Lip Service: Review
Four episodes in and so much has happened in season 2 of Lip Service. I wondered where the writers would take us, how they would develop the stream of new characters they had introduced us to in the first episode and of course what dramatics the old faces would encounter. Not for a second did I think we’d be waving goodbye to such key characters, first came Jay’s decision to head to London for brighter career prospects. To be honest that wasn’t too bitter a pill to swallow, but Cat and Frankie’s departures were a little shocking.
Feeling naughty observing the cheat fest between Cat and Frankie as they canoodled and got all steamy had me thinking that maybe we’d get a glimpse of Sam’s dark side when she caught them in the act; yes I was secretly hoping they’d throw down and we’d get to see some hair pulling and a little eye gouging. Instead of a bitch-brawl Cat got run over and killed because she didn’t obey the green cross code choosing to gush over a text from Frankie instead of watching for oncoming traffic. Wow!
Amidst all the grieving Frankie ran back to New York leaving behind, dare I say it, a much better cast. There’s the seriously screwed up Sadie who snorts, smokes, sexes and sips through her traumatic tale. With all her questionable ways she’s so lovable, I admire her self worth and her refusal to be ill treated by any one. Not the “wankers, I mean bankers” that disrespect her, nor the editor who thinks it’s ok to treat her like some kind of prostitute. How can you not love a woman who when scorned always gets her own back and does it with a sexy smile on her face each and every time?
Talking of Sexy, hello and good evening Lexy, through Tess we’ve stared up your skirt, felt our jaws drop at the moaning and groaning you inspired from your nursey bedroom buddy and last but not least I’m feeling my heart swell with each sweaty step of your jogging sessions as you and Sam slowly but steadily take towards establishing a gorgeous power-lezza relationship.
Tess as usual is stumbling and fumbling through life, providing regular giggles, whether it’s through her failing miserably to get Lexy to notice her or the tragic way she handles Ed and Nora’s set up with the crackpot Meg. By the time she gets home and sees just how much of a nutter Meg is she bottles it and has to call the doctor of the house in to come to her rescue. A phantom illness, a quick examination from Lexy and the freaky deaky Meg is seen off. I’ve got to tip my hat to her, Tess did manage to get Lexy into her bed even if it was only to giggle like school girls.
I’m disappointed Ed didn’t turn out to be gay, am intrigued to see what other shocks the writers have up their sleeve and of course finding out who’s been stalking Lexy!
Don’t forget to check out episode 5 tonight!
This article was written by Onomé Okwuosa. To read more check out the zine: http://bidzines.blogspot.co.uk/
Obama Officially Supports Same-Sex Marriage
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BID’s clip of UH HUH HER at Shepherd’s Bush Empire!
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One to watch…
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After settling into the crowd at Shepherd’s Bush last week our evening went something like this:
Leisha Hailey, Camila Grey, checked shirts and denim sleeveless jackets. Not to mention B.I.D managing to get an exclusive interview with Uh Huh Her and sideling up with Abisha Uhl, Katie Murphy and the other girls from acclaimed Minneapolis rock band Sick of Sarah.
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Responses to John
Anyone who reads the free Metro will be familiar with the Send Us Your Text box where a selection of texts are printed daily. For those that aren’t, people text in a comment or question and responses are printed the next day along with fresh queries and statements. Last week everyone was texting in about a couple who were spotted making out in London Bridge every morning as they parted ways to head to their respective jobs. That prompted a man called John to text in and say he wished he could do the same but merely giving a hug to his boyfriend on the train attracts judging looks and excessive attention. Today the people of London and the south responded to John:
- John, it is your right and duty to embrace your gay partner in public. Eventually ignorance will subside. Rebecca, Berkshire.
- John, I know how you feel. I’d like to give my partner a goodbye kiss in the morning but, being gay, you don’t. Maybe we need a gay morning snog corner in the station. Mark, London.
- Sad but true, John. My partner and I linked arms this morning and got three double takes. Why? Lana, Surrey.
- John, hug away. I, for one, love to see partners hugging each other or holding hands in public. Others need to learn that loving someone of the same sex is ok. Tiggs, London.
In the run up to the second season of Lip Service, the BBC has uploaded a selection of videos. Here’s one on lesbian representation.
Pitt and Jolie Abandon Pledge - But Congratulations Anyway.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have decided to abandon their pledge not to marry until every couple in the USA can do the same - gay or straight.
In 2006 Brad Pitt told Esquire that he and Jolie would “consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able.” However, according to the gossip machine that is the Internet, Pitt and Jolie have decided to tie the knot after pressure and encouragement from their children.
According to Pink news, Pitt’s spokesperson Cynthia Pett-Dante has commented: “Yes, it’s confirmed. It is a promise for the future and their kids are very happy. There’s no date set at this time.”
Personally, I think this is a fair decision. What with Minnesota and North Carolina attempting to change the constitutional definition of marriage to heterosexual marriage only,it doesn’t seem likely their dream for equal marriage in the US will be achieved any time soon. Unless Pitt and Jolie publicly revoke their support for equal marriage, I don’t see why this move will have any negative impact on the campaign for lgbt marriage.
Your advert is banned. Get over it.
An advert created by the Christian group Core Issues, which was originally booked to be displayed on the side of London buses for two weeks, has now been banned. TfL have said that the advert won’t appear at all due to a public outcry.
The advert was in the style of the famous Stonewall ad that states “Some People Are Gay. GET OVER IT!”, and it read “Not gay! Post-gay, ex-gay and proud. Get over it!”.
The suggestions that gay people can and need to be ‘cured’ has outraged many, including Mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson said ”It is clearly offensive to suggest that being gay is an illness that someone recovers from and I am not prepared to have that suggestion driven around London on our buses.” Such a statement certainly won’t do the current Mayor of London any harm in the run-up to the Mayoral elections next month.
They say women can’t play guitar as well as men. I don’t play my guitar with my fucking vagina, so what difference does it make?
Brody Dalle
Everybody loves Helena Bonham Carter. She’s an amazing actress and a woman who really doesn’t care what people think. She wears what she wants, how she wants, when she wants. And she’s beautiful, a very classy lady. She features in Rufus Wainwright’s new music video for his song Out Of The Game. She plays a librarian who by the end she is only wearing a corset. It’s worth a watch.
A Family Is A Family
The Deep South is not somewhere you’d particularly expect to find an exhibition about lesbian families but you’d be surprised. The exhibition, Living In Limbo; Lesbian Families In The Deep South, opened in Birmingham, Alabama, yesterday and runs until June the 11th. It is being held at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and aims to promote equality while also giving an insight into the daily lives of lesbian families. The exhibition’s website says that:
“Living in Limbo (LIL) is a contemporary photography exhibit that honours the complexities of lesbian family life, while revealing a variety of authentic moments shared between family members living in the Deep South. LIL solely focuses on lesbian families, a population that largely has been invisible and underrepresented in public arts. The exhibit’s powerful images and accompanying words invite audiences to envision a world without prejudice and discrimination – a world that celebrates commitment, caring and a family for everyone – a world without limbo.”
The exhibition features the work of accomplished photographer Carolyn Sherer and amongst the photographs of smiling women with their partners and children are silhouettes and pictures of people’s backs with their faces hidden. These are the lesbians that don’t want to be recognised, the women that are scared of how they will be received in their communities if they are identified as gay women. That fact itself shows just how important the exhibition is. The creators say that the powerful images have been designed to “challenge viewers to consider their own perceptions and biases about how they define family, equality, and community.” I hope that some people think differently as a result of seeing the exhibition, people need to accept that lesbian families exist and that they deserve to be treated just like any other family. As Rosie O’Donnell would say, a family is a family is a family.
Find out more at: http://livinginlimbo.org/exihibit.html
Daniel Craig. In a dress.
I know we’ve been going on about International Women’s Day all week, but we’ve just stumbled upon this video on The Guardian’s website.
As well as having Daniel Craig dressed a women, the video (voiced by Judi Dench) has an important message about the inequalities women still face in our society.
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