ALIX DOBKIN
Lesbian music legend and political activist Alix Dobkin (above) died May 19 from complications of a stroke and a brain aneurysm. Dobkin, 80, was a prominent singer, songwriter, and producer in the world of women’s music. In 1973, with a band called Lavender Jane, she released Lavender Jane Loves Women, “the very first album by, for, and about lesbians in the history of the world,” as Dobkin wrote on her website. Her other albums include Living With Lesbians, XX Alix, and Yahoo Australia!. A major voice in the lesbian-feminist movement, she was a member of many activist groups, including the steering committee of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change.
RUSTY WARREN
Rusty Warren (above right) entertained mid-20th-century America with frankly sexual comedy routines and songs such as “Bounce Your Boobies” and “The
