Diana Cage (born July 16, 1979) is an American author, editor, radio personality, and academic whose work focuses on sexuality, dating, intimacy, and queer culture. She is author and editor of eight books on sex and relationships, including the Lambda Literary Award–winning Lesbian Sex Bible, and served as editor of several influential lesbian publications of the 2000s, including On Our Backs, Velvetpark, and GO magazine. From 2006 to 2009 she hosted The Diana Cage Show on SiriusXM, an advice and call-in show focused on lesbian sex, dating, and queer life.
Career Cage began writing about sex and culture while interning at the San Francisco-based magazine Future Sex. In 2000 she joined On Our Backs, the long-running lesbian erotica magazine founded in 1984, and served as its editor until 2005. Under her editorship, the magazine expanded its representation of lesbian sex and sexual identity.
Heather Findlay, publisher of both On Our Backs and Girlfriends (magazine), praised Cage's "lack of self censorship" as an editor, saying, "[Cage] is not uptight about all forms of lesbian sexual expression. She really has no prejudgments about alternative sexuality." Cage has likewise been praised as an "unapologetic pioneer" in the evolution of progressive, sex-positive lesbian culture.
After leaving On Our Backs, Cage continued working in queer media as editor of Velvetpark and GO. She has also been a regular columnist for Girlfriends, Kitchen Sink, Shewired, Quartz, Frontiers, Good Vibes, Ourchart, and Velvetpark. In 2008 she was named one of GO Magazine's "100 Women We Love."
The Publishing Triangle named the On Our Backs Guide to Lesbian Sex one of the Most Notable Books of 2004.
From 2006 to 2009 Cage was host of The Diana Cage Show on SiriusXM The show was celebrated for Cage's bombastic monologues, incisive commentary on current events, and unflinching advice on love and sex.
Radio and Television Cage was formerly host of The Diana Cage Show on SiriusXM, an advice and culture program covering sex, dating, and current events. The show was noted for Cage's monologues, commentary, and frank advice on love and sex. She was a recurring guest on The Derek and Romaine Show on SiriusXM and appeared as a series regular on Here TV, the LGBT cable network.
Cage was a featured commentator on Here TV's Lesbian Sex and Sexuality and a regular guest on Here with Josh and Sara. She has appeared as a featured commentator or guest on Logo, Sex TV (Canada), Canal Jimmy (Italy), and Huffington Post Live.
Books Cage's The Lesbian Sex Bible: The New Guide to Sexual Love for Same-Sex Couples (Quiver/Hachette, 2014) won a 2015 Lambda Literary Award.
Her 2012 book Mind-Blowing Sex: A Woman's Guide (Seal Press) traces the history of female sexual oppression and liberation as a frame for sexual self-knowledge.
Earlier titles include Girl Meets Girl: A Dating Survival Guide (2009), Threeways: Fulfill Your Ultimate Fantasy (2006), the IPPY Award–nominated Box Lunch: A Layperson's Guide to Cunnilingus (2004), and The On Our Backs Guide to Lesbian Sex (2004). She edited the anthologies On Our Backs: The Best Erotic Fiction (2004) and Bottoms Up: Writing About Sex (Soft Skull Press, 2004).
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TV/radio/video Huffington Post Live, What Does it Mean to Identify as Queer, June 28, 2013 Huffington Post Live, Decoding the Lesbian Mystique, June 24, 2013 SiriusXM, recurring guest, The Derek and Romaine Show, 2004–2012 SiriusXM, host, The Diana Cage Show, 2007–2009 LOGO, featured commenter, CBS News on Logo, 2008 Canal Jimmy (Italy), featured commenter, The L Word promo, 2007 Here!, interview, Girls on Girls, September 2008 Here!, interview, Here with Josh and Sara, August 2008 Here!, featured commenter, Lesbian Sex and Sexuality Seasons 1 and 2, 2006, 2008 SiriusXM, interview, The Michaelangelo Signorile Show, 2007 Blowfish, producer and host, The Radio Blowfish Variety Show, 2005–2006 Sex TV (Canada), featured commenter, Lesbian Erotica, 2002
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