Posts tagged Jennifer Beals

Quote of the Week – Gay Issues Are Women’s Issues

“Gay issues are also women’s issues because homophobia is a form of misogyny.” -Jennifer Beals, New York Times Talk This statement might be a no-brainer for some. The most obvious example is when flamboyant homosexual men are hated on for their ‘femininity’ and labeled as ‘not men... [+]

Bidding Farewell to the L Word – The Last Word

“I certainly hope that it leaves them wanting more. I’m not intending to wrap everything up with a neat little bow!” Finale Special (Not the episode) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Fans remain disgruntled with the poor storylines and choppy scenes of the last season (and especially the last... [+]

Quote of the Week – ‘Politics is a lot like Sex’

Jennifer Beals at the L5 Convention in UK this past weekend said as one of her parting messages that politics is a lot like sex: “If you want something, you have to ask for it, If they’re not doing it right you’ve got to speak up and... [+]

The Last Season of the L Word But L is for Longevity not Last

This weekend at the L5 Convention, Jennifer Beals and Laurel Holloman announced that they would really like to see an L Word movie and we could bring it to fruition by flooding Amy Baer at CBS films with emails. Well, trust the loyal fans to... [+]

This Gay Marriage (Proposition 8) Ban Better Not Pass

See your Halloween No on 8 pumpkin here! I am adamantly set against the idea of marriage. And the idea of my community co-opting the heteronormative institution of marriage and effectively saving it from ‘dying out,’ is a bit irritating. Let the straight people of the... [+]

If history is indeed written by victors…

I take great inspiration from this quote by Jennifer Beals at an NAACP event a few years ago: “It has been said, ‘History is written by the victors.’ I take this to mean we can make ourselves victorious by writing, and then rewriting our own stories.... [+]