What is Lesbian Life?
Lesbianlife.about.com is part of the About.com network. The site is owned by the New York Times and has a sub-sites of more than 170 different topics. I write the topic for lesbians which includes everything from lesbian dating, to relationship advice, interviews with celebrities, lesbian travel, information about coming out, movie reviews, sex advice—all kinds of stuff that lesbians are interested in or want to know about.
Where are the best places for lesbians to travel?
My personal favorite lesbian vacation is on Olivia, it’s a lesbian-owned travel company that hosts cruises and trips just for lesbians. Some of my other top places http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbiantravels/tp/LesbianVacation.htm are Provincetown, Massachusetts, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and of course, Palm Springs for Dinah Shore weekend. http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbiantravels/ig/Dinah-Shore-2011/
What are some of your most popular articles?
Well, the sex articles are always the most popular. I have different “how-to” articles about things like oral sex, tribadism and even kissing. Those are very popular. Anything about celebrities is also popular. People really want to know who the famous lesbian couples http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/famouslesbians/ig/Famous-Lesbian-Couples/ are and who celebrity lesbians are dating. Lesbian movies are also pretty popular. I have articles about the best lesbian movies, lesbian date movies, best sex scenes at the movies and movie reviews of more than100 lesbian and bisexual movies.
What about lesbian dating? Do you have anything on your site about lesbian dating?
Yes, of course! I have articles about how to ask someone out on a date, great lesbian date ideas for each season, cheap lesbian dates. I have an article about how to tell if it is a date or not, because sometimes with lesbians you can’t tell. I’ve got tips for flirting and how to tell if a woman is interested in you. I even have an article about how to break up with someone. And then there are places where people can share their lesbian dating stories. They can tell about fun date ideas they’ve had or share their worst lesbian dating experience. Some of those are a little scary!
What are some other things lesbians want to know about?
Well, I have a lot of articles about same-sex marriage. With gay marriage becoming legal in more and more states and countries, people are planning their weddings, so I have a whole section about how to plan a lesbian wedding.
I also hear from a lot of teenagers who are just coming out and need advice about how to deal with parents, or a crush that they have or even to help them figure out if they are lesbian or not.
You’ve been doing this for eight years now, what has changed for lesbians in that time?
Wow, so much has changed. The biggest thing I can think of is that gay marriage has become legal in six states in the United States and same-sex marriage is now something that gets a lot of attention in the media. Public sentiment around gay marriage has changed so much in just the past eight years.
We’ve come so far on so many gay rights issues, like gays in the military and laws that prohibit discrimination. We’ve got TV shows like Glee on the air and an out lesbian, Ellen DeGeneres http://lesbianlife.about.com/od/lesbianactors/p/EllenDeGeneres.htm is one of the most popular people on TV. She talks about her wife Portia all the time. It’s quite amazing sometimes to think about.
Also, there are a lot more lesbian web sites out there. There used to be just a handful of lesbian sites and we all knew each other. Now, there are so many amazing sites and blogs for different interests and age-groups.
Yet also, we still have problems with gay-bashing and teen bullying. I think trans people are especially vulnerable to homophobic violence. But overall, I think we’re moving in a great direction.
