Due to the extraordinary lack of theatrical productions that feature lesbian writing and themes about our lesbian lives, LEZWRITES! was created. We strive to meet the need for lesbians, bi, and transwomen playwrights, poets, essayists, monologists and solo performers to have a place where their work is sought after, appreciated and put up onstage where […]
On Sunday, August 2, join artist Page Hodel as part of a HUGE human heart, which will be her 500th Monday Heart for Madalene marking the 10-year anniversary of her meeting Madalene. Reserve a place in the heart by joining our team, tell all your friends to support you. Or, if you live far away or […]
Ever had a friend who was with you through thick and thin, taught you important things, exasperated you, but led you through each stage of life feeling like you were running to keep up? Well I had that with Lynnly Labovitz. Lynnly lost her valiant fight with breast cancer in the Fall of 2008. I […]
The following is an excerpt from Carmen’s new novel ¡JÃbara! that tells the story of Juanita, a jÃbara, a poor, young woman from the mountains of Puerto Rico, who wants to become a teacher. She attends a rural school until a hurricane forces her and her mother to migrate to the city where they end […]
You know what the best thing about an LGBT Film Festival is? That once a year we get flooded with LGBT films from all over the world. One glorious week of films that we would otherwise never see. Then… 258 days go by and there is nothing playing at your local theater. Well, last year […]
Over the last 5 years, Jen has been making regular trips to Los Angeles, CA, to record music with her dear friend, producer Rich Jacques. It all began at a little studio called the “White Room†in Hollywood, and on her initial trip, in the spring of 2009, they recorded a group of four original […]
June 26, 2015 shall go down in gay history as the biggest win/win ever. Whoa. Rewind and let’s think about what the SCOTUS decision actually signifies. Yes, same sex marriage is now the law of the land that is if the states that are highly against it don’t find the dozens of ways to block […]
South Africa led the world with its all-embracing Constitution, granting homosexuals unprecedented freedoms and rights. The film While You Weren’t Looking is featured at this year’s Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco, (produced by The Out In Africa Gay & Lesbian Film Festival) and takes a look at South Africa through the lives and experiences […]
This is the story about a young black girl who came of age during the Jim Crow era in the 1940s and 50s in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and how her early home life and experiences influenced her passions, mission and strategies for survival over six decades. I am inspired by Angela’s story in The Passionate Pursuits […]
Recently I discovered Ithaca writer, director and producer Becky Lane when I heard about a web series she was creating called The Chanticleer. I asked to see some teasers before she released it on YouTube. I was hooked and though I absolutely love the series, I want it to grow into a feature film. Becky […]
Hang on, it's going to be a wild ride!
Robin
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