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August 24, 2011
Question 2:
May we use your name on air? No
Name: Anonymous
If we may use it on air what is your location?: N/A
If we may use it on air what is your age?: N/A
Question:
Hi girls, I am a 54 year old married man (transsexual). I have told my wife and my daughters of my gender dysphorea and that I wish to transition. To become the woman I was always meant to be. I love women always have and do not find men attractive or desirable. Here is the question…
After transitioning on hormones and SRS (sex reassignment surgery)I will have not only the heart and sole of a women but also my life long dream of a female body, with that and my definite preference for women will I be accepted as the gay women I have always felt that I am?
You may use my chosen name of Brandy on air if you wish, Thanks
Question 3:
May we use your name on air? Yes
Name: PJ
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Seattle, WA
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 30
Question:
Hi, I am a 30 year old lesbian newly married to a wonderful woman who treats me incredibly well, I love her dearly….but my problem is, I have been in love with another woman for 15 years. I fell madly in love with her when we were 15 years old. I confessed my love to her back then and though she experimented with me, nothing ever came of it. We are still friends to this day though we are not quite as close as we used to be…but get this, NOW SHE CONSIDERS HER BISEXUAL!! I have tried everything to move on but I just can’t I cannot stop thinking about her. I think she thinks I am not in love with her anymore and though I want to tell her I still am I can’t because I am married and she has a boyfriend. I have tried everything and I feel like an asshole because yes I love my wife but if I had the chance to have an affair with the other woman I would. Obviously time has and will never heal this, I think about her almost every second of the day I don’t know what to do please help!
August 17, 2011
Question 1:
May we use your name on air? Yes
Name: Alex
If we may use it on air what is your location?: N/A
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 18
Question:
Hello,
I’m 18 years old, and 5 months into my first relationship. My girlfriend is 19 and we go to college together.
I love her, I find her attractive, and interesting, and love hand holding and hugging and kissing and the works. She also loves me.
My problem is that though she loves sex, and always seems to want to do it, I never really feel like i’m in the mood. I was in the beginning of the relationship, but it just sort of fizzled out. I guess my problem could be that I don’t feel turned on. We always start with foreplay, but it rarely does it for me.
I usually orgasm fairly quickly, but often it will take her a good 45 minutes if ever. I will admit that I get very very bored while waiting for her.
I know that some people just have mild sexual appetites. Often I will have sex with her anyway because I know that me not ever wanting to offends her and hurts her self confidence because I am also her first. I suspect that maybe me forcing myself to do it when I’m not in the mood makes it less likely that I’ll want to later.
Also, I have a hidden fear that I may be transgendered. Would lesbian sex just not cut it for me if that were the case?
Is this normal? Is there any way I can fix it? I feel like I should be turned on by my girlfriend, and I don’t want to break up with her.
Thanks for reading.
Question 2:
May we use your name on air? Yes
Name: Reilly
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 28
Question: I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for two years, and I am worried that she may be preparing to cheat on me. I discovered she created an account on adult friend finder – the swinger website. She left it on the desktop of her computer…I was not snooping, just trying to check the weather. I naturally have a much lower sex drive than her,and I am about to leave for 8 months to attend school in another province. we both enjoy watching pornography online (together and separately), so that is not an issue. we are in a monogamous relationship however. This website seems different, in that you are interacting with real people, that might actually live in the same city as you. I know I need to talk to her about this, so I guess my question is…How do I approach her on this subject?
Question 3:
May we use your name on air? No
Name: Anonymous
If we may use it on air what is your location?: N/A
If we may use it on air what is your age?: N/A
Question: How can I get a straight girl to fall for me?
Question 4:
May we use your name on air? Yes
Name: Jessica
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Virginia
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 27
Question: Hello ladies – I have a question that’s been bothering me for a little while now… I am 27 and I have been dating men for forever. I have slept with about 20 men and I was even engaged at one time. And although I love having sex with men and love the feeling of being safe in their arms at night, the only way that I can have an orgasm is by thinking of women or by watching girl-on-girl pornography. Am I a lesbian???
August 10, 2011
Question 1:
From: BUCK
If we may use it on air what is your location?: New Jersey
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 28
Question: Hay Denise & Donna,
So I’ve been dating a girl for the past 4-5 months. Its been great, fantastic girl great personality, we get on great and have fairly common interests. So this weekend she decided to tell me that prior to being in a relationship with me, two years previously she had been in a long term (4-4.5 year) relationship with a woman.
To be honest on first reaction it did not bother me. I tend to only care about the current and future and not the past. We all have histories and have done things we maybe ashamed (probably the wrong word) off. I probably should have guess sooner looking back on some of our conversation but anyhow.
My question is, is it possible to move from an intense lesbian relationship to being straight? She told me (I don’t know if this is just for my benefit) that she’s definitely not gay and that the relationship was very toxic. Her partner had been suicidal before and during the relationship. Further she has been on alot of pressure from her family to not be gay. Her father did not speak to her for 5 years.
Anyway, could you help me with this situation. I like her, but am I wasting my time.
Buck
Question 2:
From: Anonymous
Question: I don’t know my sexuality.
I have heard multiple times from lesbians that being a lesbian because you were abused as a child is wrong; & those specific people I have talked to are always assuming that just because you were abused you therefore cannot be a lesbian. You are doing it for the wrong reasons, you are doing it because you have a distorted childhood.
I can’t agree or disagree. As a child I was abused both by a male and a female. I have come to not see a boundary between sex with either gender. Sex is sex, and while I may have specific fetishes I ultimately only have sex if I feel emotionally attached to the person. Porn is different for me though, I can entertain my fantasies and I don’t need to be emotionally attached because it’s a movie-it’s not a living breathing human being.
So here is where I am stuck.
I am married. I have a son. We have been together for 2 years and things are horrible. I know I have to end it for the sake of our son’s well being. It’s not good for him to see us argue and I don’t want things to become escalated. I am no longer intimate with him and I watch lesbian porn behind his back. Sometimes I am okay with regular porn, but it doesn’t turn me on as much. Usually I don’t even bother.
I’ve never been with a woman. I love the attention guys give me and I love being flirted with and sometimes I think about guys. I love checking out guys. I also check out girls though. I fantasize about them. I’m bored of guys too at the same time. Part of me believes that I just like guys because I want a white Pickett fence and 3 kids.
How do I end the relationship? Do I tell him I don’t know my sexuality? I don’t want to hurt him. How long should I wait before I tell him?
Do you think I am lesbian? Do you think I am confused?
Question 3:
From: Anonymous
Question: Simple question: Am I stupid for thinking my “girlfriend” will ever leave her partner of 11 years for me? I don’t think I believe she will but I’m hanging around hoping because she constantly tells me how much I mean to her and how in love with me she is. Is this her game to keep herself happy?
Question 4:
From: Dimplez
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Atlanta
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 25
Question: Hello ladies I have two questions. The first is how do you brake up with brake up with someone that has done everything right to make u happy but u don’t see the relationship going any farther then it has? My second question is how do you get someone back that you have really hurt?
July 27, 2011
Question 1:
May we use your name on air? Yes
From: Tammy
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Florida
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 37
Question: Denise and Donna Please help!! I have a true Girlfriend that I have known for over 20 years and have known she was gay for all of that time even though she didnt think I knew. We have always had this really tight bond! We lost touch and just recently got back in touch. She told me that she has had a crush on me since forever….Which I knew…the thing is…I am not gay but have developed these deep feelings for her! I truely love her and I tell her that…I am scared of these feelings and really dont know what to do with them! She means so much to me!!! Please help!!!
Thank you so much!!!
Question 2:
May we use your name on air? Yes
From: Johnny Galt
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Brampton Canada
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 49
Question: Help Denise and Donna I am sure my wife of 19 years is a closet lesbian as I caught her having an affair with a female co-worker which she denied. She is Italian and could not possibly come out of the closet. We have three children together and I always suspected something was not right but she came with countless excuses and reasons. She wrote in her diary at the age of 22 that at some point she always thought she was gay. Of course I did not read the diary until our 2 children were born and she chalked it up to being naive. How do I get her to come out of the closet so we can move on with our lives. She clams up every time I mention that I think she is gay. Thanks
Question 3:
May we use your name on air? Yes
From: Beth
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Colorado
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 25
Question: Five months ago, my close friend and I started sleeping together while she was still with her girlfriend of 3.5 years, who is also my friend. I felt terrible about it, completely awful. They broke up shortly after, but the fault for the “break” was placed on her girlfriend. Now they’ve been broken up three months or so, and my friend and I are still sleeping together (secretly). Even though my friend says they are “working on a friendship,” classic lesbian behavior, she’s still talking to her ex-girlfriend in a way that is still very flirty and emotional, calling her cute and the like. I realize I have absolutely no right to be bothered, and that my friend is an awful person (not to mention girlfriend,) but I don’t know how to curb these completely ridiculous feelings of jealousy. Of course, a cheater can never trust a cheater, but I have no idea what is going on.
Question 4:
May we use your name on air? No
From: Anonymous
Question: How do downlow lesbians find other downlow lesbians discreetly? Thanks.
July 20, 2011
Question 1:
From: Anonymous
If we may use it on air what is your location?: US
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 29
Question: I was in a 3 1/2 year relationship with my ex girlfriend that ended about five years ago with her having problems with drugs, getting a boyfriend, and two years later breaking up with him. She is 6 years younger than me, but much more mature than she should be at her age. So i accepted that she was young and needed to go out in the world and discover what she needs to discover. We have had some intimate relations on and off since we broke up. Now after her final breakup with her boyfriend she is hanging out with me a lot more, no real intimate encounters and she always says that I am her best friend when I ask her where I stand in her life. This time around that we have been hanging out I have been trying to just keep it as friends and not try for anything intimate because any other time we would get together and mess around I would profess my undying love for her and whine about why we are not together and I figured it was scaring her off. It was, so I took a step back and held back on a lot of confessing to her and just avoided the “us” subject all together. I am a romantic and take her on trips, shows and many other outings with me. I even ended up getting her a job with me at my work. I will do absolutely anything for this girl and I have been madly in LOVE with her ever since we started dating ten years ago. I think she knows this and takes advantage of it, I don’t mind because I am the one who offers and I like to see her happy in any way possible. “Some of them want to use you, some of them want to get used by you”
Recently in the past couple months or so I have noticed some hinting about her dating people saying that she is going out with this guy and saying “I might as well, right?” which means to me that I (Nikki) am not trying anything with her so she may as well go try for someone else. I love her so much! I am so alive when i am around her. Should I just ask her to be my girlfriend again and deal with whatever happens?
Don’t get me wrong. I have had relationships after her and tried to find love elsewhere but I don’t think a day has gone by without her being in my thoughts and prayers.
Although we are not “together” in a relationship sort of way, I really have this extreme urge to take her on a hot air balloon ride and ask her to marry me but I am afraid that she will say no and I will scare her away from me for good. I love her so much and I have let her go so many times and she has came back just as many times, which makes me think about voiding that saying “If you love something let it go and if it comes back it was meant to be”
I guess I do not really have a direct question, more of and advice type of thing.
Question 2:
From: Tommy
If we may use it on air what is your location?: New Orleans
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 57
Question: Is there a particular reason that a woman wears 2 different kinds of ear rings, does it have any particular meaning when a woman that is a lesbian does this.
Question 3:
From: Jsxzee
If we may use it on air what is your location?: New York
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 29
Question: Hi Ladies ![]()
I love your show and I love this site!
So here it is.. Two year relationship and its been rocky from the start due to all the instability in both of our daily lives: both fresh out of lesbian-domestic-divorces (per say), relocation, repossessions, worker’s comp-but still fired, police discrimination-but she was the victim, rent raised to evict because we are a lesbian couple, coming out to extended rejecting family, supportive/rejecting parents, unstable income.. You name it, we’ve probably have been through it…
So lets cut the violin strings and get straight to it.. She and I both agreed in January 2011 that we were in an unhealthy relationship, we therefore agreed it would get better if we communicated better with each other and we agreed to couples therapy, deadline by the end of May. Now here we are in July and still no therapy, but now she’s homeless!
I am not the type to stay in a relationship out of guilt, and yet I am not the type to abandon those who truly need me, but I feel trapped!!
July 13, 2011
Question 1:
From: Anonymous
If we may use it on air what is your location?: N/A
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 39
Question: Firstly, thank you for even having this website, that we can turn to. I fell in love with a woman 12 yrs younger than me. I’m 39. She’s only been with males and she never fell in love until she met me. We are polar opposites which usually never works with me but somehow we make it work. Now we live together and have been madly in love with each other for over a year. We are hugely attracted to each other, kiss deeply and flirt etc…. and sex is great when it actually happens. The problem is this… I am a deep lover; love making is incredibly deep and connective for me but she is not. In fact, she is so used to male sex she doesn’t even know what deep feels like. So, here we are – me aching for her to connect to me in that way so that I am at least satisfied too but all she does is lies there on her back waiting for me to take her to satisfaction. It feels very unconnected despite us flirting, being attracted, loving each other all the time. In bed, I try. I try so damn hard to connect with her but I have to ask her to show emotion, to talk to me, to open up, to be passionate. How the heck is love to be made if you have to ask someone to be passionate. She says she is, she says she wants me but she just lies there quietly like a board. I am so frustrated about this. I keep thinking she is being selfish or lazy and just wants me to be the “man”, the aggressor when all i want is for both of us to collide. For me, making love is not sex but for her it’s no more spiritual than a back rub to sleep. Maybe it is all me being selfish.
Question 2:
From: Anonymous
If we may use it on air what is your location?: N/A
If we may use it on air what is your age?: N/A
Question: What are ways that me and my girl friend can have sexual fun without having sex?
July 6, 2011
Question 1:
From: Anonymous
Age: N/A
Location: N/a
Question: Hey! So I’m almost six months in a relationship with my girlfriend and I have a slight, not problem, but a question that I need advice on! So far we’ve only kissed and such, she’s pretty shy and only likes to kiss me when only our close friends are around. I dont mind this but I wonder about how long it’ll be until she lets us go further. In August we’re going to a convention and I’m staying in a hotel. She has often commented on the fact that we’ll have ‘privacy’ and I’m hoping that means she’ll be ready for more, but I wont rush her. I’m just wondering, do you have any advice on ‘starting’ something more (i.e ways of begining something more)? I fear I will shy out and not make a move… Please help!
June 29, 2011
Question 1:
From: Katie
Age: 14
Location: Ware Sholas,SC
Question: I’m Lesbian and i need help on something special mine and my gf’s one year is on the 5th of July and i want to do something special for her but i don’t know what to get her or surprise her with any ideas?
Question 2:
From: jnp11
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Australia
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 20
Question 3:
May we use your name on air? Yes
From: Ty (Male)
If we may use it on air what is your location?: SLC
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 23
Question: My girl friend wants to have a threesome and told me she has kissed like five girls in the past. She does not really like to wear dresses that much, and is tom boyish. I have nothing against lesbians, just dont want to put my heart on the line for something that might not be true.
Question: I just came out as a lesbian. I have a male friend i have been having regular sex with since i was 17 now im 20, i still am attracted to him and want to continue sleeping with him while im single. He’s the only man im attracted to. am i really a lesbian?
Question 3:
From: Teri Le Veque
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Pasadena, CA
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 45
Question: Donna: we hear a lot about Ben; tell us a little about your first son.
Question 4:
From: Alex
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Louisiana
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 17
Question: I’m a seventeen year old girl, soon to be turning eighteen. Ever since I was young, Ive known that my sister was a lesbian, so therefore, I was raised to be quite open-minded about homosexuality. But in the past two years, I recently began to experiment and date women, and ever since then, I havent dated a single man. I have dated men before, and in fact, was in love with one for a time. Yet, when the question of sex ever came up with my boyfriends, I couldnt stand the thought. Yet a mere week or two after I began to date women, I was having sex with them. I was hurt emotionally by men, though, when I had dated them, so I wonder if I am bisexual or a lesbian, or am I just afraid to have se with a man, for fear of getting hurt, being in pain? The men in my life, my families life have screwed us over so much, so this question recently popped up in my head. I never usually question my feelings, I just go with the flow, but Im afraid that I might really have a problem. Just what am I?
June 22, 2011
Question 1:
From: Emily
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 18
Question: I’m nervous for my first sexual lesbian encounter. Until now I’ve only made out with a girl, and it felt so right. I’m scared that I may have come out too quickly. Everyone already knows, but now that I am about to take that extra step I’m afraid that I won’t like it as much as I thought I would. Then if I don’t end up liking it I am afraid that I will be right back where I have been for the past couple years, confused and alone.
The girl that I like and will probably hook up with sometime in the near future is semi-experienced, and has been quite clear that she is not in it for a relationship. And a part of me is okay with that, but then again I’ve spent this long of a time wanting to be in a serious relationship with somebody and I finally realized I didn’t like guys and thats why I never wanted to be with them in that way. I just want the happiness that everyone else seems to have. I want to fights, the laughs, the experiences, which I could still get from the girl that I like, but who knows. I’ve wanted to know what it would feel like to kiss her for over 6 months! Do I pass up on the opportunity to be with her but not in a serious relationship, or do I tell her that I just can’t do it?
And if I do decide to hook-up with her, how do I know Im not going to make a fool out of myself?
Question 2:
From: Jennifer
If we may use it on air what is your location?: Arizona
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 24
Question: hi, my name is Jennifer. I’m a mother of two beautiful little boys and i have been straight all my life up until a few months ago i began having dreams of a girl i know from work. I didn’t think anything much at first but then the same dreams were occurring more frequently and then i started develop feelings toward this girl and wanting to be with this girl in a sexual way. So my question is, is it possible to become lesbian even after you’ve had children and if so have i always been gay even before i got with my ex and just never realized it. I”m so confused i don’t know what to do, how would explain being gay to my family and my kids?
Question 3:
From: Shireen
If we may use it on air what is your location?: London
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 20
Question: I have a girlfriend who I have been with for over a year. We met online and it’s a long distance relationship but we make it work although it’s hard.
For the 1st year of our relationship no one knew about me, she wasn’t out to anyone and had to hide everything to do with me and the relationship, which made it even harder.
She has now come out to her housemates (4 of her best friends) which makes it a little easier because at least now I can stay at her house… but when I’m there I’m still kind of hidden, her housemates can’t invite their friends round in case they ask who I am, even when we’re out in her town I’m scared someone will see us because no one knows about me or us.
I want to take her on holiday and I wanna meet her parents and stuff people should do in a long term relationship, but she’s SO scared to come out to her family and other friends? Her Mum has already hinted that she knows and if she did come out her Mum would be totally cool with it but she still wont tell her. It’s put so much stress on our relationship, she says I’m not patient enough but I am! I mean I waited a year before ANYONE even knew about me. I’ve tried to help her come out, because I’ve been there I’ve gone through coming out to my Mum and stuff but no matter what I say it doesn’t help and now I’m kinda stuck for ideas? She says she wants to come out but just can’t. I don’t know what to do?
Question 4:
From: Anonymous
If we may use it on air what is your age?: 27
Question: I broke up with my girlfriend a year and a half a go. Before we started going out we were good friends and have a lot of the same friends. Since we broke up we have kept in touch, we were living in the same place for quite awhile and have a lot of the same interests. We have not had girlfriends since we broke up, I have seen a couple of people but nothing serious. I fear I will not find someone quite like her. We still talk about what an amazing connection we have and seek each others advice on a weekly basis. I am definitely doing my own thing and leading my own life, making travel plans etc but I still hold a candle for her. Im not sure what to do about the situation. Friends have told me to maybe just cut out friendship completely, that its not a good idea to be friends with and ex. But when I think of doing this it makes me sad and it feels like to much of a rash decision. I don’t think I want to cut her out of my life as she means to much to me as a friend. A couple of times we have gone out with friends to a party and nearly hooked up again, but both decide that’s a bad decision at the time. I am currently planning a trip through South East Asia and she wants to meet up over there. I’m not sure what to do? Ive never been in this situation before.
June 15, 2011
1:Susan
Question: you prob just not print this but im asking honestly, i saw a question from a 29 year old who said she was haveing probs getting help, well im 13. i asked at school and im evil and going to hell, but if i wanted to meet a boy they would give me rubbers, so i dont get preg, cause that looks bad for the school.
I tried asking at yahoo, and others they just tell me im wrong, but like it or not my bod works just like every other girls, and i got the same feelings, cause there are so many perves theres hardly any chat rooms for us, and them full of old man perve.
we need some where to go and help to, and a way to meet or at least yell at some one some times. as it is i can go do it with a boy or old perve and the school gives me rubbers so i dont stop peps going to the school. were ment to have equility, so eaith stop giveing out the rubbers or give us the same chance ok. its not fair.
2:Teri Le Veque
Question: Both of you have talked about your lives before and after discovering you were gay, but I don’t believe you’ve talked about the epiphany or the experience that led both of you to truly realized that you wanted to act on it. What happened?
3:rAINbOWQuest
Question: I am engaged to a guy whom i have known since i was 16 (I am 20 now). We dated for a year but then became friends. Since then we have not dated. Back during the summer of 2010 he asked me to marry him because he could not spend another day without me. During this time me and a girl from my sister’s job became close. But my family did not like the fact that I was in a relationship with a girl. She is my first gf, but not the first girl to have relations with. She left for basic training and my family still became upset with the fact that I was being loyal to her. So I gave in and finally told my ex I will marry him. Although I wouldn’t mind marrying him since he does treat me like the queen i am. I am just having mixed feelings. I find myself crying over my ex- girl, shes the first thing i think of when i wake up and the last before i go to sleep. I feel so depressed not being with her. She is really the first person i ever said i love you to and sincerely mean it. My question is how do I explain to my fiance and family that we cannot get married due to the fact I’m in love with a girl?
June 1, 2011
1: Anonymous
Question: This is hard to admit even to myself, but my older sister molested me when i was about 6 maybe 7. Sometimes I’m not sure it happened but then why would I have a memory of it if it didn’t happen? Later when i was 11 a man grabbed me in a stairwell from behind I am pretty sure he had every intent to rape me but lucky for me a door opened on a higher level and he ran off at the sound of it. Now I am 18 years old and i am VERY confused about my sexuality. I get equally aroused by both guys n girls but I cant seem to trust any men at all. I’ve dated a few guys and got as far as being pretty much naked with one of em but just get terrified at the thought of having sex with guys. Unlike with the men its very comfortable for me to flirt and fool around with girls, but can’t date any openly because my family is very homophobic and i act like it too because of them. I am not sure if I’m more drawn to women because of my experiences or if its just the way i am. And if I do decide I’d rather date girls how would I go about explaining to my family?
2: Anonymous
Question:I am a 33 yr old lesbian, I have had feelings for a woman I have known for about 2 yrs. We don’t know each other all that well but she has babysat my daughter a few times and has helped me out when I have needed it. I have had feeling for her for over a yr now, I told her via text message 3 wks ago that I have feelings for her. I haven’t heard from her since. She is a teacher at my daughters kindy and when I drop my daughter off each morning I get the impression that this woman is doing what she can to avoid me. She knew I was gay before I revealed my feelings for her so I know that’s not an issue with her. Before I told her how I felt she would talk with me every morning and we would chat in the afternoon. She would always asks how my boys were doing. My daughter has a very close bond with this woman, My daughter would go to this woman every morning for a cuddle and see her every afternoon before I took her home. I have stopped taking my daughter into see this teacher now because i feel there is so much tension. I have sent her a text saying I was sorry for making her feel so uncomfortable, again I got no response. Is there anyway I can fix this and get our friendship back or do I just have to let it go and deal with the fact that I really stuffed up and lost the friendship I had with her and learn from it.
May 25, 2011
1: Anonymous
Question: ok me and my partner has been together 12yrs. Ever time we go to my family’s house she talks to everyone there except me she said its because she sees me all day.I sit by her trying to talk to her but she doesn’t want to ignore nobody else that’s talking to her except me.I am confuse and feel left out and rejected by her.when shes a home with me she don’t talk to me much either but she said she love me.
2: Anonymous
Question: What exactly is the definition of bisexual? I’m 26 and have been “straight” all my life. I definitely like men! I only see myself in relationships with men. However… I’ve fantasized about women, I enjoy looking at their bodies, and recently found myself in a FFM threesome, and it felt SO right being with her. There was nothing awkward about it… I WANTED to be with her. What are the odds that I’m probably bi? And HOW do I handle that?!
May 18, 2011
1: Anonymous
Question: So, I have finally landed myself a girlfriend. I’ve known I like girls since I was very young, and have fooled around a bit before, but being rather shy and not exactly known for my social skills, I haven’t really been able to strike up a proper relationship until recently. She’s beautiful and clever, and while I’m kind of nervous about the whole thing, I’m also extremely happy and excited.
My question is this – what level of lesbian PDA would be considered appropriate in a public setting? We mostly hang out at my college campus, which is pretty liberal and gay-friendly, and we’ve held hands a couple times out around town in the evenings in quieter areas, but I’m not sure if that would appropriate on campus.
I really want to show my girlfriend that I am proud and happy to be with her, but not at the risk of attracting negative attention or unsettling anybody (especially as I know that I myself am not very fond of watching excessively heterosexual PDAs). How can I show her I care without being over-the-top?
2: Misti
Question: I have a precious friend that I have known most of my life. She came out to me and our other friend around 16ish (now 38). She lived a happy life as a lesbian for years with 2 great long relationships. About 2 years ago she was home invaded and left for dead. She servived by crawling into the bushes and hiding from her attackers. She went through a depression that lost her everything (home, job, etc.) She then “found God” and “Because of God’s healing powers, cured her” She says that she now wants Men, family, etc. I just know that she is suffering from PTSD and wants to feel safe but, she is getting so involved in the Church and I feel that she will struggle to find her way back to who she really is. She has gone on a few dates and they end badly especialy when it comes down to sex. Why can’t she see the reason? I don’t know what to do. help…
3: Teri Le Veque
Question: What happened to Slomo the homo?
May 11, 2011
1: N/A
Question: I dated this girl for 3 years. I’m a year older than she is and went to college. We made it through my freshman year together and than she decided to come to the same school as me. We ended up moving in together. Last week she started hanging out with our neighbors who are all lesbians themselves. She dumped me the next day and is now in a relationship with one of them already. I don’t understand how she could have dumped me and than gone into another relationship all within a week?…
2: Luke
Question: My wife has recently decided to explore her life-long attraction to women. I moved out of our house and into an apartment to give her space to figure things out. We still talk and see each other frequently and are having good open discussions about it. The realization that started this happened when she developed some feelings for a lesbian friend from work. She tells me that she has not had any intimate contact with her friend and I do trust her even though the continue to see each other and talk very frequently. I know that she is very confused by this whole situation and I want to know what I can do to help her through this. I really want a relationship to work between us but I want her to do what is best for herself and what will make her happy. Right now I think that there is not much more that can be done for either of those things unless we take a different approach. She has talked about dating and I support that but I think she is afraid to do it. What is a good next step for us? Or a good next step for her?
May 4, 2011
1: Natalie
Question: I’ve been dating my girlfriend for over 2 years now. She got me to call her my “boifriend” She really doesn’t like me to treat her like a girl at all. I’ve been out since i was 11 and have always been into girly girls, but when I met her everything changed. I was okay with the boy clothes, the hair cut, and the “manly” ways because she still had a feminine look to her. But she would tell me she felt like she’s in the wrong body when i would compliment her body.
2: Kimberly
Question: Ok I’m sure you’ve been asked this 1,000+ times but here I go anyway. I’ve been best friends with a straight women for 18 years. I have always been a lesbian and she has no issues with my sexuality. We really understand each other and are the only really close friend the other one has. Over the years she has always told me how attracted she is to me and that I’m the only woman she has ever been attracted to, which she has never understood. A year ago she told me she had fallen in love with me. I too have fallen in love with her. Since that time we have had some intimate contact but she will always stop short of full blown intimacy. She gets sexually excited from my attention and says she really wants to be with me but she says she is confused. When we are together she will say things like “Why didn’t we do this years ago” or that she loves the way I feel up against her. I understand that this is all new to her but I am not sure if she is just uncomfortable because it’s all new or because she really is not into being with a woman?
April 27, 2011
1: Teri Le Veque
Question: Donna: How did you meet Vicky?
2:Anonymous
I am Bisexual and I am going out with my “special” friend. But, due to some problems with family I have low self-esteem and sometimes think that she does not love me. She says she loves me once in a while, but I still don’t think she wants to talk sometimes. I think if I am to do something that I am going too far, so what am I to do? I want to kiss her, and sometimes I think she wants to as well. She looks at me and fixes my hair, she has kissed my cheek and has a pet name for me, but when I was in her room, why did she not kiss me then? Am I asking for too much? I want to give her flowers, but I fear that she will laugh. Should I? I really do adore her, and because of her, I am slowly begging to deal with things, but I feel as if I am being clingy with things or obsessive. This is my first relationship, and I am trying my hardest. I don’t want to lose her, but does she really love me? I fail at being romantic, and I try my best, but when I ring her it appears I ring at wrong times. She seems to go over to other peoples houses a lot, and does not talk that much. Is she for me or am I in something that will never work out?
April 20, 2011
1: Justine
I’m having a problem that I would like to ask your opinion pls. I’ve got a crush on my personal trainer and I asked my friend who is a gym manager to tell her that I like her. She did what I’ve asked and today when I had a session with my trainer, she brought up the topic and told me that I’m too young for her. I’m 30 and she’s 42. She said she wants someone who has gone through experience with kids as she has a 13 yr-old daughter. And wants someone in the same profession as her (I’m an air-hostess). Then,s he mentioned to me that all her ex-gfs were older like 48 yr-old, skinny, sharp, and blond…which I’m not. I’m muscular n over-weight, small boobs, short, etc. Then she said we can be only gym mates and that nothing will go further. However,one thing that I don’t understand is, if she has no interest in me, why did she always look at me when I was at the gym?? before I hired her as my personal trainer, your opinion will be much appreciated, thank u so much.
2: LaVerne
My ex girl and I are just starting a relationship (for the fifth or sixth time, I’ve stop counting) and I have an issue with Debra wanting to continue having a “friendship” with them and I’ve read some of her emails to this girl telling her how much she really loves her and how disappointed she is that they are unable to get back together. Those ex-relationships concerns me and I need to get some feed back/suggestions. I don’t like the way this is feeling. Even though I’m told often that “feelings are not facts” but I always think…IT’S A FACT THAT I’M FEELING THIS SH&&!
April 13, 2011
1: Renae
I want to experience a relationship with a woman. Maybe even friendship with another lesbian but I don’t know any . I don’t want to do the online “thing” – I don’t have the “gift for gab”. What’s your suggestion?
2: Malory
I am 47 and have never had sex with a man. Go me!!! I know!!!! My problem is that any sort of penetration has always been painful for me. My question though is not how to handle this. I have been to many doctors and have received quite a few answers. My question is how to I ease the ego of my butch girlfriend who puts a lot of emphasis on penetration?
April 6, 2011
1: Anonymous
Well, to start off my girlfriend and I have been dating for 7 months. I love her a lot and with our own busy lives we spend almost every day with one another. It’s going to be hard to write this without sounding superficial. But here it goes. I LOVE her personality and we connect soo well, on a level deeper than that of just a friendship. We have a lot of similarities that bring us together and differences that we share with each other as well. However, im not that attracted to her.
2: Leslie
Love your show and am hoping you two lesbo-geniuses can help me with this predicament. I have always been attracted to femmes, am comfortable in dating situations with femmes, and have generally assumed the dominant role in relationships. However, at a bar last week I met a cool butch that I’d really like to get to know better, but I’m nervous! Do I ask her out? Do I wait for her to ask me out? Should I let her make the moves? It feels somewhat awkward and makes me nervous, but I’d like to embrace the opportunity without making an ass of myself. Thanks ladies!
March 30, 2011
1: From: Anonymous
Question: OK so i just needed a bit of advice, how do i deal with my homophobic father? i am at the point where i am scared to meet anyone and fall in love in case things turn serious and i want to spend the rest of my life with them, i don’t know how i would deal with that, he would never speak to me again and i don’t know how to handle this situation as i don’t want to hurt him, or my family, or anyone else. Is it possible to pretend to be straight?
2:From: Rachael
Question: Two weeks ago I got a girlfriend, and I decided to finally come out to my parents. I thought they would overreact a little, since a few of my cousins are lesbians as well. But they didn’t, I asked them if my girlfriend could move in and they looked at me as if I was ill. I tried reaproaching my dad when my mum wasn’t home, and that’s when it all went wrong really.
March 9, 2011
This was Denise’s last show in Florida before moving to London. New TLQ questions were answered on this show.
March 9, 2011
Kelly forgot to bring the questions to Florida so none were answered on this show.
March 2, 2011
1. From: Anique
Im 20 years old and ive defined as ‘straight’ my whole life. Girls have always been a curiosity to me and Ive even been intimate a few times with friends. I now find myself in this situation. I am currently in a relationship with a man. Sex is purely for his benefit and we are more like friends than anything, but Im affraid that I might miss a man in my life if we seperate becaue Im not sure what it is im looking for.
2. From: Teri Le Veque
Denise started talking about the origins of The Lesbian Lounge and The Dirty White Girls was mentioned. Could you fill in a little history for us? What was that show like, what station was it on, etc. By the way: good job pronouncing my last name correctly.
3. From: Deena
Question: An old flame who was the love of my life and i have recently rekindled our relationship after her 7 year relationship with her previous ex ended. We didnt speak during this time, but once we started hanging out it was really natural for us to fall back into love.
February 23, 2011
1. From: Yolanda
Hi im a lesbian who is going through a break up with my girl friend of two years. She left me to go back to her wife who made her unhappy when they where together and is not even good looking. I made her happy, we were so good together. My question is why would she leave me again to go back to her, she left me before to go back to her and said it was a mistake so i trusted her and took her back so why is she doing this again now?
2. From: Anonymous
Phew ok. I’m 37, have two young children and was with my ex for 17 years. I’m not a lesbian and never have been interested in woman, but i find that i have fallen head over heels in love and lust with an older woman. I think about her when i wake up, all day, and she’s the last thing i think about a night. she’s straight and probably has no idea how i feel about her. What can i do? This is driving me insane. Please help. x
3. From: Anonymous
My sister-in-law just told us she is gay. We have assumed this for many years, but she and her partner have just begun to feel comfortable enough to share this. Would it be appropriate to write a note to her partner( and roommate) welcoming her to the family. They live in Ca, we in MA, so we won’t be seeing her soon. (my sister-in=law is currently visiting MA)
February 16, 2011
1. From: Emily
Double D’s: I just moved to a new state, and honestly ive only been in one relationship, that relationship started with my ex girlfriend hitting on me. i still dont know how to put myself out there and gain that much confidence to move on. What are some ways to learn how to put yourself out there when you’ve never done anything like that before, especially after having your heart broke?
2. From: N/A
I am 40something and married with kids. My best friend and I were always together as teens. I always thought she may have been in love with me. We even used to slow dance together. We lost touch for 20 something years and have recently got back in touch. Now I have feelings for her.
3. From: Christy
I am a lesbian and want to have a baby with my partner, but she wants to have her egg inserted into me and I carry the baby. I have someone who would donate the sperm, but im not sure on how to go about getting information on how to transfer her egg to me. I’m not even sure on what procedure is called. i would like to find out prices on this procedure.
February 9, 2011
1. From: Chelsea (Question was not addressed due to time constraints)
I’m 16 years old and a “bisexual”. The more I think about it the more I realize that the title means much less than how I feel and who I am. I don’t think any sexual label can really comfortably describe me.
2. From: Teri Le Veque
I think it’s about time that you two talk about your “break ups” and how the new relationships started. We listeners never got the dirt.
3. From: Kortney
I came out later in life, 3 years ago at the age of 32. I was married to a great man and after years of not knowing and always feeling like something was missing, I finally realized what it was. One day, I found a message board on The L Word website.
February 2, 2011
1. From: Vanessa
There is this girl named Julie* that I like. We met through a mutual friend and have become close within the past few months. I still cant tell if she’s flirting with me or is just girly friendly. I need help. We share 3 classes and I see her rarely in the hallways.
2. From: Crystal
Recently I have been very confused about the future of our relationship. I had never been in a relationship with another woman previously, and while I had been sexually attracted to women in general, it never even crossed my mind that I could be gay. I have always pictured myself getting married and starting a family ,but in my head it was always with a man.
3. From: Kristen
I’m severely depressed and even scared. A part of me knows I’m a lesbian, but I just can’t come to terms with it. Even my mom is lesbian, and she knows I am. All of my guy friends know as well.
January 26, 2011
1: From: rubberducklingdarling
Everyone assumes I am straight including my lesbian friend, who sometimes suggest boys for me to go out with. However, I’m really struggling with the feelings I have for her.
2: From: Arica
My ex and I broke up over a month ago and what shocked me is that she is all of a sudden straight. The guy she is dating works with her and was once a good friend and colleague of mine. I am so in love with this girl that I am driving myself thinking about her all of the time.
3: From: Anonymous
I am currently in a long distance relationship with my girlfriend. We’ve been dating for 6 months and have really connected. We do love each other but now because of work and saving money.. we’ve decided to only see each other once every month.
January 19, 2011
1: From: Teri Le Veque
What happened to WNBA Beth?
2: From: Anonymous
A little prelude before my question. I met my current girlfriend of 7mos on a dating website. We only live like 80 miles away so once we clicked we starting visiting and soon began a relationship.
3: From: Anonymous
I am 39 years old… I have been married for 19 years , I have four children. My husband killed himself due to drugs and alcohol.
January 12, 2011
1: From: LoVe In TwistEd waYs
Hey, I need some help….I have a friend who I’ve been talking to since summer time and I’ve grown feelings for her, but she doesn’t know that I have.
2: From: Anonymous
Ever since I was 10 I guess I’ve kinda been attracted to women and girls. I definitely know for sure I’m not straight but the question now is if I’m bi or a lesbian.
3: From: Anonymous
I am a 13 year old girl… I think I’m lesbian, I don’t know how to accept that I might be gay and if I am who do I tell…am I too young to know that I’m gay?? I fancy girls and I don’t really take any interest in guys, i just want to know if how i am feeling is right??
January 5, 2011:
1. I’ve been listening to your show for quite a while but not from the beginning. When exactly was your first show? I’d love to hear it, but the podcast don’t go back that far. How about a replay of it?
2. I started dating a woman 3 months ago, but it already feels like it’s been way longer. She is the first relationship that I have had and I know that it sounds crazy, but I do love her.



















