It is safe to say that there is not one Yoga Asana teacher that has not studied with or studied read more…
Angkor Diary, Temple Hopping in Cambodia
This past May I took a short adventure into Cambodia to visit the temple sites of Angkor (video below).
Are You Still a Slave, A Discussion At the Bell Hooks Residency
“Are You Still a Slave?” was the discussion during the week-long Bell Hooks Residency at the New School, paneled by read more…
Ishita, Popularizing Surfing in India
Ishita is the first surfer girl in India. She taught herself how to catch and ride waves and is now read more…
Slave History Revisited
Concurrent with the release of the film “12 Years a Slave,” to which famed historian Henry Louis Gates Jr acted read more…
Editor’s Letter, Gay Liberation
This feels like a huge week, perhaps one of the biggest. A turning point.
Vp Issue 4: “The T in Community,” by Tristan Taormino (2003)
From informal circles to structured organizations, women’s groups have been around for a very long time.
Vp Issue 2: “A New York Love Letter”
[Originally published in Vp issue 2 by Rachel Kramer Bussel (2002)]
Vp Issue 1: “Bodies of Resistance”
[Originally published in Velvetpark issue 1, 2002, by Kelly Mack and photos by Ginna Pinna]
Why Chasing Straight Women Still Thrills Me
There may be a thousand reasons why lesbians love the thrill of a straight girl.
Enter the Dragon
Gung Hei Fat Choi, Happy New Year! And happy year of the Dragon. What does this mean? Means, good luck, read more…
Coming Out Pregnant!
Everyone in my building knows I’m a dyke: largely because I have lived in the same Brooklyn building for more read more…
Passion, Pregnancy and the Promise of the Rapture
Long before I got knocked up, or more accurately, as soon as I paid all that money to get myself read more…
Baby, Love and Going Home
I’m writing this from my hospital bed in New York City, encased by two sturdy, raised, side bedrails and a read more…
Am I Talking To A Boy or Girl?
From the moment I began to tell folks I was carrying a little person inside me, I’ve been dodging the read more…
Open Letter to My Unborn Daughter (or Son)
Dear Daughter (or Son),
Surviving Halloween, Bedrest, and The Baby Registry
I never watch horror movies. Even the funny ones leave me too unnerved to sleep alone, and since I have read more…
A Single Lesbian’s Quest for Motherhood
I spent my teenage years being terrified of getting pregnant.
Amy Chua Has Hurt Our Feelings
Today we are officially out of the tumultuous Year of the Tiger and into the Year of the Rabbit.
Velvetpark’s Official Top 25 Significant Queer Women of 2010
Velvetpark’s year end round up of the most significant queer women of 2010 had our editors researching and wracking our read more…
Editor’s Letter for LGBT Association at OU-Tulsa
Hey everyone I’m wondering if you might help me today to send a message to a brand new LGBT organization read more…