November 8, 1927- Chris Conner: "The lyrics always come first, whatever I'm singing about. Maybe the feelings you're hearing are coming from my subconscious. I'm not purposefully doing anything." Obituaries were the first public acknowledgement that renowned Jazz singer Chris … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Medical Pioneer, Sara Josephine Baker
Photo: Public Domain November 15, 1873 - Sara Josephine Baker: "It is six times safer to be a soldier in the trenches than a baby in the United States." Baker was an American physician whose contributions to public health, especially in the immigrant communities of New … [Read more...]
Trailer OTD: Kristen Stewart’s Lesbian Holiday Film “The Happiest Season” (with Dan Levy!)
It's the first trailer for Clea Duval's HULU holiday movie The Happiest Season starring Kristen Stewart as a proud lesbian whose GF is not yet out to her family. Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: The First Woman (and Lesbian) to Hold Federal Office, Jeanette Rankin
Bain News Service, Library of Congress, public domain November 6, 1880 - Jeannette Rankin: "If I am remembered for no other act, I want to be remembered as the only woman who ever voted to give women the right to vote." Rankin was a Women's Rights advocate, and the … [Read more...]
New Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey Beat Former Boss Who She Says Fired Her for Being Lesbian
There's a new sheriff in town! Charmaine McGuffey beat her former boss Jim Neil in the primary, and just beat opponent Bruce Hoffbauer to win the job. Neil had fired her in 2017, and she says part of the reason was that … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: k.d.lang
YouTube screen-grab "I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don’t represent the entire gay community because it’s a vast, vast community, as one can imagine."k.d. lang Before there … [Read more...]
“My Queerness is Not a Vice, is Not Deliberate, and Harms No One.” – Natalie Clifford Barney
Natalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) was one of the most compelling and maddening women of the 19th and early 20th century. She was a great seducer whose list of conquests include some of the most accomplished females of the Belle Époque. But, she was so much more than just a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor / Singer, Ethel Waters
NY Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center Archives , public domain October 31, 1896– Ethel Waters: "Only those who are being burned know what fire is like." When doing research for #BornThisDay, I have been struck by the cruelty, contempt and … [Read more...]
Fortune Feimster and Jacquelyn Smith Got Married
Comedian Fortune Feimster and her new wife Jacquelyn Smith changed their wedding plans to a small event due to the pandemic, but they still made the most of it at the intimate ceremony in Malibu. The ring bearer was their Pomeranian rescue Biggie. And they both looked … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Fashion is a Language. Some Know It, Some Learn It, Some Never Will.”
Photo via YouTube screen-grab I know that I have always loved her as much for who she was, as for her creations. Head was a self-made professional and self-made artist and she did most of what she did out of sheer determination. Edith Head was a closeted lesbian, … [Read more...]
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