November 19th, 2008
What does your queer London look like? Untold London is running a writing competition to uncover some of the untold stories of queer life in London. Entries can be stories, poems or non-fiction writing such as essays or comment. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art |
November 11th, 2008
Nicole Kidman is set to produce and star in a new film about the story of the first person in the world to undergo sex reassignment surgery. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art, Tv & Film |
October 27th, 2008
The I Heart Brooklyn Girls girls have launched their third annual pin-up calendar.
The 2009 calendar is a queer take on pin-ups from the 1940s and 50s, with 12 ladies posing in vintage garments, lingerie and swimwear. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art, Sex & Relationships |
October 24th, 2008
Sarah Water’s newest novel will be a ghost story set in the 1940s. (more…)
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October 20th, 2008
US actress and writer Guinevere Turner has cancelled her appearance at the York Lesbian Arts Festival, just days before the festival is due to start. (more…)
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October 14th, 2008
In less than 2 weeks, thousands of queer women will descend on the unsuspecting town of York. Well, maybe not unsuspecting - the York Lesbian Arts Festival (YLAF) has been running for a number of years.
Such lesbian literary icons as Sarah Waters, Rhona Cameron and Sandi Toksvig have all graced the festival in the past, but who’s at this year’s YLAF, and why should you attend? (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art |
October 13th, 2008
Last month, Milly Shaw reviewed a book that has had a lot of attention since its summer release: Femmes of Power: Exploding Queer Femininities by Ulrika Dahl and Del LaGrace Volcano. It’s generated mixed reviews, a host of debates, and a series of events across the UK and Sweden. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art, Exclusives |
October 3rd, 2008
Writer, playwright and actor Stella Duffy is performing an intimate fundraising event for Stonewall on Friday 10 October 2008. (more…)
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October 2nd, 2008
Russell T Davies, the writer of Dr Who, Torchwood and Queer as Folk, is supporting the world’s biggest gay and lesbian short film festival. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art, Tv & Film |
September 29th, 2008
There’s more to lesbian music than guitars - Bianca Camminga introduces some of the top dogs in lesbian hip hop. (more…)
Posted in: Books & Art, Community, Exclusives, Music |