Read the new fall issue of Curve quarterly now!
This issue includes an exclusive interview with Tegan and Sara, a review of the best and worst lesbian films of 2024, insights into the art of creating lesbian imagery, the journey from Curve intern to published author, and Curve’s recap of our recent archive celebration in Houston, Texas.
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Editor’s Note by Merryn Johns:
Those of us who work with Curve or The Curve Foundation can tell you that one of our primary goals is to represent and support queer women and lesbians—online, in the pages of the magazine, and in real life. But in addition to the power and impact visibility can confer, there is a risk of exposure to those who may want to discriminate against us—or do something even more sinister.
That’s part of the message in Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan & Sara. This documentary, directed by Erin Lee Carr, brings to light behind-the-scenes drama for the beloved out-lesbian music duo. Their navigation of queer visibility, when social media was in its adolescence, has not been without casualties. In a nutshell: a hacker accessed the twins’ private documents and, posing as Tegan, approached a handful of devoted female and queer fans and initiated ‘relationships’ with them. To this day, the hacker’s identity is unknown, and the film explores the fallout of a parasocial relationship gone wrong. It shows how lesbian identity can be weaponized online; how we can be vulnerable to predators because of our openness or our trauma.
We’ve been covering Tegan and Sara in Curve for over a decade because of their talent and genuine advancement of lesbian identity. As usual, they have plenty going on, and it was fun to reconnect with them and to know we always will. We’ve grown up together, and their journey parallels that of our community. This film will strike some chords and some memories with you. It will make you ask questions such as how much, publicly, should we offer of ourselves?
One thing’s for sure about lesbian visibility: There is no shortage of a need for it, and there’s no lack of fun when we gather in real life. In this issue, I’d like to draw your attention to the amazing Collect & Connect event in Houston, which united lesbians in Texas for a special initiative—for real. And Publisher Franco Stevens gives us a roundup of the many impressive Curve achievements of 2024. It’s just a taste of what’s to come in 2025!
