Featured Artists & More: Melissa Etheridge, Candy Parker, Jeff Lawrence, Lori Michaels, Danielle Lessard, Christine Martucci, Joelle Circe; Paint & Poetry; Found! - photos of artworks posted in GALA's online art gallery; event calendar

singer/songwriter Danielle Lessard of Leominster, Massachusetts; Lori Michaels aka the ‘Dyke Diva’; and soulful rock-and-roll singer, Christine Martucci

lesbian rock icon Melissa Etheridge (Fear Is Never Valid, p.14).

Joelle Circe of Montreal is a transgendered artist who refers to herself as a “Femme Artist of Transsexual Origin” (p.20).

New York based comedian, Jeff Lawrence shared personal struggles and a serious side of the comedy business (The Last Laugh, p.6).

Candy Parker with her funny take on confessing a big secret (The 48-Year-Old Virgin: A Pride Story, p.12).