Unfashionably Lesbian Focussed
This section contains digitized versions of several articles published in paper form in LQ from 2004-2006, plus archived pdf versions of the print format.
Canada: Ellen Woodsworth – Municipal, Vancouver City Council www.ellenwoodsworth.com Libby Davies – Federal Member of Parliament www.libbydavies.ca Japan: Kanako Otsuji – Elected Osaka Assembly member, National Diet candidate. http://gayjapannews.com/news_english/news3.htm US: Barbara Jordan: Texas Senator. First African American to preside over a legislative body in the United Read more
Original 2008 post: Xtra west is a good newspaper. Robin Perelle, editor of Xtra west and a lesbian herself, does her best, I know, but has to conform to some advertizing realities by publishing mostly content about the guys. However, if you’re like me, if Read more
This weeks’ Xtra west did an excellent cover story about queer women in music, and why so many of them aren’t publicly self identifying as queer or lesbian or putting queer/lesbian content in their music. Young lesbian and queer women artists are quoted as saying they Read more
The information on this page is provided by Montreal-based Girlports Lesbian Travel Guide. According to Girlports: Girlports was launched by Tanya Churchmuch, a longtime broadcast and print journalist and public relations veteran, as a result of her own frustration with the lack of resources available Read more
Okay, they’re not local gals, but good on them for winning this mainstream music award. Congratulations Wicked Jezabel. Recent email to LQ: I am a member of Wicked Jezabel, the Baltimore-DC area’s only all-female, all-gay party band. I would like to announce that on Feb 17, Read more
Out of the closet And into the fire Hotter than hell the flames lick my face As my lover Cools my heels Out of the closet And into the sidewalk Walking as a female looking kind of like a guy And for once I am Read more
Vancouver plays this wonderful trick on Vancouverites every February. For a short while, it seems like spring is fully sprung and summer is a whisper away. The snow drops and crocuses pop up from the ground, and buds on trees start to swell. Alas, the Read more
“Parenthood does not have a cookie-cutter definition.” The documentary film Mommy, Mommy is scheduled to air this December on CBC Newsworld on “The Lens”: – Tuesday, December 4th at 7pm and 10pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) – Saturday, December 8th at 8pm PST and 11pmPST This Read more
Welcome to the winter edition of Lesbian Quarterly.
Winter holidays. As someone who celebrates the secular version of Christmas, it’s a time of figuring out what to buy people and when to mail it so they get it on time. It’s also a time to focus on the things I like about the various winter holidays, and leave the rest.
My spiritual holiday is Winter Solstice, which is a nice thing to celebrate, since you can make it whatever you want to be. Lesbians are like that, taking what we like about popular culture and hopefully leaving the rest. Yule evergreens decorated with blessings, decking the halls, candles and blessing people with gifts belong to Solstice/Yule as much as Christmas, and that makes me happy.
About 20 years ago, young, broke and unwilling to go to my parents place for Christmas, I chose to gather my chosen family around me and start some new traditions. That year, my Solstice / birthday candlemaking celebration was born. Each year since then, the people I’m closest to, and some others that just seem nice, are invited to my home to sit around, drink mulled apple juice and dip candle wicks in tall jars of hot coloured wax. It’s nice, homey and peaceful, the kind of thing I’d want my children to remember fondly, if I was going to have children.
This quarter in LQ we have some resources for making lesbian and gay friendly purchases from companies with positive practices towards people like us. We also have a book review by guest contributor Jeanette Nelson, about a first novel written by a Canadian lesbian, published by a Canadian publishing company. As well, a new opportunity to recommend your favourite lesbian-owned businesses and artisans.
In This Issue
The Skin Beneath I was recently at one of my favourite holiday events, the Women’s Winter Craft Faire hosted by Pat Hogan of Sounds and Furies Productions. This yearly fair, held at the Heritage Hall on Main Street brings a great assortment of quality women artisans together in Read more