Archive for November, 2011

Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Ms. Grier became a revered figure to several generations of lesbian writers and readers after founding Naiad Press in 1973 with three other women.

I-Team: DARE Unit Carrying Drugs Also Had X-Rated Toys

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

A Tangipahoa Parish DARE unit that was pulled over in New Orleans contained not only marijuana, but sex toys and performance enhancing pills, the WDSU I-Team has learned.

I-Team: DARE Unit Carrying Drugs Also Had X-Rated Toys

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

A Tangipahoa Parish DARE unit that was pulled over in New Orleans contained not only marijuana, but sex toys and performance enhancing pills, the WDSU I-Team has learned.

Kandi Gives Tips On Using Bedroom Kandi Sex Toys

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Kandi Burruss has created a buzz around her latest venture dedicated to women all over the world. Her new line of sexy and bitchie pleasure toys called Bedroom Kandi by OhMiBod is guaranteed to get the bedroom poppin.’ Essence magazine recently sat down with Kandi to get the scoop on the inspiration behind Bedroom Kandi [...]

Kandi Gives Tips On Using Bedroom Kandi Sex Toys

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Kandi Burruss has created a buzz around her latest venture dedicated to women all over the world. Her new line of sexy and bitchie pleasure toys called Bedroom Kandi by OhMiBod is guaranteed to get the bedroom poppin.’ Essence magazine recently sat down with Kandi to get the scoop on the inspiration behind Bedroom Kandi [...]

‘Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence’ Publisher Grier Dies at 78

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Barbara Grier, writer, publisher and the co-founder of Naiad Press, once world’s largest publishing house for gay and lesbian literature, died of cancer yesterday in Tallahassee, Fla. She was 78.

Lesbian publishing house founder Grier dies at 78

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Barbara Grier, a founder of what once was the world’s largest publishing house of literature about gays and lesbians, has died. She was 78.

Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Grier, who wanted to provide lesbian readers with stories that could help them lead happier lives, and her longtime partner launched Naiad Press in 1973 and built it into a $1-million business. Barbara Grier, a pathbreaking publisher who challenged mainstream prejudices to make literature by and about lesbians widely available in the United States and [...]

Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Ms. Grier became a revered figure to several generations of lesbian writers and readers after founding Naiad Press in 1973 with three other women.

Barbara Grier, a founder of lesbian publishing company Naiad Press, dies at 78 in Fla.

Friday, November 11th, 2011

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Barbara Grier, a founder of what once was the world’s largest publishing house of literature about gays and lesbians, has died. She was 78. Her partner in life and business, Donna McBride, said Grier died of cancer on Thursday at a hospital in Tallahassee, Fla. Tallahassee-based Naiad Press was best known for [...]