"HOT AS L": THE L WORD STARS To Attend The DINAH

CLUB SKIRTS

IN ASSOCIATION WITH SHOWTIME^®

 PRESENTS HOT AS “L”

WITH EXCLUSIVE APPEARANCES FROM 

L WORD & THE REAL L WORD STARS 

ELIZABETH KEENER, CLEMENTINE FORD, TRACY RYERSON & HUNTER VALENTINE

Palm Springs, CA – Club Skirts, in association with SHOWTIME, is thrilled to present “Hot as L”, one of the Dinah Shore Weekend’s signature events.

Bringing back the magic of Showtime’s hugely popular lesbian drama series and reality TV show, The L Word & The Real L Word, “Hot as L” will feature some of our community’s most beloved and popular stars including Elizabeth Keener, Clementine Ford and Tracy Ryerson.  

Since the iconic lesbian-themed shows ended, they have all been keeping busy entertainment careers staying in the spotlight. Tracy Ryerson starred in both seasons of the hugely popular webseries “Kiss Me I’m Famous” directed by award-winning filmmaker Rolla Selbak fortellofims.com. Elizabeth Keener and Clementine Ford are now reuniting on the screen with starring roles in the upcoming tellofilms.comproject entitled “Skirtchasers”.  

Both will be onsite throughout the entire weekend to promote their latest project as part of the Dinah Film Fest sponsored by tellofilms, which will showcase the finest in lesbian shorts, films, documentaries and webseries.

The exclusive event will also mark the farewell show of the all-female power pop/punk band and Season 3 cast members, Hunter Valentine.  

Founding members Kiyomi McCloskey and Laura Petracca, as well as touring members Leanne Bowes and Lisa Bianco will take the Dinah stage for a special performance  - their scheduled last stop – to thank the fans for one hell of an amazing ride.

Hunter Valentine has captivated audiences with four successful releases, unparalleled energetic live performances across the world, and their unforgettable personalities on VH1’s Make Or Break: The Linda Perry Project and Showtime Network’s The Real L Word reality shows. Having announced their indefinite hiatus., the band is set to launch their EP, The Pledge, and embarking on the So Long For Now Tour for a last hoorah with their unwavering supporters.

SHOWTIME has been a long-time supporter of the LGBT community with programs like The L Word and The Real L Word^®, and has developed over the years a close relationship with Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend. The Dinah served as the focal location for both series.

We all remember Shane, Alice, Jenny, and Dana eventful roadtrip to The Dinah, the biggest lesbian event in the world, in Season One. Likewise, The Real L Word shot episodes of Season One and Two at Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend and notably dedicated two back-to-back full episodes to the event in its third season.

“Showtime has been a great friend to the lesbian community and to The Dinah. We celebrate Showtime's legacy of promoting LGBT visibility and proudly welcome them once again as a premiere sponsor of The Dinah.  

The actresses attending are some of the shows’ favorites and will be on hand throughout the weekend to join in The Dinah festivities,” says Mariah Hanson, founder & producer of The Dinah.

The epic five-day world-renown weekend is already making a lot of noise and is well on its way to be the most epic Dinah EVER.

 … this is going to be an unforgettable year!

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For more information and/or to purchase tickets go to: www.TheDinah.com

For info about Hunter Valentine and So Long For Now Tour Dates go to: http://www.huntervalentine.com

For info about tello go to www.tellofilms.com

 #Thedinah2016 #TheDinah #Dinah2016 #Onlyatthedinah

Top Lesbian News of 2009.

Yep, we're back for a second year with the top lesbian news of the year. With one difference: this year we'll be talking about 2009. Duh.

So what makes your top 5?

As it often features in the blog, I'd like to point out the arrival of Jessica Capshaw as the only lesbian character on television.

Grey's Anatomy got rid of one lesbian character last year and faced a lot of backlash from the gay community. But when Arizona came along, no one was complaining. Will we see the arrival of any more lesbians on TV in 2010?

In other television news, it seems that beloved(?) cable network show The L Word went off air this year.

The L Word paved the way for lesbian visibility way back in 2004, being the first show star an all female, mostly lesbian cast. However this year, the L Word showcased its final season. And boy, did it go out with a bang. For all the wrong reasons, of course.

We all saw a whole host of celebrities come out this year, too. From Brandi Carlile to Kelly McGillis, Clementine Ford to Megan Fox, 2009 was very good for the visibility of out, famous females.

Teens will obviously be very grateful for the lesbian romance portrayed on TV drama Skins between Naomi (Lily Loveless) and Emily (Kathryn Prescott).

Good news for 2010 too: they're back! And it looks all very dramatic too. Check out the E4 Website if you want to know more.

Of course, we also saw the re-administration of Proposition 8 in California this year. Bad news for all the gay and lesbian couples who were hoping to get married. Good news for the ones who took advantage of the law being overturned previously - they were allowed to stay married legally.

So what was the best (or worst) lesbian news for you this year? And what are you hoping happens next year?

Clem Does It Again.

I've blogged time and time again about the coming out and going back in of The L Word star Clementine Ford. But hopefully, this is the last time I'm going to have to mention Cybill Shepherd's daughter for a while because... CLEMENTINE IS ACTUALLY GAY!


And for real this time: we can officially label Ford a new addition to our list of celesbian friends.

Clem finally cracked this week and said:

I am gay. I just wanted there not to be this big emphasis on it. There are people who get it, and get what my original meaning was. Just as I was talking about storylines being a non issue on The L Word; it should just be these people are gay and it’s part of life. I think with that article, and what came across as ambiguity, was actually my attempt at making it a non issue.

So there you have it, the 'ambiguity' stops there. Welcome to the fold, Ford.

Clementine Ford goes back in the closet...

My life is no longer complete: this week, The L Word actress Clementine Ford claims that she didn't previously come out in an interview with UK magzine DIVA.

A couple of months back, I blogged about Ms. Ford allegedly 'coming out of the closet' during an interview. (You can see the whole blog here.)

However, now she is saying the complete opposite. She claims that she never came out, and just spoke about how she didn't want to put a label on herself.

The article also pushed forward false rumors about Clemetine's private life with Kate Moennig (aka Shane McCutcheon) and twisted what she said about her work on The L Word.

She said of the article:

That Diva article also picked up quotes from a podcast interview I did with AfterEllen.com where the interviewer asked me if the sex on The L Word was real, and I very jokingly said, “Yes, we actually had sex. The L Word is porn. The secret’s out!” And the Diva writer printed it as fact that Kate and I had real sex on camera! I was like, “Oh, my God, I hate you!” I almost wrote a nasty letter and then I stopped myself because I thought, if anyone is stupid enough to actually believe that Showtime would let us have real sex, then that’s not my problem. So that was that. But it made me very angry.

So there we have it. Sorry to burst your bubble ladies... Still, whatever our Clem classes herself as, she's still beautiful.

Batwoman Comes Out!

Okay, so she's not as real as Clementine Ford, but she's (almost) equally as hot.

That's right, last week saw the return of cartoon hero Batwoman, and guess what? She's a raging girl-homo!

Also, going back to the comparison with Clemetine Ford, just because she's not real doesn't mean it doesn't gain just as much lesbian publicity. It's almost as good as what would happen if Batman was actually African American!

Batwoman aside, which other cartoon characters do you think are secretly gay/lesbian? Obviously there's speculation about Peppermint Patty and Velma from Scooby Doo. But what do you think?

Personally, I think Lisa Simpson would make a great lesbian lawyer when she finally grows up...

Clementine Ford comes out!

I for one thinks that Clementine Ford, daughter of legendary actress Cybill Shepherd and currently the star of original lesbian TV series The L Word, is totally talented and extremely hot.

So when she mentioned in the February edition of UK lesbian and bisexual magazine 'Diva' that she preferred not to label herself, imagine how happy I was.

Ford said "I never want to put a label on myself — but knowing that not everyone comes from such a liberal place, when something like Prop 8 comes out, you realize it’s important to stand up and be counted. A little gay kid in a small town is more important than whether I want a label."

There has been speculation over whether the lovely lady is gay or bisexual, but my guess is that she is bisexual, as she has been married to a guy before... Still, great visibility for us homos!

She also told the magazine that her and her siblings would bring both guys and girls home, and 'as long as they were human, it didn't matter.' Amen to that!

For an unbearably charming video of Clementine, go here to watch her being harassed by lesbian comedy legend Liz Feldman.