Rosie Hayes
Rosie Hayes moved to London seven years ago after qualifying as a journalist in Brighton. She works in digital marketing and her passions in life include festivals, Dyson hand dryers, her wife and her cat (not necessarily in that order). She is the author of popular blog Not a Londoner http://notalondoner.com/
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The story of Jane and Jessica
Jane is 34 years old and lives in a London Borough called Leafbury with her 30-year-old partner Eric. She has four children from a previous relationship, aged 14, 12, 10 and 8, but they do not live with Jane and [...]
May 19, 2013
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Left-handed people should not be allowed to marry
Like about 90% of the population, I am right-handed. I don’t necessarily have a problem with left-handed people, in fact a friend of one of my very best friends is left-handed, I just don’t like the thought of what left-handed [...]
December 23, 2012
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Could you be a foster carer?
There is a shortage of foster carers in the UK, with The Telegraph reporting that 9,000 new foster homes are urgently needed. Fostering agencies are particularly keen to attract carers from the LGBT community as they represent a huge potential resource, yet are largely underrepresented [...]
November 23, 2012
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Heroes and villains of the election campaign
The queer world is on tenterhooks. The results of the US presidential election are imminent and soon we will know if voters have chosen Obama, supporter of equality and gay marriage, or Romney, the traditionalist who does not believe gays [...]
November 6, 2012
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Is Fifty Shades of Grey so bad it should be burned?
Last week Clare Philipson, a director of a women’s refuge, urged people to gather copies of controversial book Fifty Shades of Grey to be burned on a bonfire on 5th November. Clare is Director of Wearside Women in Need, a [...]
August 28, 2012
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Top 10 lesbian holiday destinations
Another penalty shootout exit, another torrential downpour… yet again, the UK is proving to be a rather miserable place to be this summer. If you’re feeling the pain then why not take yourself off to one of Lesbilicious’s top ten [...]
June 29, 2012
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The highs and lows of online dating
Sometimes I think whoever created my genetic makeup forgot to install the gaydar. I have always loved women since a monumental crush on Kylie (or ‘Charlene from Neighbours’) when I was eight years old, but my lack of gaydar meant [...]
June 7, 2012
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The Mrs versus Ms debate
With civil partnerships becoming increasingly common and fully fledged gay marriage close on the horizon, new precedents are being set for lesbians tying the knot. Will coupled lesbians choose the straight-sounding ‘Mrs’ as their title or opt for the more [...]
May 2, 2012
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Gay couples may soon be able to marry in a church, but will they want to?
Steady progress is being made towards equality for gay couples wishing to marry, but how many will take advantage of the new legislation?
April 20, 2012