New Lesbian Site

A LESBIAN kiss shown on popular Channel 7 soapie Home and Away has sparked controversy and a show of support.

Dozens of women protested at Federation Square about rumoured censoring of the kiss, but Channel 7 denied tampering with the scene involving Esther Anderson and Katie Bell.

Channel 7 spokeswoman Susan Wood said: "Some viewers were in support of the storyline and some were concerned."

Protester Emma Phillips, 32, said the group wanted recognition for discrimination against gay people.

"Gay people are going to exist whether we like it or not," she said.

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New Site for Lesbian Singles: SingleWomyn.com

With the recent proposed launch of gay dating site Compatible Partners by anti-gay dating site eHarmony, I was feeling a bit discouraged about my single lesbian friends and how they were going to go about finding the love of their life in the current world of dating.

I have a lot of friends online and have played matchmaker a few times but really, I’m not any good at it. Nevertheless I still have people who ask me if I know any single lesbians who might be interested in chatting or meeting up. In efforts to create a solution I have launched a new website for lesbian singles, in partnership with LDate.com, called SingleWomyn.

SingleWomyn is a site for single lesbians looking to meet other single lesbians, with an option to upgrade to a premium dating package.

Premium members of SingleWomyn have access to an exclusive network of single lesbians worldwide, and the network is tied in to other lesbian dating sites, so you are sure to find a lesbian match if you are single and looking!

If you are in the market for your next ex wife, or looking for the love of your life, be sure to sign up for SingleWomyn today - it’s free!

I am going to promote this site to every single lesbian I know, because I know alot of really great lesbian womyn. Whether you know me or not, if you are a single lesbian, join the SingleWomyn network.

You never know when she’ll be looking for you!

You can sign up and find your matches at www.SingleWomyn.com.

the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

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'Arias With a Twist', WIG OUT Win at GLAAD Media Awards

GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in 29 of this year's 41 media categories at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented by IBM and Prudential at New York's Marriott Marquis on Saturday night.

Additional awards will be presented in Los Angeles on April 18 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, and in San Francisco on May 9 at the Hilton San Francisco.

Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Awards presented on stage, and the individuals that accepted the awards (accepters tentative):

Excellence in Media Award: Tyra Banks (presented by Clay Aiken)

Vito Russo Award: Suze Orman (presented by T.R. Knight)

Outstanding Film - Limited Release: TIE: Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (Logo Features/New Open Door Productions) [Accepted by: Patrik-Ian Polk, Darryl Stephens and Jensen Atwood] and Shelter (Regent Releasing) [Accepted by: Jonah Markowitz, Brad Rowe and Trevor Wright]

Outstanding Documentary: A Jihad For Love (First Run Features) [Accepted by: Sandi DuBowski and Parvez Sharma]

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Special Comment: Gay Marriage is a Question of Love" Countdown with Keith Olbermann (MSNBC) [Accepted by: Keith Olbermann]

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Gay Athletes Are Making Their Mark" by LZ Granderson (ESPN.com) [Accepted by: LZ Granderson]

Outstanding Spanish-Language Magazine Overall Coverage: People en Español [Accepted by: Angel Linares, Judith Torrea and Ernesto Sanchez]

Special Recognition: Phil Donahue (presented by Cherry Jones)

Special Recognition: The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later - The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard (Sirius XM Radio) [Accepted by: Romaine Patterson and Derek Hartley] (presented by Stockard Channing)

The following is a list of all other award recipients announced at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York.

Outstanding Daily Drama: As the World Turns (CBS)

Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Owning His Gay Identity - at 15 Years Old" by Theresa Vargas (The Washington Post)

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist: Leonard Pitts, Jr. (The Miami Herald)

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage: The New York Times

Outstanding Magazine Article: "Let God Love Gene Robinson" by Andrew Corsello (GQ)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Newsweek

Outstanding Digital Journalism - Multimedia: "Is Gay the New Black?" by Jessica Bennett and Jennifer Molina (Newsweek.com)

Outstanding Music Artist: k.d. lang, Watershed

Outstanding Comic Book: Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)

Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway: Wig Out! by Tarell Alvin McCraney

Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway: Arias with a Twist by Joey Arias and Basil Twist

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Outstanding Novela: Alma de Hierro (Telefutura)

Outstanding Drama Series: Capadocia (HBO Latino)

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character): "Duerme, mi bien" Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real (Univision)

Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode: "Juntos hasta el final" Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)

Outstanding Talk Show Interview: "La primera boda de pareja de transexuales" Don Francisco Presenta (Univision)

Outstanding Celebrity News Segment: "La Proposición 8" Paparazzi TV (Mega TV)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Drama de jóvenes hispanos gay: Rechazados por ser gay" Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)

Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Confesiones de padre: Hombres gay revelan su orientación a sus hijos" by Lucero Amador Miranda (La Opinión [Los Ángeles])

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist: Roberto Hernández (Alianza Metropolitan News [San José, CA])

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage: La Opinión [Los Ángeles]

Outstanding Magazine Article: "Contra viento y marea" by Isis Sauceda and Judith Torrea (People en Español)

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Cuba discutirá derechos gay" by Fernando Ravsberg (BBCMundo.com)

Outstanding Music Artist: Giovanni Falchetti, Junto a tí

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. GLAAD Media Award nominees were published, released or broadcast between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008.

More information about the upcoming GLAAD Media Awards events in Los Angeles and San Francisco may be found at http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards.

About GLAAD

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.