and promises a midnight burlesque show, spanking booth and appearances by some very sexy Derby women! For tickets and bout times, visit Should you want to skip the action and just hit the party, Saturday night is Hanky Code’s queer party “Pants Off, Dance Off!” at Adobe Café, 1919 E. Haven’t experienced roller derby yet? You’re missing hot girls, major in-your-face action and the best crowd-watching around. Twelve top teams from across the country face off in the Declaration of Derby. Roller derby takes over the Pennsylvania Convention Center this weekend, Nov. Her views on postmodernism and transgenderism have been widely acclaimed. In 1973, this Germantown High and Temple alum was the first openly lesbian singer to record an album and has been praised by everyone from Spin to New York Times Magazine.

13, performer Alix Dobkin will read excerpts from her new book, “My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto The Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in The Feminist Movement,” at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. The next few weeks are chock full of events to enjoy, and here are some you need to check out. Girls, seriously, put away your flannel and mock turtlenecks and get ready to enjoy Philadelphia’s lesbian nightlife like never before! Now, more than ever, women of Philadelphia have so many choices of places to play and things to do, it’s hard to know what’s when and where. For too long, women have spent their fall and winter hibernating with their partners and cats, holding out for warm summer weekends in Rehoboth or spring trips to Dinah Shore and Aqua Girl.

My Red Blood by Alix Dobkin