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Dykes to Watch Out For

http://www.visi.com/~oprairie/bechdel/bechdel.html

This Open Prairie Syndicate page contains some sample cartoons from this very funny syndicated lesbian comic strip.

Famous Queers, Queens, and Dykes

http://www.efn.org/~mastrait/famousqueers.html

A fascinating and impressive list of famous people who were definitely or rumored to be gay or lesbian, along with links in many cases to more information about their lives.

Federation of Gay Games

http://www.eor.com/fgg/

The Federation of Gay Games sponsors an international Olympics-style athletic competition for the gay and lesbian community. Learn more about the organization here, and about the games coming up in 1998 in Amsterdam.

The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses

http://www.galachoruses.org/

This umbrella organization unites and supports gay and lesbian choral groups all over the United States. They hold a yearly choral festival, which you can read about, as well as their other activities, on this page.

Gay and Lesbian Bands of America

http://agora.rdrop.com/~joe/lgba.html

Lesbian and Gay Bands Of America (L.G.B.A.) is the national musical organization comprised of concert and marching bands from cities across America. Find out here about the 22 member bands and their parade and concert appearances.

The Gay and Lesbian Star Trek Home Page

http://www.ccnet.com/gaytrek/

Sponsored jointly by several gay/lesbian Star Trek themed groups, this page keeps fans up-to-date on gay and lesbian characters planned for the Star Trek TV shows and movies and offers downloadable clips from gay moments in eposides.

The Gaylaxians

http://gaylaxians.org/

The Gaylaxians Science Fiction Society is a non-profit organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual people and their friends interested in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. The Gaylaxians is the Boston, Massachusetts affiliate of The Gaylactic Network, There are chapters in various cities throughout North America. You can get a master list of all the regional clubs at this site, as well as a list of upcoming science fiction conventions.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.

—Jimmy Carter

Hothead Paisan

http://www.marystreet.com/hh/

The home page for an outrageous lesbian cartoon strip that plays out the notion: 'what if a radical lesbian feminist suddenly went crazy and said and did everything she wanted to?' A must-read for any lesbian fed-up with the patriarchy.

International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs

http://www.glyphic.com/iagsdc/

The IAGSDC is the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs, a lesbian and gay organization that is the umbrella organization for gay square dance clubs in the United States, Canada, and Australia, formed by and for lesbians and gay men in their community and for their friends.

International Gay Rodeo Association

http://www.igra.com/

There is actually a gay rodeo association, and they hold their own rodeos all over the country, including not only gay meccas like Los Angeles and Washington D.C. but smaller cities like Billings, Montana and Omaha, Nebraska. Get their full touring schedule here, and find out how to become a member.

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Television Characters

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/%7Ewyatt/tv-characters.html

This amazingly comprehensive list catalogs gay, lesbian, and bisexual television characters on 23 networks worldwide, from 1961 to the present.

The LGBQ Vegetarian Page

http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~brett/qveg.html

Articles and links devoted to vegetarian issues, provided for a gay, lesbian, and bisexual readership. Includes lists of famous queer vegetarians, events, and media clippings.

Sisters on Stage

http://www.qworld.org/DykesWorld/sweetmusic.html

A lot of links and interesting information about self-identified lesbian or bisexual musicians and performers.

We fight here and love and plot and weave and risk and hurt and get it wrong and laugh. Here, among Lesbians. We need not abide by all that develops. But it is to this space we can refer.

—Sarah Lucia Hoagland