Curve articles from April 2000

Curve archives from April 2000

Frankly Speaking.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... OUR STRAIGHT ALLIES Long a staple of Hollywood politics, lesbian baiting is an attempt to keep women in line by planting the fear that women who are too assertive, too outspoken or just too ballsy must be lesbian. Problem is, lesbian...

Talking Sex.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... "THERE'S A STEREOTYPE THAT LESBIANS DON'T have sex very often, and when they do, it dies our after they've settled in together;" says Felice Newman, author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book. "That is so untrue; I've talked to many lesbians who are...

Letters.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... BOYS DON'T CRY STRIKES A STRONG CHORD I just wanted to say thank you for your article on the Brandon Teena story (Vol. 10, #1). My parents went to school in Falls City, Neb., and were born there, so I've been around that area all my...

Curvatures.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Where are the Power Dykes when we need them? The Gay Financial Network has unveiled its GFN.com Power 25 list of the most influential gay and lesbian corporate executives of 1999. Incredibly enough, the roster, hand-selected by GFN's top...

Can They Be Serious?(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The gay and lesbian community is making giant legislative strides. Or is it? CURVE's research department (in a highly unscientific survey) found laws nationwide that protect bigots and rodents, even where there are no laws to protect our...

Hickok Remembered.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The Associated Press reports that Eleanor Roosevelt's companion and presumed lover, Lorena Hickok, will be given a proper memorial this spring, due to the efforts of several women in Rhinebeck, N.Y., where she was buried in an unmarked grave....

Horoscope.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... ARIES (March 21-April 20) Are you imagining things, or what? If you act on what you assume but can't prove, it's egg-on-the-face time. Jealousy gets you nowhere fast. After March 13, you get the real story. You'll be glad you waited. April...

LOVE THROUGH THE SIGNS.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... Just a little respect! That's what any girl wants, right? Here's a red-hot chance to earn it (along with some monetary goodies) come March. Streamline your vision, warm up your vocal chords and get ready! It's center-stage time: You're going...

Between These Walls.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... The stars of a stunning new show on lesbian life talk about what it means to play gay on television "I learned that I'm exactly like a gay woman- except I don't have sex with women," says Sharon Stone. She's talking about what she's...

Love.
April 1, 2000... Tongues are wagging over Gillian Anderson's recent spate of very public appearances in favor of gay rights. Find out what drives her to take a stand and how our straight allies in Hollywood are making a difference for queer kids. While...

Don't Be Fooled-Even Detected Early, Breast Cancer Is Not 100 Percent Curable.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... A number of organizations, including the American Cancer Society (ACS), the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and other breast cancer charities, have adopted the NCI's "industry standards" in communicating about breast cancer. The...

Dyke Spice?(Interview)
April 1, 2000... British tabloids called her lesbian solely because of her looks. "Sporty Spice" Mel C. says it's much ado over nothing. What's a Spice Girl to do when everyone thinks she's a lesbian? "The proper response? I don't know," says Melanie...

Holy Rollers.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2000... When photographer Chloe Atkins (Girls Night Out) began a limited edition series of fine art prints documenting the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, she thought she'd be photographing men in drag. Instead, she learned that the campy group of...