Curve articles from February 2006

Curve archives from February 2006

Curve goes monthly.(frankly speaking)
February 1, 2006... There is so much happening this month at CURVE. Not only do we have two gorgeous L Word cast members on the cover, but we also have some very big announcements. Starting this month, CURVE is adding two issues to our publishing schedule;...

All's well at Wells Fargo.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2006... I'm writing to you on behalf of Wells Fargo and Company. We were thrilled to be ranked No. 8 in your list of the "Top 30 Companies for Lesbians" (Vol. 15, #7). However, we wanted to point out an inaccuracy in the brief article about Wells...

Dyke Psychics Unite.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2006... Many of the articles in CURVE have seemed to soothe my soul and delight my imagination, but this month's issue (Vol. 15, #7) was extraordinary! The article "Dyke Psychics" by Kathy Belge was one of the best yet. I have been a professional...

Rent-heads Unite.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2006... I was thrilled to receive your recent issue with the ladies of Rent on the cover. Loved, loved, loved the article ("Paying the Rent," Vol. 15, #7). Also, very happy that there was not a huge focus on Rosario Dawson (most other mags focus on her...

No envy here.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2006... Has [Kathy Belge] lost her mind when she states, "admit it, you envy them" in the article "Top 10 Lesbian Power Couples" (Vol. 15, #7), following it up with Ellen and Portia as the number one power couple? I'm sorry, but these two women are not...

We're lovin' on the kings, too.(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2006... Thank you for your coverage of the 7th Annual International Drag King Extravaganza hosted by GenderPlay Cabaret [last October]... in Winnipeg, Canada ("Bois, Bois, Bois," Vol. 15, #7). There was a time, not so long ago, when none of the...

But what about ...?(Letter to the editor)
February 1, 2006... I was surprised when I opened my new issue of CURVE and saw you mentioned Tegan and Sara as having a great blog ("Blog Stars," Vol 15, #7). I love their Web site but instead of just writing a little blurb about the group, why not expose them to...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
February 1, 2006... Several comments in the article "Rainbows and Lollipops: Lesley Gore Comes Out" by Victoria A. Brownworth (Vol. 15, #7) were inadvertently attributed to the PBS show In the Life. AfterEllen.com should have been credited as the source of those...

Building bridges.(Connie Locke, police officer)
February 1, 2006... When Richard Pennington became Atlanta's chief of police in 2002, one of his first initiatives was the creation of a GLBT Liaison Unit, led by openly gay Sgt. Connie Locke, a 16-year veteran police officer. "The whole idea behind the liaison...

Coming to a theater soon--hopefully.(fund raising)
February 1, 2006... WHILE MORE INDIE FILMS ARE BEING MADE BY large studios, queer filmmakers continue to struggle to make movies that reflect their experiences. Some lesbian filmmakers have decided to use grass-roots fund-raising strategies rather than waiting...

Making herstory.(GLBT Historical Society's 20th anniversary)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... QUEER ACTIVISTS AND HISTORY BUFFS CAME DRESSED to the nines to celebrate the GLBT Historical Society's 20th anniversary at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In addition to a silent auction, the event featured a smorgasboard of...

Pink is the new black tie.(dolls)
February 1, 2006... NEITHER BILL CLINTON NOR ARNOLD Schwarzenegger has likely ever worn a dress in public. Why, then, do two products on the market depict the politicians in pink dresses replete with high heels? The Governor Girlie Man (governorgirlieman.com)...

World's longest chain of bras.(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... A BREAST CANCER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN PLANS to break a world record in the process of drawing attention to a good cause. Hoping the project will inspire Breast cancer Research, Awareness and Support (get it? B-R-A-S), Jan Handley, head of a cancer...

Scene.(curvatures)
February 1, 2006... 1 Board member Denise Bellotti (L) and her girlfriend. Breanna Kuhl, at the GLBT Historical Society's 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco 2 CURVE associate editor Malinda Lo cozies up to spoken word diva Alix Olson at Breast Cancer Action's...

Open studio.(Danielle Anjou- women sculptor)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... Artist Danielle Anjou hears voices, and if she has learned anything in the 15 years since she became a sculptor, it is to listen. "When I was 15... I heard a voice that said I should sculpt... and it came from nowhere. It's like hearing a...

Sheryl Swoopes comes out.(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... When three-time WNBA MVP Sheryl Swoopes of the Houston Comets came out in a well-orchestrated media blitz last fall, she became the first openly lesbian African-American athlete in the United States. "I'm just at a point in my life where I'm...

Is "dyke" too offensive to patent?(sexual identity)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... TO MOST MODERN-DAY LESBIANS, "DYKE" IS A COMMON word used to denote sexual identity. Once considered an epithet, the word has long since been reclaimed by the queer community and is now frequently used by lesbians and lesbian establishments....

Talk to the chest: what's your favorite slogan?
February 1, 2006... EVER GET TIRED OF ALL THE ATTENTION HAPPENING A FOOT below your head? We do too, which is why we were so excited when this funky new line of personal protest tees from TittyTops.com arrived at the office that we had to don them immediately...

Not your average cover model contest.(female-to-male models, calender)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... JOINING THE RANKS OF NEW AND original concepts is Martin Rawlings-Fein's recent creation, the Men of FTM International 2006 calendar (lulu.com/ftmi). Featuring 16 months of female-to-male transhunks, the subjects were chosen through a...

Move over, Cleopatra.(exhibitions)
February 1, 2006... EGYPTIAN QUEEN HATSHEPSUT'S reign (circa 1479-1458 B.C.) has long intrigued scholars of ancient Egypt because she was the first female ruler to assume the title of king. Now the enigmatic pharaoh's life and rule is revealed in Hatshepsut: From...

Nancy Drew Dykes.(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... LAST YEAR MARKED THE 75TH anniversary of Nancy Drew, the titian-haired amateur sleuth who solved innumerable crimes with the help of her girlfriends Bess and George (who certainly sets off the gaydar). Dykes stood in line to relive childhood...

V-day gifts to get her grooving.(curvatures)(Valentine's Day gifts)(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2006... FLOWERS, CHOCOLATE AND JEWELRY might be the holy trinity of Valentine's Day presents, but a few different dandies might help you more quickly get in her panties. Try these nouveau chic ideas this February: Proof Is in the Paper The...

Who's gay now?(lesbofile)
February 1, 2006... WE'RE SIX YEARS INTO THE NEW millennium now, but being openly lesbian can still be a rocky road to take. Even Anne Heche, who we thought had left that tour a long time ago, is still dealing with fallout from her breakup with Ellen DeGeneres....

She said, she said.(Jodie Foster, Gwen Stefani, Hilary Swank)(Brief article)
February 1, 2006... "It's fascinating, the stuff being a parent brings up. The smallest detail of their lives is like a direct drug that goes to your senses in ways that nothing else does--a total and complete connection with what they're feeling. I don't have...

Talk sexy to me.(telephone sex, lesbian literature)
February 1, 2006... Dear Dipstick: My girlfriend and I are living in different cities right now and we can only talk on the phone. I miss her and especially miss the serious anal and oral sex we had. Lately, when we talk, it's not romantic at all. It's boring. How...

No more stone butch blues.(ask fairy butch)
February 1, 2006... Dear Fairy Butch: I have recently started to date an old-world dyke; I guess you'd call her a "stone butch." I haven't had sex with her yet. Truth be told, I have no clue what's acceptable to her sexually. I hear so often that stone butches...

Trip planner: ladies, start your engines. Curve maps out some of the best lesbian road trips for 2006.
February 1, 2006... THE WINNEBAGO IS PACKED, YOU and your gal pals are ready for a coast-to-coast adventure, but what if the destination is still undetermined? Here's a dozen of the year's must-see events and the best little festivals you've never heard of. Just...

Pride on the slopes.(ski resorts for gay and lesbians)
February 1, 2006... WITH SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING SEASON UPON US, HOW WILL YOU CHOOSE WHICH RESORT TO GIVE your hard-earned money to? We suggest packing your snowsuit and heading to one of the many queer ski weeks that happen at a wide variety of ski resorts. ...

A nip and a tuck: actress Jessalyn Gilsig comes out on FX's riveting surgi-drama.(Interview)
February 1, 2006... Nip/Tuck is such a riveting show. Does that make your job easier as an actress? Absolutely. I think that viewers respond to it because it's challenging... as much as it's entertaining, it's also... very provocative. It's very...

Sex: it's getting hot out here; Looking to get laid? An affair of the heart--and parts below--might just be as close as the next women's weekend.
February 1, 2006... Like many overworked, underpaid young dykes, Sandy and Dawn wanted to take a cheap vacation where they could have fun, be as out as they are at home and get their flirt on. "We didn't want to go on vacation and feel isolated from other...

Are you too greedy in bed? A handy quiz to find out if you're really all that.
February 1, 2006... In bed, your lover does her darndest to get you to see fireworks. Afterward, do you turn over and go to sleep, leaving your girlfriend to fend for herself, or do you spend the next eight hours being there for her? The truly greedy gals never...

Is sex in your stars? A few clues will help you find a love life written in the stars.
February 1, 2006... Forget all about lesbian bars and Sapphic speed dating. All you need to know about your perfect hookup is written in the stars. Charlene Lichtenstein, author of the recently rereleased HerScopes: A Guide to Astrology for Lesbians...

Putting the "ex" in sex: there are 11 steps to every lesbian breakup. Learn them now, and you'll be back in the saddle before you know it.
February 1, 2006... This weekend will mark the formal end of your relationship as your now ex-girlfriend packs her belongings and sets off to make her home somewhere else, leaving you alone in the place you once called paradise together. You've known this day was...

She's a very dirty girl: the transformation from art student to pornographer was a simple one for queer auteur Shine Louise Houston.(Pink and White Productions)
February 1, 2006... Talking about porn on a sunny Friday afternoon isn't exactly the worst job I've ever had--and it's even more fun when the conversation partner is Shine Louise Houston, the founder of Pink and White Productions, a new porn production company...

Is safe sex still hot sex? Some lesbians say it's time to re-examine the safe sex messages for dykes.
February 1, 2006... Six years ago, Lanie came of age in a New York sex-positive dyke culture that emphasized communication, experimentation and safety--specifically, the use of dental dams and gloves during almost any erotic activity she could imagine. Before they...

Everybody loves Carmen.(Carmen de la Pica Morales)(Interview)
February 1, 2006... What do you get when you cross a USO girl with a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader? Well, a smokin' siren of an actress who mixes it up with the lovelies on The L Word, of course. Last season the Showtime smash added another "L" to the...

From straight to gay: Helen Boyd on redressing marriage.(Interview)
February 1, 2006... Helen Boyd's 2004 memoir, My Husband Betty: Love, Sex and Life With a Crossdresser (myhusbandbetty.com), is one of the few books written from the perspective of a transgendered person's significant other. Her upcoming book, Boy Meets Girl,...

For the love of the game.(sapphic screen)
February 1, 2006... WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF WOMEN'S SPORTS, the phrase "You fight like a girl" isn't quite the put-down it once was. But along with the increased visibility of women in nontraditional sports comes the backlash that demands they conform to age-old...

New queer year.(music watch)(This Might Hurt)(Harper's Arrow)(Fault, Lies and Faultlines)(One Kiss Can Lead to Another)(Flo'ology)(East Village Opera Company )(Portal)(Troublesome Bubblegum)(Cherry)(Retrospective 1995-2005)(Corazon Libre)(Paradise Hotel)(Standing in the Way of Control)(Sound recording review)
February 1, 2006... WHILE RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN the demise of such indie queer benchmarks as feminist music label Mr. Lady Records and role-model bands like the Butchies, 2006 is already shaping up to be a good year, if recent releases by Triple Creme, Sarah...

Resolve to oust Republicans.(Column)
February 1, 2006... SO MANY REPUBLICANS, so little time. That's the mantra for the new year. In 2006, many Republicans are up for re-election, some of them the most odious anti-queer and anti-woman voices in Washington. They must be voted out, and we must do...

10 hot new cell phones.(tech girl)(Buyers guide)
February 1, 2006... MOBILE PHONES SEEM TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL THESE days. Camera phones now play music over high-quality speakers, have wireless Internet capabilities and enough memory to replace that old Palm Pilot you've been schlepping around. Here's why the...

My unfunny Valentine.
February 1, 2006... AT LEAST THIS YEAR, I DON'T HAVE to worry about going home with a stranger and having her toss me around like a rag doll. It was just after midnight on the eve of February 14. I had spent my evening serving lovey-dovey gay couples the...

Top ten: reasons we love Dori Midnight.
February 1, 2006... WITH A NAME LIKE DORI MIDNIGHT, you'd better be able to deliver the sexy late-night goods--and this schoolteacher-cum-porn star certainly does. Here's why we love the spunky, lusty lady behind the phenomenal Dirty Tarot cards. 1. She's a...