In a rare appearance Saturday, celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and the NOH8 campaign set up at the Seattle Renaissance Hotel in an afternoon of photography, drinks and catching up. Symbolizing voices silenced by California’s Proposition 8 and similar legislation around the world Adam added the faces Hot Flash Inferno founder Pauline Miriam, Joyce Schiltz, Inferno...
Hot Flash was founded by Pauline Miriam, a political organizer from the 70′s who found herself unexpectedly single at age 50. She realized her options for meeting women her own age were extremely limited, so she created Hot Flash Dance Parties. Now in its eighth year, Hot Flash Inferno has grown beyond the wildest dreams...
Editor’s note: I am thrilled to have feminist icons Margie Adam and Jewelle Gomez on Epochalips. These two have influenced our generation by paving the way as feminists and out lesbians in the early days to continuing to share their gifts with the world today. The following is the second of several excerpts from their...
I’m not going to lie to you—I just bought a pair of workout shorts that promoted “tummy control”. Cuz if I can wear shorts that have a “power mesh insert” that will help me discover the figure I never knew I had—I’m buying them. I’m buying seven. And besides, if you can shove your power...
Miz Chris, the founder of EDEN, produces events for LGBTQQIA community, locally, regionally and nationally. We sat down with Miz Chris to find out more about Eden Pride in San Francisco. E: This is your 3rd year in San Francisco, can you tell us a little about Eden, its history and how it got started?...
When I moved to Maine from New York, I didn’t introduce myself in terms of sexual identity. I wasn’t hiding. The question just didn’t feel pressing. A relationship of fifteen years had ended, and I didn’t want another. I had come to Maine to finish several manuscripts begun over my years of activism, scholarship, and...
I caught up with lesbian college coaches Sherri Murrell (Portland State) and Sandra Botham (University of Wisconsin) at the Time Out for Equality Brunch benefiting NCLR in Denver last month. It was an amazing event celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX. Hosted by Dede Frain of Babes around Denver and Silke Reuthlinger of Hip...
Jeanne Cordova‘s new book, When We Were Outlaws is hard to put down. I feel like I hardly have time to read books anymore, as my IPhone seems to demand more and more of my attention. But Outlaws captivated me from start to finish. It is one of those books that made me feel a...
E: How did you come up with ‘All Fracked Up?’ I love it. KC: That clever mystery is answered in my show. Hint: fundamentalist spell-check. E: Every year you come to the Bay Area to crack us up in May. What is your favorite touristy thing to do when you visit SF? I really could...
Lesbocentric, poetic, such venues are few. Without such a place, what’s a reader to do? It turns me purple whenever I’m blue. And that’s why I love Lavender Review. This poem and video are by Lisa Moore, custom-made for the I LOVE LAVENDER REVIEW fundraiser at Kickstarter. Lisa Moore is the author of a wonderful...
In my 62 years I have learned many things and have some good old-fashioned common sense. Send your questions to Eleanor@epochalips.com. Dear Battleaxe, My partner was recently diagnosed with restless leg syndrome and the medication her doctor prescribed to her is making her do kooky things. I’m somewhat mystified by her behavior. Dear Mystified, You...
2012 marks my 25th anniversary of landing in Los Angeles. Yup, I came here with a dream, a prayer and the runs. I was a mess. I had failed my experiment of attempting to live in New York City. In 1986 I left my beloved cable car town of San Francisco for the chance to...
Diane Sabin is the executive director of The Lesbian Health & Research Center a UCSF. She directs programs working in collaboration with community organizations that develop information about and educate communities about the health of lesbians, bisexual and transgender women. She is also the administrative director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. E: Diane, tell...
Our spam comments make this claim day after day. It cracks me up. I’m pretty sure we won’t be able to make you sexier, but thanks to all your loyal support, Epochalips continues to thrive! I love being a part of this community, and thus far have no regrets for the time I spend pulling...
When she heard, my friend, poet Cheryl Clarke, called me from Jersey City at about 5:45 in the morning because she needed to talk to someone else who knew Adrienne Rich as she did. She needed to talk to someone on the West Coast, the place from which Adrienne left our world. It was as...
Hang on, it’s going to be a wild ride!
— Robin
Adam Bouska & the NOH8 Campaign
In a rare appearance Saturday, celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and ...
Pauline Miriam is HOT
Hot Flash was founded by Pauline Miriam, a political organizer ...
Margie Adam & Jewelle Gomez: Part 2
Editor’s note: I am thrilled to have feminist icons Margie ...
Active Bottoms
I’m not going to lie to you—I just bought a ...
Miz Chris and Eden Pride!
Miz Chris, the founder of EDEN, produces events for LGBTQQIA ...
Dreams Walking
When I moved to Maine from New York, I didn't ...
Meet Out-Lesbian Division 1 College Coaches
I caught up with lesbian college coaches Sherri Murrell (Portland ...
Sex, History & Lesbian Outlaws
Jeanne Cordova's new book, When We Were Outlaws is hard ...
Kate is All Fracked Up! – The Interview
E: How did you come up with ‘All Fracked Up?’ ...
Mary Meriam & The Lavender Review
Lesbocentric, poetic, such venues are few.
Without such a place, what's ...
