Topics :: lesbians

Tax $$ At Work: Federal Agency Asks Why Lesbians Are Obese

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Mar 14, 2013
The National Institutes of Health is spending $1.5 million on a study that examines why lesbians and straight men are more likely to be obese than gay men.

Olivia Celebrates 40 Years of Adventure on the High Seas

By Winnie McCroy | Friday Jan 25, 2013
From a women’s music company to a travel industry leader, Olivia celebrates 40 years of entertaining the lesbian community with a salute to its roots.

Lesbian Murder/Suicide Highlights Issue of Domestic Violence

By Holly Grigg-Spall | Sunday Jan 20, 2013
On New Year’s Day, Houston lesbian Belinda Espinoza shot her partner of three years, Ana Flores, and then turned the weapon on herself, in a case that highlights the issue of domestic violence in the LGBT community.

UK Woman Sentenced to Life For Killing Girlfriend With Garden Swan Ornament

By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Jan 17, 2013
A U.K. woman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her lover by smashing a 15 pound garden swan ornament over her head.

Restaurant Owner Gives Lesbian Couple Anti-Gay Letter

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Jan 14, 2013
After dining at a local cafe, a North Carolina lesbian couple were startled to be handed a letter from the restaurant’s owner that that condemned homosexuality.

Women on Top

By Winnie McCroy | Tuesday Dec 18, 2012
Lesbians are heading nonprofits, winning high public office and getting national media. Here are some outstanding examples of those who have succeeded in a (straight) man’s world.

S.C. Woman Allegedly Attacked Girlfriend Over Lost Sex Toy

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Dec 3, 2012
A woman from South Carolina has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after she allegedly threw an ironing board at her girlfriend because she couldn’t find a sex toy.

Lesbian Alleges Work Harassmen for Changing Name to Honor Doris Day

By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Nov 21, 2012
A lesbian bartender from East London who changed her name to honor a film icon, is suing the bar where she worked after the owner and his girlfriend allegedly subjected her to months of anti-gay harassment and physical abuse.

Radio Host Sorry for Lesbian Conversion Comments

By Jason St. Amand | Monday Oct 1, 2012
A nationally-syndicated radio host upset a listener after he said that he could to "change" any "hot lesbians" that were willing to date him.

Hong Kong Billionaire Offers $65M to Man Who Courts Lesbian Daughter

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Sep 28, 2012
A Hong Kong tycoon worth billions is offering $65 million to the man who can court his lesbian daughter.