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...
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...
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...
E: Silke, you are the head honcho at HIP CHICKS OUT in Denver. Tell us a little about HCO and why you started it. SR: HipChicksOut started 5 years ago with a Happy Hour in one of Denver’s up and coming neighborhoods at a swanky small bar with about 30 people. The idea was to...
The Epochalips crew will be on hand with fun giveaways, and a plan to party hard at all the great events! It’s not too late to book your tickets to Denver and join us! A five-day celebration around the Women’s Final Four Collegiate Basketball Tournament will be hosted in this year in Denver, Colorado. Babes...
Dede, I met you last year at the fabulous Hip Chicks Out event in San Diego. I hear you are partnering with HCO founder Silke Reuthlinger to put on some fabulous events at this year’s Final Four in Denver, what do you have going on that weekend? DF: The SWISH Women’s Slam Dunk Weekend, a series...
Kate Kendell, Esq, Executive Director of NCLR kisses her spouse Sandy Holmes in public without hesitation. We are at a fundraising event in Palm Springs, but I have no doubt Kate will exhibit PDA’s with her wife whenever and wherever she pleases, and undoubtedly at this years’ NCLR gala. This Saturday I’m heading to the...
A mulligan—not to be confused with a mullet—most simply put, is a “do-over,” if you hit a bad shot in the sport of golf. Mulligans were popping up everywhere at the “Lina Shore Golf Classic” charity event that ran concurrently with the famous lesbian-filled Dinah Shore weekend extravaganza and the Kraft Nabisco professional woman’s golf...
I first noticed the queerness in Jane as Harrison Ford’s best friend in The Fugitive. She has always had a self-possessed manner that says “dyke” to me but really just means she’s a strong woman with a wicked sense of humor and a deadpan delivery. Ten years ago she burst into mainstream popularity in her...
Hang on, it’s going to be a wild ride!
— Robin
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