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The Hunger Games' heroine is now plastic, but it's not all bad

Jeanne Manford, the founder of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, died today in her Daly City, Calif., home. She was 92.

Meghan McCain, the political commentator and daughter of U.S. Senator John McCain, has joined the leadership committee of Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry, the group working to build on the growing support for marriage equality expressed among young conservatives.

Fast-rising actress Juno Temple discusses the her movie Dirty Girl, the film’s positive message for LGBT teens, and making out with Elvis’s granddaughter in the lesbian werewolf tale Jack and Diane.

UPDATE: Actress Natasha Richardson has been removed from life support, according to Liz Smith following the horrific ski injury she suffered at a Montreal resort over the weekend. The actress who is part of the acting dynasty that includes her mother Vanessa Redgrave, her aunt Lynn Redgrave and her sister, Nip / Tuck start Joely Richardson, was skiing on the beginners slope of the Mont Tremblant Resort. 

When Elaine Weber was growing up in Pennsylvania in the 1930s, gas cost 10 cents a gallon. You could buy a car for $265 and a house for $7,800. But you couldn't be an out lesbian. 'I came out when I was 79 and I haven't stopped since,' Weber says with twinkling eyes and a sly grin.

Watch Cathy DeBuono bring you her vlog What's Your Problem live on SheWired Tuesday night at 7:30 PST. Streaming live, Cathy and guest artist

After spending seven years as a baptized member of the Westboro Baptist Church, Lauren Drain was kicked out of the antigay church for talking to a boy online and on the phone. At least, that’s how Drain tells the story in her revealing new memoir, Banished: Surviving My Years in the Westboro Baptist Church, now available in hardcover or as an eBook.

Lost Girls 4th season is nearing an end! What are we going to do?

This week's episode of Glee, entitled “I Kissed a Girl,” was more lez than Lilith Fair, and that’s not a bad thing! The only thing missing was a “Power of Two” / “Nothing Compares to You” mash-up.

SheWired's sibling publication The Advocate held its annual 'A Day in Gay America' on Nov. 9., and received hundreds of submissions from regular folks --and a few celebrities--who just happen to be LGBT Americans. And we have a round-up of many of the out women who participated. View all photos in various categories from A Day in Gay America here.

As part of our effort to profile more authors within the LGBT community, we present Kim Lee Brown. Kim and her partner Jazzymyne sailed from California to Mazatlan, Mexico with their cat, and they worked together on Two Fools and a Cat, a book about the journey.