by sylvia rodemeyer it’s a girl thing A-LISTS Last year, on the day that Prop. 8 was overturned and hope was in the air, the love
of my life proposed and I gleefully said yes. For the past 12 months we’ve been plan- ning our wedding, while nervously watching the ensuing court battle play out. We’ve decided to forge ahead thought, despite the legality not quite being there yet. All the planning is complete; RSVPs have been sent and the dresses and suits have been selected. We are counting down the days until Friday, September 30 and intend to keep as busy as possible, to make the days go by faster so we can finally just be MARRIED. Thankfully it’s still the tail end of summer and Southern California has plenty of enter- taining distractions to fill our free time until the big day. Music has always played a big part in our relationship, our first few dates revolved
around the romantic exchanging of mixed CDs and seeing our favorite local and tour- ing bands play together. On Friday, September 10 we will be at The Wiltern Theatre seeing The Kills, a female fronted indie/punk duet, who were a huge hit at Coachella this year. If music is as important to you as it is to this bride-to-be, check out these events especially geared toward queer girls: SheRAW at the Que Sera in Long Beach on Friday, September 2. SheRaw is a
monthly queer DIY dance party with a theme with the option of dressing up or bring- ing your “come as you are” attitude. The theme this month goes east in a celebration of Bollywood with live belly dancers, queer South Asian performers and tons of dancing, which is always a SheRAW tradition. Manic Mondays at The Brass Rail in Hillcrest has been voted the San Diego’s best ‘80s
night and is a great way to kick off the week, as long as you can make it into work the next morning. With time ticking away and only two weeks before the wedding on September 17,
my fiancé and I plan to escape our home in Long Beach for a last-minute get-away- before-the-big-day to beautiful San Diego. Whenever I make it down to San Diego my first stop is always Blue Stockings, one of the few remaining feminist bookstores in the U.S. Following my book binge and my fiancé’s almost-always-certain complaints of how long I love to hang around books; we’ll make our way toCeladon in Hillcrest, our favorite Thai place. After that we plan to head toHell on Heels Burlesque Revue pres- ents Boob Tube Classics!, a tribute to classic TV shows at Brick by Brick. Hell on Heels describes themselves as ladies being ladies. While not aimed at lesbian and bisexual crowd specifically, the performers are open to everyone, and with beautiful women doing classical striptease, you can’t go wrong. We are very lucky to have very supportive families and friends, many of whom are
“Thankfully it’s still the tail end of summer and Southern California has plenty of entertaining distractions to fill our free time.”
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT!
coming from across the country for the wedding. When our out-of-town guests ask me for recommendations of the best atypical tourist hot spots, the Los Angeles museum scene is always one of my first picks. In September, Miranda July, indie filmmaker and artist behindMe and You and Everyone We Know and The Future, is featured in an inter- active exhibit calledHeavenly Things at theMOCA Pacific Design Center. Only a few miles away, L.A. County Museum of Art’s newest exhibit of the master of macabre himself, Tim Burton, is an excellent choice for movie lovers and art fans alike. If you enjoy a bit of the strange and awkwardly funny, you’ll love what the L.A. area museums are offering up this fall. Two days before our rehearsal dinner we know we’ll want something light hearted.
Luckily theLong Beach Laugh Factory hostsCome Out Laughing, a night dedicated to gay comics, on the last Wednesday of each month. OnSeptember 28 comic and orga- nizer Jason Dudey will bring a selection of his funniest friends from across the rainbow to entertain the crowd. Previous Come Out Laughing comics include Julie Goldman, Erin Foley and Ian Harvie. With so much to do and see this month, I’m confident it’ll be a September to remem- ber, while passing the days until my wedding. Wish me luck!
Sylvia Rodemeyer is a writer, editor and activist. Her work has appeared in Edge, Frontiers, Blade, The Rage Monthly and countless other publications and websites. She is co-founder of the AMP Organization, a LGBTQIA arts, music and culture organi- zation. She lives in Long Beach with her fiancé Annie.
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