Best Lesbian Links

Have you checked out SheWired?

2008-11-01T06:25:00.006-04:00

Have you seen the new SheWired website? If you haven't you really need to check it out. It has just about everything -- news, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, sports, health and more. And you can watch videos from Jill Bennett, Cathy DeBuono, Miclelle Wolff what more could you ask for.

The SheWired site looks great, is easy to navigate and interactive... check it out.

And while you are there make sure you read up on the new lesbian travel company... Sweet -- http://shewired.com/Article.cfm?Section=3&ID=20724

http://www.shewired.com/

Check out November Curve Magazine

2008-10-24T20:53:00.001-04:00

Make sure you read these interviews in the November Curve!

Time is running short!!!

2008-10-11T09:37:00.003-04:00

There is not much time left and we have to make sure that McCain and Palin are not the next leaders of this country. The country and the LGBT community cannot stand that! And we need to try to help where we can to see that Prop 8 in California and Prop 2 in Florida are defeated.

Give money if you can, volunteer and what ever else you do make sure you VOTE

Jane Lynch Grand Marshal of Miami AIDS Walk

2008-04-15T19:18:00.003-04:00

If you are going to be in South Florida on Sunday, April 20 head to the Miami Beach Convention Center and support the 20th Anniversary of the AIDS Walk Miami. The walk is one of the oldest and largest in the country and has raised millions to help women, children and men in South Florida with the disease.

Actress Jane Lynch is this year's grand marshal. Registration for the 3.1-mile walk begins at 8 am and the walk starts at 9 am. A post-walk celebration will be held at the botanical gardens.

Check here for more information.

Hillary, Barack: Sex vs. Color

2008-03-02T06:19:00.003-05:00

The spin up to the 2008 presidential election has been a real eye-opener for me! To see a person of color and a women campaigning for the highest office in the country is fulfillment of a lot of dreams. But the campaigns have also underscored how prejudice and unfairness are still parts of our daily lives... they are just more subtle.

I am a Clinton supporter. It's not that I dislike Obama. It's just that I believe Clinton is more experienced and I like the idea of getting two Clinton's for the price of one. While I am supporting Clinton, I want the Democratic candidate to be someone who can beat the Republican candidate ... who at this point appears to be John McCain. McCain scares me on a lot of levels... he is too old, too much like Bush, and too much in the pocket of the raging right.

What really bothers me lately is how differently Clinton and Obama are treated by the press and the public. A recent USAToday poll asked "Who Should Play the Candidates." The results? Obama - Will Smith or Denzel Washington. McCain - Tommy Lee Jones. Clinton - Martha Stewart. Martha Stewart!!! First of all, she is not an actor and second of all she is a felon.

I guess I never realized that misogeny is such a pervasive part of our culture. There are bunches of people that don't want Clinton as president solely because she is a woman. Forget about qualifications, foreget about everything else... just because of her sex.

Sad...

We have a new magazine partner!

2008-01-28T20:50:00.000-05:00

Best Lesbian Links has partnered with LOTL International, a new online lesbian magazine, to provide our readers with a premium lesbian magazine in a special, easy-to-read digital format.

And best of all, it's FREE.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

January Issue out now

Sundance Film Festival

2008-01-22T20:56:00.000-05:00

Wish you could attend the Sundance Film Festival?

If you can't make it in person let Jane Clark (writer, producer, editor, director, actress) be your guide. Read her daily blog. Visit the Queer Lounge.

More from Sundance: Planet Out named the winners of its 9th Annual Short Movie Awards ... watch them online.

The L Word Of to a Fast Start

2008-01-10T20:09:00.000-05:00

The L Word opened season 5 on Jan. 6 and our favorite lesbians are back at it. You can read the episode 501 recap by one of my favorite AfterEllen writers, scribegrrrl, so I won't do it here.

As usual, reaction to the show is mixed but I found it entertaining, although I have to admit the writing was a bit uneven. I have been around a long time but I have never heard a lesbian (or anyone else for that matter) use uhauling as a verb.

I particularly like the Joyce/Phyllis storyline... it's nice to see some older gay girls, even disfunctional ones. And what's not to like about Jane Lynch and Cybil Shepherd doing anything!

I also liked the 'don't ask, don't tell' storyline. And, like the rest of the audience, I found Jenny to be even more annoying than last season, if that is possible.

Jennifer Beals and Cybil Shepherd were on The View this week talking about the show. Despite some really gratuitous, stupid questions, it was good to see the program discussed on a network program. CNN.com ran an article this week -- L Word actress: More to role than 'attitude' -- that discusses Rose Rollins and her Tasha role on the show.

We have come a long way... first a show about lesbians and then cast members talking about it on network TV and mainstream news media. Ok... Ok... I know we have a long way to go, but it's a start...

Happy New Year

2007-12-31T23:19:00.000-05:00

What do you think About Our Chart?

2007-12-27T07:36:00.000-05:00

L-Word creator Ilene Chaiken recently invited a bunch of people to sit down and talk about Our Chart, the social networking website based on "the chart" from the TV show The L Word.

Now that the site has been live for a while they're looking at what it is, where it is going and perhaps the most difficult question of all, who is its audience.

Interestingly, one of the questions raised was whether the site should be geared to lesbians or more broadly to all women. That question has sparked some lively responses, a few snarky ones and many that thoughtfully address the issue.

In searching the web for links to add to Best Lesbian Links, one thing is very clear... you cannot define "lesbian" with just one sentence. Our community includes a wide range of people, just like -- image this -- the hetero community!

I visit Our Chart frequently, not for the social part of it, but to read the blogs and mine news about the L Word. I particularly enjoy the posts from some of the people they call the Guestbians. Kate Clinton and Jane Lynch are at the top of that list.

I do find that often the site does not seem to be -- as Jane Lynch put it -- "geared toward women like her." I think that part of the problem is that it's tough to appeal to everyone and when you try to you risk appealing to no one.

What do you think? The Chart handlers are looking for feedback. Now is your chance to let them know what you think and maybe even influence the future of the site

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-23T06:38:00.000-05:00

From Best Lesbian Links

Florida gay marriage amendment has enough signatures

2007-12-15T20:38:00.000-05:00

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting that sponsors of a proposed Florida state consititutional amendment to ban gay marriage have more than 611,000 signatures from registered voters... the magic number needed to put it on the November 2008 ballot.

If the proposal gets a 60 percent majority, it will become part of the Florida Constitution.

We need to do all we can to defeat this at the polls. It's bad enought that they collected enough support to be on the ballot but we cannot let it become part of the consititution.

What do you think... what can we do to help defeat this?

Catch Cathy DeBuono on Frank DeCaro show

2007-12-05T19:33:00.000-05:00

Cathy DeBuono will be on the Frank DeCaro Show on Sirius Satellite Radio OUT Q -109 - Thursday, Dec. 6 at 10:15am PST.

You can tune in for FREE by going to www.sirius.com and signing up for a FREE three day trial, all you need is an email address.

She'll talk about her new projects, including SLATE&KELLY.

Welcome to Best Lesbian Links!

2007-12-02T08:42:00.000-05:00

We have started a new web site for lesbians everywhere called Best Lesbian Links! It contains links to a wide variety of information including entertainment, legal resources, travel, podcasts and much more.

It is a work in progress so check back often to see what we are featuring as our Link of the Week and what new sites we have found for your information and entertainment.

Let us know what you think and if you have some favorite sites send us the link to add!

Visit Best Lesbian Links at www.bestlesbianlinks.com