Curve articles from October 2003

Curve archives from October 2003

Courting controversy.(frankly speaking)
October 1, 2003... After reading my glowing editorial in the June edition of Frankly Speaking, many of you reserved three consecutive evenings to tune in to BBC America for the North American debut of Tipping the Velvet. Ultimately, I hope you enjoyed it....

Sweet treat.(Out in Front)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Halo-halo, meaning "mix-mix," is a Filipino dessert containing a hodgepodge of sweet ingredients, which, to the creators of Halo-Halo: A Queer Pin@y Revue, represents the diversity of the queer Pinay (Filipina) identity. The show had a sold-out...

Earth to BBC America.(letters)
October 1, 2003... When I heard from friends and in CURVE that Tipping the Velvet was coming to BBC America, I waited in anticipation for the day to arrive. When it did, I watched the first episode--it was a good story, but there were no hot sex scenes! So I...

Girls kick ass ... and kiss.(letters)
October 1, 2003... Diane Anderson-Minshall did a terrific job with "Take That! TV's Top 10 'Lesbian' Crime-Fighter Shows" (Vol. 13, #4). The entire commentary is so right on, especially the part about how the ability to claim the heroine as lesbian--or deny...

Some kudos ...(letters)
October 1, 2003... I just read your article "The Opposite of Opposite Sex" (Vol. 13, #1), and I'm sure you took some heat for it. I just wanted to say: WOW! Way to go, CURVE! Great stuff! - Jeannee Waseck-Shoobridge, Harrisonburg, Va.

... And some criticism.(letters)
October 1, 2003... I've loved reading your magazine since it was Deneuve. I reached the last page of the June 2003 issue and saw the "ad" criticizing giving money to the tobacco companies, "who use it to sell the gay community more cigarettes that cause...

Homophobia is everywhere.(letters)
October 1, 2003... Mike Two Horses (Letters, Vol. 13, #5) is correct that parts of "Without Reservations: Native American Lesbians Struggle to Find Their Way" are inaccurate. However, several of his comments are completely untrue. As discussed in Two-Spirit...

Lesbians in the system.(letters)
October 1, 2003... "Demons and Killers" (Vol. 13, #2) addresses concerns I have as a middle-school teacher. I have seen 13-year-old girls deemed "unsalvageable" due to their orientation. Sadly, by the time these girls reached middle school, they'd been out of the...

Treat yourself well.(ask fairy butch)
October 1, 2003... Dear Fairy Butch: I'm 21 and have been with only one woman. We've been together for three years. I love her, but I can't seem to stop looking at other women and wanting to experiment with them. I guess you could say I want to have my cake...

Thanks, Rick!(Sen Rick Santorum)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... NEW YORK'S STATEWIDE LESBIAN AND GAY civil-rights organization, Empire State Pride Agenda, is pleased to announce a new major donor has joined its funding partners: U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. Emmy nominee and Broadway entertainer Seth...

Hey! Baby.(curvatures)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... Raquel Evita, 19, is an activist, poet and performer currently living in the Boston area. She lives online at www.translatingmyborderlands.com. How is your work as a poet and performer connected to your activist work? My work is deeply...

Truth and consequences.
October 1, 2003... The Youth Report Several recent incidents and court cases demonstrate how many youth are on the frontlines of the struggle for LGBT equality. Violence Rocks Communities Nearly a year ago in Newark, Calif., 16-year-old Latina...

Stranger than fiction.(out on the Web)
October 1, 2003... THE POPULARITY OF REALITY TV may be at an all-time high, but cyber reality --in all its uncensored glory--is where the true action is. Dear Diary www.livejournal.com In the real world, it would make a stunning coffee-table book: pages...

Start taking chances.(horoscopes)
October 1, 2003... WHILE SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE OFF worrying about professional and personal goals, others are finding themselves on the edge of new love. You all have to ask yourselves: What's more important? Whatever you choose to pursue, most will find that...

All you need is love.(sapphic screen)
October 1, 2003... AS AUTUMN ROMANCE BLOOMS, A bevy of new films chronicle the blissful state of love. There's the touching and fateful Lan Yu (www.strandreleasing.com)--which was banned in its native China, though it's undoubtedly one of the best gay love...

Luane Beck.(Q & A)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... Part of the boundary-pushing new wave of dyke cinema, Luane Beck's directorial debut, Intentions, is a throwback to a different era of storytelling. Beck, a university drama teacher, has crafted a graceful yarn about two women, a married prof...

Good sports: sometimes it's not whether you win or lose but whether you even get to play the game. Should it surprise us that more than 30 years after Title IX, women are still fighting for a level playing field?
October 1, 2003... JUST FUND IT The Fight to Save Title IX Last June, activists and educators celebrated the 31st anniversary of Title IX, the landmark federal legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in education. While it applies to every aspect of...

Queen of the B-movies: actress Debbie Rochon.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... She was an 11-year-old runaway sleeping under bridges in Vancouver when she got her first taste of Hollywood. Debbie Rochon hit the silver screen in 1981 as a girl-band hanger-on in Diane Lane's now-infamous cult film Ladies and Gentlemen, the...

Girls on film.(lesbofile)
October 1, 2003... WELL THERE YOU ARE, SWEET THING! Miss Georgia has been waiting for you to stop by and chat about who's doin' what with whom and the whole hoo ha! You know, girl, I got the skinny on oh so many, it's hard to remember it all. Now relax yourself,...

Quote unquote.(lesbofile)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... "I wanted to show that lesbians are women just like everyone else. And then, in the rush of things, it seemed natural to kiss. The reactions were very positive. I got letters from girls who thanked me, who said it helped them come out.......

True to form.(music watch)(Sound Recording Review)
October 1, 2003... Lisa Gerrard Whale Rider 4 AD Records Though she went mainstream with her contribution to the Gladiator soundtrack, Australian Lisa Gerrard will forever be known as the second half of transcultural goth music phenomenon Dead Can Dance...

A fate worse than (bed) death.(dyke drama)
October 1, 2003... LESBIAN STOVE DEATH. IT IS A terrible thing. It starts out with a few take-out menus and ends with burners buried under months' worth of junk mail and an oven filled with knickknacks and empty margarine containers. Forget about Lesbian Bed...

Mapping the source.(in the stacks)(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... Karen X. Tulchinsky Love and Other Ruins Polestar Books $15.95 Karen X. Tulchinsky has got to be one of Canada's most talented and hard-working lesbian writers. In the past few years, she has edited several volumes of erotic short-short...

Stephanie Brill & Kim Toevs.(Q & A)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... CO-FOUNDERS OF MAIA MIDWIFERY AND PRECONCEPTION SERVICES in Berkeley, Calif., Stephanie Brill and Kim Toevs have helped countless numbers of lesbians create alternative families. With the publication of The Essential Guide to Lesbian...

The game's the thing.(women athletes and homophobia)
October 1, 2003... BACK IN MAY THE WORLD'S PREMIERE female golfer, Annika Sorenstam, became the first woman in 50 years to play with the men at a Professional Golf Association (PGA) Masters Tournament. Not since Babe Didricksen, an Olympic medalist and one of the...

Photo play.(Illustration)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CAPTION: "I grew up in a lively and flamboyant gay household in the '70s and came away with a strong sense of sexuality and a clear idea that I was going to show the beauty of sexual diversity through my...