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.
KRISTIN & CAMILLE
Kristin Hurd
34, Real Estate Broker for Weichert Realtors
Camille Rodriguez
27, Event Manager for the Human Rights Campaign
Washington, DC & Jersey City, NJ
Camille and Kristin met on July 15, 2006 at the Gay Games in Chicago. They got to know each other better when The L Word had their season premiere in New York City last month. HRC hosted it, giving Camille a chance to visit Kristin again. “We are fun, successful, passionate, sexy, wicked smart, newly-in-lust gals,” who share “a healthy sense of humor,” they say. So, is one or the other ready to make that big move yet? Not so fast. One of the secrets to their relationship is “224 miles.”
