So, what's up?

Time flies when you’re having fun. So as the commuting lesbian I am, there’s not much fun going on.

My TV has 15 channels and none of the show any the good TV-series airing at the moment. No Pretty Little Liars, Glee or Lip Service!


Poor me! What am I to do? There are only so many shows with serial killers one can watch and I think I’ve maxed out my quota with Criminal Minds, Dexter, and CSI. Besides these shows have too few lesbians. And if they are there you can be sure it’s either a killer lesbian or a dead lesbian. I guess it is Gods way of punishing us and it’s very creative…

But thanks to the all mighty internet I can watch PLL online. Thank you [insert religious figure here] (I’m an atheist, so I don’t care) for bringing well written lesbian storylines to a computer near me. Storylines that enables me to feel Emily’s heartache, and Paige’s doubt and fear. I feel like I’ve been there and I can recognize my own youth in their storyline.

And it’s good. Cause not everybody is blessed with a understanding and accepting family. And maybe even if your family is accepting it can be hard to come out anyway. You never know. Your best friend can turn on you, your grandmother might disown you and you know you’ll never be able to go back. Because once it’s said it will always be there.

But Paige’s “if I say it out loud… If I say I am gay, the whole world is gonna change” is one of the most wonderful thing I’ve ever seen. I struck me right in the stone that is my heart (kidding, I cry all the time, even of commercials). And it’s wonderful, because we need real and heartfelt stories from time to time.

Lesbians are people too!

The Les/Bi list

AfterEllen.com, my favorite webpage is currently doing a poll to select the 10 most popular les/bi-an women. The Les/Bi list

Here are the rules:

Cast your votes now for up to 10 of your favorite out women. They can come from any field (entertainment, music, politics, literature, etc.) but...

1. They must be publicly openly lesbian or bisexual.

2. They must be female (Our brothers over at AfterElton.com are doing a separate companion poll identifying the top 50 out men.)

3. They must be contemporary, living public figures. (So, cool as they are, no Gertrude Stein or Barbara Gittings, etc.)

So here’s my selection:

1. Kim Friele (Norwegian gay-right activist)
2. Ellen DeGeneres (No introduction needed)
3. Margrethe Cammermeyer (Former Colonel in the National Guard and gay-rights activist. Glenn Close played her in the movie Serving in Silence. Read the book and watch the movie.)
4. Portia DeGeneres (Do I really need to spell this one out for you?)
5. Gro Hammerseng (Norwegian handball player and captain of the national team)
6. Billie Jean King (Tennis player and the first prominent professional female athlete to come out as a lesbian)
7. Sarah Waters (British author. Lovely books, and the BBC makes great moveis of them as well)
8. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (Prime-minister of Island and first openly head of government)
9. Rachel Maddow (American radio personality, television host, and political commentator) Aka the coolest woman alive!
10. Sarah Warn ((Just in case you’ve been living under a rock and just discovered this blog by accident) writer and the former editor of entertainment website AfterEllen.com)

So that's my list. It's not only packed with huge stars and people from glossy magazines. I included some of the more experienced girls like Friele, Cammermeyer and King. These are our predecessors and the ones that got us where we are today. All three had tremendous battle with their system at the time. That being politics, armed forces or sports.

Fjellet / The Mountain

Something is happening in Norwegian film. Hurray Hurray!
There's a new sheriff in town and he almost spent all his money making this movie.


Here's a sneak peek at Ole Giæver's Fjellet (The Mountain)



With: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Marte Magnusdotter Solem


Here's a little google translation of the plot from filmweb.no.
Nora and Solveig are back in the mountains where they had a traumatic experience two years ago. Instead of sharing and being present in the pain along with Solveig, Nora has shut herself up and is keeping Solveig at a distance. Solveig has therefore taken the initiative for this trip, so they can get to the bottom of what happened so they can face the future together.


The mountain is a film about grief and reconciliation, which we eventually get up close to the two women and reveal deep wounds, shame and despair. There is also a movie about hope and how far people are willing to go for each other. About the games to meet together and what you have to fight alone.


What’s said:
0:26 I feel like it don’t know you anymore
0:34 What is it you want us to do here?
0:40 We probably both had panic, but managed to stay totally calm and just ... sing for him in harmony.
0:59 If you don’t come up on that mountain with me, we can’t be together anymore
1:17 You shall not be alone
1:25 Can I ask you a question
1:31 Do you remember Vetle, our son?

After I wrote this post a new clip was posted on youtube. Here's THE MOUNTAIN with it's acctual subtitles!

I'm looking forward to it!

THE Christmas song

And so it's Christamas. The gifts have been wrapped (girlfriend), the house is clean as ever (me and girlfriend), the plastic fantastic tree is decorated (girlfriend), Sheryl Crow is playing x-mas tunes on the stereo (me). And before I say happy holidays I'll share my all.time favorite Christmas carol. 

O helga natt (O Holy Night) performed by Jussi Björling



God jul! aka Merry Christmas

Reapeal of DADT

I love it when twitter brings surprising and good news.

Just in time for Christmas DADT was reapealed. And it was about time!

Happy gay Christmas everybody.

Presented by the lovely Rachel Maddow.

It's that time of the year again...

Meaning it's European Handball Championship in Norway and Denmark.
Handball equals fit lesbians women throwing ball...

Just thought I'd share some abs

Pic: Scanpix

Yes, mr/mrs President

I've already told you about women who scare me... And this is why...



Palin 4 prez?