The Dyke Whisperer

This morning, Meredith Baxter announced on the Today show that she was a lesbian. Rumors had circulated for years. The announcement came after The National Enquirer printed an article that she had been vacationing “on a lesbian cruise.”

“I guess I wanted to… say that I’m a lesbian,” Baxter revealed. “It was a later-in-life recognition of that fact.”

The 62-year-old actress has been living life as a lesbian for 7 years and acknowledged that she has been in a relationship for 4 years with contractor Nancy Locke. She asserts that it was only after becoming involved with another woman that she realized why her three marriages to men ended in divorce.

“I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with and it was that kind of awakening and I never fought it because it was like, ‘Oh! I understand why I had the issues I had early in my life,’” Baxter said. She continued: “I had a great deal of difficulty connecting with men in relationships… Sometimes, I assumed I was a bad picker … because there were problems with the people I chose. It never occurred to me to think, ‘Oh, it’s me.’”

It’s never too late to find the happiness that your heart is leading you to.

It’s Labor Day in the US. That means we should be enjoying our Monday. So, I’m going to post a heart-warming link and enjoy Gay Night at the beer joint across the street. Yes, I realize it’s still afternoon here, but I need to gather my thoughts and smooth lines.

Speaking of True Love: http://www.texasmonthly.com/2009-09-01/letterfromsanangelo-1.php

The California Supreme Court has accepted to hear three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8. The Court did not elaborate on its decision.

All three cases claim the ban abridges the civil rights of a vulnerable minority group. The cases assert that voters alone did not have the authority to enact such a significant constitutional change.

Three questions the CA Supreme Court must address:

1. Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution?
2. Does Proposition 8 violate the Separation-of-Powers doctrine under the California Constitution?
3. If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8?

Heath Ledger was found dead in a New York City apartment this afternoon. The Australian-born actor, nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of a gay man in Brokeback Mountain, leaves behind a two-year-old daughter, a legion of fans, and a legacy of artistic courage.