About
Cherry Grrl is an online magazine bringing only the freshest in entertainment, news + culture to the lesbian community.
Launched in August of 2008, Cherry Grrl is your source for the inside scoop on the grrl-on-grrl community. From interviews with the community’s most talked about celebrities like Chely Wright, Tila Tequila, and Jackie Warner, to iconic legends like Lily Tomlin, Sharon Gless, and Suzanne Westenhoefer – Cherry Grrl is the first to bring you the goods.
Each week, Cherry Grrl publishes a fresh issue loaded with info and commentary on the latest happenings in LGBT news, entertainment, events, and culture. Every virtual issue is jam-packed with music and film reviews, legislative and political happenings, interviews with celebrities, photos from the hottest events around the country and the globe, and the scoop on how you can get involved. At Cherry Grrl, we love to spread the word. Our priority is bringing visibility to the LGBT community by promoting the contributions being made by the filmmakers, writers, actors, musicians, advocates, comedians, event producers, business owners and generally awesome women out there – women like YOU – who are using their skills and talents to enhance the worldwide image of lesbians and bisexual women.
Ready to support your community? Visit our home page for the latest articles and top stories or any of the four links in the navigation bar at the top of the page to check out features within a specific topic. Or keep reading below to learn more about our amazing team (who are probably working, like, right now on more new content for you).
Want to join the team? We’re always looking for new additions to our writing, design, and marketing efforts!
The CG Team
DANA
CEO + Founding Partner
After spending a number of years developing a background in marketing and trend-forecasting – a.k.a. “cool hunting” – Dana decided to break free from the world of helping large corporations profit from the masses and instead take one of her predictions in a different direction. She saw the creativity, talent, and valuable contributions coming out of the lesbian community and was inspired to launch a new forum where their efforts could be promoted. With the growing success of Cherry Grrl, Dana is proving that she believes the lesbians are our future.
LAURA
Editor-in-Chief + Founding Partner
Eight years of experience as an editor in the publishing industry taught Laura a few things: 1) she really loves to write and edit, 2) she prefers writing and editing subject matter that she is personally interested in, 3) she is personally interested in lesbians, 4) if you choose the right career path you really don’t ever need to understand more than basic math, and 5) free stuff is special.
AMBER
Contributing Writer
Amber has many stories to tell and is proud to share them with Cherry Grrl. Her fiction and non-fiction works have appeared in other online magazines; she is currently working on her memoir and a collection of short stories. Amber also owns and runs a residential cleaning business. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University, where she met her partner. They live in Vermont with their Golden Retriever, the furry editor.
C.D.
Contributing Writer – Activism
C.D. Kirven (Chastity Duran Kirven) was born in Waco and raised in Dallas, TX. She is a Lambda Literary nominated author of the book What Goes Around Comes Back Around and was the Outreach Coordinator for Legacy of Success Foundation – winning Member of the Year in 2008. As Outreach Coordinator she assisted with saving a local food pantry program that serviced 3,000 homeless HIV patients. Kirven was a founding board member of the DFW Pride Movement and was one of the ENDA 4 with the organization Get Equal. Kirven wanted to focus on racism in the LGBT community and created Get Equal Now with activist Michael Robinson. Get Equal Now tackles injustice inside and outside the gay rights movement. A nationally known artist, her artwork appeared at the 2009 Butch Voices Conference in Oakland, CA, and her art was featured in the December 2009 issue of Curve Magazine. Kirven created the first GLBT cell phone documentary about same sex intimate partner abuse called “The Dark Side of the Rainbow,” which was featured at several film festivals around the country and she has an online clothing line at www.zazzle.com/cdkirven. Kirven is also currently editing an online reality show about her life and working on a screenplay, a second book (The Glass Closet), and a documentary. Contact her @ cdkirven@aol.com & http://cdkirven.blogspot.com.
DANIELLE
Contributing Editor – TV
Danielle is a craigslist junkie, baby screenwriter, and television aficionado. Doesn’t that sound like some kind of rad superhero? Her excellent taste has been honed by growing up on The Golden Girls, Roseanne, and Married…With Children. In lieu of a personal speech when accepting her first Emmy, she plans to perform an interpretive dance. When she’s not quoting Dorothy Zbornak, she’s watching any of her beloved Boston sports teams do what they do best – turn her hair gray.
DR. OH
Dating/Advice Columnist
Cherry Grrl’s Dating/Advice columnist is a psychotherapist living and working in New York City, NY. Referred to as “Dr. Oh,” she is here to offer her advice and commentary on dating, relationships, and any other issues facing Cherry Grrl readers. Email your questions for Dr. Oh to AskDrOh[@]cherrygrrl.com.
KRISTINA
Contributing Writer
Kristina is a writer, first and foremost, followed closely by: born and bred New Yorker! When she’s not frantically typing away on her iPhone and exploring the latest gadgets for CherryGrrl, you can find her fiction and blogs about the creative process on her website: kristinavillarini.com. You can also read some of Kristina’s contributions to celebrated fashion website lookbooks.com. She’s a die-hard Mets fan, beer and tattoo aficionado, and the way to her heart is through a red velvet cupcake.
LIZ
Contributing Writer
Liz is a TV nerd stuck in the Midwest. A college drop out, she learned everything she knows about life from Lorelei Gilmore, C.J. Cregg, and Veronica Mars. She’s addicted to chocolate, texting, dirty jokes, and napping.
MARCIE
Contributing Editor
Marcie loathes academia, but is a masochist so is completing her PhD dissertation on Marlovian drama and ethics; she also holds degrees from Harvard, Oxford, and Rutgers. She is a lecturer at Rutgers and has contributed to publications and zines such as Curve and The Feminist Review, the latter for which she also serves as an editor. She lives with her (female) chihuahua, Deleuze, who she loves to dress up in ridiculous fashions—her favorite is the skull-and-bones hoodie outfit, replete with a dyke chain attached to the corduroy chaps.
MORGAN
Vlogger
Born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles, Morgan left her home state with a BA in Toy Design and is now in Chicago working at the number one toy inventing company in the nation. She loves street and experimental art…and of course, GIRLS. Morgan grew up with a hand-me-down camera, shooting friends for fun -never with any purpose – until Dinah Shore Weekend changed all that. In an effort to win free tickets to the event, Morgan offered up her services of shooting a promo reel in exchange for passes. The Dinah Founder, Mariah Hanson, responded and took Morgan under her wing – where her unique personality and sense of humor brought her deep into the girl world. Now Morgan has joined up with CG to further spread her passion for footage. With her girlfriend as her camera girl and music genius, the two share a double life… “money making by day, power lesbians by night.” She considers herself “the lighter side of lesbianism” and is on a mission to share, promote, and celebrate the lesbian world through laughter and sex.
Check out Morgan’s CGTV vlog series “Morgan Hildebrand is…SO GAY” every hump day on Cherry Grrl.
TRISHA
Contributing Writer – Art
Trisha is an official art nerd who loves to write about contemporary and historical artists. With a BA in Art History and MA in History of Decorative Art and Design, Cherry Grrl allows her to express her
opinions on art combining her personal insight as a lesbian and her critical analysis as an art historian.
