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12 Awesome Lesbians to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week
Lesbian Visibility Week is a week-long celebration of lesbian identity, visibility, and empowerment. It was founded by DIVA publisher Linda Riley in 2020 to celebrate and raise awareness of the experiences, challenges, and achievements of lesbians and all LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people. The week aims to increase the visibility of lesbians in various spheres […]
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When is International Lesbian Day in 2021?
International Lesbian Day happens in October. Here’s when and why it happens.
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When is International Lesbian Day in 2020?
International Lesbian Day happens in October. Here’s when and why it happens.
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When is Lesbian Visibility Day in 2020?
Lesbian Visibility Day is an annual day to celebrate and bring visibility to lesbians in the LGBT+ community. There is also the International Lesbian Day, which has been observed since the 1990s. In 2020 Lesbian Visibility Day takes place on the 26th of April. Lesbian Visibility Day was first observed in 2008 and was created […]
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BIG GAY GLOSSARY | Transplaining
What is ‘Transplaining’? Pippa Catterall a transgender woman and Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster helped us with this explanation of what transplaining means. She told us, “Transitive verb with similar connotations to mansplain. “It can be used to describe the ways in which some well-meaning trans people pontificate about their […]
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BIG GAY GLOSSARY | Transbian
What is a ‘Transbian’? Pippa Catterall a transgender woman and Professor of History and Policy at the University of Westminster helped us with this explanation of what transbian means. She told us, “A transgender woman who is attracted to either transgendered or cis women. It is used to differentiate from cis women who have a […]
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OPINION | Why aren’t lesbians the default when it comes to ‘ground breaking’ decisions like Dancing On Ice’s same-sex couple reveal
Dr Gemma Commane, lecturer in Media and Communication at Birmingham City University, says it’s important to question what this Dancing On Ice on a same-sex couple introduction change really means and the conversations it will create. OPINION | Lesbians are often overlooked or are subject to ‘tragic’ storylines and they are given less space to […]
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This couple had their wedding in the deepest tunnel in the UK
Kate and Rebecca tied the knot in one of the UK’s most unsual venues, the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnels in Britain.
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2021 Census will include questions about gender and sexuality
2021 Census will include questions about gender and sexuality
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This year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree was donated by a same-sex couple for the first time
For the first time in the tree’s history, 2018’s tree was donated by a lesbian couple.
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Is Anne Hegerty a lesbian?
She’s the fearless know-it-all from the game show, The Chase, but it seems as though she’s got a lot of female admirers. So is Anne a lesbian or bisexual?