Butch in Progress

Two gay girls with too many issues, DVDs and shared interests trying to out-smart/out-do/out-butch each other... constructively

Hair Crush: Cate Blanchett

[B] Oh I definetly do have a new lesbian hair crush. Ok it’s not that new, at least she isn’t, … Howsoever I’m still struggling for words to describe how ecstatic I am about Cate Blanchett with short - shorter - shortest hair. 

Undesirable Characteristics in a Series (A “Lip Service Recap” of Sorts)

[B+K] For the review of the last couple of episodes of Lip Service final season Season Two (sorry for keeping you waiting - life somehow got in the way of dyke drama… usually it’s the other way around, isn’t it), we are joining forces. Seriously, what kind of a friend would I be, if I let [B] suffer through this alone? On that note: what kind of lesbian are you, if  you write lists like this one from episode 5? 

Lip Service - Lexy & Tess

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"You know what? Shorty, you kinda look like her. Only Gabrielle wasn’t so butch." [B] Meg about Gabrielle when she sees her and Xena after they were sleeping for 25 years. (episode 20, season 5 Livia)

Pulp Cut Attack

[K] I never would have expected there actually is a way to make pulp novel covers even more entertaining … but innovative cutting and deep focus seems to do the trick (I’m tempted to make a film-nerdy Citizen Cane joke, but I guess that’s now why you’re here.) Can I make a request for a cut-out-version of Satan was a Lesbian?

Photography and awesomeness by: Thomas Allen.

(Source: golberz.com)

30 Rock Live from Studio 6 Gay

[K] Further proof that 30 Rock live last night was all kinds of hilarious … 

30 Rock Live from Studio 6 Gay
[K] Further proof that 30 Rock live last night was all kinds of hilarious … 

“Lost Girl” Season 3 - Wishful Thinking

[B+K] Our first symptoms of withdrawal have settled in, the first spoilers for Season 3 are out, the first week of shooting the new episodes is already behind us… so while the time to actually influence what’s ahead of us has certainly passed, it’s never to late for some wishful thinking to pass at least some of the time until the return of our favorite Succooby Gang:

They have a considerably better fashion sense than the original Scooby Gang…

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Exclusive Stream: LP's 'Into the Wild - Live At EastWest Studios'

[K] L.P.’s new album Into The Wild came out today and if you really need anymore more incentive to go and get it, Rolling Stone is kind enough to stream the whole album. Enjoy!

L.P. live at EastWest Studios

"It’s not like I was planning anything exotic, you know.
The trained seal does most of the work."
Laurie in “Like A Virgin” (Ellen, 5.9.) in reaction to Ellen chickening out before their first time together - aka: lesbian sex jokes on primetime TV! [K] Probably the most memorable line of the whole series (outside the Puppy-episode) and further testiment to the fact that Jane Espenson should write diaoluges for lesbian character everywhere.

L.P. - Halo (Beyonce Cover)

[K] In case you ever wanted to cry/have goosepumps (just wait for the last 20 sec of the song) to a (former) dance track, may I suggest L.P.s cover of Halo? While this is not the first cover by L.P. I have recommended to you and I hate to choose, Halo beats It’s Over simply because it comes with the announcment of a new album release. Hard to argue with the facts (if you get that, you - like me - have watched to much Rachel Maddow online…)

[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

Agnes Goodsir 1864-1939 - Portraits of the Queer 1920s

[B] Agnes Goodsir was lucky enough to live through the 1920s. On top of that she lived and worked in Paris, the place to be during that time. She’s well known for her portraits and her fascination with the queer life of the time, as you can see in her painting The Parisienne (1924). One of her favorite motifs was her long-term companion Rachel Dunn shown in the second painting Girl with Cigarette (1925).

Women in Prison, Girls behind Bars, Lesbians in Action*

[K] We have already discussed the trope of the lesbian nun, but even more numerous and notorious? The prison lesbian, butch warden, dyke behind bars, whatever you wanna call her. From The L Word and Bitch Slap to Gaga’s Telephone the lesbian prison inmate is seeing a kind of revival in contemporary media, but in honor of our Vintage Butches, I’d like to take this opportunity to explore the (exploitation) roots of this media stereotype in all its awful/campy/fun/degrading/sexy glory.

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Music Videos That Made Me Gay - Today: Sarah Bettens’ “Fine”

[B] “Fine” is a song of the 2004 released first solo album of Sarah Bettens, frontwoman of K’s Choice. There were actually two videos of the song, but this one is my personal favorite. Oh and to make sure you’ll watch it to the bitter end, the last 20 seconds are just awesome!

Gay Gabrielle

[B] I’m sorry to say this Gabrielle, but we already know.

Gay Gabrielle
[B] I’m sorry to say this Gabrielle, but we already know.