Scotland, for a lesbian festival with Gaelic roots. Founder Maz Gordon tells us more. PHOTO: ANDREW DAWES In the 1990s, growing up in the small harbor town of Oban, the only place I ever saw the word ...

In 2022, Tina Kotek became the first openly lesbian governor (along with Maura Healey of Massachusetts) elected in the United States among a record number of women elected as state executives. Those ...

Curve’s Publisher Franco Stevens emphasizes why we will always need Lesbian Visibility Week. And this year, it’s on April 20-26. Illumination of San Francisco City Hall, Lesbian Visibility Week 2025 I ...

Drag kings have a long history, with a golden age covered by Curve over the past 30 years. Now, a new generation is seeking space and self-identification in drag. Gabe Montesanti shares her Montesanti ...

“Visibility is about making sure our lives are recognised, our experiences are understood and our communities are supported. It is about creating a world where people don’t have to fight to be seen ...

We are thrilled to present the winners of the Curve Power List for 2026. Ella Ben Hagai (she/her) is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Lesbian Studies, where she has led a series of influential, ...

Multidisciplinary artist, photographer, and Curve’s communications manager Sunny Leerasanthanah, unveils the winners of this year’s Curve Photo Contest. The original Curve Photo Contest, which ran ...

Despite ongoing setbacks and challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community, one segment is blossoming. Sporty dykes are having a resurgence and winning at love and life. Here’s a recap of recent milestones ...

The number of lesbian bars in the U.S. has drastically declined since their emergence in the 1980s. America went from more than 200 bars to as few as 33, according to The Lesbian Bar Project. (During ...

In a sea of streaming services and an increasingly strange film industry landscape, where did our beloved genre of “lesbian cinema” land last year? Merryn Johns takes a look. Last year wasn’t a ...

In the 40th year since the release of Desert Hearts, Merryn Johns sits down with the film’s director and its stars to discover the essence of this groundbreaking lesbian-feminist movie. Even though ...

Artist-in-residence Ava Calbreath was inspired to dive into ‘Ask Fairy Butch’ and visually represent some of the highlights of the beloved Curve advice column. The result was a conceptual art project ...