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NEWS ABOUT: Lesbian

Lesbian stories: 13 news summaries

 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

(Newser) - Experts are still debating the effects of gay parenting on children, but so-called "Gayby Boomers" are now old enough to speak up for themselves. Several in their 20s and 30s tell CNN that they grew up more empathetic than their peers, developed the courage to take unpopular stands,... More »

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gay rights • Lesbian • gay parent • Gayby Boom • women's issues

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

Calif. Court Rules School Can Expel Lesbian Kids

Private body not ruled by discrimination laws

Jan 28, 09 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - A California court has ruled that a private school's expulsion of two girls for "conducting themselves in a manner consistent with being lesbians" was lawful, the Los Angeles Times reports. The court decided the religious school did not count as a business and was therefore exempt from discrimination... More »

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California • high school • lesbians • discrimination • homosexuality • expel • Lesbian • homosexual

OPINION


 Lesbian Fiction's 
 Hot New Stars: 
 Secret Service 
 Agents 

Security more desirable than love: Thomas

Jan 22, 09 2:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Secret Service agents have become popular protagonists in lesbian romance mysteries because they embody traits readers covet, June Thomas writes for Slate. "They are the ultimate strong, silent type—they fade into the background without hiding, they keep their mouths shut, and they have your back," she... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Secret Service • fiction • fantasy • mystery • romance • Lesbian

GLOSSIES

 Fox Not 
 Shy About 
 Lesbian Fling 

Hollywood's hottest starlet pulls no punches about where sex stands in her life

Sep 24, 08 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - "It’s hard not to wish for a world where everyone in Hollywood talked like this," Mark Kirby concludes after interviewing Megan Fox for GQ. Not only does she reveal her relationship with a Russian stripper—"I bought her things—perfume, body spray, girlie stuff. I turned... More »

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Lesbian • Megan Fox

 Lesbian Islanders
 Lose Lesbian Lawsuit 

They demanded exclusive rights to call themselves Lesbians

Jul 23, 08 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Residents of the Greek island of Lesbos have lost a legal battle to block the use of the word lesbian to describe a sexual preference. An Athens court threw out a lawsuit an islander filed against a Greek gay rights group with lesbian in its name, arguing that  they have... More »

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gay rights • Lesbian • Lesbos • gay women • European Court of Human Rights • Homosexual and Lesbian Community of Greece • Evangelia Vlami

Gay Couples Seek Donations, Not Dinnerware

Contributions to fight Calif. ballot measure take place of registry

Jul 15, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soon-to-wed gays and lesbians in California are directing well-wishers to hold off on gifts and instead donate money to fight a measure that would nullify their unions, Reuters reports. "The usual notion of a huge reception or acquiring your first microwave is not really happening," says John Duran... More »

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California • gay marriage • marriage • donation • Ellen DeGeneres • Lesbian • California Supreme Court • Portia de Rossi

Travel

 Sin City Opens Arms
 to Gay Scene 

Las Vegas now tops SF as gay, lesbian getaway

Jun 9, 08 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once known for its Rat Pack-style homophobia, Las Vegas has become a getaway hotspot for gays and lesbians—even more popular than San Francisco, one study says. Among its  gay attractions are a bar on the Strip, a mayor who marches on Gay Pride Day, and a slew of fabulous... More »

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Elton John • San Francisco • Las Vegas • Lesbian • gays

 Madge Reprises Lesbian Kiss 

A she did with Britney, Madonna uses a girl-on-girl lip-lock for publicity

May 7, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna revived a rare classic last night—and it wasn't a song. During a performance in Paris to promote new album Hard Candy, the Material Girl, 49, grabbed a female backup dancer for an on-stage lip-lock, reprising a headline-grabbing steamy stunt with Britney Spears during a 2003 MTV awards show,... More »

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Britney Spears • celebrity • Paris • concert • kiss • Madonna • Lesbian • Hard Candy

Hollywood Is 'Like Al-Qaeda,' says Everett

It's no wonder Jodie waited so long to come out, gay star rails

Dec 20, 07 2:24 PM CST
(Newser) - The fact that Jodie Foster finally came out of the closet last week doesn't mean Hollywood is getting more tolerant of gay actors, British actor Rupert Everett fumed in an interview in the Times of London. "It's the opposite," he said. "She is 45 and she just... More »

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Taliban • Hollywood • celebrity • homosexuality • Jodie Foster • Lesbian • Rupert Everett • Cydney Bernard

Why Jodie Foster Finally Stepped 'Out'

Promised dying gay friend, who may be baby daddy: Daily Mail

Dec 15, 07 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Jodie Foster’s tentative move out of the closet, at an awards show last week, may be the work of an old friend who, rumor has it, may be the father of her children, the Daily Mail reports. Foster  thanked her live-in partner Cydney Bernard—calling her “my... More »

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Hollywood • celebrity • homosexuality • Randy Stone • Jodie Foster • Lesbian • gays • Cydney Bernard

'Dear Abby' Backs Gay Marriage

Rights group to honor columnist's accepting 'mainstream voice'

Oct 10, 07 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - 'Dear Abby' takes a simple stance on gay marriage: "I believe if two people want to commit to each other, God bless 'em." Over the years Jeanne Phillips, aka Abigail Van Buren, has consistently urged support for gay family members in her nationally syndicated column. Now she's being... More »

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gay rights • gay marriage • Dear Abby • PFLAG • Lesbian • Jeanne Phillips • Abigail Van Buren

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