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Public loos - one of the manybanes of butch lesbian life.  When we short haired butches walk in the terrified natives think a man has entered the inner sanctum of female-only spaces. Being mistaken for a man may induce feelings of awkwardness, embarrassment, irritation or even amusement, but when nature calls the last thing you want to receive from the other patrons is the horrified ‘wtf’ stare as you make your way to the cubicle, or worse, to be threatened with expulsion from the premises. 

Chaz Bono, who recently announced he was transitioning from female to male, came out last night and walked with girlfriend Jennifer Elia the red carpet at LA's Outfest premiere of Benjamin Bratt's movie La Mission.

Entertainment Publicist Mona Elyafi chats about her two personas, namely Publicist Mona and Citizen Mona. Like Clark Kent and Superman, Publicist Mona is bad-ass while Citizen Mona can barely approach a lesbian for a date.

Grammy-winning rocker and new mom Pink took to the air with FuseTV's Billy Eichner for a special episode of Billy on the Street that was more like Billy in the Air as the host joined the rock star suspended far above the ground.

In the wake of Just Out publisher Marty Davis's announcement that Portland, Oregon's venerable 29-year old LGBT monthly newspaper was shuttering in December, activists and media folks bantered around ideas for a new publication. In stepped Melanie Davis — the the publisher-owner of El Hispanic News, and senior strategist for the multicultural marketing agency Su Público — who announced today she is launching a new publication for Portland’s LGBTQ community on Feb. 16.

Kim Zolciak defends lesbian rumors. "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak talked with Andy Cohen about rumors she's in a relationship with a woman on his Bravo talk show Watch What Happens Live, saying, "I've never been with a woman in my life." Over the weekend Zolciak was seen out with DJ Tracy Young. But a source says, "It has been really hard for her coming to terms with falling for a woman..." Watch the video here. 

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was among several others who was  shot at close range at a public event at a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday.  Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was among several others who were shot at close range at a public event at a Safeway grocery store in Tucson, Ariz. on Saturday. There are conflicting reports on whether she was killed but a hospital spokesperson says that she is alive and in critical condition, Giffords, a Democrat, was first elected to the House in 2006. She scored a 92% on the Human Rights Campaign's Congressional Scorecard during the 111th session of Congres. She voted to repeal "don't ask, dont' tell," and was a cosponsor on several gay rights bills, including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which passed in 2009.

On June 3rd, the New York Public Library hosted an LGBT "Anti-Prom: Super Prom" on June 3 at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Astor Hall. For added festive fun, guest were invited to dress as their favorite superheros from comics and graphic novels, inspiring some sick tributes to Aeon Flux and Paris is Burning.

The second season of 'Anyone But Me' is here! The web series, produced and written by Susan Miller and written and directed by Tina Cesa Ward stars Rachael Hip-Flores, Nicole Pacent, Alexis Slade, Joshua Holland, Jessy Hodges and Mitchell Adams. In episode6, Aster returns to therapy, Vivian and Archibald concoct a plan.

Gay-loving gal and lesbian favorite Kathy Griffin got a very public poolside Pap smear over the weekend. Griffin had a Pap smear poolside at the Palomar Hotel in Los Angeles Friday. Griffin candidly outdid Katie Couric's celebrity colonoscopy when she got an on-air Pap smear for her cable series "My Life on the D-List" to raise awareness about cervical cancer. Those of you who missed the uncomfortable moment can see it when her series returns to Bravo. Griffin's poolside procedure was conducted by an actual medical physician.