22 Oct Posted by Michele Karlsberg in • Guest Writers

Robin Hopkins & Jaimie Kelton on LGBTQ Families

Robin and Jaimie have put together a masterpiece. It’s funny. It’s informative. It’s brutally honest.

14 Sep Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Lesbian Game Changers’ 1st Film Goes Live!

These films will be a free resource for students to learn about some of the women in the book

02 Sep Posted by Michele Karlsberg in • Guest Writers

Bodies & Barriers: Queer Activists on Health

Between COVID-19 and actions by the Trump administration to roll back LGBT health protections, healthcare has been front and center on our mind these last few months. The critically-acclaimed new anthology Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health (PM Press) is timely. This book is edited by Adrian Shanker, executive director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community […]

28 May Posted by Jewelle Gomez in • Jewelle Gomez

Cuddling in Place with My Wife

After dinner when you look at each other and wonder: what shall we do tonight? That Jewish holiday question: ‘Why is tonight different from other nights?’ unfortunately now gets answered with: It ain’t!

19 May Posted by Glenda Corwin PhD in • Dr. Glenda Corwin

Shelter-in-Place: Lesbian Anger & Violence

When I asked if this had happened before, she said “Maybe just once or twice…” She described years of verbal insults and criticism...but said physical attacks had happened since sheltering together.

13 May Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Leslie Larson – A Remarkable Time to Be Human

This is a remarkable time to be human. It’s okay to sit and absorb, to acknowledge what’s going on, to resist the urge to push the fear away by not accepting the magnitude of the situation.

05 May Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Top 10 Queer Non-Profits for Giving Tuesday!

Today is May 5th, GIVING TUESDAY, and its your chance to participate in global giving! Here are our top ten favorite queer organizations!

05 May Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Queers in Quarantine – Mariah Hanson

This is the time to develop within you a steady core to remain calm and centered in times of upheaval and fear.

01 May Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Michelle Meow: LGBTQI’s Will Lead the Way

I see LGBTQI people leading that new world because we've lived and experienced the hard fought battles for this reset.

29 Apr Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Lesbians, Rescue Puppies and Shelter-In-Place

My next assignment appeared in the form of Eleven, one of 9 newborn puppies found in a bin by Highway 880...

24 Apr Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Queers in Quarantine: Kathy Wolfe

I asked the women from my book GAME CHANGERS – Lesbians You Should Know About to talk about how they are passing the time in quarantine. This is what I received from Kathy Wolfe: “Barbara and I are making sure we have separate time to just do our own thing. Barbara loves to read and […]

22 Apr Posted by Kim Powell in • Kim Powell

Close Encounters of the Whale Kind

We were being checked out by a 90,000 pound creature.

20 Apr Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Enjoying Butch Sensibilities

From Lesbian Game Changer Jenni Olson (@JenniOlsonSF): “To all the butches (and the people that love us): get yourself over to Instagram and follow Karen Tongson’s ButchHairQuarantine account so we can all be in solidarity together as this one particular aspect of our current dilemma unfolds. And be sure to participate by posting your photos […]

16 Apr Posted by Lee Lynch in • Lee Lynch

RIP Phyllis Lyon, you changed our lives forever

Copyright Lee Lynch 2020 “We lost a giant today,” tweeted California State Sen. Scott Weiner, who is chairman of the LGBTQ caucus. A giant is exactly what the ninety-five-year-old Phyllis Lyon was, along with her partner Del Martin, who died at age eighty-seven in 2008. My friend the sailor broke the news to me. She […]

15 Apr Posted by Glenda Corwin PhD in • Dr. Glenda Corwin

3 Suggestions for Love in the Time of Covid-19

For many of us, this is the most stressful time we’ve ever experienced. A life-threatening virus has us sheltering in place, and we don’t know how long we’ll be here. People are losing their jobs and “essential workers” are having to face this virus with inadequate protection. If you’re sheltering with a significant other, you […]