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August 2010
Out Lesbian Michelle C. Bonilla Delivers Her Debut Short Film
Bonilla extends her craft as Executive Producer and Scriptwriter
Movie Premiere: These Showers Can Talk
GO Magazine was on the scene at RF Lounge where Hana with girlNATIONnyc hosted the exclusive movie release party for These...
June/July2010
The Art of Anachronism
A review of musical artist Sabrina Chap's newest creation, OOMPA!
May 2010
Exclusive Interview: KE$HA
KE$HA’s single “Tik Tok” took the country by storm and landed a number one spot on the charts. In this exclusive interview...
April 2010
Tracy Young Tells All
DJ Tracy Young Stopped by for a chat about her career, her future plans, and what it felt like to see herself in tabloids
March 2010
More Than Just a Cherry-Bomb
GO's Abby Tallmer Reviews the new rock-and-roll biopic, "The Runaways"
February 2010
Meet German Lesbian Secret Agent Stahl. Emma Stahl.
Emma Stahl, a new German webseries, is redefining the image of the “femme fatale” with thrills and style, through a...
September 2009
Interview: Jane Velez-Mitchell
GO's exclusive interview with the Emmy award-winning television news journalist and host of HLN’s Issues with Jane...
From Riot Grrrls to Rocker Grrrls
Rebecca Perkins tells GO about her summer
June/July 2009
LA's Boobytrap Party Comes East
GO sits down with Boobytrap founder Kim Anh to chat about the difference between the NY and LA lesbian scenes and their new...
Music Review: The Sounds, Crossing The Rubicon
GO reviews the Swedish sensation's third album
Exclusive Q & A With Melissa Ferrick
GO's Kathleen Warnock catches up with Ferrick about life on the road and her new album
February 2009
L Word Recap: Season 6 Episode 5
Our guest blogger Quinn recaps all the latest drama!
L Word Recap: Season 6 Episode 4
Our guest blogger Quinn recaps!
Dec/Jan 2008-2009
Theatre Review: Wickets
A new comedy in NYC set inside an airplane
Lauren LoGiudice's Queens Girl
A coming-of-age one-woman show about a queer girl from Queens
Inside Austin's Kings N Things! An interview with Cherry Poppins
bug davidson chats with the producer of Austin's premier drag king troupe
November 2008
Movie Review: Saving Marriage
Mike Roth and John Henning’s new documentary about the fight in Massachusetts to save marriage equality
Movie Review: I Can't Think Straight
Director Shamim Sarif’s new lesbian must-see comedy
October 2008
Movie Review: Tru Loved
Stewart Wade's new romantic comedy for gays and their allies
September 2008
DVD Review: Finn's Girl
Review of the new film from Laurie Colbert and Dominique Cardona. On DVD now through Wolfe video.
True Colors of The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
GO Correspondent Katie sings the praises of MichFest
August 2008
The Lesbian Lounge
This online radio show is taking over the gay airwaves...
Out Artist on the Rise: In Deepest Sleep
The NYC-based out lesbian trio combine acoustic music and punk rock riffs.
June/July 2008
Film Review: XXY
Argentine Filmmaker Lucia Puenzo examines gender ambiguity as it relates to desire and identity in her intriguing feature debut.
Chew On This
An interview with Chicago's hottest queer female MC.
Theater Review: Expatriate
Now Playing at Culture Project, 55 Mercer Street @ Broome Street, 212-925-1900, CultureProject.org.
Miss Lez Pageant '08
The 8th Annual Miss Lez Pageant rocked the Zipper Factory in NYC on Saturday Night!
May 2008
I Love U People
A review of the new film from Olive Demetrius and Hanifah Walidah.
Film Review: Searching For Sandeep
Review of the new documentary from Australian filmmaker Poppy Stockell.
Julie Gold Gets Personal, From A Distance…
Catch Julie Gold’s final Duplex performance on June 6, and in the meantime, here are a few words of wisdom from her talk...
No, No, Nanette
Review of the (now closed) new production of No, No, Nanette at the City Center.
Interview: Director Celine Sciamma Makes a Splash at Cannes with Water Lilies
GO talks to Sciamma about her new film, that has received rave reviews world wide.
March 2008
Gay Bi Gay Gay at The SxSW Music Festival
Bug Davidson gives you a first hand account of South By South West's homo-friendly space.
Lucas Silveira from The Cliks On LA Ink
The Clik's frontman to get inked by Kat Von D on LA Ink.
Get Away To Martha's Vineyard!
Elope to one of the gay-friendliest on earth with a crowd of your favorite people.
February 2008
GO For The Cure Tour Comes To Brooklyn
Girlz in the Hood bursts onto the scene Saturday March 1st showcasing jammin’ female rockstars, DJs, and mixologists.
The Cliks at the Knitting Factory!
"While I was blown away by the musicality of The Cliks’ set, their stage presence and band energy was captivating and contagious..."
Album Review: Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
Having recently admitted to having a girlfriend, there's little indie pop singer Sia can do to not catch our eyes and ears...
Theater Review: Jack of Tarts
"Playing at La MaMa e.t.c at 74 E. 4th Street, in lower Manhattan through February 17th, Jack of Tarts takes a bitter topic...
December/January 2007-2008
Happy Valentine's Day! You Have Cancer.
Interview with star of stage and screen Kristin Carr about her battle with cancer and her new film, Crazy, Sexy, Cancer.
All The Kings Men
A Look Inside Boston’s Premier Drag Troupe!
I’ll Take Her, Baby!
A review of Idina Menzel's I Stand
Piaf: Love Conquers All - The Soho Playhouse
A brilliant new play about the life and music of the French songstress...
Rebecca Drysdale is a Time Traveling Lesbian
Lesbian comedian Rebecca Drysdale's new online series takes us through time...
November 2007
An Interview With Sophie B. Hawkins
The “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover,” singer talks to GO about love, life and her future plans.
The 2007 Emery Awards and After Party!
Don't miss the 21st Annual Emery Awards or the After Party!
October 2007
GO For the Cure Tour Party Pictures!
Check Out Part 1 of GO's Pics From Our Cure Tour '08 KIck-Off Party on October 18, 2007. Keep checking back for more!
Beebo Brinker Chronicles Extended Run
The off-off broadway production of the Beebo Brinker Chronicles has extended its sold-out run.
September 2007
Lea Delaria Q & A
Lea Delaria, exclusively for gomag.com!
August 2007
Lea Delaria Q & A
Lea Delaria, exclusively for gomag.com!
All You Need is Love... and Politics
Democratic Presidential candidates share their views on LGBT issues
June/July 2007
What’s Cookin’, Good Lookin’?
Sandee Birdsong is the newest out lesbian to compete on Top Chef
May 2007
Just Give A Girl A Bike
Karen Perrine grew up day dreaming about, admiring and taking photos of motorcycles. Now, she is the president of New York's...
Q&A with Rachael Sage
GO reporter Maria Woehr sits down with Rachael Sage to discuss her new album (tentatively named "Chandelier"), the places...
Q&A With Kate Bornstein
Bornstein, who was born a man 59 years ago, and reborn as a woman about 20 years ago, talks about her book, her new play,...
It's Big, It's Gay & It's Funny As Hell
The Big Gay Sketch Show on Logo is the first and only sketch show for and by the LBGT community. Directed by long-time LBGT...
Sadie Benning: Play Pause at The Whitney
Some readers may remember Sadie Benning as a former member of Le Tigre—she was one of the band’s original co-founders—but I know her as a video artist first and foremost. At the age of fifteen, Benning began making videos with a...
Get Your Feminist On
Ever wish you had a rad group of women to help you with all those projects you dream up? This weekend, feminist creative collective For The Birds is offering up a festival of ideas and discussions on just that. The 4th annual The Big She Bang...
Aqua Girl 2009
We caught all the action!
GO Mag Does Dinah 2009!
We were there...were you? Check out pics from GO's visit to Palm Springs for the fabulous Dinah Shore weekend! More pictures...
The L Word Series Finale Leaves it all to the Imagination
I wish I could tell you that what happened last night was not actually The L Word series finale. I wish I could tell you that the characters and storylines developed over six years met with a sense of closer. I WISH, that last night’s extended...
The L Word Season 6 Is A Dance To The Death
Now, this was the second to last episode of the ENTIRE L Word series right? This was the second to last episode of the ENTIRE series and it was told through the art of dance. Do I need to say that again? WOW, First I was afraid, I was petrified....
L Word Recap: Cheaters Never Prosper On The L Word Episode 6
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, someone once said. They we're obviously not a lesbian. After two weeks away in London, I noticed strange new feelings while catching up with the ladies of The L Word. Where I used to experience rage at the sight...
Lessons in Lesbian Social Etiquette from The L Word Season Six
So, why is everyone so surprised that Shane and Jenny are finally doin it? Have we forgotten the premise of this show is that lesbians have a lot of sex with each other? Remember the chart? Seriously, if “Shenny” hadn’t followed...
The L Word Keeps us Guessing In Episode 2.
I’ve just had a tasty waffle for breakfast. My beautiful waffle was offered to me by my lovely friend D’arcy and as I am not a self centered jerk like Jenny Schecter, I accepted. Just two episodes in to what was supposed to be a Jenny...
The L Word Gets Back to Basics in Season Six.
I’m hung over on a Monday morning, which can only mean the new season of The L Word has begun. This being a final season hang over, you will have to bear with me through this. I woke up this morning with a vague recollection of last night...
Change & rEvolution for 2009: The Riot Grrrl Ink Show @ Sugarland
If only every company could be like Riot Grrrl Ink...queer-centered, grassroots, and totally dedicated to producing/supporting art that is radical, political, marginalized, and non-conventional. RGI –the largest LGBTQ label in the world- is...
The Real (Queer) World
I’ve always had a problem defining my sexuality. I dated men until I was 23, and then only women since then. Newly single and enjoying this solitude of being, I find myself holding onto “queer” as a sexual identity tighter then...
Prop 8 Protest NYC
Check out GO's Photos from New York City's protest against Proposition 8 on November 15
YES WE (Still) CAN: Fighting Proposition H8
You know the feeling you get at the bottom of your stomach when your ex tells you s/he is getting married? You are so happy s/he finally found the “one”- but you’re upset that “one” wasn’t you.  This feeling...
3way on a saturday night in Chicago
     And by 3-way I mean the TV show that’s not on TV.  It’s on the net. So Saturday night I decided to check out Reeling Film Festival’s 3way screening/after party (thanks angelique!).  I had no idea...
Shescape - Halloween in NYC
Shescape has to be hands down one of the best seasonal and special occasion party promoters in New York City. They lesbians parties around all the major holidays. Key events include Pride, Fire Island Dodgeball, Labor Day, and many more. In the...
Babies Are The New Black
There must be something in the water. Or maybe it’s the election frenzy that’s bringing hope to people, promising a new beginning after eight horrendous years of Bush. And speaking of bush, it seems women around me are getting knocked up...
Dear Chicago Nightlife,
Dear Chicago nightlife, I miss you. I've been MIA and this is why : I've been hurting and you know what doesn’t feel good? Getting stabbed in the hair, twice. Or alternatively once in the face and then once in the hair. I mean I imagine it...
Tennessee Williams' Small Craft Warnings
Tennessee Williams does not write short plays. He does not write plays that are easily digested and he does not write plays that are meant solely to amuse. His characters are not simple, though they may appear so when first introduced. Small...
Friday Night At A New Spot ended up at a Classic New York Lesbian Standby
Showstopper a once a month party at the trendy space BLVD in the Pink room is a good concept, but just doesn't draw the crowd needed for a good dance party. $10 cover was a waste, as the drinks inside were the same price. Don't get me wrong, I don't...
Beating the Blues at Bluestockings
Sometimes I hate the world. At times I wish it would spontaneously combust. I hate that there are millions of starving people around the globe when I see perfectly good food go to waste and girls starving themselves to be skinny. I hate that today...
The 2008 VMA Eye Candy Awards
Am I the only queer that still tunes in year after year to watch the MTV Video Music Awards? Not that this particular awards show targets/caters to the GLBTQ community in any way, but as 21st century homo sapiens, can we really turn our faces to...
Queer Activism--meet your new friend, Branding.
Tim Gill is a wealthy, white, male US citizen. One can only imagine the endless privilege available to someone like him. The fact that he is a wealthy, white, gay male, US citizen of course compromises his access to every privilege extended through...
Eden @ Union Square Lounge downstairs Coffeeshop
Finally a breath of fresh air in the New York scene!  We have gone too long without a home for lesbians who are gorgeous, have money and know how to party.  While the spot has a lounge atmosphere and is a cozy size, it was quite packed...
Jersey City's Pride
At summer’s end, most of us queer folks have had a good fill of Pride fun. We’ve pretty much covered the Pride basics for the year:  rocked the rainbow flags, re-connected with old friends, made out drunkenly with ex’s, and...
Why I get "Catty" on Fridays
The moment my eyes flitter open Friday morning, I think “Cherry-Popping & Frisky”. As odd as it is for my first thoughts to be bacchanalian, I look forward to the first evening of the weekend to get into social butterfly mode. No...
Gay Marriage, My Mother, and Gossip's Beth Ditto
Ya'll don't know my mom. Mother's day is as important to her as Christmas is to a seven year old. She loves to Mom. Let's turn 'Mom' into a verb for second. When it comes to gay civil rights issues, she adores Moming me and all my friends. She...
The 2008 Dyke March
Pictures from this year's Dyke March In NYC!
The things you say when you meet Clea Duvall - Los Angeles
Uh uh, (clears throat). Ahem, so if you’ve been reading my blog for a while you know that I’m the co-producer of this Rhapsody series called “Rock-Star Guide to the Galaxy”. Uh huh. Well, so we're in LA to work with this...
Los Angeles Pride
Another year, another Los Angeles Pride weekend has come and gone.  Friday marked the beginning of a rainbow filled party extravaganza.  Friday evening was the notable dyke march.  I was unable to attend but the festivities were held...
The Girls of Los Angeles
Los Angeles by far has the biggest selection of women. Lipsticks, dykes, bois, girls-next-door, you name it. Already a highly fashionable town, it is actually quite hard to distinguish a lesbian in a non-gay setting. Everyone, gay and straight,...
KIN give surprise free show at HK Lounge
  Picture the scene: HK Lounge, Wednesday night, wall-to-wall Chelsea gay boys.   The usual.   Now, add Lesbian rap duo KIN to the party and suddenly the situation is just a little more fresh, right? The surprise free show on...
Gay St. and Gay bashing – Baltimore, MD
Who knew that there’s a Gay street in Baltimore? I was so excited about this bizarre urban planning decision that I risked life and limb to capture an image of the sign from a speeding vehicle – twice. I wish SF had a Gay St. But I&rsquo...
The Judgement of Paris is Decadent and Dark
  In an art world saturated with Post-Modernism and memoir, the beautiful depiction of a classic story is a refreshing departure.   Performed on the scaffolding-lined stage beyond the glass façade of the theater at 303 Bond...
Standing Clear: A comedy about the distance we put between us on the subway
The average New Yorker spends more time per week on the subway than they do eating. It’s a space where, for even just a few minutes, folks of all walks of life are physically pushed into each other and forced to at least be aware of one...
Going on Gaycation in Portland, Oregon
Running around Portland with Nathan/Brace of the band Gossip was as much fun as one of those all day party trolleys (a San Fransisco special treat) filled with radical people and rock stars. Unfortunately Beth couldn't make the Ringside for dinner;...
Equality Forum Pics!
A few pictures from GO at Equality Forum '08 in Philly!
Dinah Shore 2008 Photo Album!
Keeping checking back for more from GO Mag's trip to Dinah Shore '08!
Rockstar Guide to the Galaxy with Brace Paine of Gossip - Portland, Oregon
“Get it while it’s hot.” And hot it was. Kickin it in Portland with Gossip during the west coast heat wave. We were in town to film the next episode of Rhapsody's Rockstar Guide to the Galaxy with Brace Paine. (you can check out...
Film: Vier Minuten (Four Minutes)
From the moment I began to watch, Vier Minuten had me by the wrists. This German film is the story of Traude Krüger (Monica Bleibtreu), a resigned and bitter older woman teaching piano at a women's prison, and her most unlikely star...
Portishead's new album, 4/29/08
  Portishead’s new album is the soundtrack for danger.     Think back to 1997 for a second. Alanis Morrisette is on her Jagged Little Pill world tour. Tony Blair has just been appointed prime minister of the United Kingdom....
A Conversation with Nekisa Cooper, producer of Pariah
QFR caught up with "Pariah" producer, Nekisa Cooper. Now at work, on making a feature of the popular short, she was able to sit down and answer some of our questions! Her film, Pariah, recently went to the Sundance Film Festival. It is...
The Los Angeles Lesbian Scene
A quick introduction of myself, I am known as The Godfather. Close to a year ago, I created a Los Angeles based blog called Boxed Lunch: LA Lesbian Scene which focuses on the lesbian scene here in Los Angeles. I usually post daily...
27 Rue de Fleurus: A New Musical
Last weekend, I checked out a Saturday performance of a new off-Broadway musical, 27 Rue de Fleurus, which tells the story of the relationship between trailblazing writer and philosopher Gertrude Stein and her lifelong partner, Alice B. Toklas,...
Carla Cantrelle's Looking Up
 How many times have we learned the lesson, lived the lesson, ignored the lesson of love? That lesson being, of course, that absolute, unflinching commitment is essential to success. No matter how many movies have fed this to us, we...
New band, new EP, old friend. Bitch plays Bowery.
  A surprisingly satisfying musical combination came together this past Saturday night at The Bowery Ballroom. Having just seen Shortbus, I was curious to see how the pretty-faced Jay Brannan and the appropriately righteous Bitch would make...
TOSHI REAGON: The First Line of the Revolution
Igniting the television show The L Word with her blues performance, Toshi Reagon reminds the viewer that great media require collaboration. As Reagon fuses her unique sound, Black, Bold, and Queer, with The L Word’s cast and crew she...
A Conversation with Cynthia Wade, Oscar Nominated filmmaker
QueerFilmReview.com interviews Cynthia Wade; the Oscar nominated director of FREEHELD, a documentary short which examines New Jersey Police Lieutenant Laurel Hester’s pioneering legal battle to shift her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie...
A good cup of coffee
We know the rules. Friday night is for happy hour, Saturday night is for dancing, Sunday night is L-word night and Monday through Thursday night are good-girl, order-Chinese-delivery, play-with-your-lonely-cats, be-in-bed-by-11pm nights.   ...
From the Closet To The Rooftop: A Review of Pariah, a film by Dee Rees and Nekisa Cooper
source: QueerFilmReview.com Two girlfriends ride the bus home from the club. It’s late, the bus’s lighting is dim. They joke, they laugh about who they saw and what numbers they got. The bus stops, doors creak and...
Good times on the Lower East Side?!
Things to be avoided at all costs: 1.Poison oak 2.Rush hour on the 4 train 3.Seafood from the Midwest And…   4.The bar scene on the Lower East Side.   The above statements were all firmly held beliefs of mine until a...
Crosses, Porn Shops, Fire works and Ammunition! (my trip from NYC to LA)
I have been heading cross-country for the 4th time in 3 years, not for a casual vacation but for the fast four day commute from NYC to LA.  Unlike most I love it.  Alone with nothing but my diet coke and the open road.  Each time has...
Eye Candy: it's what's for brunch
It’s Sunday morning. You have mascara smeared into your pillow, a headache stronger than the double Manhattans you were drinking last night and you could swear you have never before in your life seen this girl sleeping next to you in your bed....
My Favorite Lesbian Comic!!!!!!
Have you ever wanted to be the one saying “oh I saw that girl before she was famous” Well don’t miss out on catching Bridget McManus. She can be seen all over town including Fridays at the Comedy Store. She’ll also be...
Weekly comedy show in the LB!
Ripples one of Long Beach’s oldest gay clubs is now the host of a weekly comedy show. Every Tuesday Cochino brings in the best talent from the southern California area. Although the host is a Breeder, if you will, he creates a great ...
HRC L Word Premiere Party Pics!
Check out pictures from the GO sponsored L Word Premiere party at Pacha!
New Year, New Beginnings, New Drama...
  Hello and Happy New Year NYC ladies! Like many of you, I am SO grateful to have made it through yet another holiday season and into the New Year. With 2008 comes a few different things: more time to party without holiday interruptions,...
Piaf: Love Conquers All - The Soho Playhouse
Yesterday evening, I had the privilege to attend an 8pm performance of Piaf: Love Conquers All at the Soho Playhouse. A one woman-play starring Canadian actress Naomi Emmerson and written by Roger Pearce, Piaf is a truly exquisite and...
UkaLady’s PonyShow
UkaLady’s PonyShow!? What? That’s exactly what I thought when I first heard about this show. Hosted by Thessaly Lerner AKA The Ukalady this is like no other variety show you’ve seen before. With the voice of a manic 9 year girl...
Weekly Girl Party in LA
What's happening in LA?  Now we have the tons of events in West Hollywood, for those who love to be part of the scene.  Lets face it we all love to be part of the scene, but for a taste of  something different you need to head on out...
DIZZY at Galapagos Art Space - DJ JD Samson
Woke up and realized my cell phone is M.I.A. this morning ... gonna have to blame that on Williamsburg's Galapagos Art Space and the bartenders who take "make it strong" to heart. JD Samson (of Le Tigre, New England Roses, and of her own...
Count-down to New Year's Eve
New Years is always a toss-up on the fun-to-sucks spectrum, and for queers the conundrum is often multiplied.  And the annual question remains: where to be at midnight? The options include: - Small cocktail party of gay-friendly yet...
Curl Girls Sneak Peeks Across the USA!!
Check out pics from Curl Girls events sponsored by GO!
Ms. LEZ Pageant 2007
Pictures from the 7th Annual Ms. Lez Pageant hosted by Murray Hill!
Dinah Shore 2007!
Our celeb-studded photos from Palm Springs are full of crowded pool parties and classy women. Dinah Shore 2007 was hotter...

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