GLAAD Announces Nominees and Special Honorees for 2nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising
August 24, 2010
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced yesterday the nominees and honorees for the 2nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising Presented by Omnicom Group, Publicis Groupe, and Rokk Vodka. Bryan Batt (Mad Men) will host the event on September 29, 2010 in New York City and Bethenny Frankel (Real Housewives of New [...]
Femme Conference 2010
August 21, 2010
The Femme Conference — being one “by Femme, about Femmes, and for Femmes and their allies” — began yesterday, and runs through Sunday, in Oakland, CA. Keynote speakers are Kate Bornstein and Moki Macias, and, in addition to the various panels, there are a ton of awesome performances, including ones by Nicky Click and Daphne [...]
Portland’s Only Lesbo-Bar Closing
August 14, 2010
The Egyptian Club — aka, the E Room — is shutting its doors come the 9th of October. The only lesbian bar in Portland, which was also voted 2009′s Best Lesbian Bar in the Country by GayCities.com, has fallen victim to the economic downturn, says its owner Kim Davis. For more on this story, see [...]
Liberty City Kings Drag and Burlesque 2011 Calendar Release Party
August 11, 2010
Liberty City Kings, AKA LiCK, Philly’s only queer drag king and burlesque queen performance troupe, will be holding their 2011 Calendar Release Party on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, PA. LiCK explores and explodes the performance expectations of drag and burlesque. LiCK’s drag king hotties will make you squirm, laugh, [...]
LA’s Hottest Lesbian Comics Head to Palm Springs
August 5, 2010
The nationally renown comedy entertainer Poppy Champlin and NBC’s Last Comic Standing Semi-Finalist Fortune Feimster, along with popular Los Angeles stand-up comic Stephen Levine, will be performing on Saturday, September 18 at Azul Tapas Bar and Lounge in downtown Palm Springs. The monthly show features the latest stand-ups from Los Angeles top comedy venues, including [...]
Win Tix to Melissa Etheridge in LA!
July 19, 2010
Iconic lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge is back on tour and a lucky Cherry Grrl reader and her date will be catching her 8/31 Los Angeles show at the Orpheum Theatre. With shows selling out fast, enter to win your chance to see the musician perform her many legendary hits plus new songs off her latest [...]
One More Lesbian at the Gay Games 2010
July 14, 2010
Lesbian media site OneMoreLesbian.com (OML) will be reporting live from the Gay Games, Cologne, between July 31st and August 7th. In cooperation with AfterEllen.com (AE), a production plan has been developed which will enable the many international lesbian and bisexual women, who can’t visit Cologne, to still be part of multi-layered event. Hilarious comedian and [...]
Party Pics: Girls in Wonderland
July 13, 2010
Gay Days Orlando Girls in Wonderland, presented by Pandora Events, brought the pool parties, comedy shows, and dancing to Florida from June 3-6, 2010, and now we’re presenting photos of the event for your viewing pleasure. Check out our Gallery for more: http://cherrygrrl.com/gallery/?album=19&gallery=18 Photos by: Melissa Rodriguez.
Reflections From QFest
July 12, 2010
‘Tis the season of LGBT film festivals: the west coast boasts San Francisco’s Frameline and L.A.’s Outfest, the latter of which is currently running through the 18th of July. If you’re on the east coast and missed New York’s NewFest last month, do not fret—there’s still time to catch some fine LGBT cinema at Philadelphia’s [...]
The New York City Dyke March
June 27, 2010
The New York City Dyke March took place Saturday, June 26th, as hundreds upon hundreds of dykes marched–very, very slowly–down 5th Avenue, from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park. This year was the first year that I marched in New York, and I was delighted at the turnout, even with the humidity making the outdoors [...]
