Archive for August, 2005

Native American Marriage

August 8, 2005 | News Reports

This is a front I wasn’t aware of in the struggle for same-sex marriage in the United States - apparently Native American tribes (or at least some of them) have sovereignty, and thus the authority to grant or deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples if it so chooses. In Oklahoma, a Cherokee Nation court decided to reject an opponent’s appeal and ruled that a lesbian couple’s marriage certificate would remain valid. Normally, Oklahoma does not recognize same-sex marriage licenses from other states, but they are supposed to accept all Cherokee licenses. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Network Update: Sappho’s Girls

August 7, 2005 | CyDy Network

This hot-off-the-digital-presses update from Sappho’s Girls features exactly what the site is best-known for: two hot women making all kinds of love. They are energetic about everything from the striptease to the muff-diving! (Yeah, I said that.) One of my favorite shots is Zille’s tongue right on Nikki’s clit with just a peek at some of Nikki’s ink.

Dyke Dolls

August 6, 2005 | Pop Culture

I think I’ve heard of these before, but I don’t remember mentioning them, and they’re worth pointing out! DykeDolls are the lesbian version of the Billy dolls, but without the enormous cocks. The “Bobbie” dolls come in three versions - Doc Holiday, Rockabilly, and Diesel Dyke - and a “baby dykes” line is coming out soon too. (Not that I’ve ever been quite sure what the definition of baby dyke is. Care to weigh in, anyone?) LesbiaNation has a capsule review of the dolls, too, and by the way - you can buy little strap-ons and vibrators for them!

Added: Genia of SistersTalk has written an entry in response to this post, but the ping didn’t come through neatly.

Perception of Lesbianism in Korea

August 5, 2005 | News Reports

The social status of gays and lesbians varies widely around the world, but in South Korea ignorance about lesbians is alive and well. A television report claimed that lesbianism has only emerged in the past five years, despite historical evidence of homosexuality dating back to the thirteenth century in Korean literature. Although there is a Lesbian Counseling Center there, it seems the general public is misinformed about homosexuality through television reports like these. The Korean courts have not outlawed gays perhaps because they simply refuse to hear about it. More information on the situation is at Gay Korea and East Garden: South Korea.

Network Update: Serafina Sox

August 4, 2005 | CyDy Network

The latest update from Serafina Sox is a bit kinkier than most! Punky, pretty, and pierced Roxxie has some special tube sock love for a dildo. Here’s a preview selected by yours truly:

And that’s not even showing you the rest of Roxxie we get to see!

Admitting What We Like

August 3, 2005 | Sex

Genia of SistersTalk has written about lesbians who love gay male porn. She has an awesome quote from Felice Newman that I just have to pass along:

Fact is, many people – lesbian, gay, heterosexual, bisexual - get off on porn that doesn’t reflect their actual sexual practices (or don’t get off on porn that does match their stated sexual orientation). One woman told me: “I have no doubt that I am a lesbian and have no desire to have sex with a man, but the thought of two guys doing it really makes my clit throb.” Why? Well, to some of us, cocks are hot. Just because we like to look at them doesn’t mean we need to marry one. (Although we might fantasize having one.) And some self-identified lesbians like having sex with men - straight men, bi men, gay men, and transmen. Plus gay male porn has the added benefit of being more accessible than lesbian porn - finding it just isn’t that hard (pardon the pun).

I totally love this discussion. A few months ago I participated in a survey for The Stranger about women who like gay male porn. I wasn’t too surprised that there are women who do, though, because I have loved all kinds of porn for years. That’s also why the story I have posted on Literotica is a heterosexual story. I get messages all the time asking why a lesbian would write straight porn. Part of the answer is that the mainstream audience doesn’t want to see butch-on-femme porn…they expect femme-on-femme in the lesbian story section. But additionally, I get off on straight porn too. People should be more free in their fantasies - it’s okay to fantasize about the taboo, I promise…and even about things you don’t want in real life. Really!

Gay Blood Donations

August 2, 2005 | News Reports

Currently, gay men are banned from donating blood in a number of countries, including the United States. These bans date back to the early years of the AIDS crisis - they were established in 1985 in the United Statees - but they are now widely considered to be discriminatory. The prime minister of Sweden has now called to end the ban in his country, and a man in Tasmania has raised the issue in Australia. A search in Google for gay donate blood turns up a whole lot of results about the bans and the efforts to stop them.

As gay women, should we donate blood? Do we support our nation’s blood banks, or do we stand beside gay men and boycott donating? It’s not an easy question.

Queer Jews in Brazil

August 1, 2005 | News Reports

The next time I feel like I’m in the minority, I’m going to remember the queer Jews of Brazil. There is an article called In Brazil, gay and lesbian Jews struggle for Jewish acceptance from the JTA, a Jewish news service. Gays and lesbians in many parts of Brazil are free to be out - Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo both had gay pride festivities this year - but gay Jews are definitely in the minority; the only gay Jewish group in the country, JGBR, has just over 300 members.