The Lavender Menace Archives
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High holy holidays: take one
Oh hello! It's been a while.In fact, it's been so long that since my last...
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Grown-up events and classin' it up
I awoke from my post-brunch nap to the theme music of Law and Order. I...
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The Weekend Update: lots of celebrity action!
So tonight l am forecasting that Circuit will trump the lezzie social scene with comedienne...
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Rainy day activity: Performance Anxiety
This weather is bullshit. And thus, this evening is deserving of a quality indoor activity. ...
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Spring is in the air...and summer festivals are on the horizon
The last few days in Chicago have been simply divine. Today I had lunch on...
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What will we tell our children?
I am sitting here in Winston's with Downtown and SoulSlamma listening to smooth jazz and...
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If you wanna be my lover, gotta get...
vajazzled!You heard me right. "If you want me to put a ring on it, then...
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A&C Productions choose lawyer; lawyer files first complaint
Earlier last week, Andi Cruzatti and CW confirmed that they had selected a lawyer to...
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Is 'assless chaps' a redundancy?
Quite frankly I'm not sure. But I bet there are some sources right here in...
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Bi the way... (guest blog)
Today in my Feast of Fun podcast I talked with Marc and Fausto about the...
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Women lead mass boycott of Spin nightclub on grounds of sexism, racism
After what many would call the final nail in the coffin, a group of women...
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Worst Facebook phishing scam ever
Ok, guilty. I'm on Facebook at work. Hence why my green circle likely positioned me...
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On our duty to be out
A friend of mine recently posted a link to an Outsports article illuminating John Amaechi's...
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Kate Bornstein to speak tonight at Northwestern
Thanks, Marc, of Feast of Fun for the tip on this one!Kate is a radical,...
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Bikram Yoga Has Made a Believer out of Me
I have yet to find Jesus, but I think I've found the next best thing:...
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Intervention: figure skating
Why hello. I am writing you from my couch this Monday night because if I...
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How to throw a lesbian baby shower
I don't think it's going to come as a surprise to anyone that lesbians don't...
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Attention: new favorite place in the world
When the Game told me there was a new 24 hour "internet cafe" in Andersonville,...
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Shut up, CBS: the Super Bowl pro-life commercial fiasco
If you haven't heard about it already, then you're in for a big surprise this...
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Thursday! Recap of last weekend; forecast for the one forthcoming
The simple fact that it has taken me until Thursday to write about last weekend...
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Surprise! There's an election tomorrow and YOU'RE voting!
Ok lesbos, soapbox time. As surely many of you know, tomorrow is an election day. ...
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CAWS: Conservatives Are Worth Saving
So my grandpa died the day after Thanksgiving in 2008. He had been near-death for...
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Lesbians: a call to action. Vote for your favorite music!
So the website, Top Gay Songs, recently came out with a list of the Top...
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Palazzo di Lesbos
Subarus not featured in this photo This weekend marked my friend group's second annual pilgrimage...
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You want me to paint what?
Oh beauty standards. Bleaching skin, straightening hair, removing hair, binding feet, stretching necks...color contacts, tattooed...
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There was dancing...and naked ladies
Photo courtesy of mizzchicago.comMy first experience at Chances Dances was pretty much like stepping into...
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The Golden Globes are boring; you should go out
poster courtesy of the B.Blyss Facebook pageIf you don't have to go to work tomorrow...
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Suze Orman would want you to go to this
Initially when I heard of this financial planning event, I thought, "Nah. I don't need...
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Can you spell "free drinks"?
Boystown watering hole, Scarlet, will be making good on yet another of their new year's...
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Deb Mell needs OUR support!
First, let's take a moment to relish in the fact that two openly gay people...
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Deb Mell and the Powwows
Deb and the PowwowsYou heard it here first. Deb Mell has joined the band as...
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Off Chances: a night in review
I arrived around 9:30, 30 mins before the official Off Chances start time. And thank...
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Chances are you'll actually meet someone at Off Chances
Last night after completing my nightly regimen (walking my dogs, eating, working out-- all very...
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Rachael Cantu plays the Elbo Room
Lesbian singer songwriter, Rachel Cantu, will be playing the Elbo Room TONIGHT at 9pm!If you...
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Pause takes a pause...forever
Favorite evening haunt for bookish lesbians, Pause-- a coffee shop at Berwyn and Winthrop-- closed...
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Warning: swingers take over Andersonville
Twas a Friday night and thus the weekly Circuit Girl party which of course begs...
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Battle of the trans: FKA vs. Chi City Kings?
Like all good things (periods, utility bills, etc.), FKA comes but once a month. Real...
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Stargaze: the end of an 11 year era
New Years Eve marked Stargaze's last hurrah...allegedly. Though whispers of closing are nothing new to...
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Destination gay weddings!
So if Iowa, New England, or nearby Winsor, Canada isn't your idea of a destination...
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Missing: parents?
Originally I was going to title this something along the lines of, "Lose your parents...