Media and Culture
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