America’s Most Captivating Couples 2007
Daria “Deno” Orechwa
27, Graduate Student/Youth Services Counselor
Ingrid “Inno” Dahl
26, Rock Musician/Editor/GO Writer/Founding Member of the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls
San Francisco, CA & Jersey City, NJ
Deno and Inno met at Rutgers University in (year). Today, Deno is a graduate student at San Francisco State, and assists queer teens at the Huckleberry House shelter. Her goal is to open a queer community center someday with its own thrift store. At the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, Inno also works with teens—managing their bands and teaching them to play different instruments. In addition, she’s a writer for GO and plays in the groups Boyskout, The 303s, and Lismore. This couple, who say they “like to make out and lay on each other everywhere we go,” are currently in a long-distance relationship. What keeps it on track? “Teamwork; consideration; independence; admiration; text messages; imaginary scenarios; missing one another; extreme cuteness; generosity; and phenomenal sex.”
It was difficult to narrow down the entries, but we finally did it–and the result is the year’s most captivating couples! Ranging from a historic preservationist to a superhero to a TV talk show host (times two), it’s great to see so many proud women, not just in love, but spreading that love around and making the world a brighter place. Their stories inspired us, and we know they’ll inspire you, too. Say hello to this year’s sweethearts.
ROBIN & SANDY
Dr. Robin Gans
51, Co-creator of Girl Bar/Producer of the Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week
Sandy Sachs
45, Co-creator of Girl Bar/Producer of the Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week
West Hollywood, CA
Sandy and Robin met at Shescape in 1983. They are the duo responsible for Girl Bar, “one of the most well-known brands in the lesbian community.” They also produce the Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week, five fabulous days of parties for lesbians to celebrate the annual golf event. “As partners in business as well as partners in life for the last 19 years, [we] have found a way to not only work together successfully but to nurture and maintain [our] personal relationship as well.”
