Curve articles from February 2004

Curve archives from February 2004

Love is in the air.(Frankly Speaking)
February 1, 2004... Spring hasn't even sprung yet, but love is clearly in the air. I recently opened a thick white envelope and found a "save the date" announcement inside. Jill and Jess, a couple who met six years ago while working at CURVE, will be tying the...

Resident Genius.(Out in Front)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... THE E-MAIL MESSAGE SUBJECT LINE READ: "Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent! The MacArthur Foundation is looking for you!" At first surprised and confused, Lateefah Simon, the 26-year-old executive director of the Center for Young Women's Development...

Drink safely.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Thank you very much for the recent article encouraging caution regarding drinks being drugged (Vol. 13, #7). I had a very similar experience at a bar in the San Francisco Castro district last February. Thanks for bringing this to everyone's...

Agog for Amber.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I just wanted to drop you a line to congratulate you on your recent edition featuring the lovely Amber Benson (Vol. 13, #7). Wonderful article (one of the best Amber interviews I've ever read) and fantastic pictures by Danielle Benson. ...

Reaching the Limits of Family.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Thank you, Victoria Brownworth, for writing about a difficult subject ("The Limits of Family, Vol. 13, #7). When my mom died last February, the "Christian scenario" and the subsequent "handling" of her estate proved to be one of the most...

The other B-word.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I am tired of seeing bisexuality trivialized or labeled as a passing trend by lesbian magazines. In "Queen of the B-Movies" (Vol. 13, #6), Diane Anderson-Minshall asks Debbie Rochon, "Do you think it hurts the career of a B-star if she's openly...

Michigan mishigas.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... I am deeply disappointed in CURVE after reading this month's Hey! Baby (Vol. 13, #7). The information presented by Gina DeVries and Jess Snodgrass is full of half-truths and misinformation. The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival is being...

Got something to say?(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Send kudos and criticism by mail to CURVE Letters, 1550 Bryant St., Ste. 510, San Francisco, CA 94103; fax to (415) 863-1609; or e-mail to letters@curvemag.com. Please include your full name, city and state, and a daytime telephone number....

Let's get safe.(Ask Fairy Butch)
February 1, 2004... Dear Fairy Butch: I have been in a relationship with my girl for five years. She is the highest of high femmes. She's also ruining me and all that I stand for. She has isolated me from all my old friends and chases any new friends away....

Matchmaker dies after brief illness.(Curvatures)(Laddie Hosler)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2004... Laddie Hosler, editor, publisher and sole owner of The Wishing Well, died on July 22, 2003, at the age of 77, after a brief illness. The Wishing Well, a bimonthly publication, was one of the first to offer lesbian and bisexual women the...

Survey says.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... > More than 6 out of 10 (63.7%) gay men and lesbians are affiliated with a particular faith > Only 38 percent say they are practicing members of their religion > A majority (17.6%) identify as Catholic; of those, 29.5% are practicing...

Hey! Baby.
February 1, 2004... Leena, 20, is the author of two zines: The Dangers of Being Unmarried in Massachusetts and Now I'm the Terrorist, See How It Feels. She writes about her identities as an Afghani Muslim living in the United States, a feminist, a survivor and a...

Truth and consequences.
February 1, 2004... Beyonce: Still Dangerously in Love Fans were gratified to hear that rumors alleging that singer Beyonce Knowles finds the idea of kissing a girl distasteful are false. The British tabloid The Sun had quoted the diamond-draped diva as...

Celebrate perversity.(Out on the Web)
February 1, 2004... LIKE THE LOVERS IN ANY STANDARD fairy tale, LGBT couples should embrace the drama, sin, politics and corruption that characterize their romance. FORM AND FUNCTION www.hrc.org/familynet As a well-funded, well-connected and...

Chase a new start.(Horoscopes)
February 1, 2004... IT'S A NEW YEAR OF GROWTH, change, challenge and development. It's also the perfect opportunity to give yourself a boost--in your career, in your soul, in your relationship or in your bed. By now, we're taking the new millennium in stride; as...

My funny valentine.(Sapphic Screen)
February 1, 2004... I'M SICK OF VALENTINE'S DAY. THE cards, the candy and the endless line of quixotic flicks are all we'll get for the entire month of February. Gag. If, like me, you've already seen It's in the Water four dozen times, try one of the season's...

Khahtee V. Turner.(Q & A)(Interview)
February 1, 2004... Pennsylvania-born novelist Khahtee V. Turner--the 30-year-old lesbian author of Symphony of the Awakened and Numb--clearly made the right move by turning to acting. Her performance as a gay mom social-worker-turned-thief in the indie hit...

Here come the brides!
February 1, 2004... Throw rice, throw birdseed, throw your bouquets and throw caution to the wind. Marriage is bound to be a hot, hot topic this year. Whether they're eloping to Canada or saying "I do" in their own back yards, there's no denying that lesbians are...

How hot is your love?
February 1, 2004... Is your relationship more sizzle or fizzle? Answer these 10 easy questions to see how hot your marriage is (and be honest, 'cause you know lying will only make you feel terribly guilty, and it's not gonna help you in the boudoir). 1. When...

Studies in contradiction: urban performance poet Sarah Jones is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with.(Interview)
February 1, 2004... When Sarah Jones burst onto the New York hip-hop and slam scene, she seemed to become a legend almost overnight. After winning the covered Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam Poetry Championship in 1997, she took her talents to the theater, where a...

Your Sapphic forecast.(Lesbofile)
February 1, 2004... MS. GEORGIA, YOUR FAITHFUL gossip hound, has taken a break from reporting on what's what in the lesbian nation to bring you your sneak peek into this coming year's juiciest lesbian headlines, straight from this Sapphic prophet's crystal ball....

Quote Unquote.
February 1, 2004... "I like licking people. But tongue action is also sexy, whether it's boys with boys, boys with girls, or girls with girls.... I believe there are no limits. And sex is fun, you know." >> Pink to German MTV on the infamous lip lock between...

Bette Midler.(Play That Again)(Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... Bettle Midler Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook Columbia Some may say Bette Midler mellowed way before her time. Long gone is her raunchy musical comedy stand-up; classy, well-lit stage shows and a Hollywood cameo...

Various artists.(Play That Again)(Just Because I'm a Woman)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... Various Artists Just Because I'm a Woman Sugar Hill Records Dolly Parton has penned 3,000 songs in her lifetime, so it's no wonder that an impressive cluster of contemporaries would collaborate to showcase some of the best of the...

Various artists.(Play That Again)(Verve Remixed 2)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... Various Artists Verve Remixed 2 Verve Records This CD is sure to make jazz purists flinch, especially if they consider acid jazz a disgrace to the craft. For sound evolution fans who think that the more rock, funk, R & B, jazz and...

The Dishes.(Play That Again)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2004... The Dishes 3 File Thirteen Records Just when you think indie girl punk has done a job on the music industry's sabotage of talented women, you go and watch the MTV Awards. The Britney-Christina trend...

Wendy Schneider.(Q & A)(Interview)
February 1, 2004... SOME WOMEN WOULD BE SATISFIED IF they only fronted a rock band, owned a recording studio, or worked as a solo musician and needle-exchange activist. But for Wisconsin-based rocker and entrepreneur Wendy Schneider, a frenetic schedule could only...

Just committed.(Dyke Drama)
February 1, 2004... GOING TO THE CHAPEL AND WE'RE going to get... committed?! Ever seen The Commitment Ceremony Singer? Ever heard of a "commitment planner"? Even the psychologically challenged don't get committed anymore, so why should we? We wanna get...

Valerie Reed, Ed.(Good Things in Small Packages)(A Woman's Touch: New Lesbian Love Stories)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Valerie Reed, Ed. A Woman's Touch: New Lesbian Love Stories Alyson $13.95 Valentine's Day is as good a time as any to pick up a fresh collection of love stories. Happily, what defines a love story is less rigid than the tired...

Susie Bright, Ed.(Good Things in Small Packages)(Best American Erotica 2004)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Susie Bright, Ed. Best American Erotica 2004 Touchstone Books $14 For dykes who prefer a more mixed bag of erotic offerings than the annual all-lesbian collections, Bright's yearly gift is a godsend. As usual, the queen of...

Elana Dykewomon.(Good Things in Small Packages)(Moon Creek Road: Collected Stories)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
February 1, 2004... Elana Dykewomon Moon Creek Road: Collected Stories Spinsters Ink $14 Beyond the Pale, Elana Dykewomon's 1998 award-winning tale of Jewish lesbian life, is one of my favorite dyke novels of all time. Curious to see how and with...

Junkyard Books.(Q & A)
February 1, 2004... WHEN LEN PLASS AND SHAY ALDERMAN FOUNDED JUNKYARD BOOKS, they had a kick-ass literary performance scene to bolster them--but not a lot of publishing resources. They started their press partly to address that need, so it's only fitting that...

A different Valentine this year.(Brownworth)
February 1, 2004... AS VALENTINE'S DAY APPROACHES, women are thinking about what to give their beloved as a token of their love. The best gift any woman could give her lover this year is a new administration in Washington. It's a big gift--and hard to package....

Photo play.
February 1, 2004... Photojournalist Robin Layton has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and has published photographs in Life, People, Time, Newsweek and many other publications. Photo by Robin Layton