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UNFAVORITE THINGS

 Oprah to Rosie: 
 Stop Calling 
 Me Gay! 

Winfrey to O'Donnell: 'I don't want to hear it anymore!'

Nov 6, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Watch out, Rosie: You got yourself on Oprah’s bad side. The talk-show queen is upset with O’Donnell after the comedian recently told Howard Stern that Winfrey and BFF Gayle King "are the emotional equivalent of" a gay couple—especially since this isn’t the first time Rosie’... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • Rosie O'Donnell • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • homosexuality • Howard Stern • Gayle King

MENTAL WEDGIE

 Rosie: I Almost Dated Angelina 

O'Donnell also talks Kelli Carpenter, and whether Oprah Winfrey is gay

Oct 27, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rosie O'Donnell finally discussed her relationship problems on yesterday's The Howard Stern Show, but let's just skip right to the best part of the interview: Rosie's almost-date with Angelina Jolie. "She gave me her phone number," O'Donnell says. "There was a tentative plan to have dinner... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • lesbians • Rosie O'Donnell • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • homosexuality • Gayle King

 Tourists Seek Mythical  
 Lesbian City in Sweden 

Men looking for city of 25,000 women badger Swedish tourist authorities

Oct 8, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors of a city of 25,000 lesbians have led hordes of men to contact Swedish tourist authorities and swamp the nation's Internet providers. Chinese media especially have spread the tale of “Chako Paul City,” supposedly founded in 1820 in northern Sweden by a man-hating widow who banned... More »

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China • tourism • lesbians • Sweden • Lesbian

  Cheney Daughter, Partner 
  Expecting Baby No. 2

Dick Cheney to get a new grandchild from lesbian daughter Mary Cheney

Oct 7, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney’s daughter Mary is braving another conservative firestorm after confirming she and long-time partner Heather Poe are expecting their second child in November. Cheney plans to take maternity leave, then start a consulting firm with sister—and rising GOP star—Liz. Cheney told friends about her pregnancy four... More »

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Dick Cheney • lesbians • homosexuality • gay parent • Liz Cheney • Mary Cheney

 Anna Nicole, Doc Took Nude Pix 

Dr. Khristine Eroshevich is shown in several, er, compromising positions with Smith

Sep 23, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not only did Anna Nicole Smith have a lesbian tryst with her psychiatrist, but there are pictures, TMZ reports. Legal documents describe photos of Smith and Dr Khristine Eroshevich, naked and contorted in various positions, including one in a bathtub. Radar also happened upon photos of Eroshevich—accused of supplying... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • lesbians • sex scandal • celebrity • overdose • Howard K. Stern • celebrity death • drug overdose • Khristine Eroshevich • Sandeep Kapoor

 S. African Gets Life 
 in Rape, Killing of 
 Lesbian Soccer Star 

Lesbians targeted by rapists who aim to 'correct' them, say activists

Sep 23, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South African man has been sentenced to life for his part in the gang-rape and murder of one of the country's leading female soccer players, the Independent reports. Eudy Simelane, 31, who played for the national team, was raped repeatedly and stabbed 12 times before being dumped in a... More »

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lesbians • murder • rape • soccer • South Africa • 2010 World Cup

 Anna Nicole Had 
 Lesbian Affair With 
 Drug-Happy Shrink 

Pharmacists refused to fill drug cocktail order for Smith doc Khristine Eroshevich

Sep 22, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly unsealed documents in the Anna Nicole Smith investigation reveal the Playmate had a lesbian tryst with her psychiatrist, Khristine Eroshevich—the same psychiatrist who ordered a drug cocktail so dangerous that one pharmacist who refused to fill the order called it “pharmaceutical suicide,” the Los Angeles ... More »

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entertainment • Anna Nicole Smith • lesbians • celebrity • overdose • prescription drugs • prescription • prescription painkillers • drug cocktail • celebrity death • drug overdose

Uruguay Legalizes
Gay Adoption

First Latin American nation to let same-sex couples adopt

Sep 10, 09 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Uruguay's senate has approved the first law in Latin America allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, AFP reports. The bill, backed by leftist President Tabare Vazquez, passed despite fierce objections from the Catholic church and right-wing politicians. Uruguay, traditionally much more liberal than other countries in the region,... More »

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gay rights • Latin America • adoption • Catholic Church • lesbians • Uruguay • gays • gay parent

Guiding Light's Lesbian Couple Finally Gets
to Kiss

No, not during soap's last days...online

Aug 25, 09 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thanks to the Internet, a popular lesbian soap opera couple will finally get their long-awaited kiss. Crystal Chappell, Guiding Light’s Olivia, is bringing friends and fans together to create a Web series after the soap goes off the air next month. And though never allowed to make out... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • celebrity • soap operas • kiss • Guiding Light

(Newser) - After one look at the script for Natalie Portman’s next project, Black Swan “is already on the must-see list of 2010,” Carson Reeves blogs for ScriptShadow. Why? “Ecstasy-induced hungry aggressive angry sex” with fellow hottie Mila Kunis, that’s why. Darren Aronofsky, of The Wrestler, directs,... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • Natalie Portman • Darren Aronofsky • The Wrestler • ballerina • script • sex scene • Mila Kunis • Black Swan • psychological thriller

(Newser) - Gaydar is real, according to a new study, but only if you don’t think about it too hard. Participants were shown the faces of 98 straight women and 94 lesbians taken from a dating website, reports Miler-McCune, and were able to guess sexual orientation rapidly, at a rate better... More »

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lesbians • psychology • gaydar • gay

 Angelina Is No. 1 Lesbian Hero 

She beat Madonna and Lady Gaga, among others

Jul 17, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie is the ultimate lesbian heroine, the Telegraph reports. “Angelina was the clear winner, and she also has a dark side which many lesbians like,” says a rep for One Poll, which oversaw the survey of 2,600 lesbians. “All of the ladies in the poll... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • lesbians • celebrity • Ellen DeGeneres • Beyonce • Madonna • Kylie Minogue • Martina Navratilova • gay women • Lady Gaga • gay • Germaine Greer • Annie Lennox • Pink

Obama Invites Gay Advocates to White House

But angered rights campaigners want
more than just talk

Jun 23, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has invited gay rights leaders to the White House next Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the New York protests seen as the start of gay liberation. It's unclear whether Obama will address the strong criticism he's recently faced from gay and lesbian advocates.... More »

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Barack Obama • gay rights • lesbians • Don't Ask, Don't Tell • White House • Stonewall Rebellion • Defense of Marriage Act

(Newser) - President Obama plans to announce tomorrow that he's extending benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, the Washington Post reports. The move, a victory for gay rights activists, will give the partners access to health care and other benefits. Obama's been under steady criticism from the gay community for... More »

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gay rights • lesbians • federal employees • domestic partnership • President Obama • gay

(Newser) - With Congress set to pass strengthened hate crime legislation this summer, Conservative Christian leaders are ratcheting up their opposition to a bill that would extend those protections to gays and lesbians, USA Today reports. Conservative leaders say they’re worried that clergy who preach against homosexuality could end up liable... More »

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lesbians • hate crime • Christian conservatives • gays • Matthew Shepard

OPINION

Oh, No! A Single Woman May Replace Souter

Lack of a ring turns top female Supreme Court candidates into targets

May 6, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Souter is a lifelong bachelor, but the possibility of a bachelorette replacement has started an uproar. Why? Because those potential Supreme Court justices are women, and when a powerful woman is unmarried it "seems to make everyone think: lonely, misfit, or lesbian," write Dahlia Lithwick and Hanna... More »

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Barack Obama • lesbians • sexual orientation • US Supreme Court • Janet Napolitano • single women • David Souter • Obama administration • gay women • President Obama • short list • Elena Kagan • Kathleen Sullivan • Pamela Karlan

Top Gun Star Comes Out
After 39 Years

Twice-married McGillis says she's 'done with the man thing'

Apr 30, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top Gun and The L Word star Kelly McGillis has confirmed longstanding rumors that she's a lesbian, saying she's unequivocally "done with the man thing," SheWired reports. McGillis, 51, said she has wrestled with her sexuality since adolescence and believed God was punishing her for being gay. "... More »

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entertainment • lesbians • celebrity • sexuality • gays • Kelly McGillis • The L Word • Top Gun

UK Set to Name First Female Poet Laureate

Blair had passed Duffy over fearing public wouldn't accept lesbian

Apr 28, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UK looks set to honor a woman as poet for the first time, the Independent reports, and an openly gay woman at that. At 53, Carol Ann Duffy is Great Britain’s most widely read poet, and might’ve already been named poet laureate but for former PM Tony... More »

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Tony Blair • lesbians • Glasgow • poet laureate • Britain • Lesbian • gay women • Carol Ann Duffy • Andrew Motion

 More Women 
 Explore 'Girl Crushes' 

Trend growing among heterosexuals

Apr 24, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Girl crushes” are now fairly common—and more women are leaving heterosexual relationships behind entirely, O the Oprah magazine reports. In some cases, women are quite honest with their male partners about the crush: “The acceptance of the husband, I think, gives them permission to explore being attracted... More »

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lesbians • Oprah Winfrey • homosexuality

 Amazon: 'Ham-Fisted Error' 
 Caused Gay Glitch 

Company promises to restore gay, lesbian titles to ranking system

Apr 14, 09 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon.com says “an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error” caused thousands of gay and lesbian-related titles to be removed from sales rankings and some searches, the New York Times reports. The company—the target of online outrage after the changes came to light—says the "glitch" has now... More »

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lesbians • book • Amazon.com • Amazon • gays

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