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RINGING IN 2012 MASQUERADE-STYLE AT RECKO’S BAR IN ORLANDO, FL!

LBT WOMEN’S CAREER EMPOWERMENT FORUM at the visitors center in miami beach, fl.

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director’s chair

Last week, I finally had the opportunity to sit down and watch the finale of Oprah. No guests or fanfare, just the great and powerful O, sitting in a chair, talking to her audience.

She called it her love letter to viewers, old and new, who had been with her along the years.

I found myself both mesmerized and inspired.

In my life, I have only ever written one fan letter to a celebrity. I was ten as I hand-wrote to my then idol, Carol Burnett. I cannot express the glee I felt several weeks later, when I received a return thank you note and an autographed photo of the entire cast of the show.

I cherished that photo for years.

I’ve never had the urge to write another fan letter, but if I were going to, I would write one to Ms. Winfrey. Throughout my last 25 years, she has been a constant source of inspiration—proof of the reach and difference one woman can make in this world. It was that inspiration that made me believe that I could make a difference by bringing She into this world.

As I sat and reviewed our Thirteenth Anniversary issue tonight before sending her off to press, I decided to compose a bit of a love letter myself—to you. Although this issue is filled with guests and fanfare, this moment is between you and me.

I cannot express the gratitude I feel for the last thirteen years of my life with you.

You’ve stood by us, followed us to events, written us letters, sent us your photos and stories, advertised with us and visited others who supported us, as well. You’ve understood if we made a little mistake or two along the way. You’ve made it possible for us to continue doing something we so love doing, when so many others in the industry have not been able to stay in print. Most importantly, you have helped us—helped me—to make a difference in this world. And we are, by no means, finished.

This first issue of our fourteenth year of publishing brings about many changes. In an effort to continue to be current and fresh, we’ve switched over to all new production software and produced a brand new look throughout the magazine. We’ve added a couple of new things you can expect to enjoy each month and still have a few more we will be adding in the coming months. Along with our Android app we’ve just added one for iPad, as well.

So now, you can read and share She in more ways than ever. We’ve also added a fan page for She on Facebook, since we maxed out on our ability to add friends to interact with on our original page. We’ve done all of this, out of gratitude and true love for you.

It has been my privilege to be a part of your life for the last thirteen years and I am so looking forward to the next thirteen! Maybe by then Paul Simon will write a song for us, too.

See you next month.

Tina Sordellini Managing Executive Editor

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tina Sordellini PUBLICITY SHE ESPAÑOL EXECUTIVE EDITOR Maria Espinal ASSOCIATE EDITORS Marissa Cohen • Shawn Nicholson Christina Radish • Denise Warner CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Marissa Cohen • Verónica Espinal Christina Radish • The Village Sage Jowharah Sanders • Tina Sordellini Denise Warner • Donna Woessner CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Verónica Espinal • Yadira Claralt Karina Luna • Angie Sowers Juan Saco Mironoff • Boi-Photography SALES ASSOCIATES Maria Espinal • Diana Price Portia Weiss ads@shemag.com DISTRIBUTION Robin Rotellini • Randy Justice SUBSCRIPTIONS www.shemag.com EDITORIAL OFFICE 6511 Nova Drive, #173 • Davie, FL 33317 954.354.9751 office info@shemag.com • www.shemag.com

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FEBRUARY 2012 / VOLUME 14 / ISSUE 1

IN THIS ISSUE

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24 features

she espaÑol

16 WOMEN’S WINTER PARTY

38 NOTICIAS

Your guide to the women’s events, host hotel, locations, celebrities and more.

18 CELEBRATING THE L LOVE 1 20 CELEBRATING THE L LOVE 2 24 COVER STORY Lucy Lawless as Lucretia

34 PETS’ DENTAL MONTH Do you know about periodontal infections?

36 CLUB SKIRTS THE DINAH All you need to know to have fun in Palm Springs and hang out with thousands of girls.

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DIRECTOR’S CHAIR MULTIMEDIA IN THE NEWS WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO JUST 4 FUN/FACEBOOK SHE GIRL PETS OF THE MONTH ON THE SHELVES/ARCHIVES

Women’s Winter Party 2003

44 SCOPES

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Entérate lo que sucede en nuestros paises con nuestra comunidad.

39 ENTREVISTA The Chirino Sisters cantan en el Winter Party

photos 04 SHE SCENE 12 DEPOT T DANCE 23 REVOLUTION Ringing in 2012, hosted by TRLW’s Romi

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MULTIMEDIA

with tina sordellini

In 2007, Kina Grannis joined YouTube, made a music video and entered herself into a contest. A few months later, her video for Message From Your Heart aired during the Super Bowl and its 97 million viewers and she walked away with a record deal. Kina independently released her debut full-length album, Stairwells, which debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 and #5 on iTunes Pop Chart. Her music is both sweet and melancholy, but always filled with hope.

Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) is a woman who transitioned to male in order to find work in the hard world of 19th century Ireland. After living as a male for thirty years, Albert works at a hotel as a waiter and is known for his steadfast dedication to his job as well as his introverted personality. He has been saving all of the money he is able to in the hopes of buying a shop for himself with, hopefully, a wife by his side. In theaters now.

Smash, is a drama that follows the production of a musical about Marilyn Monroe and the two ingénues vying for the lead. With high production value and an ensemble cast that includes Debra Messing, Megan Hilty, Katherine McPhee.and Anjelica Huston, the show is a colorful, splashy, and tune-filled entrant into the midseason lineup. The show has already landed cameos with Bernadette Peters and Uma Thurman. Mondays at 10 p.m. on NBC, starting Feb. 6.

Roberta Flack the four-time Grammy Awardwinning artist is back with a new song and forthcoming album, Let It Be Roberta, a collection of Beatles’ song interpretations. Says Roberta: “My passion for this project comes from the magical genius of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Love, inspiration, friendship and my own life’s lessons come together when I sing the songs they created. I am honored to be a part of the fabulous legacy of the Beatles.”

In the upcoming flick, This Means War, two top CIA spies (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) find their enduring friendship put to the ultimate test when they engage in an all-out war to win the affections of a beautiful woman (Reese Witherspoon). Chelsea Handler and Til Schweiger co-star in a comedy co-written

by Simon Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes) and Timothy Dowling (Role Models) and directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation). Opens Feb 14.

In the new series, GCB, Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb), former “Queen Bitch” in high school, a recently divorced single mother of two children who returns to Dallas where she grew up. She meets her former school friends, who she used to mock: (Kristin Chenoweth, Jennifer Aspen, Marisol Nichols and Miriam Shor). She and her children live with her fifty something mother Gigi (Annie Potts), who still acts like a twenty something. Premieres Sunday, March 4, 10pm on ABC.

not to be missed: The upcoming series Scandal, stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, former media relations consultant to the President. After leaving the White House, she opened her own firm, hoping to start a new career and personal life. Look for the premiere late this month on ABC.

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SHE TEA AT THE DEPOT, A MONTHLY WOMEN’S TEA DANCE POOLSIDE, EVERY 3RD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH IN FORT LAUDERDALE. COME JOIN THE FUN! photos by veronica espinal / view more photos at www.shemag.com

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in the news WHite HOUSe OFFice OF PUblic enGaGement tO HOld lGbt cOnFerenceS arOUnd tHe cOUntry WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House Office of Public Engagement (OPE) will partner with key Departments and Agencies to host a series of conferences around the country specifically focused on LGBT Americans. From February to June 2012, OPE will convene these White House LGBT Conferences to provide grassroots leaders, community organizers, advocates, students, and interested citizens an opportunity to

hear directly from the Administration on our efforts to ensure health, well-being, security, justice, and equality for LGBT Americans.

The inaugural event, the White House LGBT Conference on Health, will be held in Philadelphia on February 16th, and will feature remarks

by Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Participants will receive important updates from senior Administration officials and have the opportunity to learn about Federal government resources and opportunities through workshop sessions.

Future White House LGBT Conferences will be held in other locations throughout the country and focus on topics such as Housing & Homelessness, Safe Schools & Communities, and HIV/AIDS Prevention.

At presstime, no other cities had been released. Check She Magazine’s social pages for upcoming conferences.

WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT...

“I gave a speech recently, an empowerment speech to a gay audience, and it included the line ‘I’ve been straight and I’ve been gay, and gay is better.’ And they tried to get me to change it, because they said it implies that homosexuality can be a choice...

And for me, it is a choice. I understand that for many people it’s not, but for me it’s a choice, and you don’t get to define my gayness for me...A certain section of our community is very concerned that it not be seen as a choice, because if it’s a choice, then we could opt out...I do completely feel that when I was in relationships with men, I was in love and in lust with those men. And then I met Christine and I fell in love and lust with her.”

—Cynthia Nixon to The New York Times on Jan. 22nd & the Daily Beast.

CITY OF DELRAY BEACH eXtendS dOmeStic PartnerSHiP beneFitS Florida’s Delray Beach City Commission voted unanimously on this past January 20th to amend the City’s Family and Medical Leave Policy to allow city employees to use family and medical leave to care for their domestic partners in the same manner married employees may use it to care for their spouses.

The action was taken at the request of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, which has been working with the city on domestic partnership issues since 2006.

The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council has been the leading advocate for domestic partner benefits in Florida since 1992, when the City of West Palm Beach became Florida’s first public employer to provide domestic partnership benefits.

“With this action, the City of Delray Beach now offers employees with domestic partners virtually all of the same family benefits it provides to married employees,” said Human Rights Council President Rand Hoch, “The pro-family domestic partnership policies in Delray Beach are among the most progressive in the State of Florida.”

Thanks to the work of the Palm Beach Human Rights Council, GLBT couples through-

out Palm Beach County whose relationships are legally recognized anywhere in the world will have: * the same rights as spouses to visit a partner at health care facilities, County correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities located within Palm Beach County. (A dependent of a domestic partner shall have the same visitation rights as a patient’s or prisoner’s child); * the same rights as spouses to make health care decisions for an incapacitated partner; * the same rights as surviving spouses with regard to funeral and burial decisions as well as with regard to the disposition of a decedent partner’s body; * the right to be notified in those situations where notification of family is mandated or permissible; and, * the right to be designated and to serve as a pre-need guardian.

More public employers in Palm Beach County provide domestic partnership benefits than in any of Florida’s other sixty-six counties.

In Palm Beach County, public employers that provide domestic partnership health insurance and other benefits include Palm Beach County, the School District of Palm Beach County, Palm

Beach State College, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the Office of the Clerk and Comptroller, the Office of the Tax Collector, the Office of the Property Appraiser, the Office of the Supervisor of Elections, the Port of Palm Beach, the Solid Waste Authority, Palm Tran, Palm Beach County Children’s Services Council, the Palm Beach County Health Care District, Seacoast Utility Authority, as well as the cities of Delray Beach, Lake Worth, and West Palm Beach, the Town of Jupiter and the Village of Wellington.

To obtain the form for all Domestic Partnership benefits for areas within Palm Beach County, go to www.wpb.org and register with the city of West Palm Beach.

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Patricia Ireland (NOW) & Howard Simon (ACLU) to be honored at the Aqua Ally Awards The Aqua Foundation for Women will celebrate allies to the LBT women’s community at Aqua Ally Awards in just a few days. One of this year’s honorees is Patricia Ireland, former president of NOW, who cut her teeth as an activist when she was a flight attendant and discovered that her husband wasn’t covered under her insurance but male employees spouses were. Her local NOW chapter advised her to go to court, where she won, and she then began pursuing a career in law, graduating with her J.D. from University of Miami. She continued her involvement with NOW as chair of the lesbian rights task force and went on to become President, where she spearheaded the clinic escort program and made lesbian rights one of NOW’s top priorities. During her tenure she also was deeply involved in organizing and speaking at the 1993 march on Washington for LGBT rights. Ireland now has an active law practice in Miami

and focuses on labor and civil rights issues.

The awards will also recognize Howard Simon, who has been a tireless defender of Civil Rights as Executive Director of the ACLU in Florida, where his office led the charge on overturning the anti-gay adoption legislation in Florida. Simon not only fought this legislation in the courts but through public education campaigns that changed the hearts and minds of the people. His dedication to our community extends back much farther than that though; in 2005 he created the ACLU of Florida LGBT Advocacy project, which has largely served as the legal arm of the LGBT movement in Florida. Since its inception, staff attorneys for the ACLU’s Project have won cases challenging official resistance to the establishment of Gay Straight Alliances by public school officials as well as discrimination and harassment of LGBT students in public schools throughout Florida, including Nassau County north of Jacksonville, Okeechobee County and Holmes County in Florida’s Panhandle. Under Simon’s leadership, the Florida ACLU continues to be a champion of LGBT equality.

The Aqua Ally Awards will take place on Friday, February 10th from 6-9pm at the Bacardi Building, 2701 LeJune Road, 15th Floor in Coral Gables, FL. Event tickets: In advance $75 (for members) / $95 at door • www.aquafoundation.org.

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH PROCLAIMS “NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE” DAY Citing the $1.2 million donated back to local community organizations through the fundraising efforts of its Winter Party Festival and Miami Recognition Dinner, City Commissioner Michael Gongora proclaimed Wednesday, January 11, 2012, “National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Day” in Miami Beach. The proclamation kicked off the Miami Beach City Commission meeting and also included individual certificates of appreciation to Task Force staff, board members and volunteers.

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force builds the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community from the ground up. The Task Force is the country’s premier social justice organization fighting to improve the lives of LGBT people and working to create positive, lasting change and opportunity for all. For more information, visit www.thetaskforce.org.

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TO GO Every Wednesday Karaoke hosted by Sally & Stix • 7 - 11PM 2935 N. Federal Hwy. Fort Lauderdale, FL • Thedepotbar.com Every Thursday Ladies’ Night at Rodeo Restaurant 2033 Wilton Drive • Wilton Manors, FL Rodeoflorida.com Documentary screening of Anita’s Wake: The Irrational War on Florida gay Families Feb 11 • 6PM - 7:30PM • Free 2300 N. Florida Mango Rd. West Palm Beach, FL • aclufl.org/training 4th Annual LGBT Explore / EXPO Feb 12 • 12P - 5PM • Free 191 NE 40th Street (Moore Building) Design District in Miami, FL gogaymiami.com valentine sunday • Halcyon live Feb 12 • 3PM The Sandbar at Gaspar’s Grotto • 1805 E. 7th Ave., Tampa, FL • 813.248.5900 Andrea bocelli Feb 14 • BankAtlantic Center • Ft.Laud 21st annual Kelly McGillis Classic February 16 - 20 Cocoa Beach Sports Complex • iwffa.com naughty fetish factory Feb 18 • Baby Blue’s Birthday Revolution Nightclub • 375 S. Bumby Ave. Orlando, FL • revolutionorlando.com She Tea Dance Feb 19 • 2PM - 6PM • Free The Depot • 2935 North Federal Hwy. Fort Lauderdale, FL • thedepotbar.com South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb 23 - 26 • Various locations in Miami Beach, FL • sobefest.com Women’s Winter Party Feb 29 - Mar 5 • Various locations in Miami / Miami Beach, FL winterparty.com/women the 24th Annual Las Olas art Fair March 3-4 • 10AM - 5PM • Las Olas Blvd.

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feature Although known for its world renowned Beach Party, the 2012 Winter Party Festival promises an array of events and activities as diverse as LGBT community itself – including an exciting lineup of exclusive events for women.

One of the world’s largest and most anticipated events of the year, Winter Party Festival is expected to draw 10,000 revelers from around the world. Beyond the parties, Winter Party Festival features art and culture, shopping, and cocktail receptions, all dedicated to fundraising for local and national LGBT equality efforts.

Produced by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Winter Party Festival raises funds to build power, take action, and create change for the LGBT community.

Two-thirds of the net proceeds generated from Winter Party Festival go to work locally through grants administered by the Miami Foundation (formerly the Dade Community Foundation), while the remaining one-third goes to support The Task Force’s efforts nationally. Since its inception in 1994, Winter Party Festival, along with The Task Force’s annual recognition dinner, has helped raise more than $1.2 million for LGBT organizations in South Florida.

In addition to the four exciting events exclusively for women, Winter Party Festival events include the “Under One Sun Pool Party” with DJs Felipe Lira and Brett Henrichsen, and the can’t-miss Beach Party on the sand featuring DJ Joe Gauthreaux, followed by Boiling Point: Rome is Burning at the Cameo Theater with DJs Alyson Calagna and Giangi Cappai.

Tickets to Winter Party Festival 2012 are available individually or as part of discounted, multi-event passes, including a Women’s Pass for all four women’s events.

Purchasing a Women’s Pass also entitles the guest to a special discounted rate for the Beach Party. Access to all four events is $75 if purchased by February 1 (quantity limited) but retails for $132 – buy now and save $57!

WELCOME CENTER Doubletree Surfcomber Hotel, 1717 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. In addition to picking up tickets and passes, the Welcome Center offers displays, information and swag from WPF’12 partners and LGBT-friendly businesses.

HOURS Wednesday, February 29 • 5PM – 10PM Thursday, March 1 & Friday, March 2 • Noon – 10PM Saturday, March 3 • 11AM– 6PM Sunday, March 4 - tickets and passes can be picked up at the Beach Party entrance • Noon – 4PM to purchase tickets, passes, host hotel visit [ www.winterparty.com ]

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OFFICIAL W EVENTS

Thursday, March 1 >>> ArtScape • 7PM – 11PM MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN, 2000 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH $25 advance/$30 day of event.

Don’t miss the opening event of Women’s Winter Party at the recently renovated Miami Beach Botanical Garden. This urban greenspace in the heart of South Beach is the backdrop for an evening under the stars featuring a women’s art exhibition and auction, live acoustic set by Cat Shell and the sounds of local DJ Run Sevim Run. Cover includes open bar for selected cocktails and wine, plus delectable hors d’oeuvres.

Friday, March 2 >>> Pa’ella: The Official Women’s Winter Party Latin Dance Event 10PM – 4AM THE STAGE, 170 NE 38 STREET, MIAMI’S DESIGN DISTRICT • $12 advance/$15 day of event Feel the heat at one of Miami’s coolest live music venues for a performance by the Chirino Sisters plus a DJ set featuring a musical mix of classic salsa & merengue, sexy reggaeton and pulsating Latin house. Co-produced with Icandee Events.

Saturday, March 3 >>> Industry: The Official Women’s Winter Party Signature Event 10PM – 4AM TRIO ON THE BAY, 1601 79TH ST. CAUSEWAY, MIAMI BEACH • $15 advance/$20 day of event The dancing continues at the annual Industry party featuring the sounds of DJ Whitney Day from New York City. With her passion for funky and soulful dance, Hip-Hop, house and electropop music, Whitney is a staple in the NYC LGBTQ nightlife scene. Check your inhibitions at the door and come play with hundreds of women. Feel the energy as the music pumps and go-go dancers keep you moving all night. Produced by Pandora Events.

Sunday, March 4 >>> Women’s Sunday Brunch • 11AM – 2PM TUDOR HOUSE HOTEL, 1111 COLLINS AVE., MIAMI BEACH • $40 advance/$45 day of event Relax, mix and mingle - preferably with a Mimosa or Bloody Mary in hand. Join us on South Beach for a sit down feast featuring your Sunday Brunch favorites. And although you’ll be sitting down for a delish meal, we won’t be surprised if you feel the need to tap into your inner Brazilian and sway to the tantalizing Bossa Nova sounds of Monica Da Silva.

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10- LaShanda & Comeca, 13 years, Texas. 11- Ileana & Amy, married in P-town. 12- Carla & Tiger, 2 years, Ft. Lauderdale. 13- Portia & Teresa, 4 years, Tampa, FL. 14- Rachel & Jessi, Ft. Lauderdale. 15- Courtni & Jen, married in Ohio. 16- Ashley & Melissa, 2 year/4 months, Orlando, FL. SHE - 20 - 02/12

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cover story by denise warner photos by starz entertainment

Any good lesbian knows of Xena: Warrior Princess. If you were hardcore, you had the poster, owned the DVDs, read the fan fiction, and had a major girl crush on Xena. So, in January of 2010 we were so relieved to have Lucy Lawless back on TV as Lucretia in the first season of the STARZ sexy, bloody slave-and-gladiator series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, followed by a prequel series, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.

If you have yet to watch it, the series was inspired by the historical figure of Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

After a huge loss last year, when titular actor Andy Whitfield died of cancer at age 39, there was much speculation on whether Spartacus would even be returning.

The first season ended in an explosive finale, “Kill Them All,” as Spartacus led a brutal rampage at the House of Batiatus that more than fulfilled the promise of the episode’s title. Season 2, Spartacus: Vengeance, begins just a few weeks after that massacre. Spartacus: Vengeance premiered on January 27th.

We recently spoke to Lucy as soon as she arrived in Los Angeles from overseas and, after a five-year absence, we’re delighted to have her once again on our anniversary cover. So, ladies, breathe, because our forever warrior princess is back!

Spartacus is back for another season! Are you surprised at how well the show has been received?

Yes and no. Yes, I’m thrilled it’s all happening, though not surprised, but so gratified that it’s being recognized for all the clever people and all the hard work that goes into it.

When you first read the script for Spartacus: Blood and Sand, did you have any reservations about it?

Honestly, I never read the script. When Rob, my husband, said, “It’s a great role,” I just believed him, his face, I mean, I knew he wasn’t kidding.

Wow, blind faith?

A little bit of blind faith, because I know when he gets that look in his eye about a show,

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when he puts his nose to the grindstone over a certain idea, it’s going to be outrageous; it’s going to push the frontiers of television.

Oh, it has! Did the producers tell you up front just how much nudity and sex would be happening throughout the series? I mean, it’s like “Porn B.C.” Did you have any concerns?

Right. Well, yeah, some, but even with that, it does come around to sting you in the backside. It’s just always hard doing that stuff.

It was more like, “Umm...oh well...” In this case, the roles are so damn good, and the sex is so important to the scenes [because of] the transfer and interchange of power through the sex. Those scenes are important and you have to believe in their necessity. (sighs) However, yes, it’s still an incredibly unpleasant process to go through, filming those scenes.

It’s crazy, surrounded by people, lights and cameras all over the place. I’m sure it’s got to be hard.

Yes! You’re around these people for months at a time. Some I’ve even known for years, and they become like your cousins, you know? Sometimes it feels like (laughs) “Oooh, this is just so wrong... it’s so wrong!”

The production team and crew have suffered quite a loss. How has it been since the passing of Andy Whitfield and re-casting the role of Spartacus with Liam McIntyre? It shows such strength and confidence to carry on, and I’m sure it’s difficult, but the support of the network and fans seems to be there. Do you feel that on set?

Oh, we feel it very much. We miss Andy, yes. But, we feel very supported, and it’s great especially for Liam to have all that love coming at him as he comes into his first, big starring role. He’s really risen to the occasion. I have to give him his props. He has qualities that he brings. He has his own certain something. Andy was a very special human being and talent. It’s a lot for Liam, you know?

True and scary- Liam had big shoes to fill.

Very big, yes. That was the fear. But you know, Liam has big ol’ feet and the heart of a lion. I mean, he’s not Andy, but we don’t expect him to be Andy. He’s Liam, and he has leadership skills. He’s charming, he’s kind and funny and generous. He’s a beautiful entity in himself. When you meet him, he just knocks your socks off, and he works like a son of gun!

After Xena, we saw you pop up in some very unlikely shows, like Two and a Half Men and American Dad. is it fun to explore comedy after such serious roles?

Yeah, I actually started out in comedy. I feel like I want to go back there and really do something well. All those things have been a bit of a dilettante, like, people will say, “Hey, come do our show,” and I’m all “Sure, okay” about it, and it’s fun, but it’s not like I’ve been smart about it. I wasn’t pointedly going after what I wanted. I never have, but I think it’s because I didn’t really know what I wanted.

I was just floating, going with the flow of whatever came my way.

Now I’ve reached an age [and] my kids are at an age...I’m a little bit different now. I’m a little more indulgent and introspective about where I want to go next. No more of this mucking around on other people’s shows. I have to like them personally, or they have to give me a kick in the pants in some way that’s really fascinating to me.

I’m not doing just any ol’ thing anymore.

Many of your roles in the past, including those on Xena, Hercules, and Tarzan, are so physically demanding.

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know your wounds weren’t fatal in the finale, what do you hope we’ll get to know more about Lucretia this season?

Does it bother you to be jumping on and off horses, climbing rocks and trees, battling and sword fighting, or do you enjoy that kind of physically challenging work?

I want to make you guys love her. Inspite of everything she does, and inspite of your moral code, with your best intentions, I want you to like her and understand her. I think that wherever you think she’s going to wind up by the end, you’re going to watch it and make predictions about what’s going to happen, and I guarantee you will be floored.

I never thought I liked it. It was just part of the job. I didn’t have a choice, so I just knuckled down and did whatever they told me to get it over and done with as soon as possible. It was never really my kind of thing, but now when I’m required to do that sort of thing, the ol’ adrenaline kicks in like it did in the old days.

My body likes it, but my mind still says “Oh my God, get me out of here!”

Are you amazed at the Xena fan following after all these years? I remember, like, 15 years ago, I had a roommate move in, and all she brought with her were her clothes and a six-foot-tall cardboard cutout of Xena that stood in my kitchen for two years! So, technically, we’ve shared many a meal.

You had to live with that? Sorry! (laughing) I had to have her disconnect the “Warrior Cry” speaker box by day two.

Oh my, that went off every time you walked past it, didn’t it? (laughing) Yes! But seriously, the fans are so loyal. That was my only experience- but memorable!

The Xena fans amaze me because they are and have been so coherent, unlike any other fans anywhere. They are such a force for good in the world’s community and in their personal communities. They’re really bound by some sense of duty to leave the world a little better off. I really honor them for that.

As if the ass-kicking Xena role didn’t already have you in just about every lesbian’s fantasy, you also appeared on The L Word, further causing a stir in our cargo pants. Did you ever think you’d have legions of lesbians lusting after you when you started out in this business?

(laughs) Never would have occurred to me, but, hey, bring it on. It’s all good!

Did you have a good time on The L Word?

We miss it.

I know! I loved that show! It was so good and all those actresses were so damn fine! But, you know, it’s so interesting because it was the third time that I’ve been present at the end or in the last episode of a series. The first being, obviously, Xena, the second was Battlestar [Galactica], and quickly followed

by The L Word- and it’s such an interesting

I’m hooked already! I read somewhere that your daughter worked in editing on the production?

Yes, something in post-production, like with blood splatters and stuff, and some editing and technicals, that sort of thing.

Does she take her lunch breaks when it comes time to edit Mom’s scenes?

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(laughing) Um, I think she does, or she just has to turn her back to the screen for about twenty minutes.

THE XENA FANS AMAZE ME BECAUSE THEY ARE AND HAVE BEEN SO COHERENT, UNLIKE ANY OTHER FANS ANYWHERE.”

phenomenon what happens when a long-term show is breaking up because the cast and crew go into withdrawal ahead of time, like separation anxiety, almost like preparing but in an unconscious way. It makes people very fragile. You get to see people in a very raw state. That’s not a negative thing I’m saying, because they were very kind. I consider it a real honor to see people as themselves, because they reveal their secret selves and their humanity, because we’re all going about our lives in this really mannered way to project a persona of confidence. To see people with defenses down, wow. I mean, I really live for that. It’s such a connection. I love them, even though I hardly know them. I didn’t even know anything about the role I was playing, but to be with those cool chicks, I loved it.

For the role of Lucretia in Spartacus, you play a loyal wife of a powermad husband, and we’ve just barely scratched the surface of the character in the first season. Now that we

I can imagine. But I think it was all the sex that initially got people interested and sucked in. Then the characters and storylines took over and we’re all hooked now.

All that porny stuff was the “shock and awe” like the first attack of it, the first wave. It got everybody’s attention. Even Hoda and Kathy Lee were saying it was unacceptable, and then I went on and said, “Hey, it’s on past 10pm, on a pay channel. Put the kids to bed, and remember it’s for consenting adults!” what have been some of your favorite roles?

Clearly, Xena... and Lucretia are my favorite roles.

You get to play yourself in a lot of cameo roles, a true testament to your sense of your humor. Will we get to see you in more comedy-driven roles soon?

I loved working with Larry David. I loved being on The Simpsons. You know, when I look back, I’ll never feel famous or particularly special, but I’ll know I must have done something right to be able to say, “oh my God, I worked with Larry David,” or “I was on The Simpsons,” because those are very special shows.

It’s my hope that Spartacus is to STARZ what The Sopranos was to HBO.

(laughing) Ahhh! That’s right! I like that!

Watch Spartacus every Friday at 10pm on STARZ. The season finale is set for March 30th.

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just 4 fun Stella McCartney Faux Python Zip Wallet ($725)

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She Mag & She Magazine: Would you move to another state within the USA or to another country where either same-sex civil unions, domestic partnership or same-sex marriage are legal so you can exercise the right we have been fighting for?

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Laura B— Nope. but that is because I don’t want marriage. I have a feeling WI will be one of the last who adopt that law...

Roxanne B—I had my civil union in NJ and I certainly didn’t want to move there. I want to move back to NY but not only because marriage is legal but because I miss NY but it is an added bonus!

Jami B—That very subject has been a topic of conversation in our hour for the past three months. We have decided to fly to the Netherlands this summer to check it out. We are gathering info on duel citizenship.

If our country can’t change its backward thinking, we need to make the change...for freedom & equality.

Lauren W—Yes, I plan to move to a state where samesex marriage is legal. However, in doing so, I would have to recognize that because of DOMA, my partner and I would still not be protected on the federal level and would be missing out on many federal benefits.

The marriage contract would be legally invalid in states that don’t recognize it. So there is much work to be done.

Martha Z—I’ve never heard of a country such as ours, that passes laws for just a part of the country.

The USA needs to pass gay marriage on all states....

That’s like if back in the day, they would have only allowed Blacks to get married in New York and Massachusetts!

Qeta K—For me it would depend on the situation.

Transfer of jobs, cost of living, or how much it meant to my girlfriend. In the end, no one should have to move to another state just to get married. The USA has lost many of its core values because of something they don’t understand or agree with. I don’t need a piece of paper that shows my partner loves me and chooses to be with me.

Kim E—No. In time Florida and the feds will recognize both unions and marriage. It would take something more on the lines of global warming and the utter disappearance of the state under sea water. Then I’ll move.

Erin B—Yes. I’d there were the same opportunities doe jobs, housing and personal Lives. I hope California will get and stay there soon.

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GOT TIME?

From Swedish designer David Ericsson, this is one of our new favorite gadget, VOID WATCHES. With a very simple, bulky and sleek geometric design, in this case “less is more.”

Available is different colors and styles, this particular model (V01EL) is stainless steel, water-resistant, leather strap, digital display with time / date and a backlight function. In the US, Void is available online though 4 different retailers. >> voidwatches.com $195.00 free shipping

Born: April 2, 1978 What: Actress and singer.

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BALANCE BAR, one of America’s origi-nal nutrition/energy bar leaders, is bringing back its popular Balance-tine Day Chocolate Gift Assortment, which includes 8 Balance Bar chocolate favorites. It’s the perfect Valentine for active, on-the go women who appreciate the right combination of great taste (yes, great taste,) healthy nutrition, energy and convenience. Get them for her or yourself at www.balance.com, $11.99 plus s&h.

Best known for: Starring roles as Kristina Cassadine i n General Hospital, Kat Gardener in Eastwick, Dr. Tess Fontana in Eureka, and Vanessa Hemmings in Drop Dead Diva.

Recently Spotted: In guest appearances on CSI: NY, Royal Pains, NCIS, Castle and Grimm.

Coming Soon: Roles in Feature films The Big Ship and The Red Robin.

Website: Jamieraynewman.org

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REVOLUTION NIGHTCLUB in orlando celebrated new year’s eve with a packed house during their women’s night on saturdays. the party was hosted by romi. photos by boi photography / view more photos at www.shemag.com

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SHE GIRL

DREAM GIRL: the late Anna Nicole Smith DREAM JOB: Host of the Travel Channel MY OCCUPATION: Director of Business Development for Home

Health Company MY PETS: Two dogs and a HollandLop Rabbit “Buscuit” MY MOTHER THINKS I: am unique, beautiful, smart, strong and

a leader.

TURN-ONS: Unique Style, Independant, Funny, Smart, Beautiful,

Sexy, Confidence, Intelligence, Conversationalist, Well Read, Well Traveled, Outgoing, Classy and a great sense of humor.

TURN-OFFS: Laziness, narcassistic drunks, ignorance, hatred and bigotry.

SENSITIVE BODY PART: Back of neck, back of knees, and ears...

MY BEST QUALITY: My positive energy SECRET FETISH: High Heeled Shoes I HAVE A WEAKNESS FOR: Chocolate I LIKE TO WEAR: the color Black IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?: World Peacemaker/ put a timeout on the world for 30 seconds a day to make love not war...

YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE, BESIDES A LOVED ONE, WHAT IS THE INANIMATE OBJECT YOU’D GRAB?: My photos WHAT BREAKFAST CEREAL BEST DESCRIBES YOU?: Fruit and

Nuts; crunchy sweet and addictive IF YOU COULD CHANGE YOUR NAME, WHAT WOULD YOU PICK?: Nerissa, Portia’s sister in Shakespere’s Merchant of Venice.

THE LAST BOOK I READ WAS: Night IF MY LIFE WERE MADE INTO A MOVIE, MY PART WILL BE

Portia, Tampa, Aquarius

PLAYED BY: Queen Latifah MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Becoming a mom to the best

daughter in the world!

MY MOST MEMORABLE DATE: the Eifell Tower in Paris CELEBRITY’SBUTTIWOULDMOSTLIKETOSQUEEZE:Jennifer Lopez THE CARTOON CHARACTER I AM MOST LIKE: Dory on Nemo,

“Just keep Swimming.”

THE STRANGEST PLACE I’VE EVER BEEN NAKED: On a boat in

the bay in broad daylight THE WEIRDEST THING I EVER ATE WAS: Chorizo Sausage I JUST WON A MILLION DOLLARS. THE FIRST THING I AM GOING TO BUY IS: A Porsche with a license plate that reads: “1Portia” MY FAVORITE TV SHOW: Cake Boss FRENCH FRIES, FRENCH VANILLA, FRENCH TOAST OR FRENCH MANICURE?: French Manicure IF I COULD HAVE ONE WISH GRANTED, I WOULD WISH: Wish

hatred to end.

MY COMING OUT WAS: and is obviously a very, very big deal to

IF YOU WERE TO BECOME AN ACTIVIST IN THE LGBT COM-

“Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

MUNITY, WHICH ORGANIZATION WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY: Equality Florida; everyone should have Equal rights despite

their gender, race or sexual orientation.

I THINK OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS: Gay Marriage legalized in all

50 states.

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some, because they spend lots of engery and time still talking and gossiping about it!

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pets of the month

February is Dental Month for Pets

Is your pet in good dental-health? Do you know that periodontal infections have been linked to diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and other life threatening disorders?

VALENTINO / 8 MTH OLD Breed: Alley Cat Turn ons: Stealing kisses, two soft boobs, belly rubs, hiding mom’s

It is estimated that 80 percent of people brush their teeth every day, but far fewer pet owners do the same for their pets. Pet Dental Health Month, celebrated every February, was designed to teach pet owners proper dental hygiene is equally as important for their pets.

“Most people have no idea that dental health is so important to their pets...in fact, veterinarians report that periodontal disease is the most commonly diagnosed problem in dogs and cats. This can lead to painful infections of the mouth, and in severe cases these infections can spread and become life-threatening conditions,” explains Dr. Larry Corry, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). “It’s estimated that by the age of two, 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats have some form of periodontal disease. Periodontal infections have been linked to diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and other life threatening disorders.”

Three Steps to dental care Success Your pet needs dental care—regular, professional care from your veterinarian, as well as care at home from you. The American Veterinary Dental Society recommends that pet owners follow three basic steps: STEP 1: Take your pet to the veterinarian for a dental exam. Don’t wait for his annual checkup if you suspect a problem.

STEP 2: Begin a dental care regimen at home. Your veterinarian can suggest steps that may include brushing your pet’s teeth. One of the most convenient and effective ways to combat oral disease is feeding specially formulated foods proven effective in combating plaque and tartar buildup. The Seal of Acceptance from the Veterinary Oral Health Council, an organization initiated by the American Veterinary Dental Society to guide consumers, appears on products that meet defined standards for plaque and tartar control in dogs and cats. www.vohc.org.

STEP 3: Schedule regular veterinary checkups. These are essential in helping your veterinarian monitor the progress of your pet’s dental health routine. Your veterinary health care team can help you schedule the appropriate visits.

lighter and keys Turn offs: Feet hanging off the bed, unfiltered water, closed doors, guests that ignore me I am special because: My big mouth got me rescued as a kitten and because I pimp everyone I meet with my big heart I think my vet is: A hater My mom doesn’t know I occasionally: Hang from the shower curtain so I can bulk up to look good for the ladies In my next life I want to be: Rolling in the cat nip. I want to purr louder and lick longer and I want to keep my family jewels

BAM BAM CRUZ / 4 YRS OLD Breed: Apple head Chihuahua Tea cup Turn ons: Kisses Turn offs: Taking baths I am special because: I am me and there is no one like me.

I think my vet is: Pretty scary but mommie makes me feel better.

My mom doesn’t know I occasionally: Like to roll around in dirt.

In my next life, I want to be: A cat, because I love climbing on

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Palm Springs’

March 28 - April 1

Hottest Ticket: The Dinah 2012!

BY MONA ELYAFI PHOTOS BY FRANCOISE DORELLI

What started 22 years ago catering to a small gathering of women who trekked to Palm Springs to take in the concurrent Dinah Shore Championship Golf Tournament has now turned into a series of multimedia, star-studded, internationally known parties hosted by famed DJs with headlining performances by Top Billboard Recording Artists.

This is The Dinah!

Created and produced by Mariah Hanson under her Club Skirts marquee, The Dinah is the largest all-girl party and music festival in the world – an international must-do rite of passage for lesbians, not to mention Palm Springs’ hottest ticket!

The envy of the world with more than 330 days of sunshine each year, Palm Springs has been intrinsically linked to The Dinah – more than a tradition, the event is now part of the patrimony. Palm Springs has come to epitomize the definition of “living out loud”. The city boasts a very large LGBT population (nearly half of the residents identify as gay), not to mention gay and gay friendly businesses providing a unique sense of community.

Each year, approximately 15,000 women from all over the world make the pilgrimage to the Sunny Oasis for a monumental five-day event of spectacular comedy shows, live concerts, games, and legendary wild pool parties.

Perpetually defining extreme reinvention by revolutionizing her industry, Hanson has overturned tradition and raised the bar on female achievement, securing sponsorships from both major mainstream and LGBT corporations.

The Dinah has turned into an inescapable event by welcoming the biggest names in the music industry, such as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, The PussyCat Dolls, Colbie Caillat, India Arie, Pat Benatar, Natasha Bedingfield, The Indigo Girls, Chely Wright and Salt’n Pepa.

This year will be no exception! The Dinah 2012 is already off the hook - stronger, bigger, and sexier than ever with special performances from headliners Nina Sky, the identical twin sisters pop duo (Nicole became one of the first Latina recording artists to publicly announce she is openly gay); Dance Divas Wynter Gordon and Cece Peniston (“Finally”); music’s new “it” girl, BC Jean who penned Beyonce’s mega hit “If I Were a Boy”; and Grammy-Award Winning Music Legend Chaka Khan.

Also, in what’s sure to be one of the most seductive shows of the weekend, Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta gets things started right at Zelda’s nightclub on opening night. Part of this year’s cast includes The Real L Word’s Whitney Mixter, Romi Klinger and Rose Garcia, as well as comedians Suzanne Westenhoefer, Jessica Kirson, and Karen Williams.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Wednesday, March 28 8PM–12AM The Dinah Official Pre-Party at Riviera Resort Thursday, March 29 7PM • Comedy Night, Laughing Loud 4 Suzanne Westenhoefer, Jessica Kirson and Karen Williams at The Riviera Spa & Resort 9PM • The Official Dinah Kick-Off Party at Zeldaz Nightclub with Exclusive Live Performance by Pussycat Doll Jessica Sutta Friday, March 30 Noon–5PM • TGIF Pool Party at The Riviera Resort Main Pool.

Live broadcast from Sirius Radio from Riviera Lobby with hosts Doria Biddle, Frank DeCaro and Romaine Patterson and celebrity guests.

3PM • Live performance by Daniela Brooker (“Summer Love”) 5PM • Live performance by Rye Rye (“Never will be Mine”) & Dating Game” with the cast of Showtime’s The Real L World, Whitney Mixter, Rose Garcia and Romi Klinger 7PM • Q&A with Meredith Baxter moderated

by Suzanne Westenhoefer 9PM • The Dinah White Party with headlining performance by Nina Sky (11PM), Wynter Gordon (1AM) at Riviera Hotel’s Grand Ballroom

nina sky

Saturday, March 31 9AM– 5PM • The Cabana Girl Pool Party at The Riviera Resort Main Pool. Beer Garden and Vendor Fair 11AM • Sirius Radio Celebrity Dodge Ball 3PM • Live Performance by Meital (“Yummy Boyz”) 5PM • Live Performance by Porcelain Black (“Naughty, Naughty”) 9PM • The Dinah Goes To Rio at The Palm Springs Convention Center, Performance by Chaka Khan 12AM • Live performance by BC Jean Sunday, April 1 9AM– 5PM • The Sunday Dinah Pool Party and Tea Dance at the Riviera Resort. Beer Garden, Vendor Fair and Celebrities Galore 3PM • Live Performance by Anjulie (“Boom”, “Brand New Bitch”) 5PM • “Third Annual Battle of The Lesbian Web Series” 9PM • The Dinah Official Closing Party at Zeldaz 11PM • Live performance by CeCe Peniston

FOR HOST HOTEL & TICKET INFORMATION, VISIT [ WWW.THEDINAH.COM ]

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noticias Estados Unidos dona material a Honduras para investigar la violencia homófoba La Embajada estadounidense en Honduras ha donado equipamiento informático de alto nivel a la recién creada Unidad de Diversidad Sexual de la Dirección Nacional de Investigación (DNIC), cuya finalidad es investigar los crímenes contra las personas LGTB. La unidad se ha puesto en marcha después de que en estos últimos años se haya producido un recrudecimiento de la violencia homófoba y tránsfoba, hasta tal punto que Estados Unidos, aliado del Gobierno hondureño, le exigió investigar dichos crímenes “vigorosamente”.

La entrega del equipo fue llevada a cabo por dos agentes estadounidenses especializados en violencia contra las personas LGTB, que durante su estancia en el país brindarán capacitación a los agentes hondureños. La unidad, cuya puesta en marcha recogíamos hace dos meses, cuenta con varios agentes y un fiscal, que trabajarán de forma específica en la recolección de indicios en este tipo de crímenes.

Honduras arrastra un triste historial por lo que al respeto de los derechos LGTB se refiere. Hace ahora un año hacíamos referencia a las decenas de asesinatos de personas LGTB cometidos en ese país a lo largo de los últimos años, una situación que empeoró tras el golpe de estado de junio de 2009. Una de las muertes más significativas fue la de Walter Tróchez, activista LGTB asesinado en diciembre de 2009, pocos días después de recibir una paliza por parte, precisamente, de presuntos miembros de la DNIC.

Designan a mujer abiertamente lesbiana como Ministra de Salud de Ecuador El presidente del Ecuador, Rafael Correa, a finales de Enero designó a Karina Vance Mafla, mujer públicamente lesbiana y activista LGBT, como Ministra de Salud Pública.

De acuerdo a lo que publica el diario “El Tiempo”, la designación de Vance, una activista lesbiana, fue saludada por el colectivo Igualdad de Derechos Ya , que aboga por la equidad, la justicia y la participación de forma visible de las personas y colectivos GLBTI del Ecuador.

El colectivo espera que Vance “pueda atender y resolver en lo posible, desde su despacho, temas relegados por esta Cartera de

Estado como el ilegal funcionamiento de las llamadas ‘clínicas de deshomosexualización’ que funcionan en el país, y que debe controlar el MSP; asimismo solventar las falencias que existen en la distribución de anti retrovirales para personas con VIH; y la consolidadción de políticas de atención médica adecuadas en el sistema de salud pública para personas de la diversidad sexual, que por nuestra condición, solemos ser discriminadas”.

Carina Vance Mafla de 33 años, nació en Oakland, California y durante su niñez vivió en Europa donde a los 13 años ella y su primera novia fueron atacadas por jovenes homofobicos, lo cual le sirvió para “conocer la reacción de la sociedad”. Luego de graduarse de la Universidad de California en Berkeley y obtener una maestria en salud pública, Carina regresó a Ecuador en el 2004 donde se convirtió en activista LGBT y fue la directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Causana, una organización que lucha por los derechos de las mujeres lesbianas.

Celebrarán el Día de la Dignidad LGBT en Perú El Bloque Estudiantil LGTBI y el Movimiento Homosexual de Lima (MHOL) organizan la conmemoración, el próximo 12 de febrero, el que ya ha sido bautizado como Día de la Dignidad LGBT. Diversas acciones pacíficas coordinadas, que se irán conociendo en próximos días, recordarán la carga policial contra un grupo de activistas el 12 de febrero del año pasado cuando bajo el lema Besos contra la Homofobia, un grupo de activistas LGTB peruanos celebraron un “besatón” en el centro de Lima. Sin embargo, ante la denuncia de que aquel 12 de febrero habría en la Plaza de Armas una “manifestación de homosexuales”, medio centenar de policías, tanquetas y vehículos rompe-manifestaciones parecían esperar allí una horda de bárbaros y no unas decenas de mujeres y hombres armados únicamente con besos.

Tras ser expulsados de la acera donde se encuentra el Palacio Municipal, y practicamente obligados a refugiarse entre la multitud sentada en las gradas de la Catedral, varias parejas empezaron a besarse. La gente allí congregada reaccionó con indiferencia en su mayor parte, algunos a favor, otros en contra. Pero la Policía se lanzó sobre las parejas que se besaban como si fueran peligrosos delincuentes. Se desencadenó una trifulca que duró algo mas de una hora. Una manifestación pacífica se convirtió casi en revuelta.

Por primera vez, una generación de jóvenes LGTB que vive fuera del closet en Perú era consciente de sus derechos y estaba resuelta a defenderlos. Una generación que ya no se conforma con la ilusión de libertad que se vive en discotecas y bares donde la policía ya (casi) no incursiona y quieren poder vivir una vida plena como ciudadanos y ciudadanas, con los mismos derechos que cualquier otra persona nacida en este país.

Es por eso que aquel día fueron capaces de defenderse, de gritar “ser homosexual no es delito”, de denunciar a los policías agresores y defender ante micrófonos y cámaras su derecho a vivir sin miedo ni vergüenza, a plena luz.

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En inglés, en español, ritmos caribeños o el rock ‘ roll, The Chirino Sisters (Jessica, Angie y Nicolle) se las saben todas, y se lo saben bien, arriba del escenario o produciendo a otros artistas. Para quienes disfrutamos de la música latina, hacer la historia de la herencia musical de las hermanas esta de más. Recientemente hablamos con Jessica Chirino sobre su música y la próxima presentación del grupo en una de las fiestas de mujeres del Winter Party.

gusto con la selección del repertorio. A veces es un poco difícil, pero siempre lo logramos.

Sé que tienen proyectos independientes. ¿Es por esto que sólo vemos 3 hermanas como parte del grupo, aunque antes no estaba Nicolle?

Las Chirino Sisters son en realidad cinco hermanas y en varios momentos nos hemos unido y luego nos separamos por un tiempo y nos volvemos a unir y por allí sigue. Por ahora somos Angie, Jesse y Nicolle que integran esta encarnación particular del grupo. Nuestra hermana Olgui actualmente se encuentra de gira como integrante de la banda de Shakira y Alana está viviendo en Los Angeles trabajando con productores y compositores de la costa Oeste. En muchas ocasiones y cuando es posible, nos unimos en alguna presentación y sin duda volveremos a trabajar juntas porque a fin de cuentas, somos hermanas y cantar juntas es lo que más hacemos.

¿Cómo complementan el talento de las 3? ¿Qué papel juega cada una sobre el escenario?

Cada una de las hermanas tiene su propio estilo y gustos musicales. Al unirnos las tres, podemos fundir nuestros estilos y ofrecer una variedad musical siempre con un idioma común en cuanto a la energía y musicalidad. Tenemos también una vida entera cantando juntas, aún cuando no estamos trabajando y creemos que eso se comunica en las voces y en las melodías. A la misma vez, se puede decir que cada una tiene su momento para brindar lo mejor de su arte en cada estilo particular.

¿Qué podemos esperar de su participación en una de las fiestas de Winter Party?

¿Hay algún momento en que desean estar en silencio, sin hablar, sin cantar? ¿Es posible?

Todo el que tenga familia grande siempre añora esos momentos cuando se puede apreciar un poco de silencio, y en nuestro caso es lo mismo pero verdaderamente que nos buscamos y disfrutamos nuestro tiempo familiar.

Definitivamente es posible pero no frecuente.

Han escrito y producido éxitos para otros artistas. Actualmente, ¿resulta más productivo económicamente estar detrás o en el escenario?

Siempre en lo que se trata de la composición y la producción, en muchos casos es más lucrativo que estar en un escenario. ¡Pero lo ideal es estar en los dos!

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¿Tienen que ajustar su repertorio dependiendo del lugar donde se presentan? ¿Cómo preparan los temas?

Siempre hay algunas variantes dependiendo del sitio donde nos estemos presentando, pero por lo general es un mismo concepto siempre y constantemente estamos editando y perfeccionando el material para poder presentar un show entretenido y dinámico. En cuanto el repertorio, cada una comparte y tiene que ver con esas decisiones a partes iguales. Siempre logramos que las tres estemos a

Un show movido de música popular al igual que nuestra música original, una banda espectacular de músicos talentosísimos, y el cariño y el calor que llevamos en nuestras voces y nuestros corazones para nuestro público de Miami que siempre nos ha apoyado y ha demostrado tanto afecto a nuestra familia… ¡todo con ritmo para bailar y gozar!

The Chirino Sisters se presentarán en Pa’ella • Viernes 2 de Marzo • The Stage, 170 NE 38 St. Miami Design District. Entradas $12 por adelantado / $15 día del evento. Para comprar tu boleto, visita www.winterparty.com/women

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Best Lesbian Erotica 2012 edited by Kathleen Warnock and Sinclair Sexsmith: First things first, if you’ve never heard of Sinclair Sexsmith, the boi behind the selection of this year’s Best Lesbian Erotica tales, you’re missing out. Her blog The Sugarbutch Chronicles (www.sugarbutch.net) is literate, raw, and always very sexy, a glimpse inside the modern mind – and relationship - of an endlessly honest writer. When I heard that she was going to be one of the editors on 2012’s BLE (alongside multi-talented playwright Kathleen Warnock), I could barely wait for my review copy. Some of my favorites? Dani M’s “The Last Time” and, of course, comedian Lea Delaria’s “The Elevator Man.” “These books of lesbian erotica are not fluff. They are not nothing. For queers coming out and into our own, they are a path,” says Sexsmith in the intro. Well said.

This year’s BLE serves up lesbian sex with a side order of raw power, and contains some of the hottest queer literature I’ve ever had the pleasure to review.

Some Women’s Winter Party moments back in March 2003 in Miami, FL!

Best Lesbian Romance 2012 Edited by eight-time Lambda Literary Award finalist Radclyffe, this year’s BLR boasts an impressive array of writers from the amazing Lee Lynch (“Dumb Bunny”) to D. Jackson Leigh’s “House of Memories.” Evan Mora’s witty lovers tell each other pretend versions of their love affair in “A Love Story,” and in Anna Watson’s “A Time and Materials Job,” a heartbroken divorcee falls for the tender electrician rewiring her house. By turns passionate, varied, and endlessly delicious, Best Lesbian Romance 2012 delivers.

100 Lesbians Walk Into a Bar… by Emily Wilcox: Emily Wilcox’s collection of lesbian advice columns (culled from her “Ask Emily” columns in Curve, Diva, and SheWired) covers all the bases, from what to do when you’re first coming out, to recovering from being dumped at the alter, to lesbian bed death, and much more.

Wilcox dishes out her trademark witty advice to real women as they struggle to find answers to major life challenges. You’ll find parts of yourself throughout this little, smart book. Bestselling author Shakti Gawain (Creative Visualization) said, “Emily is here to help heal those whose lives she touches,” and it’s easy to see why.

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scopes AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19

leo July 23 - aug 22

Your ideas are, as always, visionary, and while you want to share them with everyone, not everyone gets it, and that can leave you feeling frustrated. It’s more important that you do your homework and research with like minded others, than try to convince skeptics. Avoid arguments, have faith in yourself and your plans and keep moving forward.

Stay mentally alert and emotionally intuitive when dealing with absolutely everybody, as communications could run amok at any moment, and agendas are often hidden. Figure out a way to compromise without giving up your power. Tend to your own needs first, prioritize what must be done, and don’t, whatever you do, agree to add more to your circus act. You already have enough to juggle and balance.

pisces feb 20 - mar 20 You’ll be focused internally, seeking answers about the past and daydreaming about the future. Just make sure that you stay grounded in the present. Pay close attention to boundaries and make sure that everyone knows where you stand. Your finances will also need careful consideration, with an eye on conserving and preserving what you already have. Stay positive, and don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it.

virgo aug 23 - sept 23

aries mar 21 - apr 20

libra sept 24 - oct 23

Your enthusiasm for life is catching, and everyone wants what you’ve got. It’s a great time to be out and about catching up with old friends. Enjoy sharing your hopes and dreams, while keeping yourself grounded in reality. You have plenty of ideas on how to do what you do even better than you did it before, impressing the powers-that-be, both at home and at work.

You’ll have to force yourself to focus and finish projects both at work and home, making sure that you’ve completed everything that had to get done before you can go out and play. You’ll have to pick and choose between all the fun invitations and all the interesting people. Just be sure to take some time for yourself.

taurus apr 21 - may 21

scorpio oct 24 - nov 22

Even though you’re enjoying all of your popularity, you’ll still have to do your usual good job at work and your usual chores at home. Prioritize and don’t get too crazy. Show and tell your ideas and skills to everyone who’ll listen, and be open to constructive feedback. Compromise and cooperate.

Keep your focus on what you have to do in order to ensure your security base, both at home and at work. Explore new ways of doing what needs to be done, by discussing options with everyone involved.

Make sure you listen and don’t just wait to talk. Be sure to let everyone’s opinion count. Be a part of the solution, not the problem, and whatever is agreed upon, do it graciously.

gemini may 22 - june 21

sagittarius nov 23 - dec 21

You’ll need to have a dialog with all of the others that have a significant role in whatever is under discussion, rather than just dialoging within yourself, and then you’ll need to listen to and act upon suggestions. Double check details, ensure the accuracy of your information, and keep focused until tasks are completed. Then you can reward yourself for a job well done.

You’ve got the urge to get up and go, and it doesn’t really matter if you explore your own neck of the woods or travel further from your home base as long as you give in to your wanderlust. You’re more than ready to make some changes in your life, and your imagination is working overtime, considering all the wonderful possibilities. Just make sure you look before you leap and consider the probabilities.

cancer June 22 - july 22

capricorn dec 22 - jan 20

Your finances are your focus as you seek to regain control over your money. In order to do that, you’ll have to re-evaluate your priorities and goals. Try to put your logical solutions before your emotional responses, and do all possible to reach agreeable compromises with everyone involved. Agree to disagree in a kind and gentle manner, rather than with a hammer.

You’ll have to pay close attention in order to separate reality from fantasy. Whether it’s your finances or your relationships, confusion reigns supreme. Use what you know, along with who you know, to create new opportunities and new strategies to increase your cash flow, as well as your sphere of influence.

Keep your expectations reasonable and you won’t be disappointed.

You’ve got the vision, energy and drive to make your fondest hopes into everyday reality. But be careful that your assertiveness doesn’t mean you become too aggressive and that conversation doesn’t become confrontation. Turn your critical eye to self-improvement, and be more concerned over self-control than control of the universe. Commit to making needed changes in your life, and you’ll be rewarded.

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