"A lesbian cruise to success"

Welcome google users! I don't usually feature stories about lesbianism, especially when there's kissing involved, but I do need some traffic. Herewith:

Judy Dlugacz knew she was onto something when the cruise ship she had chartered for 400 lesbians arrived in the Turkish port of Kusadasi.

Instead of meeting rejection, as they sometimes did in the United States, the travelers got a red carpet welcome from merchants eager to do business with the "lovely lesbian ladies." The half-million dollars they poured into Turkey's economy made the front pages of Istanbul's major newspapers.

In March, Olivia [the lesbian company Judy Dlugacz founded] became the first business owned and operated by gays to sponsor a professional athlete, signing an endorsement deal with golfer Rosie Jones on the LGPA tour...

This fall, for example, Showtime's lesbian drama "The L-word" will film part of an episode aboard an Olivia cruise to the Caribbean. Cast members are scheduled to socialize with guests at the company's first shipboard film festival and be serenaded by Shawn Colvin and Indigo Girls...

For many guests, an Olivia vacation is the first time they can openly hold hands and kiss while they travel...

Miscellania · Thu, 07/08/2004 - 13:16 · · Importance: 1