Inspection body Ofsted will examine how well schools provide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexed pupils following the introduction of new guidelines in January 2012.  (more…)

A coalition of faith groups has emerged to back the Scottish Youth Parliament’s call for marriage equality. (more…)

The law proposes that anyone seeking to contract a same-sex marriage should face up to three years in prison and anybody aiding the plan should serve up to five years or pay a large fine.

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Croat lesbian and gay associations have encouraged LGBT citizens to visit the polls but to spoil their ballot papers when they get there.

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Actress and musician Leisha Hailey is calling for a boycott of US company Southwest Air. She was unceremoniously ejected from a flight after sharing a kiss with her girlfriend. (more…)

Gay marriage might be a step closer to equality, but homophobia still lurks under the surface. H. J. Lucas explores the issue… (more…)

Diana Nyad had to give up on her latest attempt to swim the 103 miles without a shark cage after she was stung by a dangerous jellyfish.

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The pope told Christians to unite behind the idea that marriage should be between one man and one woman during the visit to his native Germany.

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Sir Ian McKellen and Manchester Pride organiser Jackie Crozier were amongst the winners at the Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) 2011 Homo Hero Awards on Thursday night. (more…)

Around 50 people demonstrated outside an extravagant awards ceremony in London last night. The event attracted criticism after controversial gay journalist Julie Bindel and several organisations associated with tax-dodging were nominated for awards. (more…)

Newly released figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) indicate that straight couples in England and Wales are more likely to divorce than same-sex partners. The findings come against a backdrop of growing public support for civil partnerships and gay marriage. (more…)

The BAFTA award-winning team at The Garden Productions is making a new documentary series for Channel 4 about love and relationships. (more…)

The event will go ahead on 24 September after some confusion in recent weeks about whether it would proceed during a ban on marches in that part of the city.

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Turkey’s government looks set to consider protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people from discrimination during an overhaul of the country’s constitution. (more…)

A lesbian couple claim that they were treated in a “homophobic manner” during a Thompson holiday in the Dominican Republic. (more…)

Stacy Trasancos explained in a blog that she is scared of leaving the house in case she encounters homosexuals in public places.

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The Home Office is considering the introduction of passports that do not include a gender marker. The proposed change would benefit individuals who do not identify as female or male. (more…)

The Government has announced plans to allow gay couples to get married. An official consultation on reforming England and Wales’ marriage laws will begin in March 2012, and could be in place before the next election in 2015. (more…)

Lesbians are everywhere on TV these days. But has quantity triumphed over quality? After a summer spent liveblogging the latest lesbian reality TV, Hilary Wardle is ready to investigate… (more…)

Austalians will be able to choose ‘male’ ‘female’ or ‘indeterminate’ on their passports, the Australian Government has announced. (more…)

Lesbilicious Comedy comes back to Newcastle upon Tyne in October. Starring on Thursday 27 October 2011 will be:

Jen Brister (“A splendid hour full of laughing till your face hurts” – The List),
Lady Garden: (“One of the top five sketch acts to see in the UK” – The Independent) and Sajeela Kershi (“Extremely funny and thought provoking” – ThreeWeeks).

Full details can be found on our Lesbilicious Comedy page. (more…)

A YouGov survey, commissioned by campaign group Stonewall, predicts health and housing problems in the future for the lesbian, gay and bisexual population.

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The group on the social networking site features Iranians both in and out of the country talking about their sexuality.

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The IV World Congress on Hypospadias and Disorders of Sex Development (ISHID 2011) will be held in London this weekend. Intersex activists say that the event – which is to include a “live surgery” – will promote infant genital mutilation. (more…)

International football’s governing body, FIFA, has begun gathering evidence as part of an investigation into alleged homophobic remarks and policies at the 2011 Women’s World Cup. (more…)

Police figures for England, Wales and Northern Ireland show a rise in recorded incidents of homophobic, transphobic and disablist hate crime. However, overall levels of recorded hate crime have fallen. (more…)

The Stonewall Awards 2011 will take place at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on 3 November.

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It may only be only six months old, but BuskFilms, the niche online video-streaming site, has already developed a large following of fans.

Siobhan McGuirk reports on a project bringing independent lesbian cinema to new audiences, giving filmmakers their dues and building an international community.

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Congratulations! You’re moving in together, writes Jade Evans. Either the financial troubles have gotten to you both, and you’re being practical about the benefits of having a roommate, or you are well and truly on your way to love – the forever type. (more…)

Men who have sex with other men are no longer banned for life from giving blood. (more…)

Advocates from every continent met for the world’s first International Intersex Organising Forum in Brussels at the weekend. The new Forum vowed to oppose ‘normalising’ surgeries and other forms of discrimination. (more…)

The American singer and actress has explained how she reconciles her religious faith with her support for LGBT equality.

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Lip Service star Heather Peace will return to UK screens in September as a teacher in BBC1 school drama Waterloo Road. (more…)

An academic based at the University of Dundee has claimed that the Scottish Government’s definition of domestic violence renders lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people ‘invisible’. (more…)

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that 20,400 primary school pupils were labelled as “homophobic” or “racist” by their teachers during the past academic year. (more…)

“Hi Sappho. My girlfriend and I have been together for a year now. We just celebrated. I’ve recently proposed to her and she said yes. We are both really excited about our wedding. However there is one thing that’s been weighing down on me. She’s my first lesbian relationship. (more…)

The Government has announced an end to council diversity surveys, writes Milly Shaw. Or, as the Daily Mail preferred to phrase it, “town hall ‘sex snoopers’ will be banned from bombarding people with intrusive questions about their private lives.”

Residents seeking to access basic services are, according the tabloids, “grilled” about their sex lives, religion, disabilities and ethnicity, and have to reveal such detailed personal information “just to get their bins emptied or take out a library book”.

So well done Communities Secretary Eric Pickles! What a victory for common sense and decency, in this political-correctness-gone-mad world.

Except, of course, that it’s nothing of the sort.
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Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has announced an end to “unnecessary and intrusive” surveys that include questions about personal issues such as sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, race and religion. (more…)

Cult classic Heavenly Creatures is re-released on DVD and Blue-Ray on 12 September 2011, and to celebrate we have 3 copies of the DVD to give away. (more…)

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on marriage equality and religious civil partnerships. (more…)

Bishop Christopher Senyonjo was shunned after he disagreed with the hardline stance of Uganda’s Anglican Church.

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Two years ago participants became eligible for the prize only if the authors self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. This has been altered to make all books with LGBT subject matter once again eligible.

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