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Straight Shooter Shelby Lynne Has No Need for  'Tears, Lies or Alibis': Inteview
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Straight Shooter Shelby Lynne Has No Need for 'Tears, Lies or Alibis': Inteview

Shelby Lynne has been around the block. The singer-songwriter won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1999 for the I Am Shelby Lynne, even though she'd been in the business a decade. And come April 20, the Alabama gal who now lives in the California desert will release the 11th album in her 20-year career, Tears, Lies, And Alibis, with an acoustic tour to follow. The straight-shooter takes time out to talk music, lesbians and why after two decades in the business she's done with major record labels.

Out Artist Melissa Ferrick Exclusive Interview: All Covered Up
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Out Artist Melissa Ferrick Exclusive Interview: All Covered Up

Melissa Ferrick is trying something new: Following 2008’s "Goodbye Youth" which relied on only her acoustic guitar, voice and intimate lyrics the singer-songwriter’s latest effort "Enough About Me," released in March, is more of a covers project.

Constance McMillen Talks to LGBT Teens at LA Gay and Lesbian Center
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Constance McMillen Talks to LGBT Teens at LA Gay and Lesbian Center

Constance McMillen, the teen who sued her Mississippi high school after officials canceled the prom rather than let her bring her girlfriend and wear a tux, stopped by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center on Saturday, March 27. Accompanied by an ACLU representative, McMillen met with other teens and adults (a few from Mississippi) to check out the Center's charter school for LGBT youth, the only one of its kind in California.

Connecting the Dots with New LGBT Professionals' Resource dot429
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Connecting the Dots with New LGBT Professionals' Resource dot429

Dot429, a new social network for LGBT professionals, on Saturday afternoon held its inaugural Los Angeles event poolside at the Avalon Hotel. The event — which follows dot429’s launch events in San Francisco, Chicago and New York — hosted some of L.A.’s most connected LGBT leaders, from financiers to filmmakers, for a Beverly Hills brunch.

Paradise Comes to Club Skirts Dinah Shore: Paradiso Girls
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Paradise Comes to Club Skirts Dinah Shore: Paradiso Girls

Club Skirts — celebrating 20 years of Dinah this spring — is bringing an international act into the mix with the Paradiso Girls taking the stage Saturday, April 3 at the Hilton.

Refined Beauty: Artist Susan Mikula on Finding Beauty in Industry, Exclusive
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Refined Beauty: Artist Susan Mikula on Finding Beauty in Industry, Exclusive

Susan Mikula is having a vagabond week - on the eve of her first show in San Francisco, she's picking up partner Rachel Maddow from the airport. Mikula's exhibition, American Device: Recent Photographs, which captures American industry at the edges of the country, will be on display at the George Lawson Gallery, Feb. 25 to March 27.

'Bound' Together: An International Magazine with a  Lesbian-ish Edge
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'Bound' Together: An International Magazine with a Lesbian-ish Edge

At a time when print is facing great challenges, a maverick editor Merryn Johns and her crew launched Bound, what could be the first international magazine for lesbians and could-be lesbians. Based in Australia, the Bound team has just published its third issue featuring fame in all forms with stories on Lady Gaga, Hilary Swank and porn legend Nina Hartley, as well as highlights from Johannesburg Pride and a report on the death of lesbian soldier Ciara Durkin, paired with lifestyle pieces on, travel, décor and fashion.

Mariah Hanson on Club Skirts' Dinah Shore Weekend 20th Anniversary Blow Out: Video
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Mariah Hanson on Club Skirts' Dinah Shore Weekend 20th Anniversary Blow Out: Video

SheWired contributor Jamie Wetherbe chats with Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend's Mariah Hanson about the world's largest lesbian event's 20th anniversary upcoming blow out including Ke$ha, Paradiso Girls and newly out Meredith Baxter taking to the cat walk! Mariah says there's a big surprise coming. That cat's already out of the lesbian bag of tricks. It's Rosie O'Donnell in her return to stand-up!