The Dinah – Celebrating 20 years. We chat with Mariah Hanson, founder of The Dinah.
A Decade of Lesbian Entertainment, Politics, and General Silliness Part 5: 2004 – The year of The L Word
A Decade of Lesbian Entertainment, Politics, and General Silliness Part 4: 2003 – We can haz teh gaysex!
A Decade of Lesbian Entertainment, Politics, and General Silliness Part 3: 2002 – Rosie comes out and more!
A Decade of Lesbian Entertainment, Politics, and General Silliness Part 2: 2001 – The Netherlands Rule!
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Our bronzed and impossibly coiffed friends from Jersey Shore will make an appearance on Monday’s Ellen show to answer questions in a trivia game called “Know or Go!” Hilarity ensues.
Lesbian parties come and go, and they rarely have the longevity and clout of Club Skirts The Dinah. Not only has The Dinah been around for 20 years (which, in lesbian party years is like a century), it continues to have its finger on the pulse of pop culture and has in recent years helped launch the careers of mainstream artists like Lady Gaga and The Pussycat Dolls.
Alleged lesbian Tila Tequila has quit Twitter, leaving the economic prospects of the most vital members of the #TilaArmy up in the air. We speak to her most trusted employees to get a sense of the State of the Loonion.
There is no redeeming value in The Bad Girls Club, but tomorrow night a homophobic cast member ends up eating concrete.
2004 brings lesbian visibility to an all time high. The L Word features dubious storylines but a bevy of glamorous lesbian characters on television, simultaneously shattering stereotypes and our hope in the abilities of (some) Hollywood writers to write “our stories.” The battle over same sex marriage starts to get ugly; we learn that our opponents don’t mind Will and Grace but fear that same sex marriage will destroy Western civilization. Ellen+Portia also starts to happen.
In 2003, the contemporary gay rights movement gains momentum with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Lawrence v. Texas, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in Goodridge, and marriage equality in Belgium. Charlize goes fug in Monster, and Willow finally gets laid in Buffy. Melissa and Tammy get hitched. Ellen introduces her talk show and begins to take over the world.
2002 brought an outing on E.R., the end of Willow and Tara’s relationship on Buffy and a lesbian main character on The Wire. Tipping the Velvet premieres on BBC 2. Tegan and Sara start their slow climb to pop music stardom. Also, Rosie comes out. She also stops being the Queen of Nice.
2001 brought same sex kisses on Buffy and Friends, same sex marriage in the land of tulips and Gouda cheese, and that really confusing film Mulholland Drive.
2000: A year in lesbian history. Babies on television. Babies in real life. Willow goes gay on Buffy. Ellen and Anne break up, as do Melissa and Julie.
Do not open this article at work. Even if you’re not at work, you might need to rub your eyes afterwards. Hey, we’re lovers of ladies, but disembodied pudendas aren’t exactly aesthetically pleasing. You have been warned. The vulva puppets are cool though.
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