Cindy Rizzo
@cindyrizzo.bsky.social
Author, content curator, consultant to philanthropy and non-profits. Lesbian, Jew, grandma, trans ally.
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Cindy Rizzo
@cindyrizzo.bsky.social
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I'm just 1 of the 88% of Jewish women who voted for her, not him.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Character Chemistry...Chappell Roan...Women's Week...Lesbian Lives...Tessa Thompson...Women's Pro Baseball
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Character Chemistry...Chappell Roan...Women's Week...Lesbian Lives...Tessa Thompson...Women's Pro Baseball
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November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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October 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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ARC UPDATE:
Just finished "When I Picture You" by Sasha Laurens (pub date Oct 28)
Started "Where There's Room for Us" by Hayley Kyoko (pub date Nov 4)
Just finished "When I Picture You" by Sasha Laurens (pub date Oct 28)
Started "Where There's Room for Us" by Hayley Kyoko (pub date Nov 4)
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ARC UPDATE:
Just finished "When I Picture You" by Sasha Laurens (pub date Oct 28)
Started "Where There's Room for Us" by Hayley Kyoko (pub date Nov 4)
Just finished "When I Picture You" by Sasha Laurens (pub date Oct 28)
Started "Where There's Room for Us" by Hayley Kyoko (pub date Nov 4)
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Amazon Algorithm...Anthropic Settlement...Kristen Stewart...Chappell...Ptown...Out 100...Brandi Carlisle...Butchtober
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Issue 49
Amazon Algorithm...Anthropic Settlement...Kristen Stewart...Chappell...Ptown...Out 100...Brandi Carlisle...Butchtober
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October 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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NEW ISSUE IS LIVE. Subscribe at the link! Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page
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Issue 48
Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page
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October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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NEW ISSUE IS LIVE. Subscribe at the link! Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE. Subscribe at the link! Emily Litella...Banned Books Week...Fan fiction...Gillian Anderson...Sapphic Speed Dating...Renee Rapp...Elliot Page
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Sapphic stories thrive when readers show up!
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sapphic stories thrive when readers show up!
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
Request their books at your local library
Follow/engage with authors online
Buy from indie, small, and mid-size publishers
Leave positive reviews
Together we make sure these stories are never pushed to the margins
#WLWStories #GCLS
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#SASS and @goldencrownls.bsky.social are coming together this week to stand up against book bans. Join us and add your voice to make sure we can keep using ours to tell our stories. #SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
October 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#SASS and @goldencrownls.bsky.social are coming together this week to stand up against book bans. Join us and add your voice to make sure we can keep using ours to tell our stories. #SapphicsWithTheBanned #BannedBooksWeek
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 47 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/47
Sapphic lit book club...Cherry Grove Women's Weekend...Lots about WNBA...Brandi Carlisle...Mae Martin...Jodie Foster
Sapphic lit book club...Cherry Grove Women's Weekend...Lots about WNBA...Brandi Carlisle...Mae Martin...Jodie Foster
Issue 47
Sapphic lit book club...Cherry Grove Women's Weekend...Lots about WNBA...Brandi Carlisle...Mae Martin...Jodie Foster
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September 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Sapphic lit book club...Cherry Grove Women's Weekend...Lots about WNBA...Brandi Carlisle...Mae Martin...Jodie Foster
Sapphic lit book club...Cherry Grove Women's Weekend...Lots about WNBA...Brandi Carlisle...Mae Martin...Jodie Foster
NEW ISSUE is LIVE! Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 46 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/46
SWAG4GCLS coming!...Pushing back on AI in books...Renee Rapp pushes back...weddings and engagements...Desert Hearts at 40
SWAG4GCLS coming!...Pushing back on AI in books...Renee Rapp pushes back...weddings and engagements...Desert Hearts at 40
Issue 46
SWAG4GCLS coming!...Pushing back on AI in books...Renee Rapp pushes back...weddings and engagements...Desert Hearts at 40
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September 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
NEW ISSUE is LIVE! Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 46 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/46
SWAG4GCLS coming!...Pushing back on AI in books...Renee Rapp pushes back...weddings and engagements...Desert Hearts at 40
SWAG4GCLS coming!...Pushing back on AI in books...Renee Rapp pushes back...weddings and engagements...Desert Hearts at 40
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 45 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/45
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! Polari Prize...Orlando crosswalk...Tessa Thompson...Lucy Lawless...rugby...Miss USA...Aubrey Plaza...Katherine Hepburn
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! Polari Prize...Orlando crosswalk...Tessa Thompson...Lucy Lawless...rugby...Miss USA...Aubrey Plaza...Katherine Hepburn
Issue 45
Polari Prize...Orlando crosswalk...Tessa Thompson...Lucy Lawless...rugby...Miss USA...Aubrey Plaza...Katherine Hepburn
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August 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! Polari Prize...Orlando crosswalk...Tessa Thompson...Lucy Lawless...rugby...Miss USA...Aubrey Plaza...Katherine Hepburn
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE! Polari Prize...Orlando crosswalk...Tessa Thompson...Lucy Lawless...rugby...Miss USA...Aubrey Plaza...Katherine Hepburn
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NEW ISSUE! Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 44 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/44 So Much Hunting Wives...Writing and Reading Retreats...Lesbian Lands...Robby Hoffman...Wednesday...Mae Martin
Issue 44
So Much Hunting Wives...Writing and Reading Retreats...Lesbian Lands...Robby Hoffman...Wednesday...Mae Martin
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August 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW ISSUE! Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 44 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/44 So Much Hunting Wives...Writing and Reading Retreats...Lesbian Lands...Robby Hoffman...Wednesday...Mae Martin
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 43 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/43
NEW ISSUE! Author promotion...spotting AI...studs and mascs...WNBA...lotsa sex stuff...Robby Hoffman...Hunting Wives....Emmy noms
NEW ISSUE! Author promotion...spotting AI...studs and mascs...WNBA...lotsa sex stuff...Robby Hoffman...Hunting Wives....Emmy noms
Issue 43
Author promotion...spotting AI...studs and mascs...WNBA...lotsa sex stuff...Robby Hoffman...Hunting Wives....Emmy noms
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July 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 43 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/43
NEW ISSUE! Author promotion...spotting AI...studs and mascs...WNBA...lotsa sex stuff...Robby Hoffman...Hunting Wives....Emmy noms
NEW ISSUE! Author promotion...spotting AI...studs and mascs...WNBA...lotsa sex stuff...Robby Hoffman...Hunting Wives....Emmy noms
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ICYMI, the 2025 Golden Crown Literary Society "Goldie" awards were livestreamed. You can watched the recording here:
www.youtube.com/live/UB0Tx3v...
Spoiler - I won an award.
www.youtube.com/live/UB0Tx3v...
Spoiler - I won an award.
Welcome to the 2025 Goldie Awards!
YouTube video by GoldenCrownLS
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July 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
ICYMI, the 2025 Golden Crown Literary Society "Goldie" awards were livestreamed. You can watched the recording here:
www.youtube.com/live/UB0Tx3v...
Spoiler - I won an award.
www.youtube.com/live/UB0Tx3v...
Spoiler - I won an award.
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 42
GCLS Con folks; use the postcard in your Con bag to subscribe. It's free!
Goodreads...Rosie...Hayley Kyoko...Devil Wears Prada 2...Karine Jean-Pierre...In Defense of Lesbians...Hours of Sex
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GCLS Con folks; use the postcard in your Con bag to subscribe. It's free!
Goodreads...Rosie...Hayley Kyoko...Devil Wears Prada 2...Karine Jean-Pierre...In Defense of Lesbians...Hours of Sex
cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/42
Issue 42
Goodreads...Rosie...Hayley Kyoko...Devil Wears Prada 2...Karine Jean-Pierre...In Defense of Lesbians...Hours of Sex
cindyrizzo.curated.co
July 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 42
GCLS Con folks; use the postcard in your Con bag to subscribe. It's free!
Goodreads...Rosie...Hayley Kyoko...Devil Wears Prada 2...Karine Jean-Pierre...In Defense of Lesbians...Hours of Sex
cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/42
GCLS Con folks; use the postcard in your Con bag to subscribe. It's free!
Goodreads...Rosie...Hayley Kyoko...Devil Wears Prada 2...Karine Jean-Pierre...In Defense of Lesbians...Hours of Sex
cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/42
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 41 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/41
AI rulings...Girls, Girls, Girls...Chick-Feel-Gay...Elliot Page...Alexandra Shipp and lotsa celebrity stuff
AI rulings...Girls, Girls, Girls...Chick-Feel-Gay...Elliot Page...Alexandra Shipp and lotsa celebrity stuff
Issue 41
AI rulings...Girls, Girls, Girls...Chick-Feel-Gay...Elliot Page...Alexandra Shipp and lotsa celebrity stuff
cindyrizzo.curated.co
July 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Cindy Rizzo's Incredibly Useful Newsletter - Issue 41 cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/41
AI rulings...Girls, Girls, Girls...Chick-Feel-Gay...Elliot Page...Alexandra Shipp and lotsa celebrity stuff
AI rulings...Girls, Girls, Girls...Chick-Feel-Gay...Elliot Page...Alexandra Shipp and lotsa celebrity stuff
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Gina Ortiz...Sally Ride...Jonquel Jones...Billie, JoJo and Fletcher OH MY!...Edmund White...Your Fave Queer Book
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Gina Ortiz...Sally Ride...Jonquel Jones...Billie, JoJo and Fletcher OH MY!...Edmund White...Your Fave Queer Book
cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/40
Issue 40
Gina Ortiz...Sally Ride...Jonquel Jones...Billie, JoJo and Fletcher OH MY!...Edmund White...Your Fave Queer Book
cindyrizzo.curated.co
June 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NEW ISSUE IS LIVE!
Gina Ortiz...Sally Ride...Jonquel Jones...Billie, JoJo and Fletcher OH MY!...Edmund White...Your Fave Queer Book
cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/40
Gina Ortiz...Sally Ride...Jonquel Jones...Billie, JoJo and Fletcher OH MY!...Edmund White...Your Fave Queer Book
cindyrizzo.curated.co/issues/40
Schadenfreude: pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment www.axios.com/2025/06/05/m...
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment www.axios.com/2025/06/05/m...
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment
Musk also declared that SpaceX would begin decommissioning a spacecraft essential to NASA's operation.
www.axios.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Schadenfreude: pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment www.axios.com/2025/06/05/m...
Musk calls for Trump's impeachment www.axios.com/2025/06/05/m...
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June 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Issue 39
Pride...Give Out Day...Alison Bechtel...Cynthia Erivo...Bella Ramsey...Renee Rapp...Hot Movies for Summer
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June 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Glad for the 4-4 SCOTUS ruling that stopped Oklahoma from funding a religious school. But what happens when the next school reaches the Court, and their lawyer or advisor isn't a friend of Justice ACB?
May 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Glad for the 4-4 SCOTUS ruling that stopped Oklahoma from funding a religious school. But what happens when the next school reaches the Court, and their lawyer or advisor isn't a friend of Justice ACB?