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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 events that bring our community together.
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.
With the support of our community, Curve will work to continue to curate our culture into the future.
It's been a few days since Lesbian Visibility Week 2024 ended, and all of us at Curve are still basking in the afterglow. We're so grateful for the unwavering passion and dedication of our community.
The joy, celebration, and solidarity for Lesbian Visibility doesn't end here! We continue our work to serve the community, and are already preparing for next year's LVW. If you're interested in sponsoring our programs or volunteering with the organizing committee, shoot us a message via our email found on thecurvefoundation.org website (link in bio).
Image: Celebrating Lesbian Visibility outside the San Francisco City Hall as it is lit up in colors of the lesbian flag
#lesbian #lesbianvisibility #lesbianvisibilityweek #lvw #lvw24 #unifiednotuniform #divamagazine #curvemagazine @divamagazine #wlw #lgbtq
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Learn about the previous cohorts of the Curve Award for Emerging Journalists at TheCurveFoundation.org 💜 We are so proud to support their work and accomplishments as journalists catalyzing change in our world. ... See MoreSee Less
Due tomorrow, April 30! The 2024 Curve Award for Emerging Journalists is open for nominations and applications until tomorrow. Learn more and submit at nlgja.org/awardsinfo/curve-award
Sponsored by The Curve Foundation and presented by NLGJA - The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, the opportunity provides financial support and mentorship to emerging journalists whose work fosters fair and accurate coverage and elevates the voices of LGBTQ+ women, trans and nonbinary people. The award is open to lesbians, queer women, trans women and nonbinary people based in the United States.
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Thank you to our sponsors GLAAD and Kantar for championing Lesbian Visibility! 🌈 ... See MoreSee Less
[SOLD OUT] We're so excited to see you at today's West Hollywood screening of Ahead of the Curve! 🎬 ... See MoreSee Less
Ahead of the Curve - Lesbian Visibility Week Free Screening
Ahead of the Curve - Lesbian Visibility Week Free Screening presented by Rose Garcia + Q&A and panel discussion lead by Marie Cartier.
👽 SUNDAY, April 28: We're expanding
lesbian visibility into INTERGALACTIC territory with this
screening of Madeleine Olnek’s hilariously sapphic
send-up of sci-fi B movies, Codependent Lesbian
Space Alien Seeks Same! Followed by
a panel of hot takes with real live lesbians!
Get your tickets now to this in-person screening in San Francisco, CA
here:
roxie.com/film/codependent-lesbian-space-alie
n-seeks-same/
When: April 28, 2024, at 3:30 PM
Where: Roxie Theater, San Francisco
Presented by Frameline, The Curve Foundation, and Roxie Theater.
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Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same
Post-screening conversation with some of our favorite local lesbians, Allegra Madsen and Maria Breaux! Presented by Frameline For Lesbian Visibility Week 2024, Frameline, The Curve Foundation…© 2024 The Curve Foundation, All rights reserved.