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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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Olivia Looks Good At 40

Lesbian’s gallivanting around the world isn’t a new adventure, but lesbian travel is and while women-only vacations – queer or straight – are still a young industry Olivia Travel paved the road and sailed the wide open seas for women’s travel.

Girls on the Road

Women are on the move, but not taking to the streets as they did in early and mid-to late 20th century. The millennium is a new chapter in feminism where the bit battled movement from an ongoing backlash and war on women waged by radical conservatives continues to be elusive and unrecognizable not making it to the women who need it the most.

Sweet co-founders Jennifer Rainin, left, and Shannon Wentworth stand by a wall demonstrating the cheer "Sweeties" brought to the pediatric ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, Belize. Volunteers from the ship helped paint the ward. (Photo: Super G)

Sweet Sailing With Jennifer Rainin And Shannon Wentworth

The newest lesbian travel company’s global galavanting is the brainchild of openly lesbian do-gooder leaders Jen, 45, and Shannon, 40, hatched the idea while walking their dogs on a California day.