gay wrath month

In celebrating Black History Month, I want to personally celebrate the courage and strength of sistah-warrior Gladys Bentley (1907-1960).  Bentley a 250-pound African-American lesbian (who today we would consider transgender) was known as "America's Greatest Sepia Piano Player" and the "Brown Bomber of Sophisticated Songs." Her fall from the entertainment spotlight, however, is a cautionary tale about what can happen to us during a repressive political era when both church and state are our enemies.

AG queers The Beatles with her latest EP.

SoCal native Tammy Jo Dearen is busy a lesbian. In addition to her regular stand-up shows at the Improvin Hollywood and across town, the comedian who always wanted to be a performer also produces a comedy double-header every month at El Cid in Silver Lake and has a new radio show in the works. Writer Lesley Goldberg continues her Comedy Spotlight for SheWired. She has previously profiled Bridget McManus and That's What She Said.

In honor of the gay community's high holy night, Halloween, SheWired has compiled a list of the Top 10 Scary Movies to Make the Gay Girls Scream  to add to your queue of female-fronted thrillers-and whether they're supernatural beings or the product of a nasty virus, we've got everything covered from werewolves and vampires to zombies, demons and ghosts. Among those who make us scream are flicks featuring lesbian faves Rose McGowan, Michelle Rodriguez, Kate Beckinsale, Megan Fox, Catherine Zeta Jones and Susan Sarandon.