Researchers say that a large proportion of rural residents want their villages and towns to remain “white, heterosexual, middle-class, conformist, family-orientated, church-going, conservative and ‘safe’”. (more…)

Lesbian, gay and bisexual people feel that they are negatively and inaccurately represented within films, according to a major study backed by the UK Film Council. (more…)

We have two pairs of tickets to give away for the Saturday screening of Gigola, part of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. (more…)

A 15-year-old lesbian has been voted as the winner of Denmark’s 2011 X Factor competition.
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Half a million people protested in London on Saturday – the largest public demonstration since the anti-Iraq war protests in 2003.

Lesbilicious reporter Ruth Pearce was there too. Here she explains why she was protesting, what the cuts mean for LGBT people, and what it feels like to kettle riot police. (more…)

The festival due to be held in Ipswich in June has been cancelled due to funding issues.

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The Ugandan government is attempting to halt the progress of the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill. If passed, the bill will introduce the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” alongside imprisonment for activists and allies. (more…)

The Dutch army will be an official presence at this year’s pride celebrations in Amsterdam, organisers announced this week.

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Anti-discrimination laws have recently been brought before the Moldovan Parliament amid protests.

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A new report by the Rainbow Project suggests that one in four LGB people hide their sexuality in the private sector.

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The government are removing protections on the grounds of dual discrimination from the Equality Act as part of George Osborne’s “Budget for Growth”. The Treasury claims that it will save UK businesses £350 million by scrapping a number of existing regulations. (more…)

An app designed to “help” individuals “struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction” has been withdrawn following a furious campaign by LGBT rights groups. (more…)

A lesbian couple have opened the UK’s first fertility clinic for same-sex couples in Digbeth, Birmingham. (more…)

The Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) have launched a new awareness trailer for their cervical screening campaign. “Put Your Cervix in the Spotlight” challenges you to find as many ladies as possible in 60 seconds, and also provides some interesting facts about cervical screening for lesbian and bisexual women. (more…)

The Obama administration has backed an LGBT rights initiative at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Over 80 countries (including the UK) signed a non-binding resolution urging the body to end homophobic and transphobic violence. (more…)

Plymouth Out:Fest, which had been due to take place on Saturday 26 March, has been postponed until later in the year. (more…)

A new talent contest for lesbian / bisexual women has launched in the UK.

L-Talent will see people from across the UK take part in regional heats to show off their skills in singing, dancing, music, comedy, magic or any other talent. (more…)

LGBT campaigners, trade unions and student groups are calling upon lesbian and bisexual women to take part in the anti-cuts “March for the Alternative” in London this weekend. (more…)

Notorious sex film producers Girls Gone Wild are coming to the UK for the first time in April 2011. (more…)

Lesbian activists in South Africa were protesting this week against a crime that is becoming increasingly common in the country – “corrective” rape.

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All police diversity groups will have funding stopped from next month.

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Channel 4 have become the first signatories to a Memorandum of Understanding produced by lobby group Trans Media Watch. The document promotes respect for trans people in the media as well as the elimination of transphobia and misinformation. (more…)

“Offensive” LGBT content has been removed from Lady Gaga’s most recent single by Malaysian radio stations. Station chiefs argue that the song contravenes government guidance on appropriate moral content. (more…)

Royal Assent has been given to the island’s new Civil Partnership Act.

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In February 2011 Heather Peace (Sam from Lip Service) and Kathy Caton (BBC3) took part in a frank and fascinating Question and Answer session, as part of the annual Lesbian Lives conference. (more…)

Lesbian and bisexual women have long been regarded as threatening moral deviants by the suspicious and close-minded.

With ‘queer’ identity arguably reclaimed, is it maybe time for us to abandon all claims of normality, fix our collective gaze firmly into the abyss and describe ourselves as monsters?
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• The impact of being an out lesbian on Heather’s acting career
• On auditioning for the role of Frankie, “along with every other slightly androgynous actress in the UK”
• The sex scenes you didn’t see – the kitchen unit scene that almost went too far

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• The similarities and differences between Frankie from Lip Service and Shane from The L Word
• On following in the footsteps of The L Word
• Lip Service viewing parties and the Twitter fans

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• How much lesbian sex the BBC can show
• Why Lip Service was on BBC3, and whether or not it could ever move to BBC2
• Why Lip Service was set in Glasgow

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The march planned for 2 April has been cancelled amid controversy about the political ties of the organisers.

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An organiser has stepped down from the event after his involvement with the English Defence League was revealed.

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A number of countries in which people are likely to face violent intolerance because of their sexual orientation or gender identity are regarded by the government as “safe” places from which to mount asylum appeals. (more…)

The BBC will air a provocatively titled debate tonight that asks if “homosexuality” is “un-African”. Amongst the programme’s guest speakers is Ugandan MP David Bahati, a proponent of the death penalty for those convicted of “aggravated homosexuality”. (more…)

Former Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana International will return to the competition this year after being chosen to represent Israel for the second time. (more…)

11 marriages between observant Jews have taken place, facilitated by a local rabbi in the West Bank.

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The National Union of Students LGBT campaign has announced its support for potential strike action from teachers and lecturers. (more…)

After losing their business to arsonists the couple believe it wouldn’t be safe to rebuild it there.

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David Cameron has spoken out in support of a recent High Court ruling against fostering for homophobes. (more…)

Are you in a Tegan and Sara situation? Are you gay and also have a gay brother or sister? If so documentary filmmakers Cat and Liz are making a documentary about gay siblings and family relationships, and would love to hear from you. The filmmakers plan to finish the documentary in time to launch at the 2012 London Lesbian & Gay film festival. (more…)

Manchester Pride and Queer Up North International Arts festival are among a number of arts and culture events set to have their funding slashed by Manchester City Council as it attempts to reduce spending by £170m over two years. (more…)

A lesbian couple in Australia are celebrating the birth of quintuplets. The odds of Melissa Keevers becoming pregnant with the babies without IVF were reportedly over one in 60 million. (more…)

The British Film Institute have announced the full programme of the  2011 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. The LLGFF, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, runs 31 March – 6 April. (more…)

New research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reveals the extent of homophobic and transphobic bullying in British schools. The damning report recommends that both schools and local authorities do more to help LGBT pupils. (more…)

Lesbilicious apologise for an inaccurate story published on 2 March 2011 in which we reported that Liverpool Pride 2011 was in jeopardy following funding problems with its local council. (more…)

A female captain in the British Army, who was serving in Afghanistan, is claiming she was sent home from duty early because she is gay. (more…)

The UK Independence Party could face another hearing into the treatment of MEP Nikki Sinclaire.

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The High Court upheld a ban on anti-gay respite care yesterday. Eunice and Owen Johns were barred from fostering by Derby City Council after refusing to comply with new guidelines that prevent them from teaching children that homosexuality is wrong. (more…)