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Looking for a life-altering experience? Board a ship by Olivia.

My first cruise was the life-changing experience I hoped it would be.

It’s battle of the lesbians vying for the Grammy’s Best Spoken Word Album with Ellen DeGeneres, Rachel Maddow and Janis Ian all landing nominations. The three lesbian titans are also up against Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama, which is very good company indeed.

There’s plenty of good news for Bonnie Raitt fans as Slipstream, her first release since 2005, is getting critical raves. Now, she’s released the video for her cover of Gerry Rafferty’s Right Down the Line, which features couples in love, including lesbian and gay couples kissing.

When Houston native Sarah Golden's audition for NBC’s hit singing competition The Voice aired a few weeks ago, producers opted to mask her identity, putting the show’s entire premise of a “blind audition” to the test, not merely for the judges but for viewer at home as well. Although, for the trained lesbian in the audience, it seemed fairly apparent that she just might be one of the team as The Voice cameras revealed only Golden’s desert boot and jean-clad lower body. SheWired chatted with Golden about the masked audition, coming out as a folk musician, singing Gaga and choosing Cee Lo.

Seeing the GOP candidates spew nonsense on every iPhone, computer, and TV screen gives me the chills. The end of awards season also sends me grabbing for the wine. But there’s a bright spot on the horizon: lesbian/bisexual (or friendly) music. Many new releases give me hope that I can make it through 2012, or at least to the summer – here’s five to live for:

Earlier this year Advocate asked LGBT people to send in a random photo from their day on August 12, to become a part of the second annual A Day In Gay America photo project, and it quickly became clear that many of the participants love spending time with their families.

Here is the next installment of out 100 Greatest Lesbian Albums of all time. Look for albums by No Doubt, Leisha Hailey's The Murmurs, Natalie Merchant, The Gossip, Annie Lennox, Fleetwood Mac, Madonna, P!nk, Sade, Paula Cole and more...

While Rosie O'Donnell has recently made headlines for her new love affair with Tracy Kachtick-Anders, a candid appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show last Monday and for chatting up intimate details of her love life with Howard Stern, Rosie fans and naysayers alike can not deny her devotion to family when her HBO documentary A Family is a Family airs this Sunday at 7 p.m.

Resident lesbian Rosie O'Donnell unveiled her HBO documentary A Family is a Family is a Family: A Rosie O'Donnell Celebration about family diversity at a screening in New York City. The actress appeared with her ex, Kelli Carpenter, and their four children to reveal the documentary that showcases a wide range of families. A Family is a Family is a Family airs January 31.

SheWired's Editor in Chief Tracy E. Gilchrist and Advocate Editor Neal Broverman prove that lesbians and gay men do get along. This week they wax foolish over Cynthia Nixon's engagement to Christine Marinoni, Wanda Sykes welcoming twins, Absolutely Fabulous's memory remaining intact Fergie copping to her bisexuality and Mel Gibson knocking up his homewrecker gf. Plus, they get way gay with Nine, A Chorus Line, Lillith Fair, South of Nowhere and more...

California’s First Lady Maria Shriver is bringing out the ladies with a sold-out 14,000 attendees at Women’s Conference 2008 in Long Beach, Calif., where she will honor Gloria Steinem, out lesbian and tennis great Billie Jean King, Betty Chinn, Louise Hay, and Ivelise Markovits with Minerva Awards.