Curve articles from May 2006

Curve archives from May 2006

Let's party like it's 2006.(frankly speaking)(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... It's our anniversary this month, and after 16 years of publishing the best-selling lesbian magazine in America, CURVE'S authority on lesbian life extends far beyond the magazine's pages. We've produced or sponsored some of the country's hottest...

Happy 25th!(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I received my issue of CURVE this week and was pleasantly surprised to see that a photo from the New York City Anti-Violence Project's ninth annual Courage Awards was included in the Scene section (Vol. 16, #2). Thank you so much! The...

Secret Daniela admirer.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I just wanted to tell you how thrilled I was to see Daniela Sea on your cover (Vol. 16, #1)! My heart just skipped a beat and I swear I stopped breathing for a moment. She is incredibly beautiful, and your interview showed how she's beautiful...

Fan of Fairy Butch.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I have had the wonderful timing of visiting my little sister this week. I went to your CURVE party and enjoyed it immensely. It was pleasingly intimate and colorful. San Francisco women are such a delight, sharing in their diversity. If...

What's up with Ellen?(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I would like to issue a warning to my out and proud lesbian and bisexual sisters: Don't go see a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show while looking like a dyke. I've seen tapings of talk shows before, and I know they put people with certain...

Who was that jeweler?(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I am a home subscriber and recall reading an interesting profile about a celebrity stylist-turned-jewelry designer several months ago. She makes really unique bands with specially chosen stones inside the bands.... [I]... wondered if you might...

Fat is sexy.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I have a favor to ask of you. When I came out in my violently homophobic high school, I tried to find solace in the pages of your magazine. After many failed attempts, I realized that I found reading CURVE just as isolating as any other...

Constructive criticism.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I recognize the limitations of being based in California--but it's really your responsibility as journalists to break out of provincialism. Almost every single one of your alleged "power couples" ("Top 10 Lesbian Power Couples," Vol. 15, #7)...

Reaching out.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I am a 23-year-old, lesbian, African-American woman. All my life I have felt so alone in my mind, heart and soul. I thought by finally being true to myself, by coming out last year, things would change. But they haven't. I still feel so alone,...

Whom should we support?(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... I luuuv your magazine! Is there a list that ranks gay and lesbian charities and organizations by how they spend their money? This would help many of us who are struggling to figure out whom to give our money to. Thanks. --Kelly, Baltimore...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
May 1, 2006... On the February 2006 (Vol. 16, #1) "Scene" page, photo No. 8 was incorrectly identified. The delegates were in fact from Toronto and Vancouver. In our April 2006 (Vol. 16, #3) article "Dykes Livin' Large," we omitted the Web site URL for...

Pop culture junkie.(Sarah Zupko, founder PopMatters.com online magazine)
May 1, 2006... Long before she founded the online magazine PopMatters.com in 1999, Sarah Zupko had been fascinated by pop culture. In fact, she traces her obsession with everything pop to a Beatles fixation that took hold as a toddler. As the editor of...

In her shoes.(Sara McIntosh, Sara's Shoes )
May 1, 2006... SARA MCINTOSH WAS LIVING A SELF-SUFFICIENT "back to the land" lifestyle in the '70s, growing her own food and making her own furniture, when her shoes fell apart. "I needed shoes and couldn't find what I wanted in stores, so I decided to...

Lezzies Love denim.(Meltin' Pot, Perazzi Apparel jeans)
May 1, 2006... WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY--finding good jeans is no easy feat. Every year we hear the buzz about what's hot (this year it's Red Engine, Mavi, Sass & Bide and American Eagle) but often they don't fit (especially if you have too much junk in the...

Move over Connie Chung.(Audio Acrobat )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... WANT TO TURN UP THE VOLUME ON your Web site? Think your blog seems a little toned down? Want people to hear what you really meant to say in your e-mail? Audio Acrobat (audioacrobat.com) stands poised to stop those awkward silences once and for...

The passing of a pioneer.(Betty Berzon )(Obituary)
May 1, 2006... AUTHOR, THERAPIST AND LIFELONG queer activist Betty Berzon died in January at the age of 78, following a 20-year battle with cancer. In 1971, Berzon helped found the country's first social service agency for the LGBT community, now called the...

Smells like L spirit.(L Eau de Parfum- perfume)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Lesbians have eaten up every trend started by The L Word--from Bette's Alexander McQueen pink coat to Jenny's Lorac pink blush--and this year we get even more, from jewelry (the show inked a deal with jeweler Love and Pride) to fragrances,...

Scene.
May 1, 2006... 1 Gloria Allred speaks out at the Beverly Hills Valentine's Day Marriage Equality Rally 2 Jennifer Love Hewitt dolls it up at the POWER UP Power Premiere in Los Angeles 3 Some of our favorite lesbians get wild with us in Arkansas 4 One...

Art gallery with a twist.(Femina Potens)
May 1, 2006... IT'S SEX POSITIVE--VERY SEX POSITIVE. It's all about DIY. It's a nonprofit. It's both an art gallery and a performance space, and it hosts classes, open mics, workshops and craft sessions. This isn't your mother's venue for stitch-and-bitch,...

Extra, extra.(AllGayNews.com)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... IF YOU'VE EVER WISHED THERE WAS one Web site that aggregated all the LGBT news of the day in one place, your wish has now been granted. AllGayNews.com, which launched last fall, is the latest brainchild of AfterEllen.com founder and lesbian...

Do we need our own energy drink?(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE FEMALE BODY (with antioxidants, calcium and ginseng), HER energy drink is billed as a "healthy energy revitalizer" for women. The concoction comes packaged in cute little pink and white cans--but should it replace...

Open studio.(Gale Hart)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Ever since her childhood fascination with nuts, bolts, wood and scrap metal, artist Gale Hart's career has revolved around connecting disparate components to make a statement. Now art and animal lovers alike are taking notice of her smart,...

Plug-and-play techno pet.(Mimoco Mimobots)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... WITH THE TAMAGOTCHI CRAZE SAFELY a decade behind us, I thought it was safe to believe that the beeping, blinking, digital pet trend had officially become extinct. No such luck. Instead, manufacturer Mimoco has created Mimobots--USB flash memory...

Suicide girls are so last year.(FatalBeauty.com)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... WITH A FINE-ART-MEETS-NOIR FEEL, FatalBeauty.com has expertly polished the edge of pierced and tattooed porn without losing any of its raunchiness. The photos themselves are just sexy, as are the models. Featuring women and men in various...

The truth about cats and dogs.(lesbian date)
May 1, 2006... Dear Lipstick and Dipstick: I'm a 21-year-old lesbian who works at the mall. There's this girl who works across the way in Sephora whom I see all the time. At times, when we make eye contact, I think she may be interested, but I can't get the...

I was a teenage lesbian.
May 1, 2006... Dear Fairy Butch: I am 39 and have been out and proud for about five years now. The problem? Well, in a word, "husband." When I came out to him, he was so supportive and understanding. I have health issues that preclude our being able to get my...

5 ways to get laid.
May 1, 2006... YOU WANT TO PLAY BALL AND start running the bases, but getting a ticket to the game can be harder than you think. Contrary to popular belief, cramming your tongue so far down her throat that you're on a first-name basis with her tonsils is not...

Decoding the lexicon of lesbianism.(lesbofile)
May 1, 2006... THEME OF THE MONTH: LOOSE LIPS and tight fists. You decode. Honorary Bulldyke Former New York City councilwoman Margarita Lopez, the first openly lesbian Puerto Rican ever elected to office, continues to push the LGBT agenda one person...

She said, she said.
May 1, 2006... "I ride motorcycles. I drive fast cars. I can get in the first car of that roller coaster and scare myself and then do it again." >> Queen Latifah to OK! "Honest to God, I did not see the two boys I know. I did not see Jake and I did...

In search of the devil: an unforgettable Tasmanian eco-adventure.
May 1, 2006... WE ARRIVED AT FREYCINET NATIONAL PARK JUST before an awe-inspiring sunset. The deck surrounding the Freycinet Lodge's restaurant was filled with onlookers enjoying a late snack and breathtaking views. The water in the lagoon beneath us...

Love at first sight: and other things that can ruin a wedding.(Interview)
May 1, 2006... In 2000's Coyote Ugly, Piper Perabo played a plucky young woman from New Jersey who moves to New York to make it in the music industry. In true Hollywood fashion, she lands a job, not as a simple waitress, but as a bartender at a fabled...

Bells will be ringing.(same-sex marriage)
May 1, 2006... FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MARRIAGE. WELL, FOR SOME OF US, THAT IS. AS GAY ACTIVISTS BATTLE FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE ACROSS THE COUNTRY (AND AROUND THE GLOBE) AND LARGELY STRAIGHT COUNTS FIERCELY DEBATE THE MEANING OF THE INSTITUTION AND OUR...

Split decisions: how the big lesbian custody battles affect all of us.
May 1, 2006... It's a sad but inevitable progression of events for far too many of us. First comes love, then comes marriage (or civil union, domestic partnership or what have you). And then, a few years after the bit about the baby carriage, some lesbian...

The birds and the bees: when you're a lesbian mom, having "the talk" takes on a whole different meaning.
May 1, 2006... When it comes to receiving rude questions about our "lifestyle," lesbianism is small potatoes compared to home schooling our eighth grader. People want to know how we're doing it, why we're doing it, and what in the world do we think we're...

Shane on Shane: in this classic, pre-L Word interview with Katherine Moennig, the hottie behind Shane talks about her expectations for the little lesbian show we've come to love.(Interview)(Cover story)
May 1, 2006... Katherine Moennig plays Shane on The L Word, the lesbian who hooks up with a different woman each night because she "doesn't do relationships." Moennig, who grew up in Philadelphia and moved to New York when she was 18, has previously been best...

Married to the man: some dykes marry men, and stay married, for more reasons than you think.
May 1, 2006... First, a confession: I am a bi dyke married to a man. I came out as a bisexual dyke in college. I quickly acquired a girlfriend, then an ex-girlfriend, and a circle of activist friends. I took courses in queer theory and feminist theory, and I...

Angel eyes: author Brenda Brooks hits the lit scene with a story of lesbian love lost.
May 1, 2006... In her first novel, Gotta Find Me an Angel, Brenda Brooks brings to life the apparition that inhabits all of our closets. The ghost in Brooks' personal closet, though, is not the same as the young lost love, Madeline, who haunts the novel's...

We see her true colors.(lesbian theme movies)
May 1, 2006... FILMS WITH WOMEN AS COMPLEX CHARACTERS HAVE hit that spring lull. In this post-Academy Awards season, mainstream studios are gearing up for the summer's mostly boy-targeted blockbusters, and queer festivals are finalizing their June (or later)...

Women of the world.(Live at Carnegie Hall)(Di Korpu Ku Alma)(Music for Crocodiles)(Sound recording review)
May 1, 2006... I WAS PRIMED TO LOVE WORLD music by a Brazilian mother with French roots and an American father of German descent who, interestingly enough, loved Trinidadian steel drums and Scottish bagpipes. (Not together, don't worry!) Maybe that's why I...

Hurry, hide, here come the brides.
May 1, 2006... I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE, LESBIAN Bridezilla! And I want to be a guest at your wedding. Actually, I want to follow you around while you terrorize the photographer, humiliate the caterer, belittle the printer and reduce the florist to tears. I am...

The right to choose marriage.(Hillary Clinton)
May 1, 2006... I DON'T WANT HILLARY CLINTON to be president because she doesn't support a woman's right to choose. "What?" you exclaim. "Hillary Clinton is anti-abortion?" No--Hillary Clinton is anti-queer marriage, and every lesbian reading this should care...

Get fit with tech gear.(sports equipment)
May 1, 2006... WITH SUMMER RIGHT AROUND THE corner, a lot of dykes are getting ready for some outdoor activity. Whether you're thinking of taking on a race-for-the-cure marathon or simply want to look smashing at those lesbian pool parties, it's time to...

Top ten: reasons we love Lisa Ganser.
May 1, 2006... AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR Minnesota's Flaming Film Festival, Lisa Ganser is determined to eradicate what she calls "Minnesota nice." With an 8 mm camera, a suitably deviant past and an open casting call to the queer community, Ganser is raising...