Fangirls battle on at the 14th Annual Xena Convention
It’s enough to make any lesbian heart beat a little harder: Former Xena: Warrior Princess co-stars Lucy Lawless and Renee O’Connor at the weekend-long lovefest that is the annual Xena convention. Add...
View ArticleThe 14th Annual Xena Convention… Live!
Blogging the 14th Annual Xena Convention — to see all Xena Con posts, click here. In case you’re looking around your hometown and wondering where all the lesbians have gone, they’re in Los Angeles at...
View ArticleLucy Lawless in the Pleasuredome: A live report
Get our latest liveblogging reports from the Xena convention here. I tried to get some coherent commentary out of AfterEllen.com photographer KT Jorgensen about last night’s Lucy Lawless concert at...
View ArticleFeminist Friday: Two Michigan Democratic Reps banned from speaking on the...
This Week in Your Vagina I’m not going to lie to you, ladies: The state of Michigan has gone flat-out insane over your vagina. Regular readers of this column know that normally I would have used the...
View ArticleAfternoon Delight: Angelina’s future mother-in-law against marriage equality,...
Good afternoon and happy Friday! Happy birthday to Jennifer Saunders and Della Reese! Xena herself, Lucy Lawless, is on the cover of Curve magazine. The off-Broadway production of Rent is closing up...
View ArticleGuns, Gods, and Orgasms: 30 Badass Quotes from Lesbian/Bi Characters
If there is one thing queer ladies can agree on, it’s that we love our ladies with a side of badassery. Lucky for us, some of the cleverest, classiest, most courageous characters to grace the big and...
View ArticleMorning Brew: Amber Heard is a “beauty-pageant Barbie with a twist,” Lucy...
Good morning, Brewbies! Trish Bendix is on a much-deserved vacation so I’ll be Brew-ing it up for you this week. Amber Heard is featured in the women’s fall fashion issue of T: The New York Times...
View ArticleAfternoon Delight: Lily Tomlin to honor Ellen, Ally Sheedy kills on “Psych”
Good afternoon! Happy birthday to Susan Sarandon, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alicia Silverstone and Sarah Warn! On October 22 (my birthday) Ellen DeGeneres will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American...
View ArticleAfternoon Delight: Halle Berry to be honored by BET, Jennifer Aniston’s...
Good afternoon and happy Friday! Happy birthday to Jane Fonda, Julie Delpy and Jane Kaczmarek! Congratulations to Halle Berry, Chaka Khan and basketball star Lisa Leslie! These magnificent ladies will...
View ArticleFeminist Friday: Irresistible Attractions
This Week in Ladybits Every now and then, we win one. This week, the Supreme Court rejected Hobby Lobby’s attempt to block the emergency contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act. The...
View ArticleAfternoon Delight: Ryan Murphy says there’s “only one person left standing”...
Good afternoon everyone! Happy birthday to Betty White and Zooey Deschanel! The Florida Family Association has thrown some serious shade at Lady Gaga. The anti-gay organization hired a small plane tow...
View ArticleJoin Us Tonight as We Live-Chat with Lucy Lawless on Twitter!
One of the best, most feminist things happening on TV this year is the Jane Campion-penned and -directed mini-series Top of the Lake, which airs its two-part finale tonight on the Sundance Channel....
View ArticleAfternoon Delight: Lucy Lawless is proud of New Zealand, Dove releases an...
Good afternoon! Happy birthday to Maria Bello, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, America Ferrera and Jane Leeves! Director Sofia Coppola’s Bling Ring, starring Emma Watson, will open the Cannes Film Festival...
View ArticleLucy Lawless says “Xena” might be returning from the grave
Holy mother of lesbian subtext, you guys, Lucy Lawless tweeted yesterday afternoon about the most mind-blowing thing in the history of possible TV resurrections. Deep breath. Ready? I need a minute,...
View ArticleThe AfterEllen.com Huddle: Amazing Accents
Some people just have the greatest voices, don’t they? Like this week while watching American Horror Story: Coven, I was so pleased by all the terrible things Fiona was doing partly because Jessica...
View ArticleVote now! March Madness Elite 8 Playoff: Xena vs. HG Wells
Well, things have taken a turn for the real here in the AfterEllen March Madness Hunger Games! During the Sweet 16 bonus round, Xena won a Resurrection Stone, allowing her a chance to play her way...
View Article5 characters Lucy Lawless could play when she joins “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Did you hear that sky-splitting war-cry reverberate around the internet yesterday afternoon? It shook Tumblr and Twitter and Facebook to their very foundations! Only one thing could cause such a...
View ArticleMorning Brew – Chely Wright raises money for new album
Good morning! Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller will play a tomboy who goes full drag to join the male Masada army in a new CBS mini-series, The Dovekeepers. We have our first look at Lucy Lawless in...
View ArticleMorning Brew – Geena Davis works closely with Calzona on “Grey’s Anatomy”
Good morning! Happy Friday! Jessica Capshaw joins her Grey’s Anatomy cast and crew in attempting to explain the medical terms they use on the show. Meanwhile, it looks like Calzona will be working...
View ArticleLucy Lawless is flawless on “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
We’re only a few weeks away from seeing Lucy Lawless on our TV screens again. Xena herself has joined the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Agent Isabelle Hartley. We’re still not sure if...
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