A lesbian couple outed in a bizarre estate agent advert have won £5000 in compensation. (more…)

Here’s the round-up of all the Prides taking place across the UK in August. And crikey there are a lot of them.

As ever, if we’ve missed any out do let us know! (more…)

Women athletes who might secretly be men (or, as the Times Online charmingly phrases it, “suspicious-looking” woman athletes) will be forced to take a sex test in the Beijing Olympic Games, reports Milly Shaw. (more…)

Women athletes who might secretly be men (or, as the Times Online charmingly phrases it, “suspicious-looking” woman athletes) will be forced to take a sex test in the Beijing Olympic Games, reports Milly Shaw. (more…)

More than 12,000 people have signed a petition asking for the Prime Minister to reprimand a Northern Ireland MP who believes homosexuality is worse than child sex abuse. (more…)

People with HIV are living longer and have a lower likelihood of dying of the disease than ever before, according to new research. (more…)

Mars Inc has decided not to show a new Snickers TV advert widely criticised for being homophobic. (more…)

Author Josie Henley-Einion will be reading from her new book, Silence, at Waterstone’s in Cardiff on Saturday 26 July, at 6:30pm. Silence is Waterstone’s new Welsh book of the month. (more…)

Author Josie Henley-Einion will be reading from her new book, Silence, at Waterstone’s in Cardiff on Saturday 26 July, at 6:30pm. Silence is Waterstone’s new Welsh book of the month. (more…)

There’s more to being a lesbian than sex, and there’s more to sex than vaginas. However, what self-respecting lesbian/bi lady could resist 3 foods, 2 soft furnishings and a mode of transport shaped liked vaginas? Not you, that’s for sure! (more…)

The other week is was Heinz pandering to homophobes and pulling a mildly gay advert for mayonnaise, this week it’s Snickers’ turn to tell gay people they’re worthless.

Snickers have a new advert in which an effeminate speedwalking man is harassed by Mr T, who shoots at him with Snickers bars fired from a tank-mounted machine gun and shouts ‘run like a real man’ and ‘get some nuts’.

Watch the advert here: (more…)

The other week is was Heinz pandering to homophobes and pulling a mildly gay advert for mayonnaise, this week it’s Snickers’ turn to tell gay people they’re worthless.

Snickers have a new advert in which an effeminate speedwalking man is harassed by Mr T, who shoots at him with Snickers bars fired from a tank-mounted machine gun and shouts ‘run like a real man’ and ‘get some nuts’.

Watch the advert here: (more…)

Three residents of the Greek island Lesbos has lost their case to ban gay women from using the word ‘lesbian’. (more…)

Season 6 might be the end of The L Word, but, producers Showtime have revealed that there will be a spin-off show starring one of The L Word characters. (more…)

Religious people tend to hold far more moderate views on homosexuality that is commonly assumed, reveals new research from the University of Leeds. (more…)

So after months of airplay in the USA, Katy Perry’s ‘I kissed a girl’ has finally reached the UK mainstream! Ladies, set your hearts to ‘flutter’ and/or your stomachs to ‘puke’ and get set for some seriously catchy bicurious pop: (more…)

So after months of airplay in the USA, Katy Perry’s ‘I kissed a girl’ has finally reached the UK mainstream! Ladies, set your hearts to ‘flutter’ and/or your stomachs to ‘puke’ and get set for some seriously catchy bicurious pop: (more…)

In a hilarious twist on the ‘South Carolina is so gay‘ story, the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement has decided to raise the $5000 needed to pay the debt the state owes a London marketing company. (more…)

In a hilarious twist on the ‘South Carolina is so gay‘ story, the South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement has decided to raise the $5000 needed to pay the debt the state owes a London marketing company. (more…)

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson’s relationship is finally out in the open, with Samantha uploading a picture of the pair kissing on her Myspace (along with a pre-emptive comment ‘calm down’). (more…)

Posters in London’s Tube network proclaiming ‘South Carolina is so gay’ have infuriated politicians in the conservative US state. (more…)

Posters in London’s Tube network proclaiming ‘South Carolina is so gay’ have infuriated politicians in the conservative US state. (more…)

Eight years ago the British army sacked soldiers for being gay; now the army has joined the navy and airforce to actively promote gay rights. (more…)

London’s most famous lesbian bar no longer has a permanent home.

Candy Bar’s Carlisle Street premises are reportedly ‘no longer suitable’ and the club has been forced to take up temporary residence at a number of gay-friendly venues around London for the near future.

Details of Candy Bar’snew venues can be found on myspace.com/candygirlsontour

An orthodox Christian registrar who refused to carry out same-sex civil partnerships has won a legal battle against her employer, Islington Council. (more…)

An orthodox Christian registrar who refused to carry out same-sex civil partnerships has won a legal battle against her employer, Islington Council. (more…)

Can you access Lesbilicious at work?

If lesbian and gay websites are blocked at your work, your employer could be breaking the law, reports the Pink Paper. (more…)

Dear Sappho. I have recently got back with my ex. I have always been in love with her and I am so happy we are back together. However, while we have been split she has been seeing someone else which I really wish she hadn’t done. I don’t want this to change things but I just can’t help feeling hurt, angry and confused. What should I do? Beth, 24, Swindon
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Is sex the difference between a friend and a lover? Is anyone capable of an open relationship? Do people run to polyamory to avoid relationship problems?

Tristan Taormino – author, editor, sex educator and adult film director – took time out from the tour for her new book Opening Up: a Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships to answer some questions for Lesbilicious. (more…)

Is sex the difference between a friend and a lover? Is anyone capable of an open relationship? Do people run to polyamory to avoid relationship problems?

Tristan Taormino – author, editor, sex educator and adult film director – took time out from the tour for her new book Opening Up: a Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships to answer some questions for Lesbilicious. (more…)

Tank Girl, the ultimate punk dyke pin-up, is back in a graphic form for the first time in 12 years.

British comic Megazine will be featuring the anarchic anti-heroine from mid August 2008. The new story will be called ‘Skid Marks’ and it will be created by Alan Martin and Rufus Dayglo.

Felice Newman, author of The Whole Lesbian Sex Book, is looking for lesbian, bisexual and queer women couples to fill in a questionnaire about their sex lives.

The questionnaire is anonymous and confidential, and will help Newman research a new book which will offer explicit information, advice, and support for queer women.

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Here’s a quick reminder that the Water Lilies competition ends tomorrow (Thursday 10 July 2008) at midnight London time.

Set in the competitive world of synchronised swimming, Water Lilies is a beautiful and brilliant portrait of female adolescence and same-sex desire.

We have three DVDs to give away. Enter the competition now if you haven’t done so already!

The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, is the first major political party leader to back a national anti-homophobia strategy. (more…)

What is it with The Guardian newspaper and trans-bashing? A few weeks ago they used a transgender woman as a comical freakshow in the Work section, and this week one of the regular columists is disgusted by Thomas Beatie. (more…)

Thomas Beatie, the pregnant man that hit the headlines around the world a few months ago, has given birth to a baby girl. It was a natural birth, and both father and daughter are said to be healthy and doing well. (more…)

A gorgeous portrayal of French teenage lesbian longing – Stone Franks reviews Water Lilies. (more…)

Dear Sappho. I broke up with my partner a couple of months ago. It was a bad break up and we both got really hurt by it. I know that we would never be able to have a healthy relationship again. However, we are still having sex. It is really amazing – better than ever in fact. Something about this just feels wrong though. What should I do? Jane, 31, Manchester
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The critically acclaimed movie Water Lilies is released on DVD on July 7… and we have 3 copies of the DVD to give away!

Set in the competitive world of synchronised swimming, Water Lilies is a beautiful and brilliant portrait of female adolescence and same-sex desire.

Marie, Anne and Floriane are all 15, and their paths cross in the corridors at the local Paris swimming pool. Love and the violence of desire erupts for the first time, bringing them together and tearing them apart.

Enter the competition here. 3 entries will be chosen at random when the competition ends on Thursday 10 July 2008.

The critically acclaimed movie Water Lilies is released on DVD on July 7… and we have 3 copies of the DVD to give away!

Set in the competitive world of synchronised swimming, Water Lilies is a beautiful and brilliant portrait of female adolescence and same-sex desire.

Marie, Anne and Floriane are all 15, and their paths cross in the corridors at the local Paris swimming pool. Love and the violence of desire erupts for the first time, bringing them together and tearing them apart.

Enter the competition here. 3 entries will be chosen at random when the competition ends on Thursday 10 July 2008.

LGB people who are open about their sexuality at work – and supported by colleagues – are more productive, according to research announced today by Secretary of State for Business, John Hutton. (more…)

Attention ladies in Newcastle (or surrounding area): we need 2 lovely volunteers to help us out at Northern Pride on Saturday July 12th. (more…)

Our month-by-month look at the Prides taking place in the UK continues. June is over, so here is the July set. If we’ve missed any out feel free to tell us via a comment! (more…)

Women make up only 15% of the armed forces in the USA, but they account for nearly half of the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharges, according to research from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN). (more…)

Women make up only 15% of the armed forces in the USA, but they account for nearly half of the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ discharges, according to research from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN). (more…)

On Facebook? Of course you are. How else would you get the gossip on who’s snogging who, efficiently stalk your ex or tell everyone you’re hungry/bored/’ready 4da weekend already LOL’?

So let’s be friends. You like us, we like you, girl it’d be crazy not to. We’ve cunningly set up a profile for Les Bilicious you can befriend, and we’ve also got a Facebook page set up if you want to take it further. Oo-er.

If you do add us, be sure to drop by on the wall to say hi! By the way if Myspace is more you’re thing we’re there too of course: myspace.com/lesbilicous_magazine.

A play created from the real-life experiences of lesbians in the North East of England is touring this summer. (more…)

A play created from the real-life experiences of lesbians in the North East of England is touring this summer. (more…)