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Crushing On Friends Is Harder When You're Gay

When you're gay, confessing a crush involves a little more risk.

Crushing on friends is nothing new. But for gays and lesbians, the whole thing is a little more difficult to navigate. My crushes on female friends raised a whole host of questions. It was never simply, "Does she like me?" It was more like, "Does she even like girls?" or "Will this ruin our friendship?" or "Could this scare her away?" or "If I tell her will she still want to hang out?" or ... well, I could go on and on.

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The Real L Word: Lesbian Voyeurism Or Good TV?

Reviewing The Real L Word, reality tv show about lesbians and their love lives.

On June 20, Showtime unveils The Real L Word, a reality show about the real lives of Los Angeles lesbians. If you think this sounds eerily familiar, you're right. The Real L Word is the reality kid sister of the network's similar, scripted series, The L Word. This "real" version, however, promises to give curious viewers a true-to-life glimpse into the lives of ladies who lust after ladies.

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Kate Moss & Courtney Love's Lesbian Tryst

Courtney Love claims she had a one-nighter with supermodel friend Kate Moss.

In an interview with Irish magazine Hot Press, walking disaster Courtney Love not only reiterates her claim that she and Gavin Rossdale were "f**k buddies," but also reveals that she had a lesbian fling with her supermodel friend Kate Moss.

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One Woman's First-Year Relationship Revelations

What one woman learned about relationships after making it past the one-year mark.

I used to have an expiration date, like eggs or 2% milk. Nine months was my limit; nine months of dating and then a guy gave me my walking papers.

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Country Music Singer Chely Wright Comes Out

Nashville's 'Single White Female' is seeking same!

Country singer/songwriter Chely Wright is coming out to People Magazine this week. While her revelation will no doubt shock her mostly conservative fanbase, Chely is done hiding who she is. Although she had to for a long time in order to make it in country music, she says that, "Nothing in my life has been more magical than the moment I decided to come out."

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Curious About Girl On Girl? Bisexual Gives Advice.

A bicurious woman who dates men and women tells us what girl on girl is really like.

We all know a girl who says she's always been attracted to other women but has never really done anything about it, save the occasional bar make-out or session spent watching girl-on-girl porn. So why don't more women act on it?

Is Tila Tequila The Worst Girlfriend Ever?

Is Tila Tequila The Worst Girlfriend Ever?

Toxic Tila's worst moments.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Tila Tequila is gross. But until now we haven't had the technology to quantify her grossness.

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Casey Johnson Supposedly Proposed To Tila Tequila

Are the Johnson & Johnson heiress and Queen of MySpace crazy in love or just plain crazy?

Tila Tequila, who officially gave up dudes after accusing ex-boyfriend Shawn Merriman of beating her, broke the news via Ustream video on Wednesday that her latest girlfriend, Casey Johnson, popped the question. And because nothing is quite as entertaining as Tila's own ramblings, here is a snippet of her big announcement: "This is exclusive and going to be all over the news tomorrow, but because I love you guys so much, we are giving you the exclusive first—Tila army fans—tonight, my girlfriend has asked me to marry her!...So yeah, my baby got me this 17-carat ring. My baby takes care of me. Beat that J. Lo! Beat that Khloe and Lamar!"

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Meredith Baxter: Later-In-Life Lesbian

The 62-year-old actress officially comes out seven years after realizing that she's gay.

This week on a very special Family Ties reunion, Elyse stuns the Keaton clan by announcing that she's a lesbian! Well, not quite. But in a real-life plot twist that no one saw coming, actress Meredith Baxter came out in an interview with People magazine. Meredith revealed that she has been in a four-year relationship with contractor Nancy Locke, and only discovered her true sexual identity seven years ago. She explains that even after three failed marriages, the thought that she might be gay never occurred to her. She says that before coming out, "I was never comfortable with myself. That doesn't mean I was questioning."

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More Middle-Aged Women Coming Out As Lesbians

Family Ties' Meredith Baxter's announcement that's she's a lesbian highlights a growing trend.

There's been a recent flurry of female celebrities (and real-life women) coming out as gay later in life. Whether lifelong lesbians we never knew about or women who just happened find love with another woman, these ladies are writing their own happy endings to the stories of their lives.

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My Unfulfilled Fantasy: Same-Sex Hookups

I've had crushes on women my entire life, but I've never gotten around to dating one.

I could go on with more it-almost-happened incidents I've had with women, but I think you get the point. Despite years and years and years of being single (and kinky!), women and I just never happened. For the past six months, I've been with a guy whom I want to be my life partner. While the intimacy we have together is worth everything to me, I'm honestly a little disappointed that I never got around to being with a woman