Author: Heather Cassell

U.S. Women Athletes Score at Olympics 2012 before the Games Begin

Sporty girls are making historic milestone that is a testament to the value of supporting women in sports on the 40th year of Title IX. The United States Olympic Committee revealed that for the first time in the 116 year history of the modern Olympic Games American women outnumber the U.S. men heading to London this summer on July 10.

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Guiding Women: Damron Women’s Traveller 2012

Don’t leave home without it. Damron Women’s Traveller: 2012 Edition Damron Women’s Traveller, the most popular travel guide for queer women, is back with all new and updated listings for 2012. Want to know where to go in Nashville? Damron Women’s Traveller will point you in the right direction. It is the must have guide for queer girls and their friends.

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Life’s a Party, New Orleans Does it in Style

There is always a party going on in New Orleans and why not? The French Quarter is always dressed up and ready for fun and any given week there’s a festival to suit anyone’s fancy, the food rivals the best culinary centers of the world, and the hospitality can’t be beat.

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Escape to France with French Escapade

Not everyone can be Julia Child and live in France to get to know the culture and the food, but guest can get a Julia-esque taste of France with French Escapade.

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5th Annual Running of the Rollergirls … ahh Bulls

What better way to wrap up a week of partying in New Orlean’s French Quarter than being chased by women on roller skates wearing read horns and armed with waffle bats for the fifth annual San Fermin in Nueva Orleans?

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Dykeadence Steams Up New Orleans

Girls are making their mark on Southern Decadence. Once a sinful week long party for gay boys started more than 40 years ago, four years ago the girls busted into the party with Dykeadence.

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A princess for a day, Iris, floats down Market Street in San Francisco’s LGBT Pride Parade. (Photo: Courtesy of Iris Mansour)

Brit’s Americana Summer Adventure

Sowing her Americana oats, Londoner Iris Mansour, made an Americana wish list and hopped onto a plan to the United States for a 60 day summer adventure.

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Girls Join Southern Decadence’s Debauchery

Southern Decadence, New Orleans’ biggest gay party, is hotter than ever this year with record numbers of gay men heading south for the festivities over Labor Day weekend. For the first time ever, lesbians will join the party with their own signature events.

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Taking the Wheel: Nona Willis Aronowitz Drives to Discover Modern Feminism

Freshly minted college graduates, having brunch and Bloody Mary’s one day in New York City, childhood best friends Emma Bee Bernstein and Nona Willis Aronowitz concocted a plan to get out of their intellectual, liberal, urban bubble to find out what feminism in America means to women in the new millennium.

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Tips for Staying Healthy on the Road

Summer is here and getting away is on almost everyone’s minds, but nothing ruins a good summer vacation more than being too sick to enjoy it. To avoid the bugs and tackle germs when they happen there are things you can do so your trip can remain a vacation to remember for all of the right reasons.

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Dyke March Turns 20

The San Francisco Dyke March celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend with a new generation of leadership remembering the rally’s roots born of a call for dyke rights and visibility.

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Unplug and Explore the Outdoors in Vermont

Prepare to unplug from the Internet. Vermont is about celebrating individuality, getting outdoors, and unwinding, as my girlfriend and I discovered on a recent trip to the Green Mountain State that left us wanting more.

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