Month: April 2013
Threads: Dream Wedding Gowns that Fight Breast Cancer
by Heather Cassell Getting hitched? Feel a little extra special on your wedding day walking down the aisle in a gown that not only saved a bit of green for your honeymoon, but also helped save another woman’s life. What? Is that possible? Yes it is with Brides Against Breast Cancer, the breast cancer organization makes it […]
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SF Lesbian Philanthropists Tour LGBT South Africa
Anyone who knows Jody Cole, owner of Wild Rainbow African Safaris, know she’s passionate about Africa and loves sharing knowledge about the continent, but this time she wasn’t leading the tour, she was being led.
Jody, along with 17 other European and U.S. LGBT philanthropists – including San Franciscans Tracy Gary and her partner Inka von Sternenfels – participated in a first-of-its-kind donor trip to South Africa focused on LGBT issues in January. The trip was organized through Atlantic Philanthropies.
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Olivia Travel Joins a Global Coalition for a LGBT Rights
by Heather Cassell Olivia Companies, the lesbian luxury travel company, announced that it joined forces in a coalition of government and nonprofit organizations to form a new LGBT Global Development Partnership on April 5. “We are thrilled to be a part of this historic partnership with the U.S. government and the four other founding partners, and to once […]
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Go Girl: The Natural Adventures of Kim Powell
by Heather Cassell Every day is an adventure for Kim Powell, owner, operator and head naturalist of Blue Water Ventures in Santa Cruz, Calif. Take for example, late last month when she and a group of her kayakers saved a young sea lion that found refuge on one of the kayaks in the Moss Landing Harbor from what […]
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Lauren Bedford Russell Is A Beauty With A Cause
A beauty with a cause, Lauren Bedford Russell is a rebel fighting for causes near and dear to her heart one bracelet at a time.
Most women know Lauren from the Showtime’s “Real L Word” and of course her rocker girlfriend Kiyomi McCloskey, who is the frontwoman of Hunter Valentine, but she’s also a talented jewelry designer creating edgy, chic accessories with a cause or shall I say causes, as she supports LGBT equality and President Obama’s re-election and voting rights and she most recently added multiple sclerosis.
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Groove: Famous, Not! Katy Tiz is about to be a Pop Sensation
You might wonder where did this girl come from with her song, “Famous”? The song, while a joke, is only the beginning of British songstress Katy Tiz, trip up the charts.
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Palm Springs Welcomes the first Women’s Jazz Festival
A different sound is resonating from Palm Springs this weekend at the first annual Women’s Jazz Festival April 4 – 7.
Women will enjoy four-days of female jazz performances at eight different venues and clubs throughout downtown Palm Springs.
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