^{I just hope there will be more uplifting funny movies and less depressing ones.  There are always films that I would love to watch again, and can never seem to find them.  It’s not easy to find great lesbian movies made in the same vain as Notting Hill or The Notebook.  So it’s brilliant to finally have a resource to refer to rather than trawling the internet to find a good lesbian movie. It’s important to note that I don’t just watch lesbian movies just because I’m a lesbian, although I am sure there will be millions of men trawling Section II thinking they will find lots of porn.  Let’s hope that the lesbian love stories will be less depressing and then I will definitely sign up, and even shout about it here on Pink Lobster.}

^{GLAAD Report: not glad about lack of lesbians in the movies} 

^{This week the LGBT advocacy group, GLAAD, has released the Studio Responsibility Index. The annual results tell us about the portrayal of gay, bisexual and transgender characters in major Hollywood movies, and it’s not good news for all, including lesbians.}

^{It sickens and saddens me that, firstly, mainstream movies are still showing lesbians as bodybuilder types like in Adam Sandler’s Grown Ups 2 (you would never find me in the gym). Secondly, that they are created as characters to belittle and laugh at in the wrong context.  Boo to you Hollywood; create more interesting and multifaceted characters that young lesbians can emulate rather than the unimaginative roles, which are dehumanising and stereotypical.}

^{Michigan Lesbian Couple’s Home Vandalised with Homophobia}

^{A horrifying story in Kalamazoo, Michigan this week, has been released about a lesbian couple who came home to find their belongings stolen, threatening graffiti of ‘move or die’, and wedding photos destroyed.  I can’t imagine what it would have been like to come home to face this terrifying scene of homophobia. How they will carry on living there I do not know, having to look over your shoulder and worry about your own safety in every moment. However, what disgusts me even more about this story, is the legality of this hate crime. In Michigan, you cannot be prosecuted based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Is Michigan in the USA or Uganda?! It’s time that the country has laws across all states to ‘Protect and Serve’.} 

^{Obama Working for LGBT in the US}

^{In 2}010, President Obama was quoted as saying, “We’ve got a lot of hardwork that we still have to do, but we can already point to extraordinary progress that we’ve made … on behalf of Americans who are gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender.” Has he made baby steps or large strides?

^{As we know Obama has recently been raising the rainbow flag for LGBT worldwide whilst often failing to deal with issues with the US.} 

^{Now, he is changing things on home turf… as he signs an  Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.}

^{Finally workplace equality for us all!}

^{And finally…Lesbian footballer’s twins kick ass!} 

^{Arsenal footballer Casey Stoney and her girlfriend, Megan Harris, who plays for Lincoln Ladies, are expecting twins. We at Pink Lobster Dating wish to congratulate the lucky couple and wish them lots of joy and happiness.} 

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