Press Release: April 1, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lezz Connection is the # 1 best informed and hip online community for lesbians. This is THE PLACE to connect and engage with women across the Pacific NW and West Coast!
Seattle, WA – April 1, 2011 Formerly known as Seattle Lesbian Social Network, the hip and happening online social network for lesbians has been re-branded as Lezz Connection (www.LezzConnection.com) with a new look and even more resources than ever. Check out the best informed social network for West Coast lesbians to connect and engage and learn about current happenings, news and events.
Lezz Connection was featured in The Seattle Lesbian and this is what the writer had to say: “Have you been wanting to find a place to network with other lesbians in the Pacific Northwest? Tired of trying to figure out who is and who is not gay on Facebook? Well look no more! Check out Lezz Connection, the site its owner describes as “the best informed online community for Pacific NW Lesbians”. Once you sign up for a free membership, you’ll have access to a directory of hundreds of local lesbians for socializing, networking and forming new friendships. In addition, there are over 80 themed social groups you can join ranging from “Computer Geeks” to “Outdoor Recreation Womyn”. Each group has its own conversations and some get together in real life for meetups and activities. Other features include member blogs, a “celesbian” section, videos, articles, a discussion forum and a chat room. There is literally something for every Seattle lesbian on this site.”
Recently, Kate Morgan West has come on board Lezz Connectionto write a column featuring her articles about LGBT issues, social activism, queer literature/films/music and local events of interest to the lesbian community. She is a seasoned writer, published around the Northwest and online, most recently in The Seattle Lesbian and as the LGBT issues columnist for the Seattle Examiner. She also freelances for Outview/Edge Media and other publications. West was profiled in the March 2011 issue of Curve Magazine and has also been featured in SheWired, San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, the Seattle P.I. and the Capitol Hill Blog.
Lezz Connection has upwards of 1,200 members and is growing daily. For an interview with Karen Berney, the site’s founder, or to obtain advertising information, please email LezzConnection@ymail.com
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Kate Morgan West Featured in March 2011 Issue of Curve Magazine
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Co-Founder of The Seattle Lesbian & Freelance Writer Kate Morgan West Featured in March 2011 Issue of Curve Magazine
Seattle, WA – March 8, 2011 Kate Morgan West, co-founder of The Seattle Lesbian and freelance writer, is featured in the March 2011 issue of Curve Magazine, the best-selling lesbian publication in the United States. The story, by Lisa Gunther, dishes the details about how and why West and Sarah Toce created the only news site exclusively for lesbians in the Seattle area.
West has been writing all her life and has been published in the Everett Herald, Illuminati Northwest Anthology, A Suburban Treehugger, The Green Mom, Merrybegot, TerraFemme, The Seattle Lesbian and, most recently, the Seattle Examiner. In addition to writing and raising a teen son, West is also involved in her community and has volunteered with organizations including Equal Rights Washington/Lambda Legal, the NOH8 Campaign and Lifelong AIDS Alliance/Seattle AIDS Walk. She writes about LGBT rights and social activism, queer literature, films & performers, and green living/sustainability.
Before West and Toce founded The Seattle Lesbian, there was no news outlet specifically for lesbians in the Seattle metro area. The two had discussed the need for such a publication for at least a year before they took the plunge. Seattle lesbians can read about local events, celebrity interviews, politics, reviews, parenting and much more.
Curve Magazine is available in many large bookstores, Barnes & Noble, Borders and online at http://www.curvemag.com/. Pick up the March 2011 issue today!
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Press Release: January 25, 2011
Public Relations Department
The Seattle Lesbian (www.theseattlelesbian.com)
Contact: info@theseattlelesbian.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Co-Founders of The Seattle Lesbian, Sarah Toce and Kate Morgan West, To Be Honored at Gay City Health Project’s LGBT Library One-Year Anniversary
L-R:Stephanie Brusig, Sarah Toce, Kate Morgan West/Photo credit: Naomi Campbell
Seattle, WA – January 25, 2011 Editor-in-Chief Sarah Toce and Executive Editor Kate Morgan West, the co-founders of Seattle’s only lesbian-oriented publication The Seattle Lesbian, will be honored on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Gay City Health Project’s LGBT Library One-Year Anniversary party. Toce and West will be special guests at this event in honor of their work to bring unity to Seattle’s LGBT community.
Toce and West have both donated time to the community and believe social activism is extremely important. The two writers volunteered with the NOH8 Campaign in summer 2010 during the open shoot at the W Hotel in Seattle, assisting with signing in several hundred people, interviewing Adam Bouska, Jeff Parshley and other attendees, and networking with those present. West has previously volunteered with Equal Rights Washington/Lambda Legal collecting signatures for marriage equality and with Lifelong AIDS Alliance/Seattle AIDS Walk putting together a team for fundraising and participating as a walker over the past few years. Toce has previously been involved with GLAAD, volunteering at various events for the organization, and has also worked with Team in Training, raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Both women started the publication The Seattle Lesbian as an outlet and a voice for the community, providing readers with news, celebrity interviews, lifestyle and events information, reviews and more for the LGBT community, with an emphasis on the L. They believe there is plenty of room for a diverse array of publications in Seattle and set out with the goal to bring more unity to the area, supporting and networking with other LGBT organizations, and welcoming an array of writers to their staff. Their work since 2010 has focused on unification rather than division. One of their last events involved participating in a fundraiser for Hivster.com and Gay City Health Project.
This event is a chance for the greater LGBT community and its allies to come out in support of two great organizations, Gay City Health Project and the LGBT Library, and an opportunity to network and socialize with both Toce and West. Susan Rees, Resource Coordinator at Gay City Health Project, hopes to honor the two as special guests for their “hard work in bringing the community together.”
All are invited to attend on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 6pm-8pm, at Kaladi Brothers Coffee, 511 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA. It would be helpful to the organizations for those planning to attend to R.S.V.P. on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=182902778407305).
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The Seattle Lesbian is Seattle’s only lesbian-exclusive resource for news, celebrity interviews, entertainment and lifestyle information, reviews and much more. Visit the website www.theseattlelesbian.com or email for more information info@theseattlelesbian.com. To learn more about Sarah Toce, www.sarahtoce.com and for more information about Kate Morgan West, www.katemorganwest.com .
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