March 5th, 2010
Last week the editor of Pink News publicly ‘outed’ herself as straight in the Guardian. ‘So what?’ some might sigh. Surely in this modern world of alleged equality, we gays should well know how sexuality is not a factor in how well someone can do a job? But if this is the case, asks Chloe Setter, how come so many people have got their pink knickers in a twist? (more…)
February 26th, 2010
Occasionally, and usually when I’ve been drinking, I like to tell people that I wasn’t born female; I’m trans, writes Ioana Poprowka. I don’t do it all that often, but the reaction is always the same: disbelief. As in “I never would have guessed!”
And you know what? I get a kick out of that. I like the fact that I’m under the radar. Unfortunately, this kind of steps on most of the points I’m about to make, but I’m just putting it out there for the sake of honesty. (more…)
February 12th, 2010
Most queer people have to come out as queer. Eva Sweeney, a self-defined ‘butch dyke with cerebral palsy’ has to come out four times. Here she explains why.
February 1st, 2010
The L Word is over, writes Siobhan McGuirk. Long gone. After subjecting loyal viewers to the most ridiculously convoluted and ill-fitting ending to a popular TV show since Dallas turned out to be a dream, it has no credibility to return with anyway. We know it’s time to move on, but where do we have to go? Box sets and memories can only last so long. (more…)
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…)
January 11th, 2010
For years it was unthinkable to be both Tory and gay. Even today to be a member of both the Conservative party and the LGBT community still causes raised eyebrows, especially for lesbians, who have been woefully underrepresented in the political world, writes Daniel Sperling. (more…)
January 4th, 2010
It’s no exaggeration to say that the past ten years has seen momentous changes for LGBT people in the UK, writes Milly Shaw. Cultural attitudes have improved vastly, and we have more legal protections than ever before. Of course there’s still a long way to go – casual discrimination is still sadly an everyday occurrence for many people, and homophobic murders still hit the headlines depressingly often.
But to remind us of how far we’ve come, we present to you (in reverse order) the 8 most important changes to the law for LGBT people in the UK from the past decade. (more…)
December 14th, 2009
It’s been a busy decade for lady loving ladies in that business we call show. We’ve come out of the closets and onto the small screen. But what were the highlights? Here, Kaite Welsh gives an entirely subjective view about her top 10 lesbian TV moments. (more…)
December 7th, 2009
Bad acting. Ridiculous plots. Terrible production. It’s no secret that lesbian-interest films are generally pretty awful. But does it always have to be this way? And are there any hidden classics that are actually worth watching? Film buff Siobhan McGuirk investigates… (more…)
November 23rd, 2009
Everyone has heard jokes that negatively stereotype lesbians, writes Eddie Acorn Edmondson. Lesbians move in on the first date. Lesbians are dungareed fashion disasters. Lesbians – despite being sport crazy - are overweight. Lesbians like nothing better than styling their hair like that ‘lady off of the horse racing’ (Claire Balding). And, my favourite: Lesbians hate men. (more…)
