"It is true that I only want to show off to women. Women alone stir my imagination." For me, this quote by Virginia Woolf sums up what I think of when I think of her. Woolf is responsible for igniting the imagination of generations of lesbians, as well as generations of people who loved and continue to love and be inspired by her writing (see Michael Cunningham). 
I looked around and couldn't really find a place on the web that I felt embodied her work & life - the Virginia Woolf Society in England is very informative but a bit dry and formal. If you're so inclined, I think Wiki has the best information. They also have my favorite portrait of V.W. by Roger Fry.
A list of some of her work that you should know: The Voyage Out, Night and Day, Between the Acts, Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando. The latter, Orlando, was made into a wondrous film by Sally Potter with the luminous Tilda Swinton, and in a lovely, late-life role, Quentin Crisp as Elizabeth I.
This post has enough homo-centricity to keep you occupied for quite a while, so if you're between the acts Mrs. Dalloway, get to the lighthouse and seek out Orlando. And on the way send a very homo-centric 'Happy Birthday' to Virginia Woolf.
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