The Language of Art
By: Courtney McKinnon

When Milenna Saraiva left her home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 10 years ago, it was well known that if you were going to become an artist, you were going to become a starving artist. Unwilling to succumb to that fate, she packed her bags and headed for Los Angeles — [...]

What began for Cathy Brooks as a career telling other people’s stories has evolved into a journey of helping others to tell their own stories for themselves. A “classically trained” Journalist, Cathy’s passion for communications began with her first job ripping wire copy in 1982 and has evolved to encompass nearly every platform and aspect [...]

Photography by Tina Manning
Written By Lesley Goldberg
A former casting director and studio executive, Lloyd has worked with an all-star roster that includes Oprah Winfrey, Julia Roberts, Madonna, Sandra Bullock and more — she even cast Brad Pitt in his first big- screen project.
Now Lloyd, who spent 25 years in Hollywood, is taking her expertise and [...]

Renée Zellweger, Gina Gershon and Heart Headline
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center’s ‘An Evening with Women’ May 1

Presented by Linda Perry and Brent Bolthouse,
the Star-Studded Event is a Magical Evening of Music

Songwriter/Producer Linda Perry and Impresario/Event Producer Brent Bolthouse will join the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center ‘An Evening with Women: Celebrating Art, Music & [...]

By Lesley Goldberg

Get your Oscar ballots out, because March 7 is just around the corner and you’re going to want to have the inside track in order to win your Academy Awards pool. While we here at Female FYI may not be experts, we fashion ourselves very much as the film snobs when it comes [...]

Platinum R&B artist Kelis (“Milkshake,” “Bossy”); hilarious actress/comedienne Jennifer Coolidge (“American Pie,” “Legally Blonde”); music sensation Orianthi (Michael Jackson’s rocking female guitarist from “This Is It”) and more are set to perform LIVE at Girl Bar Dinah Shore Week, the greatest women’s week on earth, happening March 31-April 4 in Palm Springs, CA. [...]

By Mia Dinelly
Mariah Hanson, the mastermind behind Club Skirts Presents The Dinah®, the largest Lesbian event in the world, has done it again! Commemorating the milestone 20th Anniversary of The Dinah (March 31-April 4), Hanson has secured another exceptional roster of Top Notch artists.

If you thought The Dinah 2009 was EPIC with Lady Gaga and [...]

By Lesley Goldberg

Regina Lark is like a lot of lesbians: she won’t make the first move when it comes to meeting a woman and asking her out on a date. And Lark, the founder and CEO of QueerQuickDates, is quick to point out that it isn’t because she’s shy.
“I am the kind of feminist who [...]

by Jenn Kennedy
Pink ribbons, fund-raising walks and lots of talk about breasts…those with cancer that is. You likely know someone affected by breast cancer, the most common cancer in women, with a staggering 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the US.
Women’s health has come into the spotlight in the past 15 years largely due to [...]

Sirius XM has announced that talk show diva Rosie O’Donnell will be getting her own show on the satellite radio service. Lisa G from Howard 100 News made the official announcement during her segment on a summer edition of The Howard Stern Show.
At Female FYI launch time Rosie Radio came into full swing. Her show [...]