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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:26:26 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23971 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23970 Why is Oprah ending her talk show? Oprah Winfrey announced Friday that her popular daytime talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, will end its run in 2011. Tim Bennett, the President of Harpo, first announced the official news in a letter released to ABC on Thursday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:11:15 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23970 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23969 While New Moon opens today in more than 4,000 theaters nationwide, we have our signs on Kristen Stewart and rsquo;s next project with her co-star, Dakota Fanning, and boy is it ever gay. While Stewart and rsquo;s Bella and Fanning and rsquo;s vampire Jane are rivals in New Moon, they and rsquo;re anything but in The Runaways, a biopic of rocker Joan Jett (Stewart). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:07:17 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23969 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23968 Mattel has introduced its Ladies of the 80's Barbie collection due out this December. Among the 80's icons slated for plastic reproduction are Joan Jett --no Kristen Stewart Runaways doppelganger in sight though -- Cyndi Lauper and Deborah Harry. But why stop there? How about Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Siouxsie, Annie Lennox and Janet Jackson? Or for the budding lesbian collector, how about Melissa Etheridge and k.d. Lang? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:17 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23968 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23965 A production company has optioned the rights for Cycler, Lauren McLaughlin's young-adult book series. The series tells the story of Jill, a 17-year-old suburban girl whose motto is "I am all girl," is turned on its head because for four days every month Jill turns into Jack, a teen with male anatomy and typical fantasies of girls. Themes of bisexuality, porn addiction and gender identity are just part of the story line when Jack rebels against Jill's quiet homebody lifestyle. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:07:39 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23965 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23964 A Houston attorney and candidate for State Attorney General said Wednesday that an amendment to the state's Constitution in 2005 might have banned all marriages performed in the state. Barbara Radnofsky spotted a clause in the amendment reading.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:28 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23964 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23963 Are you stressed? There could be a very easy way out! This week Relationship Expert Emily Wilcox tackles vanity and what it really means to be truly self-absorbed. And, is Facebook messing with your head? If you are thinking about what everyone thinks of you...think again. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:57 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23963 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23961 Chaz Bono interview Thursday on Good Morning America with Chris Cuomo-his first live interview as a transgender man. Bono is 8 months into his gender reassignment process. The son of Cher and Sonny Bono, Chaz Bono says he always felt like a boy growing up and came out as a lesbian.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:08:54 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23961 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23960 South African track star Caster Semenya will keep the gold medal she won at the world championship games this summer despite controversy over her true gender. It turns out Semenya will keep the 800-Meter gold medal she earned in August at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin. The recent gender test results will remain strictly between patient and doctor.
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:29:10 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23960 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23959 With lackluster chef Robin gone at last, it's anyone's game this week on Top Chef. All of the remaining five competitors are strong. Any tiny mistake could spell the difference between making it to the finals or getting sent home. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:01:14 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23959 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23958 It's a girl for lesbian Mary Cheney and her longtime partner, Heather Poe. Sarah Lynne Cheney was born Wednesday morning at Sibley Hospital in Washington DC, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces. She is the seventh grandchild of former vice president Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne.
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:30:23 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23958 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23957 Cathy DeBuono and Jill Bennett are live with The Gloves Are OFF! 7 pm this Thursday. Our fave lesbian celebs will do a Sweet Cruise wrap-up, and talk about cyber-bulling! Don't miss out!
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:13:35 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23957 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23956 Venice, the upcoming indie soap opera starring Crystal Chappell, who played a lesbian on Guiding Light, has just released the first teaser online. Hope Royaltey, Kim Turrisi, Jordan Clarke, Galen Gering and Gina Tognoni have also signed on for the series. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:19:25 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23956 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23955 What began as a conversation between two friends about travel and doing something meaningful became reality when 1,200 lesbians gathered in New Orleans for the inaugural Sweet cruise last week. Sweet CEO Shannon Wentworth and co-founder Jen Rainin turned that dream into a ground breaking vacation experience at five ports during the cruise. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:09:17 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23955 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23954 Ce-lesbians Jill Bennett and Cathy DeBuono livestream The Gloves Are OFF every Thursday only on SheWired! But in case you miss it, we post recordings after the live show. In episode 10, Cathy and Jill open up the show to whatever topics viewers want!
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:42:33 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23954 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23953 A measure to let voters decide whether to ban same-sex marriages in D.C. cannot go on the ballot because it would violate a city human rights law, the Board of Elections and Ethics ruled Tuesday. The D.C. City Council is expected to approve gay marriage next month, but opponents wanted voters to weigh in. Stand4MarriageDC filed suit Wednesday against the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:24:43 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23953 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23951 Capitol Hill are readying a contemptuous series of questions for Chai Feldblum at her confirmation hearing Thursday. Out lesbian Feldblum, who could become the first openly LGBT member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, helped to draft the language for the original Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:51:20 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23951 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23950 Am I the only one who is growing tired of lesbian fave Angelina Jolie? Have we gotten to that point where she's over-exposed and we are exhausted from hearing about her umpteen kids and perfect - or imperfect, depending on which tabloid you read - life with Brad Pitt? Prepare for a new onslaught of Angie news. This week the movie poster and trailer were released for her upcoming action film Salt, set to hit theaters next summer. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:40:41 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23950 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23949 Joss Whedon, who has an incredibly loyal fan base of lesbian fans thanks to the Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson) story line from Buffy Seasons 5 and 6, will be back to work sooner than we think. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:11:02 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23949 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23947 Jane Lynch is changing Wednesday nights. Her non-PC coach Sue Sylvester on Fox's Glee is making Wednesday appointment viewing - read, watching live and forgoing the DVR. Come January, Wednesday night will become the gayest night on primetime as Fox announced that it will be pairing Glee with its reality juggernaut American Idol. Could there be a face-off between two televisions most famous lesbians, Lynch and new AI judge Ellen Degeneres?
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:53:56 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23947 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23946 The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere was Monday night and Kristin Stewart was there with her pseudo date, 51-year-old rocker and lesbian fave Joan Jett. Other celebrities that attended the New Moon premiere were Robert Pattinson, Shar Jackson, Mary Murphy, 50 Cent, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jamie Kennedy, Stephanie Meyer, Dakota Fanning and Taylor Lautner. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:11:52 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23946 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23944 Still a little dizzy from the Sweet Cruise rocking (thanks to Ida), here are photos of the Sweet and Sassy Party, "Underground Karaoke," Club Skirts Pool Party, the lesbian soccer game, and more! Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:27:31 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23944 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23943 Openly bisexual actress Kristanna Loken announced this week she has separated from husband Noah Danby and has been in a relationship with a woman for the past seven months. The actress who starred in Painkiller Jane and The L Word --opposite Kate Moennig's Shane -- famously chatted about a lesbian relationship with BloodRayne costar Michelle Rodriguez several years ago.
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:21:59 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23943 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23942 A U.K government advisor has said that lesbians make better parents than straight couples. Professor Stephen Scott, the director of research at the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners, claims evidence showed children raised by two women were more successful as adults. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:04:20 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23942 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23941 Ce-lesbians Jill Bennett and Cathy DeBuono livestream The Gloves Are OFF every Thursday only on SheWired! But in case you miss it, we post recordings after the live show. In episodes 9 and 10, Cathy and Jill talk sex, sex, and more sex, and open up the show to whatever topics live viewers want! Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:19:49 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23941 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23940 Soccer player Elizabeth Lambert became an overnight YouTube sensation for pulling another player's hair. Our lesbian sports' writer ponders if Lambert is a mean girl soccer player or just plain competitive? And if it had been a man, would it have been such a big deal? Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:16:22 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23940 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23939 Entertainment publicist Mona Elyafi is approaching the tender age of 40, which doesn't bother her at all until her memory majorly fails her when a hot girl on Facebook claims they once engaged in a steamy lesbian tryst. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:20:55 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23939 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23938 SheWired has chronicled the Sweet Cruise from day one and we still have photos to share. The final day at sea was rife with activity, and we were there to capture the events and the celesbians including Cathy DeBuono, Jill Bennett, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Amy Tee, Sandra Valls, Jamie Babbitt, Andrea Meyerson, Corday Shawnee Harkins and the Cherry Bomb ladies! Plus, topless lesbians and go-go dancers. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:03:02 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23938 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23936 The Sweet cruise has been over for a full 24 hours, and we're just about over our sea legs but we still have photos to share with you. Here are a few of our more serene pics from Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico, including stunning sunsets, lesbians snorkeling and the tequila shop! But first, a photo of SheWired's fave vloggers Cathy DeBuono and Jill Bennett. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:25:53 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23936 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23935 An effort was launched Monday to gather signatures to repeal Proposition 8 and restore equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. John Henning, Executive Director of Love Honor Cherish: "SignForEquality.com will make history by using custom social networking tools, as well as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, to support an all-volunteer signature drive to repeal Prop 8."
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:14:53 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23935 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23934 A group of social conservatives in Houston wants to discourage voters from supporting mayoral candidate Annise Parker in a December run-off election because she is a lesbian. The group is motivated by concerns about a "gay takeover" of City Hall, given that two other candidates in the five remaining City Council races are also openly gay.
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:42:33 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23934 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23933 Employees of the gay newspaper Southern Voice arrived at the publication's office Monday to find the doors locked and a sign posted saying the magazine was no longer in business. Window Media LLC, based in Washington, D.C., is the country's largest gay and lesbian newspaper publisher. The company also owns the Washington Blade, Genre Magazine, South Florida Blade and a handful of other gay publications. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:33:27 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23933 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23932 Meghan McCain wonders whether it is worse for a Republican to have been caught naked on camera or to support gay marriage as she weighs in on the ongoing scandals surrounding former beauty queen Carrie Prejean. McCain believes that the conservative media is giving her a free pass for her eight sex tapes because she stands opposed to gay marriage. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:16:20 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23932 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23931 Here are the two latest episodes of Sasamekikoto, the new Japanese lesbian anime from Crunchyroll. Sasamekikoto is a comedy-drama that explores many of the common tropes of the "Girls Love," or "Yuri," genre. Ushio sees a girl who steals her heart immediately in "Pretty People." In "First Kiss" Sumika and Ushio witness two girls kissing in a classroom after school. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:13:44 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23931 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23930 Hurricane Ida may have rained on the Sweet Cruise's lesbian party earlier in the week but it was hijinks on the high seas Saturday with a top-deck, poolside wet t-shirt contest as capping off the party. Funny lady extraordinaire Suzanne Westenhoefer and Sirius Radio's woman with the dry wit, Doria Biddle, hosted and judged the debaucherous event. Dani Campbell, Brianna Stockton and Nat Garcia helped with the ultimage high seas' boob show!
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:30:11 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23930 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23928 Did you love when Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu brought back the Charlie's Angels franchise? Do you secretly worship Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett? Which ever lady you crushed on, lesbians can look forward to a new batch. Our picks? How about: Eliza Dushku, Michelle Rodriguez, Summer Glau, Lena Headey, or some L Word alums?
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:23:51 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23928 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23927 Writer and lesbian culture guru Diana Cage offers up some sound advice on how to avoid the grim reaper of lesbian bed death. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:08 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23927 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23926 Shepard Fairey, partnering with LGBT grassroots organization FAIR, debuted a selection of the 100 celebrity-customized Defend Equality Love Unites posters designed to raise awareness and mdash; and funds and mdash; for the fight for gay and lesbian marriage equality. Thursday night and rsquo;s event featured the redesigned creations from the likes of Tegan Quin, Virginia Madsen, Dustin Lance Black (Milk), Matt Groening, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Renee Zellweger and many more on display at the Andaz in West Hollywood. The L Word's Daniela Sea and New Moon's Anna Kendrick. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:01:53 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23926 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23925 In Part 1 of the sixth season finale of Project Runway, design mentor Tim Gunn stole the show. So what does that say about the lesbian friendly, all lady final three and their collections? Not much... Find out who was all right and who was all wrong...
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:35:15 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23925 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23924 Comedienne and gay rights advocate Kathy Griffin will join the cast of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit playing a lesbian. The D-List star, 49, has been cast as a lesbian activist in an episode set to tape on February 10 of next year. Her guest spot will come just prior to the release of Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch, a DVD of her sixth Bravo stand-up special.
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:28:22 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23924 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23923 Megan Fox is gracing the cover of New York Times Magazine and is glorifying Hollywood, reducing herself to a mere sex symbol and referring to Jennifer's Body, "I was doubtful. The movie is about a man-eating, cannibalistic lesbian cheerleader." Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:43:26 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23923 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23922 Lesbians rejoice! You may be able to officially marry Alias actress Mia Maestro. An Argentine judge ruled this week that a same-sex couple could marry. This week's ruling by Judge Gabriela Seijas in Buenos Aires is setting a precedent that could pave the way for the Catholic country to become the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:42:47 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23922 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23921 The contestants on Top Chef:Las Vegas this week were given an opportunity to do something most lesbians would sacrifice a body part for - serving Padma Lakshmi breakfast in bed! Even better, Padma was curled up in her Venetian hotel suite boudoir with very delicious guest judge, British chef and TV personality Nigella Lawson.
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:41:07 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23921 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23920 Lesbians will love the ladies making headlines in this week's Hollywood round up: Gwyneth Paltrow, Wanda Sykes, Winona Ryder, The L Word's Kelly Lynch, Marti Noxon and country cutie Carrie Underwood. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:36:22 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23920 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23919 Ashley Judd's sis and country music star Wynonna Judd, who has a large gay and lesbian following, disses Taylor Swift after she makes CMA history as the youngest artist ever to win the Country Music Association Awards' coveted entertainer of the year award. Judd said, "You want my honest comment? It's too much too soon..."
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:47:31 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23919 http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23918 A San Francisco lesbian has finally won her battle to be ordained. Lisa Larges, a deacon at Noe Valley Ministry Presbyterian Church, has been a candidate for the Presbyterian ministry for nearly 22 years. She has had her ordination blocked twice due to her sexual orientation.
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:21:33 PST http://www.shewired.com/article.cfm?id=23918