Originally published by Gay San Diego on March 6th, 2015 Margie M. Palmer | Contributor Fundraising for proposed San Diego AIDS Memorial to kick off with benefit concert  AIDS memorials have been established in cities throughout the world since the start of the epidemic; San Diego will soon have one of its own. The…

Originally published by PQ Monthly on December 17th, 2014. By Shaley Howard I thought I had earned all my stripes for being an official lesbian: Womyn’s Music Festival; laundry list of girlfriends; Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco and Melissa Etheridge concerts; endless Gay Pride parades; Dyke marches; Lilith Fair—I’d even played on a lezzie drama-filled softball team. But recently…

Originally published by This Show Is So Gay on 2/20/2014 250TH EPISODE OF This Show is So Gay!) - It’s our 250th episode (!!!) and we’re welcoming two of the most incredible guests around. First up, Eliza Byard, the Executive Director of The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, joins us to talk about how our…

Originally published by Queer Voices on February 3rd, 2014 by Cameron Kude Suzanne Westenhoefer is the first openly gay comedian to appear on television. I got the opportunity to chat with her recently and I am so excited about her upcoming show at Mississippi Studios in North Portland next Sunday, February 9th at 8 PM. Suzanne will…

Originally published by IONAZ, July 2013 By Deon Brown No Birkenstocks. No mullet. No flannel. But a whole lotta funny! Long before Gay was “fashionable,” the lovely Suzanne Westenhoefer was entertaining audiences with her out, proud comedy. Suzanne claims the unique distinction of being the first openly Gay comic to appear on television, appearing on Late Night with…

Originally published by Tucson Weekly on July 18th, 2013 Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer says her act is constantly evolving, just like her life by Sherilyn Forrester Suzanne Westenhoefer: All the Right Moves with Two Left Feet Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress St. 8 p.m., Saturday, July 20 $27-$29 740-1000; rialtotheatre.com Comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer says she has played Tucson and Phoenix within the last…

Originally published by the Vital Voice SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER Special Guest Emcee Main Stage, 6/29 5-9 p.m. Written by Denny Patterson Gracing St. Louis Pride with her presence on Saturday, June 29, comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer will be emceeing on the main stage from 5-9 p.m. Known as fearless, bold and unapologetic, Westenhoefer has made a career out of telling the truth –…

Suzanne Westenhoefer (photo credit: Adam Bouska) By LENA FINKEL, Daily Arts Writer Published by The Michigan Daily, March 28, 2013 She’s here, she’s queer, so get used to it … or at least that’s what she used to chant back in college. Gay activist and comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer will be in Ann Arbor for one night only, where…

Out comedienne talks Zanies, gay comics and more by Out and About Nashville Staff Reports Mar 12, 2013 Suzanne Westenhoefer (Photo by Adam Bouska) You may recognize her from LOGO Television or from the film Laughing Matters with fellow comics Kate Clinton and Margo Gomez. Either way Suzanne Westenhoefer has been making audiences laugh since the early 1990s.…

Originally published by Tagg Magazine on March 8th, 2013 By Katy Ray Throughout the past 30 years, women have experienced another social and sexual revolution. In the midst of the mostly male-saturated industry of comedy, three leading ladies have stood at the forefront of the women's revolution, using their comedy and sexuality to empower, educate, and reform. Jessica…