The film adaptation of Sarah Waters’ novel The Night Watch will finally be shown on British TV in July, the BBC has announced. (more…)

Ofcom has launched an investigation into a series of promos for the upcoming Channel 5 show “Candy Bar Girls” after the media regulator received ten complaints about the shorts. (more…)

With the television adaptation of best-selling novel The Night Watch about to hit our screens, three-time Man Booker Prize nominee Sarah Waters talks exclusively to Lesbilicious’ Chloe Setter about why she wanted to put lesbians back at the heart of her next project. (more…)

The Oscar-winning actress told V magazine: “There is a lot of prejudice against us but the more people talk about it, the less of a deal it will be.” (more…)

One of the UK’s largest unions has elected Maureen Le Marinel as its first ever lesbian vice-president. She replaces Eleanor Smith, who has become UNISON’s first black woman president. (more…)

A poll conducted by think-tank Demos has indicated that Muslims are particularly likely to be “proud” of gay rights in Britain. (more…)

Here’s a question for you, asks Chloe Setter. What historical event began this Sunday, 26 June 2011? Top marks if you knew it was the FIFA Women’s World Cup before the picture gave it away. But unfortunately for the players and fans, most people will be unaware of this fact, as will the majority of broadcasters and news reporters, meaning the event won’t get as much coverage as it deserves. (more…)

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has condemned gay marriage following a religious wedding in Baguio City that involved seven lesbian couples and a gay male couple. (more…)

Despite pledging that homophobic clerics would no longer be tolerated at the East London Mosque and London Muslim Centre in Tower Hamlets they are welcoming another homophobic organisation.

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The bill was approved 33 to 29 in a tense vote that took place late last night in the state Senate. From 24 July, when the bill comes into force, New York will be the largest US state where same-sex marriage is legal. (more…)

2,500 women, 50 performers, one giant, muddy field. What’s not to love? Milly Shaw reviews lesbian festival GO.GO. (more…)

The women’s England football team will be going for glory in the sixth Fifa Women’s World Cup, which begins in Germany this weekend. (more…)

Women who are in the ovulation cycle of their menstrual cycle are better at knowing if a man is homosexual or not, just by looking at his face, scientists have claimed. (more…)

After months of disquiet Islington Council have announced that leading LGBT charity London Friend can buy their premises.

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The Prime Minister has hosted his second annual reception for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community at Number 10. (more…)

A Nigerian newspaper has published comments from the coach of the national women’s football squad suggesting that lesbianism has been stamped out within the team.

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An American couple tied the knot during Nepal’s first public gay wedding on Monday. However, the status of same-sex marriage is currently contested in the Himalayan country. (more…)

LGBT communities in St. Petersburg are dismayed over city authorities’ decision to allow an anti-gay rally to take place over the weekend. The ruling dealt a further blow to organisers of Slavic Pride, whose parade applications to the city have twice been refused. (more…)

The European Refugee Fund has given an Irish youth organisation €200,000 to educate asylum services on LGBT refugees.

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The publishers of the official Pride London magazine have revealed their list of the 100 most influential LGBT people in the UK, however, only three of the top 10 are women. (more…)

The result of the small country’s referendum on the issue of same-sex partnerships was overwhelmingly in favour of the new law.

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Pet-owners at this year’s Pride London 2011 event will be able to enter their dogs into the capital’s first gay dog show.

Pride London has teamed up with fellow charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to compete in London’s Pride Pooch 2011, the winner of which will take centre stage on the animal charity’s float.

According to organisers, there are five categories:

• Dandiest dog – the best-looking male dog
• Prettiest bitch – the best-looking female dog
• Super Staffie – the best-looking Staffordshire Bull Terrier/cross
• Best rescue dog
• Lookey-likely – a dog that looks most like its owner or a celebrity

Entrants have until midday, Sunday 26 June, to register their pooches on the Battersea website. The top five dogs in each category will be invited to the grand final at Fire, Vauxhall, on Thursday 30 June.

A £3 registration fee will be charged and all proceeds split between Pride London and Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Richard Chadwick, home events officer at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, said: “We have successfully rehomed many dogs to the gay community, and this is the perfect way to celebrate all the fantastic owners and their pooches. As a London institution, Battersea is thrilled to be part of the capital’s first-ever gay dog show, and look forward to showcasing London’s Pride pooch on our float.”

A rainbow has been added to one side of the Google search bar, appearing as users type in terms such as “lesbian”, “gay”, “bisexual”, “transgender” and “queer”. (more…)

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has passed a historic resolution condemning discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. (more…)

The hit US series Glee has hired a lesbian producer as a new writer for its third series, according to reports. (more…)

A parallel deception which was uncovered in the course of the Gay Girl In
 Damascus fallout was the case of Paula Brooks. It
 was revealed last week that Paula, editor of the website LezGetReal.com – a laughably misleading title, in hindsight – was not a
 lesbian either, but in fact a 58-year-old man named Bill Graber, writes Nine. (more…)

Three gay couples will have dinner with Julia Gillard after a campaign group successfully bid on the opportunity to have a meal with her.

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Uh Huh Her will no longer be headlining the main stage at GO.GO Festival this Saturday 18th June. (more…)

The BBC is researching a documentary about modern family life in the UK. They are keen to speak to any LGBT couples or individuals who are currently parenting or co-parenting. They are also looking to speak to members of the LGBT community who are trying for a baby. (more…)

A presidential candidate in Ghana has called for a national referendum on the legalisation of homosexuality. (more…)

A female teacher has appeared at a conduct hearing accused of having a relationship with a 16-year-old pupil. (more…)

The lower house of the French parliament has voted against a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. (more…)

Over 4500 people have signed a petition opposing the knighthood of  multi-millionaire Brian Souter. The co-founder of Stagecoach achieved notoriety in 2000 after donating £1 million to a Scottish campaign to keep Section 28. (more…)

The supposedly Syrian blogger responsible for “A Gay Girl in Damascus” was unveiled as a man over the weekend. Last night it emerged that the founder and editor of lesbian news site “Lez Get Real” is also a man. (more…)

The Albert Kennedy Trust has launched a new video featuring a host of household names in a series of disturbing scenes. Part of the AKT NOW campaign, the film shows the tragic consequences of victimisation faced by young LGBT people in the UK. (more…)

The world’s newest and most rapidly expanding feminist movement filled the capital’s streets with style on Saturday 11 June 2011. As over three thousand people from a myriad of backgrounds came together to voice their opposition to rape, sexual violence and victim-blaming, my thoughts turned to the wider women’s movement, writes Ruth Pearce. Does Slutwalk herald an important change in how we think about feminism?
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Campaigners want mosque leaders to ban clerics with homophobic views from using their premises.

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Symon Hill will walk from Birmingham to London between 16 June and 1 July giving talks challenging homophobia.

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Disney World and The US Federal Reserve have been hit by homophobic complaints after showing support for the LGBT community. (more…)

The Supreme Court of Wyoming has ruled that a lesbian couple may file for divorce in spite of the state’s continuing ban on same-sex marriage. (more…)

IMPORTANT NOTE: It has emerged that this story is a hoax. (more…)

A lesbian couple were legally wed in Nancy, France on Saturday in a deliberate challenge to the country’s ban on same-sex marriage. They succeeded because one of the women was legally male. (more…)

Gay couples living in the Bailiwick of Jersey may soon be able to enter into a civil partnership. (more…)

Torchwood actor John Barrowman has confirmed that a new, US version of the Doctor Who spin-off will continue to feature lesbian, gay and bisexual scenes. (more…)

An 18-year-old man has been fined for using threatening words and behaviour after he put up a number of homophobic stickers in London’s East End. (more…)

An attendee at a compulsory medical assessment has alleged that the doctor she saw was openly homophobic.

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The Johannesburg Equality Court has ordered South Africa’s ambassador to Uganda to publicly apologise for a homophobic newspaper column he wrote in 2008. (more…)