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Pioneers of the Stars

Aiming for the stars was exactly what Russian and U.S. women astronauts Valentina Vladimirovna Nikolayeva Tereshkova and Sally Ride, Ph.D., respectively, did paving the way for other women astronauts and little girls around the world to dream big.

Grooving for Boobs

Nearly a decade ago, while traveling through Australia, Juliana Cochnar got news from her mother that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her first instinct was to immediately run to her mother’s side to see her through her medical treatments and hopefully back to health, but her mother, Barbara Cochnar, told her no.

Female Icons Rock the Nation’s Capital

by Troy Petenbrink When Cyndi Lauper was on her 2010 “Memphis Blues” tour she did what most musicians do when they find themselves in Cleveland – she visited The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. In her best Queens accent Meredith Rutledge-Borger, a curator for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, recounts the comment […]

The Real Lives of Punk Rock Girls

Wanna live like a rock star? Think it’s all parties, trashing guitars, and long bus trips with groovy people hanging out and along for the ride? Trash those fantasies and get a real peek inside the life of an emerging punk rock girl band, Hunter Valentine on the “Real L Word”. They tell it straight and play it loud.

fiveTEN Shows Pride in Oakland

Showing pride in Oakland, two producers kick off Oakland Pride weekend with the launch of fiveTEN, a host of events throughout the weekend, starting today Friday, August 31 and ending with a dance party on Sunday, September 2, that aim to go beyond LGBT Pride celebrating the East Bay city.

A First, Saudi Arabia Lets Women Compete in Olympic Games

Bowing to six months of ongoing international pressure, Saudi Arabia made a historic last minute move on July 12 announcing that two women athletes Wujdan Shahrkhani, in judo, and Sarah Attar, in track and field will compete in the 30th Olympic Summer Games in London.

Grrrl Rock It!

In the late ‘80s pop was filled with girls, but punk rock was a different world. Still a bastion of maleness, Joan Jett, who straddled punk and rock, was the only girl who pushed through the testosterone to make it.

Backstage with Chely Wright

All-American girl Chely Wright shocked the nation when she became the first U.S. country singer to declare her love for women two years ago with her seventh musical release “Lifted Off the Ground” and her confessional memoir Like Me: Confessions Of A Heartland Country Singer.

Five Fabulous Years of Fabulosa Fest

Hundreds of women will head to the fifth annual Fabulosa Fest to camp out and frolic in the sun listening to great music, check out crafts and attend workshops, swim in the creek, and maybe even partake in a little mud wrestling at Walker Creek Ranch in Sonoma County, CA on July 20 – 22.

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.

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.

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.