Yes we were; nice Jewish lesbian feminist girls and we made a book. The first one of its kind – decades ago and it is still being used in Women’s Studies classes, to this day!  And now, the Union of Orthodox Rabbis is proclaiming acceptance of gay and lesbian Jews.

Ok, so it’s the “love the sinner hate the sin” line perhaps, but for Orthodoxy to come out with a proclamation such as this one, we have something to celebrate. Something IS changing.

Gloria Greenfield was the driving force behind and in front of “Nice Jewish Girls” and with pen and her press (Persephone Press), she made sure we were a force to be seen and heard. Amazing, beautiful and unstoppable, she got us onstage to read our contributions.

We filled an auditorium somewhere in Boston, eight of us, facing a room full of beaming ‘Nice Jewish Girls’ and their non-Jewish lovers and friends. Outside the hall a group of self –proclaimed Preservers of Judaism were yelling at the women going in, and claiming our “Excommunication!”

Growing up a rare Jew in Japan; sent to Catholic missionary school, for lack of choice, I fully understand the idea of excommunication.  We also knew Jews cannot be excommunicated!

So the taunts were laughable and we laughed!

The men in the black robes soon left with little impact on the magnificence of the evening and everything we believed it stood for. Our ‘Nice Jewish girl’ faces glowed, as we read our stories aloud – all about being Nice Jewish lesbians- to our non Jewish girlfriends and their friends.

We were so validated by what we had accomplished; the book, the stories, our lives, regardless of black gowned frowns. Unstoppable, our courage and energy took up all the space. There was no place left for the men to go but back to where they came from.  Change happens. They may be singing a different tune today. Who knows?

And now the Orthodox Rabbinate have  made an important – sensational- statement; Jews must accept all Jews, as a requirement of Torah, rather than rejection as professed by the men in black those decades ago – how nice for us ‘Nice Jewish Girls’   these 2.5 decades later.

Picture:- Left to right:  front row: Evelyn Torton Beck,Adrienne Rich, Gloria Greenfield, Melanie Kaye Kantrowitz, Standing, left t o right:  Savina Teubal, Josylyn Segal, Rachel Wahba, Irena Klepfisz.

The Book can be purchased at Amazon, in a new edition -( which excludes the original pictures.)

By Rachel Wahba

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• U.S. Orthodox Rabbis Urge Community to Accept Gays, Lesbians BT (lezgetreal.com)

Film Showing and Reception Set for Sept. 14, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO-  Twenty-five years after its premier, the groundbreaking documentary “Choosing Children”—the first film to explore and chronicle the journey taken by lesbians and gay men to become parents after they came out—will return to the silver screen at the Herbst Theater on Sept. 14 to celebrate its 25^th anniversary.

The landmark film, produced by two Bay Area filmmakers, Academy Award winner Debra Chasnoff and Kim Klausner, was released in 1985, introducing viewers to the first generation of lesbians and gay men who chose to become parents after coming out, and contributed to an expanded definition of family that has since opened the doors for millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to become parents. “Before the early 1980s, it was just assumed that if you came out, you gave up the chance and the right to be a parent,” says Chasnoff. “But a small number of brave lesbians and gay men began to challenge that belief. With “Choosing Children” we wanted to share their stories with the world and inspire others that they, too, could redefine family for themselves.”

Chasnoff and Klausner conducted a nationwide search for lesbian-headed families that were navigating what was then a very new legal, political, and social terrain. Ultimately, they found six families who reflected some of the racial and ethnic diversity of our vibrant communities, and who had “chosen children” in different ways. Their stories provide an intimate look at the challenges and joys faced by this early generation of lesbian and gay parents in their quests to build their families—stories that are still fascinating and relevant today.

“Without the pioneering generation that we were able to capture in “Choosing Children,” none of us would have the rights or opportunities for creating families that we have today,” Klausner says. “It is almost beyond comprehension how much the political and social landscape has changed since we made the film.”

The film poignantly captures some of the important history that has contributed to today’s LGBT family rights victories, including the recent Proposition 8 decision by Judge Vaughn Walker here in California. It is partly why so many community groups are cosponsoring this evening celebration for LGBT families, our allies, prospective parents and others.

One of the arenas where the most significant advances have been made is the legal system.

“The legal advances we have made for our families are nothing short of breathtaking,” says National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Kate Kendell. “These gains are largely due to this early generation of lesbians and gay parents, who charted a previously unseen path in order to become parents and raise children, becoming role models for LGBT people everywhere.”

Many Bay Area organizations are joining together for this community-wide screening and celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of Choosing Children, celebrate all the wonderful children LGBT people are now parenting, and raise funds to permanently preserve this historical gem on DVD. The restored 35 mm film print, courtesy of the OUTFEST Legacy Project and the UCLA Film Archive, was a huge hit at last summer’s Los Angeles Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.

If you’ve never seen Choosing Children, here’s your chance to soak up a delightful piece of our cultural history. If you are planning on having children, you will be inspired by the courageous pioneers in the film who figured out how to bring kids into their lives, co-parent with a same-sex partner, and handle concerns from relatives and schools. If you saw the film “back in the day,” this will be a trip down memory lane (including a rarely heard song by Holly Near) and a special moment to marvel at how much progress we’ve made.

The 25^th Anniversary Screening and Reception includes a viewing, and remarks by Chasnoff, Klausner, and the Honorable Donna Hitchens, founder of the National Center for Lesbian Rights who is featured in the film, and dessert reception The event is presented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Groundspark, COLAGE, Frameline, Equality California, Our Family Coalition, and PFLAG to celebrate the advances our movement has made in family law and society, and to raise funds to permanently preserve this historical film on DVD.

TICKET and EVENT INFORMATION

“Choosing Children” 25^th Anniversary Screening and Reception

What: “Choosing Children” 25^th anniversary celebration to raise funds to permanently preserve this historical film on DVD
When: 6:30 p.m. on September 14, 2010 (Program begins at 7 p.m.)
Where: Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA
Cost: $25 (regular admission); $10 (student admission)

Learn more and order tickets

By Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com

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Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al

Tell Congress we want all of our Civil Rights NOW.  Prop 8 makes the case for an Ominbus and Amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Congress must act to stop  the inequality and the attempts to legitimate hate against Americans.

You can now bear witness to what the proponents of Prop 8 did not want you to see.  Their evidence – the Bullcrap they delivered in defense of Proposition 8.  Well they lost and its time to use what they have said and done to further our cause. So bloggers and friends- Congress and America, visit this site and explore the evidence for yourselves.  I still believe that Equality will be won for all and hope this impacts our representatives enough to have the courage to  to consider picking up an OMINIBUS – The American Equality Bill - as an amendment to the Civil Rights Act Urge your representatives to do the right thing. Save us from years and years of rulings – back and forth. The only way is to add sexual orientation as a discriminated class into the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/09cv2292/evidence/index.html

The AMERICAN EQUALITY BILL – was conceived of by a handful of activists including  Melanie Nathan, Todd Fernandez, Karen Doerig who did the draft – Hello Congress here it is – I am sure you can improve on this – http://lezgetreal.com/2010/07/breaking-first-release-the-american-equality-bill/

By Melanie Nathan
Thanks to Dr. Paula Brooks, Bridgette LaVatoire,
and also Nancy Collins -
Oh yes Perez Hilton for the Tweet that brought the House down and – to Paula for its restoration.

And all for helping win the DAY here at LGR!

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Not only, is this deplorable for its timing by injecting hate and intolerance into a personal tragedy, but it also brings to light the unending vitriol raised against Trans people in our society.  Since the ruling in 1999 the decision in Littleton v. Prange  has been used to deny Trans people their rights on many fronts – not just in marriage.  The family of Mr Araguz have shown insensitivity and greed in their attacks on a valid marriage.

TENT calls on the ENTIRE LGBT community to step forward and help.  Executive Director, Lisa Scheps said, “The queer community as a whole needs to step up and fight hard alongside Nikki and her supporters to see some real change in this country… Change for the better.  I urge everyone to reach into their heart and help both in the legal defense as well as the financial and emotional support that Nikki needs right now.”   Ms Araguz needs support as her assets have been frozen and the Transgender Center in Houston (http://www.tgctr.org) has stepped up to fill that need.  Please help them with a donation by sending a check to:

Transgender Foundation of America
604 Pacific
Houston, TX 77006

Make checks payable to Transgender Foundation of America.  Please make sure to note that the payment is for the TG Center Nikki Araguz Fund.
Credit card contributions can be made using the following link:
www.tiny.cc/nikkisfund

Phyllis Randolph Frye as been retained as council and is donating much of her firms resources to this fight.  This is very likely to be a landmark case for the Transgender community and may find its way to the United States Supreme Court.  Contributions are needed to keep the support going.  Please visit Frye and Associates for more information about how you can help.

Guerilla Lesbians are lesbians who are committed to raising visibility for our community while advancing lesbian interests.

It takes a special kind of lesbian to be considered a “Guerilla Lesbian”, and I am definitely one! Are you one too?

Guerilla Lesbians are not afraid to stand up for lesbian rights and speak out against any injustice towards the lesbian community. We are signing petitions, sending donations, rallying together, and infiltrating the heterosexual world as much as we can to let society know and see that we are here, we are queer, and it’s time to get used to it!

Visit www.guerillalesbians.com and see our site, plus sign up to receive updates to your inbox so you can participate in what we’re doing to advance the fight for lesbian rights worldwide.

About the Author: Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her website at www.juliephineas.com.

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The deal is meant to allow anyone who wants to buy it to have a second copy of the film in order to pass along to a friend. There is nothing hidden in this. Apologies are being offered due to the lack of notice on this offer.

6-28-2010 Melanie Nathan

U.S. SUPREME COURT upholds  university non-discrimination policy In National center for Lesbian Rights ( NCLR )case

Rejects challenge to Law School Policy Requiring Funded Student Groups To Welcome All Students

(Washington, D.C., June 28, 2010) — Today, in a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Ruth Ginsburg, the United States Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the University of California Hastings College of the Law’s policy of requiring all funded student groups to be open to all students. The policy was challenged by the Christian Legal Society (CLS), which argued that the policy violated its right to freedom of association.  In Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the Court held: “In requiring CLS—in common with all other student organizations—to choose between welcoming all students and forgoing the benefits of official recognition, . . . Hastings did not transgress constitutional limitations. CLS . . . seeks not parity with other organizations, but a preferential exemption from Hastings’ policy.”

The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Paul Smith of Jenner & Block LLP represent Outlaw, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender student group which intervened to defend Hastings’  nondiscrimination policy.

The Court affirmed that the First Amendment does not require public universities to subsidize discrimination: “The First Amendment shields CLS against state prohibition of the organization’s expressive activity, however exclusionary that activity may be. But CLS enjoys no constitutional right to state subvention of its selectivity.”

“Today’s decision affirmed the longstanding doctrine that university non-discrimination policies do not violate free speech when applied in a consistent and even-handed way,” said NCLR Senior Attorney Christopher Stoll. “The Court rejected the dangerous argument that anti-gay groups must be given a special exemption from non-discrimination policies. ”

Hastings, like many public colleges and graduate schools, requires student groups applying for university funding and other resources for group related events to abide by a nondiscrimination policy. In 2004, the Christian Legal Society filed a lawsuit against Hastings, arguing that the nondiscrimination policy violated the First Amendment. CLS argued in the Supreme Court that it had a constitutional right to discriminate against LGBT and non-Christian students while receiving official recognition and public funding from Hastings.

On March 17, 2009, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Hastings and Outlaw, rejecting CLS’s arguments that the school’s policy violates its rights to freedom of speech, religion, and association. The court explained: “Hastings imposes an open membership rule on all student groups—all groups must accept all comers as voting members even if those individuals disagree with the mission of the group. The conditions on recognition are therefore viewpoint neutral and reasonable.” The Ninth Circuit’s decision affirmed an earlier ruling by United States District Court Judge Jeffrey White upholding the nondiscrimination policy against CLS’s First Amendment challenge.

“We strongly support free speech and robust dialogue on college campuses,” said NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter. “The Supreme Court’s decision enhances campus speech and debate by giving universities the option of requiring that officially recognized student groups admit students of all backgrounds and viewpoints, leading to richer discussions both within and among groups.”

Hastings is represented by Gregory Garre and Maureen Mahoney of Latham & Watkins, and by Ethan Schulman of Crowell & Moring LLP. Mr. Garre argued on behalf of Hastings.

Read the opinion: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1371.pdf

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The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the human and civil rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. www.nclrights.org

Posted by Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com

Advocacy Groups Release FAQ Guide for Maryland Same-Sex Couples Married Out of State

Posted by Melanie Nathan ( March 13, 2010) –   Lambda Legal, American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality Maryland, and the American Civil Liberties Union released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide for same-sex couples in Maryland who married out of state.

These leading advocacy groups have jointly released the following statement:

“This FAQ follows a favorable opinion by Maryland Attorney Douglas Gansler that says recognition of out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples is consistent with Maryland law, and a response by Maryland’s Governor assuring residents that they should expect state agencies to comply. This is a big step forward for Maryland and should bring greater security, protections, and peac e of mind for many married couples living, working, and visiting in Maryland – though true equality will come only when same-sex couples in Maryland can marry in their home state. In the meantime, couples who married in other jurisdictions should live their lives as all married couples do and expect to receive respect in Maryland in a broad range of areas.

“This is a new and emerging area of law and this FAQ addresses just the tip of the iceberg. This is an exciting time as State and local governments, private parties, and members of our communities assess all the ways that marriage recognition brings protections to same-sex couples in Maryland and how to implement it, but we should be aware that many answers await further developments and analysis.

“Legal conflicts may arise, but rushing into court may not be the answer, as we work to clarify all that marriage recognition brings to Maryland families. Litigation on this issue could have widespread impact for many couples and should be considered with care. If you are denied a service or protection to which married couples are entitled, please contact one of our organizations for assistance.”

To download the pdf: http://www.lambdalegal.org/publications/factsheets/fs_fqa-about-marriage-recognition-for-ss-couples-in-md.html

Signed on to Guidline:

Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

The American Civil Liberties Union is America’s foremost advocate of individual rights. It fights discrimination and moves public opinion on LGBT rights through the courts, legislatures and public education.

The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education.

Equality Maryland is Maryland’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, focused on making life better for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens of Maryland. Equality Maryland works to secure and protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Marylanders by promoting legislative initiatives on the state, county and municipal levels and educating the public about the issues faced by our diverse community.

The Maryland ACLU works to ensure that all people in the state of Maryland are free to think and speak as they choose and can lead their lives free from discrimination and unwarranted government intrusion. We are guided in our work by the United States Bill of Rights and the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The Maryland ACLU acts without partisanship to achieve these goals.

By Melanie Nathan, www.privatecourts.com
nathan@privatecourts.com

Bi-National UAFA Column by Melanie Nathan

http://lezgetreal.com/?cat=5029

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Maryland – Next big battleground in the fight for equality!

Dear Friends,

On February 24, 2010, Attorney General Doug Gansler released an official opinion instructing state agencies to begin the process of recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages. This means that our home state will now honor the marriages of many Maryland couples. This is a big step forward for our community, but we are already under attack.

Anti-equality forces, from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to the grandstanding Bishop Harry Jackson, have set their sights on Maryland and will stop at nothing to ban marriage recognition for same-sex couples. Delegate Don Dwyer of Anne Arundel County is introducing articles of impeachment against Attorney General Gansler. Even worse, there have been six different bills attempting to roll back this recent gain or in some cases even take away the relationship recognitions that are already on the books – things like hospital visitation and medical decision making.

Despite these attacks, we are moving forward in the Free State. A recent comprehensive poll demonstrates that for the first time, a majority of Marylanders support civil marriage for our community. During the 2010 General Assembly Session, we added 4 new co-sponsors on marriage equality legislation and continue to soundly defeat anti-equality constitutional amendments. We also brought in new partners in our work to enact protections for transgender Marylanders. National equality groups are looking to Maryland to be a leader on civil marriage and anti-discrimination in the coming year. We’re even hosting a national conference for state equality leaders in Baltimore this summer.

Without a doubt, Maryland is one of the key battleground states in the fight for equality!

We are grateful to each and every supporter of Equality Maryland. Their generosity has truly made a difference!

Can we count on you? We can continue to make advancements and defend the Attorney General’s Opinion, but we need your continued support. Please make a contribution TODAY of $50, $100, $250 or whatever you can afford to help us beat back these attacks and move forward in our work to create true and lasting equality.

Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication over the years. We are honored to have you by our side in this important work!

Sincerely,

Morgan Meneses-Sheets
Executive Director

P.S. We need your support more than ever! Please, donate online TODAY at www.equalitymaryland.org/donate/supporteqmd.htm. Thank you for investing in your statewide LGBT civil rights organization!

http://www.dcagenda.com/2010/01/07/unfinished-business-as-lawmakers-prepare-to-convene/

Our Big Gayborhood is also home to the brand new podcast The Starr Ann Chronicles, narrated by women’s music legend Tret Fure. Listen for yourself, as Tret gives just the right voice to the cowgirl adventures of these two lucky, nature-lovin’ lesbians on horseback.

“We aren’t a news site – there are so many fine ones already. We aren’t an issues site either. Though, we discuss those things,” site co-creator Lori Hahn said. “This is a place to find humor, warmth, pathos, activism and to peer into the lives and opinions of our great team of writers who make up a pretty significant cross-section of GLBT life.”

“We’d love to see you in Our Big Gayborhood – where the queers write,” stated Margo Moon, co-editor. “And if you’d like to join our team, give us a shout at ourbiggay1(at)gmail.com!”

Dlugacz, President and founder of Olivia Companies, a lesbian-oriented vacation company, commented that “so many of our passengers have been touched by the destruction and poverty in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. It is important that as LGBT Americans, we come together to show our community’s solidarity and support for those living through this unimaginable disaster.”

Rachel Wahba told Lezgetreal that Olivia has a history of helping in disasters mentioning the time when she and Judy visited a Club Med in Mexico on an Olivia vacation, soon after a hurricane had caused devastation.   The guests arrived after the hurricane and raised a lot of money which was matched by a local bank.

American Red Cross Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Floyd W. Pitts stated “We are thrilled with this partnership with the LGBT community and we are delighted to be working with organizations which take such a strong interest in humanitarian response”.

The other cruise groups involved include Atlantis and RSVP cruises (a subsidiary of Atlantis), has also joined the effort.

According to PR-USA.dot.net.  Atlantis/RSVP have pledged $15,000 in matching contributions, Olivia has pledged an additional $7,500 for a total of $22,500. Olivia is also offering a limited number of free cruises to those who contribute $7,500 or more. They are urging all LGBT individuals and organizations to contribute and provide matching funds when possible. To contribute to the fund, visit: http://american.redcross.org/LGBT-pub

“Olivia was created to serve a lesbian market that ranges from women who must live quietly in suburbia, to women who have the freedom to walk the streets holding hands. I am extremely blessed to have been part of this amazing experience. When the company launched 35 years ago, I never dreamed Olivia would become the company that it is today,” says Judy Dlugacz, President and Founder of Olivia.

Olivia’s has featured headliners such as Melissa Etheridge, kd lang, Heart and The Indigo Girls. Sports stars (Sheryl Swoops, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Rosie Jones, Diana Nyad) and comedians (Margaret Cho, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin) are no stranger to Olivia, either. Olivia also has amazing house entertainers—fantastic singers, comedians and other performers who have become part of the Olivia family.

Olivia has also recently rolled out its Sisters at Sea™ and Sisters at Play™ programs, which are designed for lesbians of color and their friends and provide special programming and activities onboard or at the resort. Olivia also has a solos/singles program so women traveling solo can meet up for meals, excursions and special parties and activities designed just for them.

In addition, Olivia has a strong online presence in the lesbian community, and Olivia.com boasts a vibrant community of women from around the world. Olivia.com was designed with the needs of the lesbian market in mind, and enables lesbians of all ages, cultures and passions to connect online. The site allows women to network, find out about Olivia and its lesbian-friendly partners, as well as plan their next trips. Olivia seeks to create memorable community experiences and Olivia.com is an extension of that mission.

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Melanie Nathan LGBT ADvocate /Activist

 by Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com

Where’s My Lesbian is a site for the LGBTQ community to express themselves using all forms of artwork. We encourage members to contribute their poetry, music, artwork and participate in our forums. We want to help develop an online community where all members will feel welcome and feel like they have a place to go when they want to be heard or seen. Everyone is welcome.

It is a place where one can find humor, enjoy a video, and network with others in the online LGBTQ Community. There are resources to off site places, including one to this site. There are also forums to which people can go to discuss various topics as well. the site includes movie reviews, reviews of various other topics, and on site games.

The site is a work in progress. The site is small, but growing, and there is certainly hope that it will grow further in the future. We certainly recommend that those who are interested in a welcoming LGBTQ online experience head over, give it a good look, and join if social networking is something you love to do.

The site can be found at: Where’s My Lesbian

This vlog is funny as hell and AJ always starts her videos with the phrase “Hellooooo Ladies!” which can only be done best by her. Her show is called “Tuna Talk” and features advice, interviews, and commentary about a variety of topics, mainly those affecting the lesbian community.

AJ says…

Need gay advice (or if you’re straight I’ll try my best)?? Send your queries about anything dating, sex, relationships, the meaning of life, whatever, to me and I’ll spend about 4.27 seconds formulating a response. But we’re talking QUALITY advice here. None of that Ann Landers shit.

to be a part of my Harem please SUBSCRIBE!!:)

SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO— AskAJanything@yahoo.com

OR CHAT VIA YAHOO:
AskAJanything

You can find Tuna Talk on the Ask AJ Anything vlog at http://www.youtube.com/user/AskAJanything.

Here is a sample video of Tuna Talk just to give you a taste of AJ’s vlog and style… enjoy!

Lesbian.com was registered in 1995 by Sue to protect the domain from the radical right and because she thought the web would be “an excellent avenue for dykes around the world to connect and network”.

In 1998, Sue, Mel, Ana, and Gisele (“The Dykes of Lesbian.com”) came up with their mission statement and began to grow their site. Lesbian.com now offers a lesbian-friendly marketplace, personals, news, and more such as the column Roving Lesbian Astrologer by Jenny Yates.

My favorite part of Lesbian.com is the extensive directory that it offers as a main feature to the site.

On the left hand side of Lesbian.com is an index list with topic names to choose from which will take you to a page with a list of links on that topic. So if you are looking for Deaf lesbians, Herstory, Land dykes, Lesbians of color, etc. you can find links for sites on those topics in the directory at Lesbian.com.

Make sure you take some time to add Lesbian.com to your bookmarks and the marketplace is a great find too so be sure to check that out as well.

Thanks for reading this lesbian website and we hope you enjoyed this post.

Just a Girl in Short Shorts is a lesbian blog online that offers you a brilliant mix of news and personal commentary in a way that makes the topics covered especially H.O.T.T. (that’s the only way I can put it!). The official tag for the blog is “Just a Girl in Short Shorts Talking About Whatever: Observations and commentary by a post-modern neo-feminist libertarian cyberpunk on society, culture, politics and whatever.”

Take a look at this blog, and you will find that our Girl in Short Shorts Becky C. spices up her blog posts with creative photos and sexy pics that many a lesbian can appreciate.

Becky is a “mom, recovering attorney, post-modern neo-feminist, disrespectful dyke, unlikely punk, nice Catholic girl, passionate freedom-loving libertarian, thinking conservative, sappy romantic, spiritual redneck, softball enthusiast, shopaholic and unrepentant flirt”. Oh, and her other passion is mountain climbing. ;o)

Becky is not afraid to post what’s on her mind, and you can find many links and banners on her blog that offer you insight and information on issues close to her heart.

Take a look at the Just a Girl in Short Shorts blog and see if it’s your cup of tea. Over 2 million visitors have stopped by so far! Here is the link to the main blog, and here is the link to the RSS feed for subscription.

Let her know that LezGetReal sent ya, and we hope you enjoy this week’s Featured Lesbian Blog.

]]> http://lezgetreal.com/2009/05/featured-lesbian-blog-just-a-girl-in-short-shorts/feed/ 2 http://lezgetreal.com/2009/04/featured-lesbian-website-aboutcom-lesbian-life/ http://lezgetreal.com/2009/04/featured-lesbian-website-aboutcom-lesbian-life/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:30:33 +0000 ~Julie Phineas~ http://lezgetreal.com/?p=9354 About.com is a website where you can find out ‘about’ pretty much any topic you might be interested in.

One such topic on About.com is the topic of Lesbian Life. About: Lesbian Life is a section of the About.com website maintained by your “Lesbian Life Guide” Kathy Belge.

Kathy Belge has been the About.com Guide to Lesbian Life since 2003.

Kathy says to all who visit the Lesbian Life section on About.com:

Thank-you for visiting Lesbian Life. I hope you will find this site informational, educational and inspirational. I will do my best to present the diversity of the Lesbian Experience on these pages.

I subscribe to Lesbian Life via email, but when you visit the website itself you will find a handful of categories to choose from where you will find the articles and information that Kathy Belge has gathered together for us all on About.

Categories you’ll find include Coming Out, Sex Love & Relationships, Famous Lesbians, Lesbian Teens, Home & Family and more.

You can visit the Lesbian Life section of About.com by visiting http://lesbianlife.about.com.

The Lesbian Lifestyle, aka TLL, has been online since since 2004 with a goal of becoming the largest lesbian storyteller blog on the Internet. They currently have over 200 registered authors, and over 850 posts.

The Lesbian Lifestyle takes pride in being a blog where lesbians can read posts that let them know they’re not alone.

TLL gives lesbians a chance to read about the lives of other lesbians, and it gives heterosexuals a peek into the reality of the lives, opinions, and every day concerns of lesbian women.

On The Lesbian Lifestyle blog you will find the Topic of the Month where each month, in addition to their normal posts, the TLL Authors are given 1-3 topics to write about.

You can also find the TLL Editor’s Blog Pick, which is a feature much like this post offering a highlighted blog you are suggested to visit. You will also find that TLL has a TLL Advice Panel, The Webs Largest Lesbian Blog Roll, and hostesses The Lezzy’s, an annual best blog award.

You can find The Lesbian Lifestyle homepage at www.thelesbianlifestyle.com or you can subscribe to the blog directly here, and let em know LezGetReal sent ya! (lol j/k)

Enjoy!

If you haven’t seen this website yet, well then I am proud to have been the one to point the way. AfterEllen.com is a lesbian website that highlights lesbians and bisexual women in the media, founded by Sarah Warn in April 2002 and bought by LOGO in 2006.

The name AfterEllen refers to the milestone achieved for lesbian women after Ellen DeGeneres came out publicly, although the site is not directly affiliated with the celebrity lesbian.

You can find articles, columns, reviews and recaps, blogs and vlogs, plus a social network on this lezsite. They consider television, film, music, books, and celebrity news; and bring in over 700,000 readers a month as of 2008.

Contributors to the AfterEllen.com website are highly coveted lesbians such as Kate Clinton, Bridget McManus, Grace Chu, Tracy and Angela (from LesbianGamers), Mombian’s Dana and Helen, Jill Bennett, Dorothy Snarker… the list goes on and on.

Brought to us in a variety of ways, the lineup of lesbian talent on AfterEllen, and the topics they cover are keeping many a lesbian’s interest and if you haven’t been to this site yet, you’re definitely missing out.

That being said, the AfterEllen homepage is at www.AfterEllen.com, and you can subscribe to get the latest from there here.

Thank you for reading THIS lesbian website, and we hope you have a great rest of your day!

Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her page on MySpace.

Okay so I am a little biased but it’s true, I absolutely love my blog!

My blog is called Lesbian Mommy: Adventures of A Lesbian Mom, and that really sums up what this blog is about – my adventures in this world as a lesbian mom.

The Lesbian Mommy Blog is where I share with the world the experiences I encounter in my travels through lesbian life.

Some of the most popular stories on that blog are the ones where I share my most personal feelings and insights into what it’s like to be a lesbian mom, my relationship with my wife, and the adventures we have as a family. I have also come to use that blog to raise awareness for LGBT issues and provide a resource to lesbians online with links and information they might be looking for.

Whether you are a lesbian, a mom, or label yourself in any other way you are most welcome to visit my Lesbian Mommy blog and take a look.

I hope that others can benefit from the sharing of my adventures, and I welcome other lesbian blogs and sites to visit my blog roll to be added. You’ll also find a Sponsor section where you can find a variety of online shopping options for lesbians like myself. I really have tried to make my blog become a valuable resource and I hope that you like it.

The Lesbian Mommy Blog is at http://lesbianmommy.blogspot.com, and I try to post there whenever I have something interesting to share.

Thanks for reading THIS blog, and I hope you come back to read us again soon!

Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her page on MySpace.

GayWired Media includes some of the most well respected digital brands serving the LGBT community including flagship sites GayWired.com, 247Gay.com and LesbiaNation.com.

LesbiaNation.com evolved into SheWired.com in 2008.

SheWired.com Senior Editor Tracy E. Gilchrist announced the transition by saying:

While the Web remains a relatively young media outlet compared to newspapers, radio, film and television, LesbiaNation.com, at 11 years old, is ancient by Internet terms. And it’s to the credit of the site’s creators and the editors and writers who’ve contributed outstanding content throughout the years, that I’m in the position as Senior Editor of LesbiaNation.com, soon to be SheWired.com, to shepherd the site into fun, fresh, important pop culture territory.

Fun, fresh and important are three accurate terms for the new site, with it’s celesbian personalities, featured columns, and user friendly atmosphere.

SheWired.com brings users these exciting new columns and features:

- Cathy DeBuono’s Weekly Vlog “What’s Your Problem?” – The star of “Out at the Wedding” offers her candid opinion on how to deal with the trials and tribulations life serves up on a daily basis.

- Jill Bennett’s Weekly Vlog “The Violet Underground” – Want to know what’s on Jill’s mind? Check out “The Velvet Underground,” where she’ll feature politics and pop culture as well as exclusive “South of Nowhere” coverage.

- Staceyann Chin’s Weekly Blog – Poet and activist Staceyann Chin pushes the limits delivering her thoughts on a variety of subjects, including relationships, dating and sex.

- Gloria Bigelow’s Weekly Blog – A featured star of “Laughing Matters…Next Gen!,” Bigelow brings her own brand of humor to SheWired.com by riffing on the week’s top pop culture and political headlines.

- Exclusive Interviews and Features – SheWired.com premieres with exclusive interviews with “The L Word’s” Leisha Hailey, the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray, “All My Children’s” Tamara Bruan and The Veronicas’ Jess Origliasso. Additionally, SheWired.com sits down with D-Listed’s Michael K to discuss the “gayelle” phenomenon.

We LOVE SheWired.com and are subscribed to their site as they are a great source of entertainment news and celesbian interviews.

You can find the SheWired.com homepage here, or you can reach out to them on Facebook here or Twitter here.

Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her page on MySpace.

It’s not all bells and whistles, and there are no fancy gimmicks – it is a pretty simple site. Lesbian.pro provides us with a daily dose of lesbian links, videos and photos from around the internet. Every day you can count on a collection of links highlighting all things lesbian from a “social, political & comedic” perspective. Lesbian.pro link posts are a valuable asset to the lesbian web surfer, and you are guaranteed to find something interesting each day if you subscribe to this blog.

The RSS feed for that is here and you can also find Lesbian.pro on YouTube here.

A lot of the videos I find on Lesbian.pro wind up as The Daily Video or on our video page, and a lot of the articles we post here on LezGetReal have been linked there on Lesbian.pro. We consider the Lesbian.pro blog to be a source of valuable information for lesbians and others in the LGBT community, so be sure to give it a visit and subscribe if you like.

Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her page on MySpace.

]]> http://lezgetreal.com/2009/03/featured-lesbian-blog-lesbianpro/feed/ 2 http://lezgetreal.com/2009/03/featured-lesbian-website-cherrygrrlcom/ http://lezgetreal.com/2009/03/featured-lesbian-website-cherrygrrlcom/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:00:57 +0000 ~Julie Phineas~ http://lezgetreal.com/?p=4563 CherryGrrl.com is an online magazine and lifestyle site dedicated to “keeping lesbians up-to-date with the information that matters most to them”.

Cherry Grrl invites you to “grab a cup of coffee and get morning news or better yet, grab your girlfriends and a cocktail and check out what’s going on tonight in your city.”

Their site has a sleek look and fresh atmosphere, with a heavy focus on entertainment and nightlife.

One of the more popular features of the site is the Real Grrl weekly column which features real lesbians doing amazing things in the community and more. You will find that LezGetReal.com writers have been featured on the site such as Spaz and Jules Joyce. I suspect many of our writers are amazing and warrant a listing on Cherry Grrl, and if you know someone who should be considered they invite you to contact them.

The Cherry Grrl MySpace page says they are looking for:

Lesbians who are doing amazing things – musicians, athletes, performers, comedians, activists, designers… A Real Grrl is a lesbian-next-door who is dedicating her life to something amazing. In the past, we’ve profiled surfers, artists, and athletes. Each week, our editors pick a different grrl to feature. If you think you’d make a great Real Grrl, contact us via the contact page on CherryGrrl.com and we will send you the info!

Other features on the site include the ‘Fresh Ten’, movie reviews, and a special section on NYC Nightlife.

If you are in NYC it’s worth a look, and if not there are other features of the CherryGrrl website that you might like. So be sure to visit Cherry Grrl today and see if it’s your cup of cherry, and if it is be sure to subscribe.

Enjoy!

I love Two Lesbos Goin At It.

This blog started when two lesbians (One Lesbo & Lovely Spouse) decided to start a blog together and couldn’t agree on it’s style, theme, or what to post. After going at it about the blog, One Lesbo went it alone on the blog they are still… Two Lesbos Goin At It. On this blog you can read about celebrity lesbians, see celebrity lesbian couples, watch videos about and by lesbos and also catch some angry rants as well.

Most of the posts on this blog have videos, and I really like the videos and pictures that One Lesbo picks out.

She always finds the steamy lesbian commercials, or good pictures of Lindsay Lohan and her girlfriend. Sections for these on the blog are aptly named, Lesbo Photos and Lesbo Videos. ;o)

I suggest you take some time to visit this blog if you haven’t already.

I love the feel and color, and navigating the blog is easy too. It’s not too flashy and has just the right amount of widgets and features to keep you entertained without slowing down your computer. Plus their banner and logo is HOTT. Two Lesbos Goin at It is always abreast of current events so be sure to subscribe to their blog so you can stay abreast too. ;o)

LezGurlz.com is a new a lesbian entertainment site, where you can find the latest lesbian movie trailers, a forum, chat box and more.

The site is still very new and yet has a very good variety of video clips and new release trailers for lesbian movies that keep you coming back for more. Some of the videos they show can be found on their YouTube channel, but for the most part you can find video trailers on their main site here. Aside from video trailers and a discussion forum for ‘women who love women’, you can also find book reviews, posters and art, plus show information for your favorite lesbian TV shows, short films, and documentaries as well. Follow lesbian story lines on LezGurlz.com and shop for lesbian movies direct from their site as well. If you are a lesbian looking for the latest in lesbian entertainment, be sure to check out the LezGurlz.com website and let them know that LezGetReal sent ya. Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her page on MySpace.

I always look for these types of blog above all others because I am the only lesbian mom in my neighborhood, and don’t really have anyone to compare myself to or identify with. I think this is one of the reasons that I enjoy watching The L Word. I identify with the characters and feel like they go through what I am going through. “Thoughts of a Lezzy Mom” is a blog where you can find insights on current events in the LGBT community from lesbian mom, Kathy Young.

She is is living an All American life – two kids, a girl and a boy, a dog and a wonderful partner to share it with.

She is a Board of Governor for the Human Rights Campaign and an LGBT activist and her political & media commentary has appeared on C-Span, and CSPAN.org. You can find her regular contributions here on LezGetReal.com as well.

The “Thoughts of a Lezzy Mom Blog” is a place where you can find regular commentary and insights from Kathy Young, and her featured posts called the ‘Moron of The Week’. (This week it’s Rush Limbaugh.) Take some time and give this blog a visit if you are looking for a new site to follow, and a good lesbian mom to look up to. Kathy’s insights will give you a chuckle, raise an eyebrow, and have you nodding in agreement. (Unless your Rush Limbaugh.)

“Thoughts from a Lezzy Mom” can be found at http://lezzymom.blogspot.com.

Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her by visiting her page on MySpace.