Congratulations To Mary Wiseman!

Ms. Wiseman was appointed as a judge today, making her the first openly gay judge in Ohio.

Lesbian Sex Scenes That Made History

AfterEllen has a great list going all the way back to the 1930's including reviews for each, but unfortunately their list didn't include my personal favorite: Elle McPherson and Kate Capshaw in A Girl Thing.

Lesbian Rap Group: Yo Majesty

I just read about these young ladies doing their thing in the new XXL magazine . . . talk about pioneers! Apparently, Yo Majesty is making moves, aren't afraid to speak their mind, much less hide their sexuality (which in the circles of hip-hop says a lot) and most importantly, from what I've read and heard, they're pretty good rappers!

Street has a feature on the girls.

You can also check for Yo Majesty on their MySpace.

Smoking Hott! - Portia de Rossi

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Beth Ditto: I'd Rather Be A Lesbian Than A Pregnant Teen

PostChronicle.com:

Rocker Beth Ditto was terrified of coming out as a lesbian in her home town, but preferred that to the alternative - getting pregnant

The Gossip frontwoman was raised in Arkansas, where many locals viewed homosexuality as a sin, and thought girls should start producing children when they were barely into their teens.

Ditto says, "I so did not want to be gay. I didn't want to come out of the closet. I would rather have lived my life in misery." At the same time I didn't want to get pregnant because there was real pressure to do that too, even at 15."

Talk about brutal honesty.

Smoking Hott! - Sarah Bettens

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Anna Nicole Smith's Former Lesbian Lover Speaks Out

Chron.com:

Long ago, before blond bombshell Anna Nicole Smith left Houston to find international fortune and fame, she fell in love with a girlfriend who would become her closest companion for three years.

Before stardom ever cast a spotlight on the fallen actress and model, before Smith vaulted into the upper stratosphere of wealth by marrying an 89-year-old Houston oil tycoon, before allegations of drug abuse and gold digging ran rampant, it was just Sandi and Vickie.

Vickie Lynn Hogan, which was Smith's real name, was just a stripper in those days. But she aspired to be a model, and she was poised on the cusp of stardom, soon to win recognition on the pages of Playboy and several high-profile advertising gigs that would plaster her buxom image on billboards and pin-ups across the country.

Sandi Powledge was the furthest thing from glamour — unpretentious, grounded, fun-loving and real.

They met in a gay bar in northwest Harris County in 1991 and would become lovers. It was an exhilarating time, one that Powledge, now 46, remembers fondly, even as she mourns the death of the woman she once loved.

Powledge's recollections evoke a picture of a woman far more vulnerable and human than Smith ever let on during her moments in the public eye.

"I don't know if she ever believed anyone really loved her," Powledge said sadly, recalling her tumultuous relationship with the famous model and TV star during a recent interview in the small northeast Texas town of Winnsboro. "She was just hungry for love, hungry for approval — just like a bucket with a hole in the bottom."

Funny how Anna Nicole's bisexuality has been missing from all the recent press. My guess is that it's mostly due to the unfair comparisons they keep making between Anna and Marilyn Monroe.

Suze Orman Comes Out Of The Closet

Associated Press:

NEW YORK -- Financial guru and best-selling author Suze Orman says she wishes she could marry her partner Kathy Travis, partly because it would save them both a lot of money.

"Both of us have millions of dollars in our name," she told The New York Times Magazine in its Feb. 25 edition. "It's killing me that upon death, K.T. is going to lose 50 percent of everything I have to estate taxes. Or vice versa."

In a wide-ranging interview, the host of CNBC's "The Suze Orman Show" talked about her seven-year relationship with Travis and her personal finances.

With a liquid net worth of about $25 million and real estate holdings of $7 million, Orman said she enjoys spending money and playing the stock market. She said she has about a million dollars in the market, "because if I lose a million dollars, I don't personally care."

Orman said, "women don't understand money. They will go into debt to pay for this and that."

Lesbian Couple Protests Focus on the Family

EdgeBoston.com:

A lesbian couple in Colorado Springs is facing trespassing charges following a protest Monday at Focus on the Family headquarters over founder James Dobson’s cheery, sugarplum views on same-sex parenting.

Robynne Sapp and Dotti Berry, of Blaine, WA, said they took a guided tour of the Focus grounds, hand in hand, then sat down on the floor of the lobby and refused to leave until Dobson met with them. They wanted him to "publicly recant" statements he made in an essay in a December issue of Time magazine.

The two women are members of Soulforce, a gay and lesbian activist organization that has held numerous protests at the Focus campus.

"I am here to mirror Dr. Dobson’s human essence, so that the reflection will cause him to fully understand why it is important to begin telling a new and true story, one that empowers all of us," said Berry.

First of all, those two make a really good looking couple. Secondly, Dobson sounds like an idiot which is typical of these conservative groups. Lastly, I'm adding Soulforce to my blogroll because they got guts!

Vanessa Williams To Pose Nude Again; No Lesbian Shots

PostChronicle.com:

Vanessa Williams lost her Miss America crown back in 1984 for posing nude for Penthouse, but that hasn't stopped Vanessa from posing nude for Allure Magazine.

The 'Ugly Betty' star is stripping down for a mag once again, but Allure's May 'Look Better Naked' issue does not require Vanessa to engage in sexual activities with another woman, an act she did perform for Penthouse.

The nude photos for Allure won't really show much, apparently, but an insider claims Vanessa was completely naked for the photo shoot.

Vanessa Williams was born in 1963, but she's still smokin'!

Yep! Vanessa Williams is, was and forever will be super hot! I'd love to take a look at those pics.