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.
BATWOMAN & RENEE
Batwoman (aka Kathy Kane)
Age Unknown, Crime Fighter, Socialite
Renee Montoya
Age Unknown, Former Policewoman
Gotham City
Kathy Kane, otherwise known as Batwoman, began appearing in Batman comics in 1956. Forty years later, with the unveiling of year-long weekly comic, 52, it was revealed that she’s queer. (And you thought your coming-out took forever!) DC Comics’ executive editor, Dan DiDio told Out magazine, “The fact that Batwoman is gay is not a key factor, it’s [simply] who she is.” Batwoman’s ex-girlfriend, we are told, is former policewoman Renee Montoya. We don’t know why these two broke up, but we do know Batwoman still has strong feelings for the ex. She’s punched Renee in the face and taken to stalking her—classic obsessive dyke behavior. The quarreling couple finally shared a kiss in December’s issue #33. Will these two get back together? Who knows? But in Gotham City, anything’s possible.
