For most of us, I believe the answer is obvious: It doesn’t matter what the hell we want—our insurance rep will make that call. Ironically, while sifting through old magazine remnants at HCMC’s emergency room waiting area, I...

Hi, kids! Time to play another edition of the Lesbian Etiquette Game. Remember, there are no right answers—only wrong ones. 1. You and your girlfriend are at the grocery store, filling your cart with empty calories to reinforce...

For a number of years, filmmaker Julie Casper Roth, a native of Superior, Wisconsin, has been working on The Main, a documentary about The Main Club in her hometown and owner Bob Jansen. The bar, which opened at its original...

AIDS Action Day at State Capitol With the help of the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP), AIDS Action Day again took place at the State Capitol. HIV/AIDS advocates converged on the Minnesota Legislature to raise awareness and...

Recently, Marine Commandant General James Conway stated that when the ban on openly gay military service is lifted, he would build separate quarters for gay and straight troops. In an interview on Military.com, Conway said, “I...

Lavender Writer Chats Up Women’s Offbeat Weddings: Interview with Ariel Meadow Stallings Ariel Meadow Stallings first wrote Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides in 2005 in the lonely fastness of her...