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Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes is the tart-tongued and exasperated stand-up comedian whose also hosted the late-night talk show The Wanda Sykes Show. The son of an Army colonel, Wanda Sykes earned a degree from Hampton…

Laverne Cox

Name at birth: Roderick Leverne CoxLaverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actress and a transgender advocate -- “the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television…

Melissa Etheridge

SkinIsland Raspy rocker Melissa Etheridge's starkly confessional new album is her first since her widely publicized breakup with Julie Cypher, a tabloid-topping split between one of the…

John Cameron Mitchell Biography

John Cameron Mitchellwriter, directorBorn: 4/21/1963Birthplace: El Paso, Texas After a transient childhood moving every two years with his career army dad and family, Mitchell graduated from…

22nd Lambda Literary Awards

The 22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards are for books published in 2009. Below are the winners in major categories. Go here for a complete list of…

Audra Lorde Biography

poetBorn: February 18, 1934Birthplace: New York CityDied: November 17, 1932 Lorde, the daughter of immigrants from Grenada, grew up in New York City. She began…

Patty Schemel Biography

musicianBorn: April 24, 1967Birthplace: Marysville, Washington At age 11, Patty Schemel learned how to play the drums. By age 15, she had formed her first band,…

Late Bloomers

Director: Julia DyerWriter: Gretchen DyerDirector of Photography:Bill SchwarzEditors:Julia Dyer and Gretchen DyerMusic:Ted PineProduction Designer:Mike DempseyProducers:Gretchen Dyer, Julia…

The Cloning Quandary

The debate surrounding what constitutes a “life” is sure to intensify as the issue of cloning enters the discussion. As a technology in its infancy, there will no doubt be unintended consequences,…

The Congress of Women: The Nineteenth Century

by Mrs. Whiton Stone George Meredith's NovelsWomen in the Greek DramaThe Nineteenth Century It is the world's high noon–Meridian height Of the great Sun of Progress, in whose light The…