‘I’m Just Sayin’ Articles

Rosie O’Donnell had Roseanne Barr on her Sirius satellite radio show a few months ago, and I was struck by a comment Roseanne made.  “Lesbians are the canary in the cultural social mine.”  Nice props from a woman whose lesbian sister helped her create her culturally transforming character of the domestic goddess.  Of course, no [Continue]

The first time I ever heard Sister Funk was at GIRLSPOT on a hot Saturday night in summer 2008. I remember being summoned by the unmistakable sound of brass and drums. “There’s a live band making that jamming music,” I announced to my friends. Looking at me like I was the new kid one friend [Continue]

GIRLSPOT is the place to be,” proudly states club-promoter Pam Padula. Chances are you know this because you’re one of the 400-700 women who’ve shown up every Saturday for the past eight years; at Mermaids or Splash in the years before GIRLSPOT. Think it’s easy to please one woman? Try several hundred. Live entertainment, two [Continue]

Okay Rhode Islanders, first an apology. Like most Americans, I had no idea you weren’t an island. You’re a pile of them all bunched up protecting the mainland like the original Narragansett Indians. The first time I ever played Rhode Island was a college gig at Johnson & Wales. I flew from New York because [Continue]

Leather and Lace had a wedding, and all the bears, queens, butches, crème de la femmes, jocks and twinks were in attendance. No one wanted to miss the wedding of the gay millennium especially since everybody in the community boasted a special relationship with either of the pair. Some even suggested an affair with both. [Continue]

Stand-up comedy has always been my dream. Entertaining lesbians on cruises or stepping on military stages in war zones has shown me a world I could scarcely imagine growing up land-locked in suburban Detroit. A few tools make this possible: most importantly, a solid, people-pleasing act and reliable transportation. Twelve years on the road and [Continue]

The holiday season is about connecting with family, exchanging presents and most of all giving. The greatest gift you could ever you have to give yourself: the gift of health. I’m stretching my arms by wheeling them. every time I complete a circle, my elbow clicks. It’s a sound I picked up playing rugby. For [Continue]

I am so thankful to be a part of the lesbian comedy community. Women’s Week in Provincetown is the moment I get to play catch up with my sister’s acts and hear their latest takes on the rainbow. Vickie Shaw is one funny femme in this club and “lawdy” I am grateful for that fine [Continue]