The actress has decided not to renew her contract and will apparently leave the soap in early 2012.

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Immigration authorities have refused the asylum claim of a woman branded with a hot iron because of her sexuality.

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The Conservative movement’s first openly gay rabbi has been ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. (more…)

Lesbilicious’ tabloid round-up: the best / worst coverage of LGBT issues in that most cuddly of beasts, the British tabloid press. (more…)

Attendees at Moscow Pride faced intimidation and violence for the sixth year running as the event was attacked by police, fascists and religious extremists. (more…)

With Go.Go, Europe’s biggest outdoor women’s festival, just days away – starting 17 June 2011 – it;s about time Lesbilicious scoped out the talent. Final programmes are coming off the press and dedicated party goers are sharpening their pencils, ready to scribble down times and circle their personal “must sees” and “not to be missed”. Siobhan McGuirk shares hers here. (more…)

LGBTQ collective Queer Resistance created a mock sexual health clinic during a protest outside of a London branch of HSBC yesterday. The event was part of a UK Uncut “Emergency Operation” opposing proposed changes to the NHS. (more…)

An Australian woman is taking a sperm donor to court in an attempt to remove his name from her daughter’s birth certificate. The case has led to debate over the role of sperm donors in the lives of children born to lesbian parents. (more…)

The 27 volumes which chart the life of the 19th century lesbian have been recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

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Police figures indicate an increase in hate crimes reported from Soho, home of London’s gay district. (more…)

The Church of Scotland’s annual General Assembly has voted to recognise ministers in same-sex relationships, ending a ban imposed in 2009. (more…)

The London Sex Worker Open University has announced the line-up for its first ever Film Festival event, due to take place on Saturday 12 June at the Rio Cinema in East London. (more…)

Anti-gay protesters threw tear-gas at crowds attending a concert to honour the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on 17 May.

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Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), has warned that proposed changes to the organisation risk “turning it into an anonymous, cowed, nit-picking compliance factory”. (more…)

Following the breakdown of her relationship with DJ Sam Ronson, Lindsay Lohan has said that she would not rule out a relationship with a man. The actress and singer was questioned on an Australian radio programme The Kyle & Jackie O Show. (more…)

BBC3′s ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’ are looking for lesbian couples to feature in their new series.

One of the chosen couple will get £12,000 to organize their dream wedding, but the other bride will know nothing about the plans until the wedding day.

To apply to the show, email [email protected] for more information.

The Kenya Human Rights Commission has published the country’s first major study into LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) inequalities. The report concludes with a call for new equality laws and the decriminalisation of “same-sex acts”. (more…)

Two teenagers have been indicted on hate crime charges by a grand jury in Maryland, USA. The development comes one month after a trans woman was violently attacked in a McDonald’s restaurant. (more…)

“Dear Sappho. I have just found out that my girlfriend is the worlds worst hoarder. We decided to move in together after 3 years of being together. (more…)

There is just one week to go until the next Lesbilicious Comedy night in Newcastle upon Tyne. (more…)

Birmingham LGBT Community Trust has received a grant of £479,263 to develop an LGBT Health and Wellbeing centre for the city. The grant was awarded by the Big Lottery Fund. (more…)

The festival, set for 20 August at Doncaster Racecourse, has asked for funding assistance.

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The new group will officially be launched today to coincide with International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

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Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh visited a Manchester school yesterday in support of the “Exceeding Expectations” campaign against homophobic and transphobic bullying. (more…)

A teenager has been arrested for posting stickers around London’s East End, condemning homosexuality and may be charged for inciting anti-gay hatred. (more…)

A comedy night with an all-female line-up has raised over £1000 for Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid. (more…)

The Ugandan parliament adjourned today without discussing the Anti Homosexuality Bill. However, the proposed legislation may yet be debated at a later date. (more…)

Milk, the Oscar-winning 2008 film directed by Gus Van Sant, has come out on top of a poll that asked, “which film of the last decade features the best depiction of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) lives?” (more…)

Authorities in the country’s capital, Minsk, have refused permission for a March for Equality to be held in the city.

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The survey launched this week is designed to learn more about the health needs of the LGBT community in the borough.

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Are you a lesbian or bisexual woman living in the North West? If so, you stand to win a £500 holiday voucher or one of several other great prizes by participating in a survey about cervical screening. (more…)

Slutwalk, and a schoolboy’s brave determination to challenge sexist school uniform rules may be only distantly related – but they highlight graphically just how early, how insidiously our society teaches the culture of victim-blaming, writes Jane Fae. (more…)

The Scottish Parliament has its first ever openly-lesbian Conservative minister, following last week’s elections.

Former BBC journalist Ruth Davidson was voted Member of Scottish Parliament for Glasgow.

The United States’ third largest mainline protestant church has ratified a measure that will enable the ordination of gay clergy. (more…)

A bill that would introduce the death penalty for same-sex relations may be voted upon by the Ugandan parliament within the next three days. Human rights campaigners have launched an international petition in a final effort to defeat the proposed law. (more…)

New research suggests that lesbian and bisexual women who survive cancer are approximately twice as likely to suffer poor health than their heterosexual counterparts. (more…)

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favour of civil unions for same-sex couples. The decision will ensure that gay couples in a civil union have the same rights as a married heterosexual couple. (more…)

The law passed recently by parliament now has to be given voter approval.

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The South African government has announced the creation of a task force to tackle violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people. The development comes the wake of the latest brutal attack upon a gay woman. (more…)

A Conservative LGBT campaign group has reacted angrily to suggestions that Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to ban same-sex kisses before the 9pm TV watershed. (more…)

Lip Service favourite Heather Peace helped to raise £50,000 for the gay rights charity Stonewall at the weekend. (more…)

Ugandan human rights campaigner Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera has won the 2011 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders: an accolade often referred to as “the Nobel Prize of human rights”. (more…)

For the past decade, Greymatter have been entertaining audiences with their gentle yet upbeat brand of folk rock, writes Ruth Pearce. The all-girl band have gained a particularly strong following on the gay scene, having performed at numerous Pride festivals and LGBT events. In June they will play alongside Betty and Heather Peace on the main stage at Gogo Festival in Kent.

In an exclusive interview with Lesbilicious, multi-instrumentalist Georgey and lead singer Emma enthusiastically share their thoughts on having an international audience, promoting a band independently and meeting lesbilicious celebrities. (more…)

Ex-stars have criticised the potential arrival of another gay couple on the cobbles, alongside the current lesbian and gay characters.

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Despite a pledge to allow gay and lesbians at risk of persecution to stay in the UK, the data has not been collected.

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An independent review commissioned by the government could recommend that “indecent” imagery, such as lesbian kisses, be banned from pre-watershed television. (more…)