political science

The Advocate released their annual 40 Under 40 list of budding powerhouses, leaders in media, politics, sports, and science, who are facilitating our future. We wanted to highlight some of the incredible young women from the list here, but be sure to check out all 40 incredible women and men on The Advocate.

This week our series on women you should know looks at a distinguished scientist who has much to say about sex and gender.

The first accredited university course on gay studies in Italy is being offered this winter in Milan. the course was the brainchild of Giacomo Moro, a 23-year-old biology major. He conceived of the course in response to a death threat from a man who saw him hanging fliers on campus for the gay association.

Dubbed the "Iron Lady," because she has made it her goal to abolish corruption in her country, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the newly elected president of Liberia and the first elected female president of the  African continent.  Johnson-Sirleaf  has held many positions in  finance:  Minister of Finance of the Government of Liberia, Vice- President of the Executive Board of Equator Bank in Washington , D.C., President of Liberian Bank of Development and Investment,  Senior Loan Office of World Band and Vice President of Citibank.

Emma Sullivan, a senior at Shawnee Mission East High School in Kansas, and other students in a Youth in Government program went to Governor Sam Brownback's office in Topeka to learn about government. While on the trip, Sullivan Tweeted “Just made mean comments at gov. brownback and told him he sucked, in person #heblowsalot,” the Kansas City Star reports.

Missing from the annals of African American history and the history of Nazi Germany are the documented stories and struggles of African Americans, straight and "queer." Valaida Snow, captured in Nazi- occupied Copenhagen under the umbrella of lesbian and interned in a concentration camp for nearly two years, is one such story forgotten every Black History Month in celebrating our heroes and survivors.

How the "Iconic Revolution" is bringing balance back to the sexes.

Writer Katie Boyden read an article in the Sunday New York Times called "The New Math On Campus: when women outnumber men at a college, dating culture is skewed." Here she weighs in on the phenomenon, offering up possible solutions, including the old Gay Until Graduation theory or (Lesbian Until Graduation if you went to Women's College).

Since I'm currently covering the next generation of power lesbians under 40, I figured I should give readers a taste of what's already out there, so I've compiled  a list of the top ten power lesbians that my ladies have to supersede. These women have class, fashion sense, sexy careers, and powerhouse looks. These girls have it all including Leisha Hailey, Michelle Rodriguez, Rachel Maddow, Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Moore, Lady Gaga, Kim Stoltz and more.

Russia and India battle it out for most homophobic country, while the good old U.S. of A has some serious contenders for the award recognizing the most awful humans in existence.

Fans of The Real L Word have come to expect its cast members to deliver moments of rampant partying, unhinged lesbian drama that typically occurs in public and gratuitous on-air sex. While a handful of the TRLW gals did just that this season, Sajdah Golde was busy falling head over for a woman for the first time, and she did it with the cameras pointed squarely at her. A political organizer in charge of volunteer recruitment with Vote for Equality at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, Sajdah is no stranger to putting herself out there in the world. She is, after all, in charge of teaching young people how to discuss LGBT issues -- notably same-sex marriage—with voters who aren’t necessarily allies, a job that takes conviction and courage in itself.

As the number of TV's lesbian characters has seriously dwindled over the past year,Stargate Universe, a show that falls into a genre notorious for pushing social and political boundaries, is poised to make history with it's  premiere Oct. 2. SheWired caught up with Ming-Na to chat about making history, Camile Wray, kissing girls, Twitter and her affinity for science fiction and especially for Sigourney Weaver!