Lesbilicious is taking a short break over Christmas, with normal service resuming on Monday 5 Jan 2009.

Have a great Christmas/New Year/non-religious holiday!

Bad-tempered crowds, incessant ho-ho-ho-ing, cabin-fever with family you hate. If you’re struggling for survival this Christmas, Faith Bosworth has some tips to help you through… (more…)

You have 10 days left to enter the Lesbilicious End of Year Poll. Tell us who were to winners and losers of 2008, and we’ll publish the results in early 2009.

Don’t forget that as a thank you to everyone who enters, we’ve teamed up with lesbian tshirt designers Little Ms Tees and three randomly-selected entries will each win a hoody, tshirt or mug.

The closing date for this poll is noon GMT Friday 2 January 2009.

Click here to take part in the Lesbilicious End of Year Poll

You have 10 days left to enter the Lesbilicious End of Year Poll. Tell us who were to winners and losers of 2008, and we’ll publish the results in early 2009.

Don’t forget that as a thank you to everyone who enters, we’ve teamed up with lesbian tshirt designers Little Ms Tees and three randomly-selected entries will each win a hoody, tshirt or mug.

The closing date for this poll is noon GMT Friday 2 January 2009.

Click here to take part in the Lesbilicious End of Year Poll

66 countries have signed a United Nations statement in support of LGBT human rights which seeks to decriminalise homosexuality throughout the world. (more…)

Sunday 21 December is Global Orgasm Day.

Why a specific day, you might ask? (more…)

Same-sex fertility treatment has popular public support in only three European countries. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. I live with my girlfriend and it has been great for the past six months. She has just got a new job which involves her working really long hours and she often isn’t home in the evening. I am feeling really lonely. I don’t want to affect her new job or anything so I have suggested having a friend move in with us as we have a spare room. (more…)

The latest Sarah Waters novel to be adapted for television will be shown in the UK on 28 December 2008. (more…)

The latest Sarah Waters novel to be adapted for television will be shown in the UK on 28 December 2008. (more…)

A Canadian study has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers have a higher risk of pregnancy, sexual abuse and harassment than heterosexual teenagers. (more…)

Germany’s memorial to gay victims of the holocaust has been vandalised for the second time in four months. (more…)

Dr Who writer Russell T Davies has spoken out about the importance of being visible as an out gay man. (more…)

LGBT flyers in San Francisco are being urged to boycott Emirates Airlines, which has just launched a nonstop service between Dubai and San Francisco. (more…)

Two gay male penguins who were punished for stealing eggs have turned out to be the best parents in the zoo, according to keepers. (more…)

The Pope has reiterated his condemnation of IVF fertility treatment, embryonic stem cell research and the morning after pill. (more…)

Successful prosecutions for hate crimes have risen from 62% in 2005/06 to 71% in 2007/08, according to the latest figures released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). (more…)

The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For was The L Word for the late 80s.

Originally a one-off cartoon for the lesbian pride issue in a feminist newspaper, Bechdel’s comic of ordinary lesbians doing ordinary things appeared in newspapers across the USA and became massively popular, eventually leading to 11 books. (more…)

Yesterday we reported that Urban Outfitters had pulled a pro-gay tshirt due to “too much bad press” – today the retailer claims that they stopped selling the shirt due to bad sales. (more…)

Yesterday we reported that Urban Outfitters had pulled a pro-gay tshirt due to “too much bad press” – today the retailer claims that they stopped selling the shirt due to bad sales. (more…)

Jade Goody – the demure and culturally sensitive Big Brother ‘celeb’ – is worried she’ll “look like a lesbian” if her hair falls out following her cancer treatment, reports the Mirror. (more…)

Jade Goody – the demure and culturally sensitive Big Brother ‘celeb’ – is worried she’ll “look like a lesbian” if her hair falls out following her cancer treatment, reports the Mirror. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. When me and my girlfriend got together we agreed to have an open relationship. It was my idea. Six months later she has found someone she would like to sleep with. (more…)

Trendy US retailer Urban Outfitters has removed a tshirt supporting gay marriage from its shelves. (more…)

A declaration calling for homosexuality to be decriminalised is expected to be put before the United Nations General Assembly around the middle of December. (more…)

The UK government has tried to block other European countries from allowing same-sex marriage and civil partnerships, despite claiming to be in favour of LGB equality. (more…)

Barack Obama is the most lusted-after politician for gay men, while lesbians would most want to date Ireland’s president Mary McAleese, according to the latest meaningless internet poll. (more…)

The Australian government’s Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission is pushing for ‘intersex’ to become a legally recognised gender. (more…)

Persecution and violence towards gay people in Jamaica is ‘widespread and deplorable’, according to the latest report on the country by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). (more…)

Projects to improve breast cancer screening rates in Plymouth’s lesbian and black and minority ethnic (BME) communities have received a £50,000 cash boost. (more…)

Not everyone rejoices when same-sex marriage laws are passed, writes M.L. Kozlowski. Even some gay people are not pleased with such news. But why is that? Why do gays hate gays getting married? (more…)

Queer publishers Cleis Press are calling for submissions for a new book about gay marriage. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. I have been unfaithful to my partner of two years. I told her about it and she wants us to work stuff out but I can’t see it working. I feel too guilty and I think it will make our relationship really unbalanced if I stay with her. (more…)

Official government surveys will include questions about sexuality from January 2009. (more…)

Research into LGBT issues no longer advances knowledge, claims a leading expert. (more…)

130,000 inflatable breasts have been lost at sea. (more…)

A newspaper advert condemming homosexuality has been deemed offensive by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). (more…)

If there’s one thing that stereotyped lesbians 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 stereotyped lesbians 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….

Several insurance companies have been found to charge gay customers more than straight customers for the same policy. (more…)

Jodie Foster and yoga, hiring a tiger for a party, Guinevere Turner’s calves, being bi and married to a man, and a one-legged pigeon. What do they all have in common? (more…)

Two gay male penguins in a Chinese zoo have been trying to steal eggs from straight birds to become fathers. (more…)

They rock like early Radiohead, they’ve toured with Fightstar, and they think they could make it to the Christmas number 1 spot.

Laura N reviews the lesbian-fronted alt-indie-rock band Kenelis to see what all the fuss is about… (more…)

They rock like early Radiohead, they’ve toured with Fightstar, and they think they could make it to the Christmas number 1 spot.

Laura N reviews the lesbian-fronted alt-indie-rock band Kenelis to see what all the fuss is about… (more…)