05 Nov Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Don’t Miss This Popup Art Gallery in SF!

OOPS! Looking for the Game Changers link? CLICK HERE> Come check out a free one-time art Pop Up Gallery featuring many queer artists in a vacated storefront in San Francisco. The exhibition is a collective presentation of nine individual artists working in the Bay Area housed in a vacated storefront (formerly The Urban Chair salon) […]

04 Nov Posted by Michele Karlsberg in • Guest Writers

Who’s Your Daddy? by Kimberly Dark

The first time I found myself smitten with a Daddy was back in the 90s. But was it the first time? I didn’t yet know what I knew. I talked to my friend on the phone. She wasn’t just another sociologist, she was one of my significant mentors . “Why is this Daddy-thing hot though? […]

02 Nov Posted by Kayte Ryann in • Guest Writers

November Lesbian Startalk: Scorpio

The first major event for November is the New Moon in Scorpio (15 degrees) on the 7th, the day after the mid-term elections. This is when the Sun and Moon are in alignment. Scorpio is the most intense sign of the zodiac and represents transformation. So, it’s likely to be an intense week. And, no […]

11 Oct Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Lesbian Game Changers and Coming Out Day!

In honor of National Coming Out Day, Check out Game Changers – Lesbians You Should Know About, a new school resource book featuring women over 50 who made significant contributions to LGBTQ Culture. It’s a richly designed collection of biographies and defining moments, colorful illustrated timelines and major accomplishments of thirty fascinating American lesbians. The goal of this […]

11 Oct Posted by Kayte Ryann in • Guest Writers

October Lesbian Startalk

October is the month of Libra, relationship-oriented and sometimes other-centered, to a fault. Ruled by Venus, Libra is artistic. Whether an “artist” or not, Libras have an artistic eye and cultured tastes. If you’re wooing a Libra, romance will help. Though harmony-seeking, don’t underestimate Libra’s ability to be a formidable opponent when necessary. Libra’s planetary […]

19 Sep Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Lesbian Philanthropy in Palm Springs

Do you know about the L-Fund? It’s a Palm Springs based Lesbian philanthropy group that’s mission is to provide resources to lesbians in crisis, to empower lesbians through education, and to celebrate lesbians in community. The L-Fund empowers lesbians in the areas of education and ﬁnancial assistance. I got a call from the lovely Kate […]

17 Sep Posted by Rachel Wahba in • Rachel Wahba

Rethinking Baghdad – In a Better Place

Me: “I wish we lived in Baghdad’s Jewish Quarter.” Mom: “What? The Jewish Quarter?” Raising her left eyebrow, “Are you crazy?” I was longing for her nightmare. Romanticizing the Jewish Quarter of Baghdad was the height of stupidity. “Booma” (unwise owl), she chided lovingly. Here we were, in California, in her San Francisco kitchen, with […]

12 Sep Posted by Robin Lowey in • Robin Lowey

Spirit and Bones – Dancing for Social Change

The World Premiere of Spirit & Bones, from the Sarah Bush Dance Project features an intergenerational cast of 15 dancers ranging in age from 23 to over 70. Spirit & Bones is an evening-length production highlighting female resilience in times of darkness, the tenacity of the solo woman, and the ferocious love and strength generated by community. Spirit & Bones is […]

03 Sep Posted by Kim Baker in • Kim Baker

Lesbian Relationships: 5 Signs It’s Time to End It

I am out with a friend at a Mexican restaurant one evening when the conversation turns to our mutual friend who is in a dysfunctional relationship and considering ending it. Between bites of chips, we discuss the ways it’s so completely obvious it’s over. By our second round of margaritas we are talking as if […]

03 Sep Posted by Kayte Ryann in • Guest Writers

September Lesbian Startalk – Virgo

September is the month of Virgo, the most thoughtful and meticulous sign of the zodiac. Classically Virgos are into health, hygiene, and diet, and often ‘germaphobic.’ They focus on the details, so sometimes “can’t see the forest for the trees,” unlike the opposite sign of Pisces who sees the forest, or big picture, missing the […]