The Rugby Football League (RFL) has become the first national governing body of a sport to sign up to Stonewall’s anti-homophobia campaign. (more…)

A soldier who who received £186,000 compensation after suffering sexual harassment has been the victim of further sexism and homophobia in the press. (more…)

The Australian Health Minister has sacked one of the Australian Government’s new men’s health ambassadors for publishing homophobic comments. (more…)

A special parliamentary committee has been set up to identify ways to make the House of Commons more representative of minority groups. (more…)

Gay and lesbian couples in Australia will soon have access to many of the same rights and services as straight couples who live together.

Around 100 laws related to family, health and taxation have been amended by the Senate to include same-sex relationships. (more…)

US lesbian magazine Curve has announced it has laid off a number of staff in order to cut costs. (more…)

Doctors in Ireland are being reminded not to assume that their patients are heterosexual.

A book of guidelines for doctors on the care of LGB patients has been launched by the Irish College of General Practitioners. (more…)

Ourchart.com, the social networking site launched by The L Word producers, has shut down all editorial content on the site and all editorial staff have been dismissed with immediate effect. (more…)

There’s an old joke that goes: if homosexuality is a disease, let’s all call in queer to work: “Sorry, can’t work today, still queer.” But now in a strange case of life imitating art, some American workers really are planning to call in gay to work. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. I am bi but have only ever slept with one woman when I was 16. I have been with guys ever since. I have started to really really like a woman and I think she likes me too… (more…)

Students at a university in Canada who make offensive remarks in public may now be officially challenged about their actions. (more…)

Students at a university in Canada who make offensive remarks in public may now be officially challenged about their actions. (more…)

A  dating service set up by an evangelical Christian is to offer a service for gay people to avoid prosecution. (more…)

Today (20 November) is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Transgender Day of Rembrance is an annual memorial to the people who are killed because of transphobia. In the last 12 months 29 trans people have been murdered.

Vigils are taking place across the world to mark the day. The following events are taking place in the UK: (more…)

What does your queer London look like? Untold London is running a writing competition to uncover some of the untold stories of queer life in London. Entries can be stories, poems or non-fiction writing such as essays or comment. (more…)

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new Lesbilicious Events Calendar.

The Events Calendar is a listing of events taking place across the UK which will be of interest to lesbian and bisexual women. (more…)

The Metropolitan Police are facing criticism from gay rights groups by allowing homophobic dancehall singer Bounty Killer to play a concert in London. (more…)

Thousands of people across the world this weekend protested against California’s Proposition 8 ruling, which took away gay people’s right to marry in the state. One of the largest rallies was in San Francisco, where police estimate that 8,000 people turned out to protest. (more…)

Laura Fares, aka Sam Sparro’s drummer, is the electro-dance scene’s best kept secret. We caught up with her for a quick chat about drumming, producing and getting chatted up by every girl in town. (more…)

Laura Fares, aka Sam Sparro’s drummer, is the electro-dance scene’s best kept secret. We caught up with her for a quick chat about drumming, producing and getting chatted up by every girl in town. (more…)

A London university today (14 November 2008) launches a specialist  ‘Pink Law’ Legal Advice Centre which will offer free and impartial advice on LGBT-specific issues such as employment discrimination, civil partnerships and cohabitation. (more…)

“Dear Sappho, my girlfriend really wants us to get a civil partnership. I’m happy being with her but I don’t want to get ‘married’ and conform to a heterosexual institution that has got nothing to do with our relationship.

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More than one in three people believe that gay couples should not be allowed to adopt children, according to a survey of 1000 adults released by children’s charity, Action for Children. (more…)

Tennis star Martina Navratilova will be amongst the contestants of this year’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (more…)

Independent lifestyle clothing company Pretty Pink Pearl is offering Lesbilicious readers the chance to win one of three fantastic prizes.

Two winners will receive a tshirt each, and one winner will receive a hat and bag.

Click here to enter the competition

Closing date for entries: Monday 24 November 2008. (more…)

Three streets in Liverpool’s gay quarter are to be closed to traffic in the evenings. (more…)

Three streets in Liverpool’s gay quarter are to be closed to traffic in the evenings. (more…)

The Swedish Prime Minister has announced that gay people in the country may be able to legally marry in church by 2009. (more…)

Nicole Kidman is set to produce and star in a new film about the story of the first person in the world to undergo sex reassignment surgery. (more…)

Nicole Kidman is set to produce and star in a new film about the story of the first person in the world to undergo sex reassignment surgery. (more…)

Julie Bindel, the centre of the recent Trans protests against Stonewall, this weekend published her response to the protests, and in doing so has managed to offend not only the trans community but practically everyone who does not identify as exclusively heterosexual. (more…)

Melissa Etheridge has publicly attacked California’s ruling for Prop 8, and threatened to withhold thousands of dollars worth of taxes because she no longer feels like a full citizen. (more…)

Melissa Etheridge has publicly attacked California’s ruling for Prop 8, and threatened to withhold thousands of dollars worth of taxes because she no longer feels like a full citizen. (more…)

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that it has paid £4 million in compensation to 65 former service personnel who were kicked out of the armed forces because of their homosexuality. The average payout was £61,500. (more…)

Sue Perkins and Sandi Toksvig were amongst the winners at last night’s Stonewall Awards, but the event threatened to be overshadowed by protesters gathered at the red carpet entrance to protest Stonewall’s nomination of Julie Bindel for Journalist of the Year.

150 people gathered at the entrance to picket the awards, chanting and waving banners against Stonewall’s perceived transphobia. A much smaller group of around 10 people protested to support Bindel. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. I have been seeing this girl for a few months. From the beginning it has been all about the sex – which is great! Now though, I am being put off by the fact that she is really quite selfish… (more…)

A reggae singer has been banned from playing a gig in Switzerland after he broke an agreement not to perform homophobic songs. (more…)

With all votes now counted, it is no longer possible for a gay couple to be legally wed in California. 52.5% of voters supported Proposition 8, which stated that ‘only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.’ (more…)

You have just 7 days left to tell us what you think about Lesbilicious and be in with a chance to win a £20 Amazon voucher. (more…)

Many LGBT people in the USA will be celebrating last night’s victory for Barack Obama in the Presidential elections, but the victory has been soured for some by anti-gay voting in Arizona, Arkansas and California. (more…)

Gay and bisexual women think their gender creates a greater barrier to success at work than their sexual orientation, according to research by Stonewall. (more…)

An appeal which would allow gay men in Scotland to give blood has been rejected. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) told the Scottish Parliament petitions committee that the number of gay men with HIV is rising, and banning all gay men from donating was therefore the only safe option. (more…)

Queen Sofia of Spain has sparked anger and dismay in Spanish gay rights groups with a series of comments about homosexuality. (more…)

Erin Mckeown is a supremely talented singer-songwriter and a cult favourite on the queer folk scene (despite not being folk).

We caught up with Erin before her performance as the headline act of the York Lesbian Arts Festival 08 and chatted about pie, politics, and how baseball could cure America of homophobia…

Interview by Georgia Rooney and Milly Shaw. Words by Milly Shaw.

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Erin Mckeown is a supremely talented singer-songwriter and a cult favourite on the queer folk scene (despite not being folk).

We caught up with Erin before her performance as the headline act of the York Lesbian Arts Festival 08 and chatted about pie, politics, and how baseball could cure America of homophobia…

Interview by Georgia Rooney and Milly Shaw. Words by Milly Shaw.

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If there’s one thing that lesbians stereotypically love, it’s cats. And what’s the best bit of a cat? The belly. And what do cats hate you touching? The belly. But there’s a secret trick to rubbing a cat belly without turning your bundle of fluff in a bundle of pain. Find out how on KittyBellys.com

If there’s one thing that lesbians stereotypically love, it’s cats. And what’s the best bit of a cat? The belly. And what do cats hate you touching? The belly. But there’s a secret trick to rubbing a cat belly without turning your bundle of fluff in a bundle of pain. Find out how on KittyBellys.com