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After months of refusing to comment on the public speculation about their relationship, actress Lindsay Lohan and DJ Samantha Ronson finally publicly confirmed their relationship in a L.A. radio call-in show Monday, in a short, casual exchange confirming that they’ve been together “a very long time.”
Lohan and Ronson called into the radio show Loveline to chat with DJ Ted Stryker about DJ AM’s recent survival of a plane crash that killed four other passengers.In wrapping up the conversation, Stryker casually asked Lindsay on air, “Now, you guys, you and Samantha have been going out for how long now? Like two years? One year? Five months? Two months?” Lohan responded, “A long…a very long time.”
“I hope you guys stay together, you’re a very lovely looking couple,” Stryker added, to which Lindsay replied, “Thank you very much.”
Lohan and Ronson are among only a handful of high-profile American celebrities in same-sex relationships, including women like Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Paulson, Cherry Jones, Suze Orman, Heather Matarazzo, Leisha Hailey, and Michelle Paradise. At 22 and 31, respectively, Lohan and Ronson are among the youngest out lesbian celebrity couples in America.
In a editorial on AfterEllen.com last week called “Lindsay Lohan and the New Definition of ‘Out‘”, we profiled Lohan and Ronson as an example of a new wave of same-sex couples who are re-defining the notion of what being “out” means.
Lohan and Ronson have accompanied each other almost everywhere for over two years now, attend public events together, wear matching rings, kiss in public, and have had their relationship captured in countless photographs. They have even spoken out together against Gov. Sarah Palin’s anti-gay stance.
They have done everything but verbally confirm their relationship — until now.
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But does acknowledging the relationship with words still matter in an era in which the grocery-shopping, event-attending, ring-wearing and hand-holding behavior of same-sex couples is now reported on almost as often as heterosexual couples?
While saying it out loud is arguably no longer a requirement to being out, words still have power — especially to the vast majority of straight Americans for whom the presumption of heterosexuality is so great they simply won’t believe a same-same relationship is true unless it is openly declared.
This is one of the reasons Ellen de Generes and Portia de Rossi’s “Wal-Mart wedding” makes such a difference — it makes the romantic nature of their relationship both appealing and unavoidable to mainstream America.
Lohan’s simple and low-key verbal confirmation of what most lesbian and bi women already knew may well do the same for a younger generation.
Honestly I think Lindssay Lohan is a fake Lesbian….
My parents abused me because I was different. the abuse continued into adulthood and I developed substance abuse issues.
Over many years I have met many other LGBT folks with these same issues and most with similar histories of abuse.
Therefore it did not come as a surprise to me when I spied a little gossip column piece this morning saying how angry Lindsy’s father was with her and how he considered Samantha some sort of dark evil force.
It completes the picture.
End the parental abuse of LGBT kids.
Words are important. She wasn’t out before this, and because she never came out some people believe that this is just a “phase”. Check over at the huffpo, the commenters there believe this just a stupid Hollywood stunt.
We queers still need to come out vocally, it refinforces the point that our sexuality isn’t just a “phase”. Straight people, no matter how “tolerant” or “accepting” still believe that one day we will be just like them.
I think she finaslly confirmed it because of the wording, it wasn’t “are you?”, it was “How long now?” and it was kindly, not asking about orientation or the validity of the relationship. These are all important bits and Lohan had clearly made a mental decision to wait until it was asked in such a subtle way.
Lohan being in a same-sex relationship makes much of her wild actions and outbursts of the last few years come into a new light. Was she acting out while internally she was struggling with her emotions and sexuality?
Even if we never know, I think I can forgive her now that she seems to be at peace with herself.
suddenly i like lindsay a whole lot more. even if she is a total embarassment to the community., straight or gay. hopefully she doesn’t do anything stupid and set the movement back. that’s kind of exposure is nothing we need
Not exactly the perfect role model for young lesbians, but Lohan does seem to be turning her life around. I hope they have many happy years together.
i think that it is amazing. i am a lesbian myself and a huge fan of lindsay lohan. i am very happy for her and sam and i wish them all the best.