Author: Heather Cassell
Ultimate Party Girl: Mariah Hanson
Throwing big parties was Mariah Hanson’s birthright it seems. During the past 20 years, Mariah, has brought The Dinah, the largest annual lesbian party in the world, in Palm Springs, Calif. to new heights.
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Ladies of the Night: Robin Gans and Sandy Sachs
It’s hard to imagine lesbian dance clubs without go-go dancers, hot disk jockeys spinning the latest dance mix, and large warehouse-like spaces packed with glittery women sipping the trendiest drinks and grinding the night away.
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Oh Dinah! Celebrating 20 Years of Sapphic Fun in the Sun
Once a simple gathering of women who love golf coupled with a host of house parties, Dinah Shore weekend has grown into the biggest lesbian party on the planet, according to promoters.
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A Girl for Every Port: GirlPorts.com
An avid worldwide traveler, Canadian Tanya Churchmuch wanted more from lesbian travel guides, but couldn’t find what she wanted.
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The Road Less Traveled: Lesbian Travel Tales
When I embarked on a search for stories by queer women travelers, I didn’t expect that it would be a journey in itself: “L Word”, “power lesbians” and years of treasure troves of lesbian travel tales pilfered from the pages of lesbian magazines be damned.
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Ladies on the Green: Linashore Golf Classic
Carolina “Lina” Haines was young and having fun when she discovered the Dinah Shore Ladies Golf Tournament in Palm Springs.
Read MorePlaying All Day: Gina Gatta of Damron Dishes About A Girl Guide’s Work
It must be hard traveling the world to let people know where the best queer places are to go and what to see, but for Gina Gatta, president and editor-in-chief of Damron, the oldest LGBT travel guide company based in San Francisco, it’s all in a days work.
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Connie Wolf Takes Helm of Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center
by Heather Cassell Connie Wolf, the longtime former head of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, started the new year with a new job as the John and Jill Freidenrich director of Stanford University’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts. She followed the footsteps of the center’s founding director Thomas K. Seligman, who retired last year after […]
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The Perfect Moment: Dutcher Crossing
Every morning Debra Mathy wakes up and looks out her window across rows of grapevines over rolling hills sprinkled with houses.
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Chic Spots
No longer restricted to back alley dives, queer women are on the move hanging out in chic upscale, but casual bars and restaurants and displaying their Sapphic love all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
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A traveler’s oyster in Reno and Lake Tahoe
Looking for a great getaway that offers mega-variety entertainment options and fine dining with easy access to tranquility? Don’t overlook Reno and Lake Tahoe
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