Books & Art

Angelina Jolie to play Kay Scarpetta

Angelina Jolie photo by Remy Steinegger March 6th, 2010

Angelina Jolie has been confirmed as the actress who will play Kay Scarpetta in a film version of lesbian novelist Patricia Cornwell’s best-known character. (more…)

Lesbilicious Comedy: 25 March 2010

February 16th, 2010

Attention North East ladies: Lesbilicious Comedy is back!

Starring at Lesbilicious Comedy on Thursday 25 March 2010 will be Zoe Lyons, Ruth Cockburn, Shelagh Martin and Maureen Younger. (more…)

UK’s only gay bookstore hit by rent rise

Gay's The Word, Camden February 12th, 2010

Gay’s The Word, the UK’s only LGBT bookshop, has been hit with a 25% hike in its rent. (more…)

Pope condemns UK’s gay equality laws

Pope Benedict XVI February 2nd, 2010

The Pope has criticised British equality legislation on gay rights claiming that it contradicts “natural law”. (more…)

Gay cartoons to exhibit in London

Drawn Out & Painted Pink - an upcoming exhibition of gay cartoons. January 28th, 2010

A series of cartoons documenting gay life from the 1970s to the present day will go on exhibition next week.

Drawn Out & Painted Pink, a retrospective on the work of cartoonists Kate Charlesworth and David Shenton, documents gay cultural history including Section 28, civil partnerships and HIV/AIDS. (more…)

Life after Le Tigre - interview with MEN

MEN January 25th, 2010

MEN (the New York production, DJing and remix team turned art pertformance collective fronted by Le Tigre’s JD Samson) spoke exclusively to Lesbilicious about Dizzee Rascal, queer babies and beating The Gossip at bowling. (more…)

Ex-Le Tigre band MEN touring UK

MEN January 14th, 2010

New York band and art/performance collective MEN are playing three rare gigs in the UK this week. (more…)

Lesbians honoured in New Year’s list

January 5th, 2010

Two high-profile lesbians have been given honours in this year’s New Year Honour’s List.

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Lesbian author Sarah Waters to firewalk for feminism

Novelist Sarah Waters December 23rd, 2009

Tipping the Velvet novelist Sarah Waters has pledged to walk over hot coals for feminist campaign group The Fawcett Society. (more…)

Lesbian fiction “obscene”, says Turkish government

Istanbul December 22nd, 2009

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey has launched an investigation into a work of lesbian fiction, calling female same-sex relationships “obscene.” (more…)

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