Curve articles from June 2001

Curve archives from June 2001

BURSTING WITH PRIDE.
June 1, 2001... Over the past 10 years, I've staffed CURVE's pride booth at more than a hundred festivals nationwide. During this time, the scope and focus of these events have changed considerably. First of all, it's not just "Gay Pride" any more....

HEY! BABY.(interview of teenage social activists)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Caitlin Childs, 17, lives in Atlanta. She has been involved with queer, feminist, anarchist, animal-right and environmental activism for several years. What do you think is important about working from a multi-issue perspective? I feel...

Pride of Film.(films with homosexual content)
June 1, 2001... LESBIAN FLICKS - FROM HERE AND abroad -- hit the film festival circuit in time for Gay Pride season. GAUDI AFTERNOON (Lola Films) Fans of lesbian mystery novels have been waiting years for a good one to be adapted for screen. When...

All in the Mix.(interview of Rebecca Walker)(Interview)
June 1, 2001... A CONVERSATION WITH WRITER REBECCA WALKER Rebecca Walker flies into the upscale San Francisco restaurant 45 minutes late, enveloped in a long black leather jacket and stylish sunglasses. She greets me with an apologetic warm smile and goes...

The Fast Track to a Love Life.("speed dating," a new form of finding a date)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... MARCIA LOOKED LIKE A windmill in a hurricane. She took a breath only when she was blue from oxygen deprivation. "It's the best thing to hit the lesbian world since KY!" she claimed and exclaimed. The rest of us chewed our dinners and eyed her...

Women On the Ice.(explorers of anartica)
June 1, 2001... On November 13, 2000, Ann Bancroft and Norwegian Liv, Arnesen began an adventure they hoped would land them a spot in the history books. At the ages of 45 and 47, these two veterans of numerous polar explorations set out to do what no other...

Summer Lovin'.(list of books by lesbian authors)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... WHAT COULD BE MORE SEASONALLY Prideful than a shelf full of lesbian fiction, bursting with good books to read? We at CURVE take special care in sorting through all the new books we receive to select the very best for you to know about. For this...

Loud and Clear.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Kindness Welcome to Planet Excellent Crackerjill Music www.kindnesstheband.com THIS SAN FRANCISCO TRIO OFFERS something for everyone. They supply turbo-charged rock, some electronica and a steady stream of synthesized...

Claiming Lesbian Identity.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... LIKE MOST OUT QUEERS, I CELEBRATE Pride, the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion in Greenwich Village on June 27, 1969, which marked the formal birth of the queer rights movement. Celebrating Pride is and should be about claiming our...

MAKING AN IMPACT.(focus on a social activist)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... "A client said to me once, it only takes one person to make a difference in your life and you were that person.' I never thought I would be that," says Ofelia Virtucio, who stepped down this year as program coordinator at AQU25A [Asian &...

Where Is the Sex in Our Politics?(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... SO HERE'S MY QUESTION FOR THE new millennium: "Does radical sex politics still matter?" It's a question I get asked a lot, especially since I've been on the road speaking about my new book, My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her...