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The search is on for information about the colourful – and often clandestine – history of Newcastle upon Tyne’s gay scene. (more…)

Oscar-winning actress Vivien Leigh was an adulterous bisexual, according to claims in a new biography about the British star. (more…)

Lesbilicious’ very own Kaite Welsh was on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour this morning, discussing the word ‘dyke’ following the Clare Balding / AA Gil dyke on a bike issue. Click to listen to the ‘dyke’ section on the Radio 4 website.

This weekend (24 / 25 July 2010) is the first ever ‘Festival of GB’, a queer arts festival for the North East. (more…)

“I hate labels. I’ve worked for 25 years to rip labels off. Once you’ve slapped a label on something you no longer have to look behind it and make your own mind up.”

Author Jeanette Winterson recently gave an interview to The Guardian in which she argued against being labelled a “lesbian author”.

But is “lesbian author” still a useful and valid description for readers, asks Lorraine Douglas. Is “gay/lesbian” a valid means of categorising writing?
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This week’s heroine is: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)

Also known as: Magalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderon (her birth name) or Frida Kahlo de Rivera (after she married, divorced then remarried the Mexican painter Diego Rivera).

Not to be confused with Salma Hayek, who played Kahlo in the 2003 movie Frida. (more…)

This week’s heroine is: Getrude Stein (1874-1946)

Also known as: the author of Tender Buttons, an influential art collector, and mentor to Ernest Hemingway (more…)

This week’s heroine is: Marlene Dietrich (1901 – 1992)

Also known as: Blonde Venus, The Scarlet Empress (both titles of films she starred in) and Lola-Lola, her character’s name in her breakthrough role in 1930 cabaret cult classic, The Blue Angel. (more…)

Tonight (Monday 31 May 2010) the BBC airs The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, a period drama  based on the fastidiously-detailed diaries of an 18th century gentlewoman. Here Kaite Welsh gives the lowdown on what to expect from the scandalous Miss Lister. (more…)

This week’s heroine is: Josephine Baker (1906 – 1975)

Also known as: The ‘Creole Goddess,’ ‘Black Pearl’ and ‘Bronze Venus.’ (more…)