President Obama has signed a landmark bill today which will allow openly gay and lesbian people to serve in the US military for the first time in 17 years. (more…)

2010 was a big year for lesbian / bisexual news. In case you didn’t catch them all, here are some of the biggest stories from the last 12 months, as compiled by Kim Renfrew. (more…)

Happy holidays to all our readers from the staff at Lesbilicious.co.uk. We’re taking a break now over the Christmas period but will be back bringing you the latest news for lesbian / bisexual women from 5 January 2011.

Eight British couples have launched a legal challenge in the European Court of Human Rights to extend full marriage rights to gay couples, and civil partnership rights to straight couples. (more…)

Star-studded family drama The Kids Are Alright has been nominated for four Golden Globes and three Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. The latest in a string of increasingly prestigious nominations, both awarding bodies are seen as strong indicators of Oscar recognition. (more…)

Award-winning author Jeanette Winterson has told the Evening Standard that she has withdrawn her backing for Nick Clegg. (more…)

GOGO Festival (formerly Lez Go Camping) has announced the headline acts that will perform at the festival in June 2011. (more…)

A 29-year-old English teacher has been jailed after confessing to an affair with a 15-year-old pupil at a school in Yorkshire. (more…)

The president of Fifa has caused outrage by making a flippant joke about how LGBT football fans should act at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (more…)

Christmas is round the corner, and if you’re one of the unorganised majority, that means that now is the time to start panic-shopping for Christmas presents.

Dad gets a tie he’ll discreetly lose at the back of the wardrobe, mum gets some overpriced bath oil to add to the pile of untouched soaps from last year. But what about the lesbian in your life -  your girlfriend, sister or the girl from your hockey team you got in the Secret Santa?

Of course you could treat your lesbian like an ordinary human being and get her an imaginative gift which suits her personality and interests. But this is not the time for thoughtfulness. This is the time for rash, ill-considered decisions.

So here is the Lesbilicious guide to help you find something, anything, to chuck under the tree. We’ve even grouped them for your convenience into three common lesbian stereotypes: pets, sports and women’s bodies. Enjoy! (more…)

American news anchor and out lesbian Rachel Maddow has challenged Ugandan member of parliament David Bahati, author of the bill that calls for the execution of gay people, to justify his controversial claims live on air.

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US television presenter Oprah Winfrey, who has been dogged by rumours that she is a closet lesbian for years, has spoken out publicly to deny claims she is in a relationship with her best friend. (more…)

Lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers are more likely to be expelled, arrested or stopped by police than their straight counterparts, a study has claimed. (more…)

American actress Amber Heard spoke publicly about her sexuality on Friday night, while attending the Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) 25th anniversary gala in Los Angeles with her girlfriend Tasya van Ree. (more…)

A group of sixty protesters gathered outside the British Psychological Society conference on Saturday, angry that controversial psychologist Professor Kenneth Zucker had been invited to deliver the keynote speech. (more…)

The 25th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) will run from 31st March to 6th April 2011. (more…)

The 25th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) will run from 31st March to 6th April 2011. (more…)

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has become the latest high-profile figure to back Stonewall’s ‘It gets better… today’ video campaign. (more…)

A gay man has won joint custody of two children who he conceived by artificial insemination with a lesbian couple. (more…)