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Diana Cage 
Born July 16, 1969
San Diego, CAOccupation author, editor, columnist
dianacage.comDiana Cage (b. 1969 in San Diego, California) is an American lesbian-identified author, essayist, radio personality, cultural critic, and performer. Her work examines sexuality, feminism, and LGBT issues.
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Career
Cage began writing about sex and culture in the 1990s while interning under editor Lisa Palac at the San Francisco-based magazine Future Sex. In 2000, Cage's editorial work and extensive writing on sex and sexuality converged when she was hired as editor at the landmark lesbian sex magazine On Our Backs. During her tenure there, Cage operated the magazine according to her radical beliefs about sex and sexual identity, expanding rather than policing the magazine's vision of what constituted lesbian sex. Erstwhile publisher of both On Our Backs and Girlfriends (magazine), Heather Findlay, praised Cage's "lack of self censorship" as an editor, saying, "[Cage] is not uptight about all forms of lesbian sexual expression. She really has no prejudgments about alternative sexuality." [1] Cage has likewise been praised as an "unapologetic pioneer" in the evolution of progressive, sex-positive lesbian culture.[2]
Cage resigned as editor in 2005, after editing a number of On Our Backs anthologies. The Publishing Triangle named Cage's On Our Backs Guide to Lesbian Sex one of the Most Notable Books of 2004.[3]
In 2004 Cage published Box Lunch: A Layperson's Guide to Cunnilingus, which was nominated for an IPPY award. Subsequent book-length publications include Threeways: Fulfill Your Ultimate Fantasy, and Girl Meets Girl: A Dating Survival Guide. She is also the editor of two anthologies of erotic fiction and both her fiction and nonfiction writing has been included in many anthologies, journals and magazines. She has been a regular columnist for several magazines including Girlfriends, Kitchen Sink, Shewired, Frontiers, Good Vibes, Ourchart, and Velvetpark. In 2008 Cage was named one of GO magazine's 100 Women We Love.[4]
Her newest work, A Woman's Guide to Sexual Ecstasy is part sex instruction and part cultural analysis, emphasizing the role that sexual liberation plays in a woman's ability to enjoy sex.[5] Beginning with a brief historical overview, the book discusses the history of female sexual repression and liberation. Cage argues that women don't own their own bodies in a patriarchy and are therefore cut off from their libidos and ability to receive pleasure in sex.[6]
In 2007 Cage became the host of The Diana Cage Show on Sirius Satellite Radio's SIRIUS OutQ, the first lesbian-hosted radio show on the only national LGBT radio station in the United States.[7] Celebrated for Cage's bombastic monologues,[8] incisive commentary on current events, and unflinching advice on love and sex, the show ran for two years, ending in January 2009.[9] Cage currently appears as a guest and fill-in host on the same channel.
Cage is currently managing editor at Velvetpark, an integrated social network featuring blogs, news, video content and an exclusive lesbian dating network.
Bibliography
- A Woman’s Guide to Sexual Ecstasy. ISBN 1593501811 ISBN 978-1593501815 New York: Alyson Books, 2010
- Girl Meets Girl: A Dating Survival Guide. ISBN 1555839894 ISBN 978-1555839895 New York: Alyson Books, 2007
- Threeways: Fulfill Your Ultimate Fantasy. ISBN 1555839398 ISBN 978-1555839390 New York: Alyson Books 2006
- Hustlers: Erotic Stories of Sex for Hire (ed. written as Jesse Grant). ISBN 155583941X ISBN 978-1555839413 New York: Alyson Books, 2006
- Bottoms Up: Writing About Sex (ed). ISBN 1932360298 ISBN 978-1932360295 New York: Soft Skull Press, 2004,
- Box Lunch: The Layperson’s Guide to Cunnilingus. ISBN 1555838499 ISBN 978-1555838492 New York: Alyson Books, 2004
- On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction Vol. 2 (ed). # ISBN 1555838421 # ISBN 978-1555838423 New York: Alyson Books, 2004
- On Our Backs Guide to Lesbian Sex (ed). ISBN 1555838057 ISBN 978-1555838058 New York: Alyson Books, 2004
TV/Radio/Video
- SIRIUS XM, guest host, The Derek and Romaine Show, 2004–present
- SIRIUS XM, host, The Diana Cage Show, 2007–2009
- LOGO, featured commenter, CBS News on Logo, 2008
- CANAL JIMMY (Italy), featured commenter, The L Word promo, 2007
- HERE! TV, interview, Girls on Girls, September 2008
- HERE! TV, interview, Here with Josh and Sara, August 2008
- HERE! TV, featured commenter, Lesbian Sex and Sexuality Seasons 1 and 2, 2006, 2008
- SIRIUS XM, interview, The Michaelangelo Signorile Show, 2007
- BLOWFISH.COM, producer and host, The Radio Blowfish Variety Show, 2005–2006
- SEX TV (Canada), featured commenter, Lesbian Erotica, 2002
References
- ^ http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-08-05/news/17385614_1_amusement-book-lesbian
- ^ http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/57/queerdoc.php
- ^ http://www.publishingtriangle.org/lesbianbooks2004.asp
- ^ http://www.gomag.com/article/100_women_we_love1/81
- ^ http://www.alyson.com/9781593501815.html
- ^ http://radio.blowfish.com/audio/radio-blowfish-091.mp3
- ^ http://www.masslive.com/localbuzz/stories/index.ssf?/base/buzz/119093430299110.xml&coll=3&thispage=1
- ^ http://backup.curvemag.com/Detailed/880.html
- ^ http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-08-05/news/17385614_1_amusement-book-lesbian
External links
Categories:- Lesbian writers
- Sex columnists
- Living people
- LGBT writers from the United States
- Sex positivism
- American feminist writers
- 1969 births
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