The Curve Foundation champions LGBTQ+ women’s and nonbinary people’s culture and stories through intergenerational programming and community building. We are inclusive of all who identify as part of the Curve community.
We bring the Curve magazine archive to life, providing context and a throughline between the critical conversations in the 1990s and early 2000s and today; we support the journalists who tell our stories; and we host conversations and events that bring our community together.
With nearly 30% of Gen Z identifying as LGBTQ+, Curve’s mission remains critical. While it’s wonderful that many young people feel safe to live authentically, we are seeing our hard-won rights being stripped away. When our stories and contributions to society are not protected, we see increases in violence against women, mental health issues, homeless youth, and suicide.
(Source: True Colors Fund, a nonprofit organization working to end homelessness in the LGBT community)
(Source: as reported by NPR)
(Source: The National Association on Mental Illness)
(Source: UCLA Williams Institute)
That’s why The Curve Foundation spotlights the roles lesbians hold in society and the contributions we make, creating a positive space for lesbians and queer women with programs like Curve Conversations, Lesbian Visibility Week, and the Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists.
Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology (Levina 2000)
Source: Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (Aneja 2021)
Our work is critical to move the LGBTQ+ community out of a scarcity framework towards a future based on abundance. We dream of a world where we can see each other for who we are and embrace what makes us different; a world where our community doesn’t define our unity through our shared oppression, but through our ability to come together in joy and solidarity.
Join us in shaping this future. Your support, whether through donation, volunteering, or participation in our events, makes a meaningful impact on the lives of those we champion. Together, we can create a world where unity and joy define our LGBTQ+ community.
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In 2021, Curve magazine became a not-for-profit project of The Curve Foundation. Curve relaunched digitally with an iconic new look that embodies the rich history and exciting legacy of our community’s stories. Going forward, Curve will draw a throughline between what was happening from the time it launched in the 1990s to what’s happening today for the Curve Community.
The Curve Foundation is proud to further its mission of sharing our culture and stories, connecting with each other, and raising visibility by providing a searchable, accessible archive of the 30+ years of Curve and Deneuve Magazine issues.
AHEAD OF THE CURVE is the story of one of the most influential women in lesbian history you’ve never heard of and the impact her work continues to have today. Growing up, Franco never saw any representation of queer women-she didn’t even know it was possible for a woman to be gay. When she realized she was a lesbian, it changed the course of her life.
Films and series that pass the Curve Test help broaden and deepen representation beyond the stories that reduce LGBTQ+ women, trans, and non-binary people to stereotypes. This test is not intended to be used as a weapon to shame. Films and series that don’t pass are not to be condemned. Rather, the test is intended as a tool for conversation, a barometer to help us see which films and series are pushing the movement forward and where we need to put more attention.
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The Curve Foundation is a fiscally sponsored project of Social Good Fund, a California nonprofit corporation and registered 501(c)(3) organization, Tax ID (EIN) 46-1323531
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