Curve articles from June 2004

Curve archives from June 2004

Is it passe to be gay?(Frankly Speaking)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... Pride is upon us again. It's a time to be joyous, celebrating our accomplishments and rallying for the battles we still have before us. But recently, I've found myself pondering the path our community is heading down. Mainstream media is...

Making the shot.(Out in Front)(golfer Rosie Jones comes out as a lesbian and becomes a spokesperson of Olivia, a lesbian-oriented travel company)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... When 13-time LPGA champion Rosie Jones explained in a March 21, 2004, op-ed article published in the New York Times that she'd soon be sporting the logo of a new sponsor, she acknowledged that such a thing would not ordinarily be...

OK, we get it, you really, really, really love Karina.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... It has come to my attention that Karina Lombard (who plays Marina) might not be returning to The L Word (Vol. 14, #1) for a full second season--that she may only appear in a handful of episodes. I know I speak for all the many fans who have...

A different kind of jock.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... I just read your interview with Melissa Carter, afternoon radio jock in Atlanta (Vol. 13, #3). I just wanted to say thank you. I am also a full-time air personality doing middays in Grand Rapids, Mich. I agree with Melissa 100 percent that...

A wedding revolution.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... The solution to obtaining gay marriage (Vol. 14, #1) is so simple and obvious that it has been completely overlooked thus far. I suggest a revolution, starting today, starting now. Introduce your husband or wife as such whenever the opportunity...

Got something to say?(Letters)
June 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....

Homecomings gone awry.(Ask Fairy Butch)(question about identifying as a lesbian)(Column)
June 1, 2004... Dear Fairy Butch: I'm 16 years old and first pronounced myself gay a year and a half ago. I had the perfect life: I did well in school and I was popular. My best friend (a girl) had been in love with me since the eighth grade, and I kept...

Real lesbian killers: a new trend.(Curvatures)
June 1, 2004... WE DID! A full one-third of queer couples in Multnomah County, Oregon--a majority of them lesbian--married within the first five days after the city began issuing same-sex marriage licenses, according to The Oregonian. According to the 2000...

Curve tour 2004.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... We're putting on our cute little retro Pride rings and hitting the open highway for this year's CURVE Tour! So if you see us in your neck of the woods, stop by and say hello--we've got a great deal on a subscription for you at these official...

Truth and consequences.(Curvatures)(laws and cases affecting gay rights)
June 1, 2004... Fed Workers Out in the Cold Apparently thinking no one would take much notice, the White House appears to have quietly removed protections for federal workers against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Earlier this year, a new...

Sassy stargazers.(Horoscopes)
June 1, 2004... YOU'RE WAVING YOUR FREAK FLAG high in the sky, and the season sends it rippling and snapping in the wind. Physically, we're all feeling taut and in shape by our own standards, but emotionally and spiritually, we're flabby couch potatoes on a...

Purr-fectly proud.(Lesbofile)
June 1, 2004... WELL, THERE YOU ARE, KITTEN. I thought I heard you purring a few pages back. I've been waiting for you to curl up in my lap so I could give you a bowl full of the creamiest milk of the gossip world, fresh from the lesbian nation. Here, kitty...

Quote unquote.
June 1, 2004... "I live my life the way I want to, which used to be considered a masculine trait, but now it is not. When I started doing it, it wasn't so popular. But the later in time we get, the less radical it seems... I just did what I wanted. Didn't ask...

Curve's 9th annual photo contest.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The late photographer Diane Arbus, who was the subject of Revelations, the grand retrospective that originated last October at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and closes at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 2006, chose to train her...

Steakout.(lesbianism and vegetarianism)
June 1, 2004... I was 15 when I first "knew." I was sitting in a Hungarian restaurant with my family and when I gazed down at the meatballs on my plate, it hit me. Yes. This was a cow. I decided to give up red meat that very night, because of that very initial...

The heat is on.(Out on the Web)
June 1, 2004... COULD IT GET ANY WORSE? We're at war, Americans are jobless and dying, and instead of blaming this presidential administration, the less enlightened are scapegoating our community by pushing for an amendment to the Constitution that would...

New lesbian classics.(Sapphic Screen)(Blue Gate Crossing, Just One Of The Guys, The Incredible True Adventures Of Two Girls In Love, Just One Time)(Video Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... ASK ANY LESBIAN HER FAVORITE movie and you'll hear a litany on timeless picks, but just how many overlooked classics are on video shelves these days? Did anyone see The Badge, a first-rate lesbi-trans mystery with Patricia Arquette, or Olivia...

Other picks.(Sapphic Screen)
June 1, 2004... IN THEATERS: Eulogy: Kelly Preston and Famke Janssen are lovers in this black comedy. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: Angelina Jolie is a sexy, eye-patch-wearing pilot named Franky. Sunset Story: Laura Gabbert's engaging...

Joan E. Biren.(Q & A)(photographer and filmmaker)(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 1, 2004... Joan E. Biren, known professionally as JEB, has long been famous for her photographic images of women (her book Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians was a groundbreaker in 1979). Twenty-five years later, her debut feature film, No Secret Anymore:...

The Butchies.(Musical Sweethearts)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... The Butchies Make Yr Life Yep Roc Records Vocalist Kaia Wilson, whom you'll remember from her Team Dresch days a decade back, has emerged a damn good songmaster: "Another obstinate asshole/Another free riding miserly/For her for...

Woman to Woman.(Musical Sweethearts)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Woman to Woman A Collection of Love Songs comptonandbennett.com Who thought a collection of love songs could be political? Woman to Woman features 13 tunes traditionally sung by a man to a woman--but sung this time by a woman,...

Indigo Girls.(Musical Sweethearts)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Indigo Girls All That We Let In Epic Records Speaking of politics, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are out, fierce activists, yet they still hold on effortlessly to their wildly diverse and vast following. With their legions of fans,...

Courtney Love.(Musical Sweethearts)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Courtney Love America's Sweetheart Virgin Records If we hear one more time that Courtney Love's witchy wiles were somehow "behind" Cobain's suicide, we'll puke. So she's a little messed up. Anyone ever hear of a little place...

Ani DiFranco.(Musical Sweethearts)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
June 1, 2004... Ani DiFranco Educated Guess Righteous Babe Records The separation of art and politics is a non-issue in Ani DiFranco's world. But her latest is more whimsical than that. Educated Guess is a kind of one-woman show--DiFranco's on...

Phoebe Snow.(Q & A)(singer-songwriter)(Interview)
June 1, 2004... Singer-songwriter Phoebe Snow recently released her 15th album, Natural Wonder. CURVE caught up with Snow during her fall tour. I've heard that your new album, Natural Wonder, is like nothing you've ever done. Can you talk a little bit...

Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg and Fran Odette.(Writing from the Margins)(The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live With Disabilities, Chronic Pain and Illness)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg and Fran Odette The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability: For All of Us Who Live With Disabilities, Chronic Pain and Illness Cleis Press $16.95 This book, a complete sex guide for people who live...

Michelle Tea, Ed.(Writing from the Margins)(Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Michelle Tea, Ed. Without a Net: The Female Experience of Growing Up Working Class Seal Press $14.95 Edited by the award-winning writer Michelle Tea, author of the best-selling novels Valencia and The Chelsea Whistle, this...

Johnny Valentine; assorted illustrators.(Writing from the Margins)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Johnny Valentine; assorted illustrators The Daddy Machine; The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories; One Dad Two Dads, Brown Dad Blue Dads Alyson Wonderland $10.95 each Most lesbian moms know and love the children's...

Other page-turners.(very brief reviews of four books)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Name All the Animals: A Memoir by Alison Smith: Alison was so close to her brother Roy that her parents called them by one name--Alroy--until his accidental death during their teens. This debut book weaves her overwhelming grief with the tingly...

Gina Gatta.(Q & A)(president of Damron Co, a publisher of gay travel guides)(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 1, 2004... Opening a travel guide from Damron Company is like getting tips from an old friend who knows all the secrets of your destination. In the 16 years that Damron president and editor in chief Gina Gatta has worked for the small publishing house,...

Rules of engagements.(Dyke Drama)
June 1, 2004... ARE YOU THE MARRYING kind? Is your girlfriend? Up until now, because we haven't had the right to marry, we have been free to decide what we call marriage. Some of us define a marriage as two women who put their wishes about life, death and...

Civil disobedience = civil rights.(Brownworth)(gay marriage)
June 1, 2004... IT BEGAN BACK IN FEBRUARY. THE newly elected Democratic mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, decided to issue marriage licenses to lesbians and gay men and perform marriage ceremonies at San Francisco City Hall. Within weeks, several other...

Shop curve shop.
June 1, 2004... VIDEOS & DVDS A. THE GIRL Set in Paris, a film noir about the spiralling love affair between two women, a painter and a cabaret singer. VHS 27012 $24.95 DVD 27011 $29.95 B. COMING OUT PARTY A celebration of love, life and freedom as...

Photo play.(works of Molly DeCoudreaux)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Molly DeCoudreaux is a photographer working in the San Francisco Bay area who explores the intersections of fine art and fashion. Images from two recent projects, "Fashionista" and "Clothes Portraits," are shown here. Photography by Molly...