The Cultural Roadmap for City Girls Everywhere
A kiss is still a kiss—but what a kiss it was! When a female naval officer smooched her fiancee during a military homecoming ritual, it indelibly marked the true and final end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The victories of the past year seemed to come fast and furious: New York finally legalizing same-sex marriage along with Maryland and Washington State; Chaz Bono busting a move as Dancing with the Stars’ first transgender contestant; the snowballing Occupy Wall Street movement demanding justice for the hardworking 99 percent. Even great tragedy, and the still-raw memories of America’s worst terrorist attack, failed to slow the rekindling of our optimism. (And if you want more proof, see GO’s landmark Tenth Anniversary issue this September!)
DANCING MACHINE
Chaz Bono, son of Sonny and Cher, broke down barriers when he became the first transgender contestant on the smash ABC show Dancing with the Stars in September. Paired with professional ballroom dancer Lacey Schwimmer in the series’ 13th season, Chaz gamely cha-cha-cha’d, jived and foxtrotted through five rounds, but was eliminated in the sixth. Nevertheless, the LGBT community was behind him all the way, especially when conservative groups lashed out at ABC.
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