Curve articles from November 2000

Curve archives from November 2000

TIS THE SEASON -- AGAIN!
November 1, 2000... Some of you may be surprised, but I was born to shop. Even so, like most of us I hate holiday shopping. I want to be one of those shoppers who know exactly what they're getting everyone on their list. In the afterglow, they sit back,...

Center stage.
November 1, 2000... "I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT Idueer history!" admits Ruth Oppenheim-Rothschild a 16-year-old member of Chicago's About Face Youth Theater. She knew only vaguely about the Stonewall riots "But that was bout it" she says. "Before that I...

Letters.
November 1, 2000... AND SINEAD CAME OUT When I travel, I often visit women-owned bookstores.... I saw, to my delight, Sinead on your August (Vol. 10, #5) cover. I have been a big fan since her emergence onto the music scene and it is such a joy to see her...

Ask Fairy Butch.
November 1, 2000... DEAR FAIRY BUTCH: I have heard you use all manner of terms in your columns, such as "high femme" or "butch top," and have heard similar words used to describe women in different lesbian cultures of which I have been a part. Now, I can guess...

Hats Off to Alice.
November 1, 2000... SEVENTEEN AND TEEN PEOPLE, MOVE over. Now, hip girls of all persuasions can go ask Alice about issues of style and culture. Alice, the thinking girl's magazine launched earlier this year by CURVE columnist Diane Anderson-Minshall and...

HEY! BABY.
November 1, 2000... What is rewarding about speaking in schools? Every time I did a presentation with someone, we would hand out evaluation forms afterwards to see what people thought. It was rewarding to look at the evaluations and see people say that they...

HOPETOADOPT.COM.
November 1, 2000... So you and lovebird have decided, after months or years of agonizing, to adopt a baby. Now what? Even if you haven't started researching the adoption process, you probably already know that it can be a long and sometimes disappointing...

BOOKSFORWOMEN.COM.
November 1, 2000... Next stop -- books for and by women on everything from having babies to French cuisine at Booksforwomen.com, which just debuted this past July. To date, this is the only Web site dedicated fully to reviewing women-authored books, with the...

"Can We Quote You on That?".
November 1, 2000... A lot of queers are really concerned with assimilation. That focus I don't really feel solidarity with. The white, middle-class values. The world is really focused on consumerism. I feel like I don't understand where people are coming from....

Love Through the Signs.
November 1, 2000... COVER YOUR EARS! THERE'S A COSMIC LOVE BOOM ON ITS WAY. The winds of change clear out boredom and routine this month. Freshen up! On the 11th, the full moon bares her soul in Taurus, shedding a revealing light on romance. Is it: a) compelling?...

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
November 1, 2000... LESBIAN IMAGES IN TINSELTOWN HAVE GONE FROM barely discernible to slightly visible but it's enough for the National Enquirer to declare the films being released this season as "Hollywood's Gay Girl Graze." We wish. But, we have to admit...

SPEAKING OF SEX.
November 1, 2000... THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (INDICAN PICTURES) www.indicanpictures.com When Oklahoma housewife Stacy Baker was encouraged - dare we say, almost bullied - to send pictures to a porn magazine's girl next door" contest, the wheels were set in...

WINTER WONDERLAND.
November 1, 2000... GAY SKI WEEKEND IN WHISTLER My chairmate on the lift at Whistler seemed like a regular, judging from her lightweight gear and nonchalant attitude. I had come to the annual gay ski week prepared for extremely cold ski conditions, but I...

French kissing in the U.S.A.
November 1, 2000... BAYWATCH BABE TRACI BINGHAM PLAYS GAY FOR HER NEXT ROLE AND SAYS THAT SHE DOESN'T MIND IT ONE LITTLE BIT TRYING TO CAPTURE THE essence of actress Traci Bingham on paper is not an easy feat. "I'm freakish and crazy and that's just who I...

Rumors from the Lesbian Nation.
November 1, 2000... GIRLS CHOW DOWN New York's girlarati is as diverse as our sisterhood, but when it comes to parties, all the power bitches come out. At an exclusive fundraiser hosted by Annie Leibowitz (in her stunning Chelsea apartment), in honor of...

I WAS THAT GIRL.
November 1, 2000... RONALD REAGAN DEVELOPED THE litmus test politicians now use to gauge success in the quality of life arena: Are you better off than you were [fill in the blank] years ago? It's a test we might well apply to out own queer lives. Like for our...

Secret Santa Sucks.
November 1, 2000... IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE... A CRAPPY GIFT. This is our special gift guide issue of CURVE. Desperate folks like me will be perusing this issue with care to find those special someones a special something. I will use those neat...

Hard Hittin' Ditties.
November 1, 2000... Mediaeval Baebes Undrentide BMG Classics AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM. Mediaeval Baebes are 12 women who are avant-garde musicians, a performance artist, a jeweler, dancers and a mosaicist. One thing is for certain -- they can all...