queer biography

Each of these famously queer ladies passed before the first Dinah Shore in 1990, but we're willing to bet they'd appreciate a poolside cocktail to kick back and heat up with thousands of fellow lesbians.

Meet Joe Carstairs, an oil heiress who took lovers including Marlene Dietrich and Oscar Wilde's niece.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's Rooney Mara will play the role of Therese, a young woman who falls for Cate Blanchett's older woman Carol in the '50s-era lesbian potboiler.

No, not the Heart musician nor the esteemed jazz singer; this week's woman you should know is a religious leader who's touched the hearts of many.

Hollywood is busy adapting Patricia Highsmith’s pre-Lolita 1952 lesbian road trip novel The Price of Salt into a film entitled Carol with Oscar winner Cate Blanchett signed on to play the titular role of a wealthy, older married woman who falls in love with a young woman who works in a department store. Mia Wasikowska, star of Albert Nobbs, The Kids are All Right and Jane Eyre, costars as Therese, the younger woman. If all that weren’t enough to make my lesbian cinephile’s head explode, news broke today that Todd Haynes, the out director of modern queer classics Velvet Goldmine andFar From Heaven (also HBO’s Mildred Pierce), is set to direct, according to IndieWire.

Our series on women you may not know — but should — this week looks at a drummer who proves that playing 'like a girl' is something to be proud of.

This week we look at one of the most acclaimed authors working today, Emma Donoghue.

Screenwriter Phylis Nagy does Patricia Highsmith — an old friend — proud in her lush take on the novelist's classic lesbian book, The Price of Salt. 

A photo exhibit celebrates those who crossed gender lines to serve in the Civil War.

If you're looking for films featuring women, it's a good year at Outfest!