A recruitment guide of the most LGBT-friendly businesses in Britain has been distributed to schools and universities across the UK by Stonewall. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. I have been dating different women for ages and had almost given up hope of finding someone who I felt I could have something special with. Then I met the most gorgeous girl ever who I have been seeing for a few months…
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Comedy programme Little Britain actually promotes homophobia, sexism and racism instead of satirising them, claims a researcher from the London School of Economics (LSE). (more…)

Comedy programme Little Britain actually promotes homophobia, sexism and racism instead of satirising them, claims a researcher from the London School of Economics (LSE). (more…)

The Trans Youth Network is planning a demonstration and rally outside the Stonewall Awards on Thursday 6 November to protest against Stonewall’s nomination of Julie Bindel for Journalist of the Year. (more…)

The Trans Youth Network is planning a demonstration and rally outside the Stonewall Awards on Thursday 6 November to protest against Stonewall’s nomination of Julie Bindel for Journalist of the Year. (more…)

Funding has been secured for England’s largest-ever survey of the drug and alcohol use in LGB communities. (more…)

Homophobic hate crime increased by 6% in the USA, according to official FBI statistics. (more…)

Scientists have found “a significant genetic link’ between male-to-female transsexualism and a gene involved in testosterone action. (more…)

Malaysian clerics have announced a fatwa banning women in Malaysia from wearing men’s clothes, having masculine haircuts, engaging in same-sex practices and any other ‘unfeminine’ behaviour. (more…)

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…)

Sarah Water’s newest novel will be a ghost story set in the 1940s. (more…)

The 8 Against 8 campaign has reached its target, raising $8,098.88 in just three days. (more…)

The 8 Against 8 campaign has reached its target, raising $8,098.88 in just three days. (more…)

Lesbians will now have better access to IVF treatment in the UK, as last night the House of Commons voted by 355 to 129 to pass the new Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill. (more…)

England’s women’s football coach Hope Powell and England and Arsenal captain Faye White have launched a new project to increase the number of female football coaches. (more…)

England’s women’s football coach Hope Powell and England and Arsenal captain Faye White have launched a new project to increase the number of female football coaches. (more…)

Reports of homophobic hate crime has tripled in Scotland, according to Scottish newspaper the Daily Record. (more…)

8 prominent lesbian bloggers are trying to raise $8,000 in 8 days to fight Proposition 8, the bill which could make gay marriage illegal once again in California. (more…)

8 prominent lesbian bloggers are trying to raise $8,000 in 8 days to fight Proposition 8, the bill which could make gay marriage illegal once again in California. (more…)

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…)

In 2006, Canada’s second most famous indie lesbian band broke up. It was a big surprise – The Organ had finally been noticed by the press, they had released a couple of well-received singles and by all accounts were on the verge of being The Next Big Thing. Then they broke up, with no explanation. Now, 2 years later, singer Katie Sketch has finally explained what happened. (more…)

In 2006, Canada’s second most famous indie lesbian band broke up. It was a big surprise – The Organ had finally been noticed by the press, they had released a couple of well-received singles and by all accounts were on the verge of being The Next Big Thing. Then they broke up, with no explanation. Now, 2 years later, singer Katie Sketch has finally explained what happened. (more…)

Homophobia in football could be a thing of the past with the launch of a new Football Association campaign against homophobia and other bigotry on the pitch and on the terraces. (more…)

Homophobia in football could be a thing of the past with the launch of a new Football Association campaign against homophobia and other bigotry on the pitch and on the terraces. (more…)

The UK’s first ever gay museum is set to open in 3 years’ time.

Proud Heritage will display objects that help tell the story of gay history, such the door to Oscar Wilde’s jail cell and a hand-embroidered Gay Love jumpsuit worn by artist Alan Wakeman in the 1972 Pride March. (more…)

Pressure is growing in India to decriminalise homosexuality. Section 377, the law which criminalises homosexual activity, is currently being challenged at the Delhi High Court. (more…)

A new LGBT toolkit for schools in Scotland will be launched in November 2008. The toolkit, developed by LGBT Youth Scotland, is a response to recent research which found that 70% of LGBT young people in Scotland don’t feel safe in school and have experienced homophobic bullying. (more…)

A new LGBT toolkit for schools in Scotland will be launched in November 2008. The toolkit, developed by LGBT Youth Scotland, is a response to recent research which found that 70% of LGBT young people in Scotland don’t feel safe in school and have experienced homophobic bullying. (more…)

Portugal’s parliament has rejected proposals to allow same-sex marriages. (more…)

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…)

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…)

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…)

Connecticut has become the third US state to legalise gay marriage. (more…)

Tomorrow (Saturday 11 October) is International Coming Out Day. If you’re used to living openly as a bisexual or lesbian woman it’s easy to forget what it was like to be in the closet: (more…)

Lesbians in Victoria, Australia are one step closer to greater access to fertility treatment. The Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) bill would grant single and lesbian women access to reproductive treatment, including IVF, and give gay partners and parents of surrogate children greater parenting rights. (more…)

A media campaign to stop people using the word ‘gay’ as an insult has been launched in the USA. It follows the news that 74% of middle and high school students regularly hear homophobic insults such as ‘faggot’ or ‘dyke’ at school. (more…)

The largest ever survey of LGBT students in the USA has revealed that the majority regularly experience harassment as a result of their sexuality. (more…)

What can you do in 3 minutes? Earn 29p working in McDonalds. Make a cup of tea. Watch 0.54% of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. How about win a £20 Amazon voucher? (more…)

A Church of England clergyman who wrote that gay men should be tattooed with health warnings has apologised. (more…)

A Church of England clergyman who wrote that gay men should be tattooed with health warnings has apologised. (more…)

Months of debate between gay rights campaigners and the Catholic Church over whether or not the remains of a 19th century Cardinal should be dug up have been resolved by nature. Cardinal Newman’s body has entirely decomposed, leaving no trace. (more…)

Brighton & Hove is the most popular place in the UK for civil partnerships, according to official figures. (more…)

Is it respectful or patronising to stay in the closet for the sake of the elderly? 20-something Faith Bosworth gives her opinion… (more…)

Writer, playwright and actor Stella Duffy is performing an intimate fundraising event for Stonewall on Friday 10 October 2008. (more…)

A postcode map of Britain has been created which reveals where lesbians in the UK live.

Alongside predictable locations such as London, Birmingham and Manchester are a few surprises: small towns Chelmsford in Essex, Redhill in Surrey and Gloucester are all within the top 10 UK lesbian hotspots. (more…)

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…)

Melissa Etheridge and girlfriend Tammy Lynn Michaels are planning to marry.

When asked on celebrity television show “Extra” if the couple had plans to marry, Etheridge said “Yes, we have four children and we’re trying to find the right time.” (more…)

There’s a guilty secret in the lesbian community. Tell your friends or lovers and you’ll risk being ridiculed, disbelieved and shunned. But sometimes, just sometimes, you’ll get the same confession back, a whispered admission of the lust that dare not speak its name.

So no more secrets, no more shame. It’s time to face the issue of why lesbians love gay man porn. (more…)