Jordie Black
Jordie is a philosophy student, freelance photographer, and part time novelist; with a insatiable love for fine wines, and good food. Music, films, literature, and her dog are the keys to her heart.
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Blue Is The Warmest Colour wins Cannes Palme d’Or
The lesbian love story La Vie d’Adele – Chapitre 1 & 2 (Blue Is The Warmest Colour), was picked as winner from a group of 20 films. The festival, held in Cannes – South France – showcased 12 days of [...]
May 29, 2013
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9 first date dos and don’ts
So you’ve asked a girl on a date, or maybe she’s asked you, either way follow this simple guide so you don’t make common errors so many people seem to make. Do: Offer to pay if you suggest a location [...]
May 6, 2013
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AS ONE IN THE PARK.
This bank holiday Sunday 26th May, Orange Nation & Saturn Star presents London’s biggest gay gathering which is now a festival. Held in Victoria Park London, this looks like it’s going to be one of the biggest LGBT events this year. [...]
March 14, 2013
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Scotland’s singer-songwriter ‘Syren’ hopes this will be her year.
We spoke to Erin, an openly out lesbian singer-songwriter performing under the pseudonym “Syren”. Syren is primarily based in Scotland, but Erin is originally from Texas, USA. Syren’s award-winning successes include releasing a song in aid of Breast Cancer Care, U.K; [...]
February 22, 2013
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Girlfriend’s family survival guide
We all know how it goes: you find a brilliant girl and it’s all going well. You question, “What could go wrong? This is so perfect.” Then she reminds you that you’re yet to meet her family. Just your luck [...]
November 13, 2012
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What the Tory reshuffle means for women and the LGBT community
First spending cuts, and now female jobs cuts, all in a day’s work for a Tory Government. David Cameron’s new, reshuffled cabinet emerged earlier today, 4th September 2012, and the changes that occurred caused a stir amongst anti-conservatives and the [...]
September 4, 2012
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Black Swan’s lesbian scene pirouettes into the complaints box
‘Black Swan’, the tale of a young ballet dancer who loses her mind, was the most complained-about film of 2011, due to its lesbian sex scene. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky, has received complaints after viewers found the homosexual [...]
July 17, 2012
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Pride Guide
This summer make sure you get down to at least one of the LGBT pride events in your area, or even somewhere further afield. This guide gives you all the tips needed to ensure your pride is as successful as [...]
June 10, 2012
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Conversion therapy ban?
It seems there could be a breakthrough in the stigma against homosexuality, as the state of California may be the first to ban the therapy which aims to “convert” non heterosexual teens. The therapy, which is sometimes known as reparative, or reorientation [...]
May 15, 2012
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5 things no lesbian ever wants to hear
We’ve all had them. A well-meaning straight person finds out you’re a lesbian, and feels it necessary to offer ‘advice’ or ‘compliments’. And to make it worse, they always think they’re the first person to ever think to say it. So here are the top 5 things no lesbian ever wants to hear:
May 4, 2012