After a few decades in the jazz business, Gaye Adegbalola of Saffire sheds her group for a solo gig. She tells Advocate.com: "I've known I was a lesbian longer than I knew that I was black."
When Ellen
DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi got married in California in
August, there were no protests, no career fallout, and no
media backlash, just congratulations from all.
After much
controversy and a long absence from the
stage, Paula Poundstone stages a successful
return to stand-up Saturday night at the Wadsworth
Theater in Los Angeles
The famed crime
novelist has kept us spellbound with her fiction. Now
she's telling her truth--as a happily married
lesbian who's speaking out for equal
rights.
As one of the
subjects of TV Land's new show High School
Reunion, Kat Feller is reality TV's newest token
lesbian. She talks to us about everything from coming
out to bi-curiosity and hooking up on the show.
Laurel Hester
spent her last days fighting for her pension to be passed
on to her partner before cancer overcame her body. Her
struggle was chronicled in Cynthia Wade's documentary
Freeheld, which was just nominated for an Oscar.
Michele Kort spoke to the filmmaker about the movie and the
honor.
Sarah Shahi won
our hearts playing the ooh-la-la lesbian Carmen,
Shane's left-at-the-altar DJ girlfriend on
The L Word. Now she's winning our
admiration for her post-L Word acting range:
She made us laugh in her cameo as a vapid morning-show
host in For Your Consideration, made Tony
Soprano nearly see God in The Sopranos, and now
makes criminals (and viewers) sweat as no-nonsense cop
Dani Reese in the new NBC TV drama Life. The
27-year-old Iranian-Spanish-Texan -- a former Dallas
Cowboys cheerleader! -- checked in with The
Advocate during a recent shooting break.
Los Angeles Times sportswriter Christine Daniels
(nee Mike Penner) announced in an April column
that she is transitioning to life as a woman. Her
story set a readership record--but it's only
just beginning.
Three years ago
the country music industry pitched a hissy fit when Dixie
Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines said, "Just so you
know, we're ashamed the president of the United States
is from Texas." The Chicks didn't just
get blackballed, they got death threats. Now they're
back with a rocking new album of self-penned songs,
Taking the Long Way, and a fierce first
single, "Not Ready to Make Nice." We spoke to
Maines and Robison, and just so you know, we're
proud they're from Texas.
In an intimate interview, Arrested Development star Portia de Rossi talks for the first time about coming out to grandma and finding happiness with Ellen DeGeneres
Can't wait
for The L Word to get its sexy motor purring
again? Neither can we. Revving us up are stars Katherine
Moennig, Leisha Hailey, and Erin Daniels, who provide
the scoop on new twists, on camera and off
