BUTCH up on July 12th

Howdy. I'm pleased to announce that the next Gather is set for Sunday, July 12th from 6pm - 8pm at the LGBT Community Center (Room 410, 208 West 13th Street, New York, NY).

Gather will begin exploring lesbian identities, and first up is butch women: the soft, the stone, the tomboys, the dykes, the bois…you get the idea. This panel will address what makes a lesbian butch, myths and truths about the butch community, and will attempt to answer where all the butch women have gone. Come for the wine, good company, good conversation, and most importantly, to Gather.

Sign up for this event on our Meetup page, or simply just show up on the 12th. See you there!

My Favorite Lesbians this Week are... Cindi and Rainie

Two of the finest NYC lesbians were featured in the Weddings section of the Daily News. Cindi Creager and Rainie Cole were married on December 5th in Litchfield, Connecticut. I have had the pleasure of working with Cindi at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), where she is the Director of National News.

"Cindi and I have a tremendous bond and great love between us," said Rainie. "It was wonderful to have it publicly and legally recognized in a ceremony before friends and to realize that we finally have some legal protections."

I love both of them because, well, it's so damn hard not to! Congratulations!

Take My Breath Away

So Kelly McGillis came out of the closet a few weeks ago. Once it was official, I sent the news via email to my dad, a big Republican and long-time fan of Top Gun (and yes, I realize that God must have a reason for delivering lesbian daughters to Republican fathers).

McGillis said she was aware of her sexuality since age 12, and that identifying her sexual orientation had been a hard process.

Furthermore, she thought God was punishing her for being gay (Kelly, is your dad part of the GOP too?). Two marriages and two teenage daughters later, Kelly felt that it was safe to come out, saying: "Life is a freakin' journey, and it’s about growing and changing and coming to terms with you and what you are.” Well said...