New York City 1983 the girl bars: Network, Shescape, Rusty’s the music: Holiday, Madonna White Lines, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five Ain’t Nobody, Chaka Khan Sweet Dreams, Eurythimics Just be Good to Me, SOS Band All Night Long, Lionel Ritchie It’s late summer, early fall. I came out earlier this year, while home in San Francisco. I’ve spent the summer in New York, discovering GIRLS. Walking down streets in my fiorucci t-shirts and leggings and bleached blond crew cut. I’ve been working at some escort service that used to be an in-house joint but is out call only now, [...]
Dykes on Bikes Front of the Line
Dykes on Bikes (DOB) is a club of mostly lesbian motorcycle clubs from around the world which includes: The Sirens of New York City Dykes on Bikes in Portland Oregon Women’s Motorcycle Contingent in San Francisco California Dykes on Bikes are well known for their appearances in gay pride funtions such as LGBT Pride parades, Lesbian & Dyke Marches and important LGBT events like the International Gay Games. Originally Dykes on Bikes were most likely put at the front of the Gay Pride parade for many different reasons and continue to remain as an important symbol of LGBT pride, defiance, [...]
The Life and Times of Staten Islander Alice Austen
Elizabeth Alice Munn was born in Staten Island New York at the Woodbine Cottage in the Rosebank section of the island in 1866. Shortly before her birth her father Edward Stopford Munn left the family leaving her mother Alice Cornell Austen to raise Elizabeth Alice on her own and forcing her to move to Cear Comfort at two Hylan boulevard and Edgewater street her grandparents home lesss than a mile from Woodbine Cottage. Elizabeh Alice never used her birth name (Munn) instead using her grandfather’s last name Austen. In 1876 her uncle brought a camera back home from his travels and Alice had found a new [...]
Goddes & She as Seen on “the L Word”
God – des and She this Lesbian powerhouse couple from the west. They met in Wisconsin in 1999 and have been making beautiful music together since. Partners, girlfriends and lovers this Pop/Hip-hop/Soul group has been seen on Showtime cable network’s “The L Word” they also held the number one spot on MTV/Logo for 15 weeks for the song “Love you better”. Check out this video for “Do it right” featuring the work of Murray Hill and Sherry Vine . At the bottom of the page check out the complete original lyrics for this great video. God-des & She – Lick [...]
Jenro Female Lesbian Hip Hop Artist, Rapper Bio
On stage JenRo looks like your average aspiring hip-hop star with mic in hand hat cocked to the side baggy jeans and a hip-hop attitude that is both cool and confident. A quick scratch below the surface reveals that JenRo is anything but average. JenRO is from the Bay Area in California and is one of the smartest and most creative hip-hop artists to emerge in recent years. She is far from a gimmick JenRo has the skills and beats to blow away the typical stale male rappers. Her lyrics are about sexual identity, self-acceptance and hanging out with her home girls. JenRo is [...]
It’s Not a Form of Insanity to Be a Lesbian, Herstory Part 2
Continuing from lesson one: The struggles and strides to prove that being a lesbian was not a form of insanity but a struggle to find equality. It also shows an installation of sculptures from artist Sheila Gilhooly from Vancouver British Colombia called “Still Sane” and the unnecessary repercussions for dressing or acting like a boy while being an actual woman. Betty Baxter from Vancouver British Colombia women’s national volleyball team coach of the year also tells her struggling story of being a lesbian. LESBIAN HERSTORY-LESSON TWO, Courtesy of gayculturecentre. Thank you