With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and a title that called to mind a certain French film star, Franco Stevens launched the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published, connecting her community in an unprecedented way. AHEAD OF THE CURVE is a new feature documentary about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing so helped accelerate the political and social evolution of the nation.
Directed by Jen Rainin and Rivkah Beth Medow
lesbian
lesbian history
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Cast
Melissa Etheridge
Self
Lea DeLaria
Self
B. Ruby Rich
Self
Tammy Baldwin
Self
Kara Swisher
Self
Crew
Jessica Congdon
Editor
Svetlana Cvetko
Director of Photography
Meshell Ndegeocello
Music
Popular Reviews
2 reviews
Lucy
8.0★ · 04/02/25
Lesbian representation in the 90s is always so interesting to learn about as someone who was not apart of it. I’m so glad that so much more progress has been made but I feel like that sense of community and identity has faded for better or for worse. I liked the point made about how people don’t like the word lesbian because it’s the only one that is ours and completely excludes men from the conversation.
Lesbian representation in the 90s is always so interesting to learn about as someone who was not apart of it. I’m so glad that so much more progress has been made but I feel like that sense of community and identity has faded for better or for worse. I liked the point made about how people don’t like the word lesbian because it’s the only one that is ours and completely excludes men from the conversation.
Ripley
9.3★ · 02/20/23
Franco Stevens detailed thirty motorcycles to get her history making magazine out there and I played 4-8 hours of Animal Crossing today.
Franco Stevens detailed thirty motorcycles to get her history making magazine out there and I played 4-8 hours of Animal Crossing today.
