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IN OTHER NEWS:
Hoochie Daddies https://tubitv.com/series/300000276/hoochie-daddies?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed
A viral lesbian break up https://www.out.com/gay-entertainment/lesbian-tiktok-drama#rebelltitem2
https://www.tiktok.com/@eriniveson
Fraysexuals https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/11/rise-of-the-fraysexuals-sexual-interest-fades-long-term-relationship?CMP=share_btn_url
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Two lesbian nuns who hated each other get married after quitting convent
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/two-lesbian-nuns-who-hated-37266921
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla
Academic article of the week returns:
“Not the Intended User: Queer Perspectives on Identity, Risk, and Trust in Robot Companions”
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3757279.3785581
Short piece on robot companions, generally
Kathleen Richardson’s book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sex-Robots-Love-Kathleen-Richardson/dp/1509530282
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Surgeon, princess, bear-hunting lesbian — the extraordinary life of Vera Gedroits
https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/i-vera-the-many-lives-of-vera-gedroits-a-radical-princess-miranda-seymour?variant=55639242473851
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6640a21b-876d-4f8a-9e52-bfda23a39214?shareToken=47c6a500c38ac91de3a84d31ebc63ddd
Dyke drama, reported at the BAR pod
New occasional feature: which celebrities are lesbian this week?
Cara Delavigne https://www.them.us/story/cara-delevingne-rosalia-show-sexuality
Christine McGuiness https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/paddy-mcguinness-blindsided-wifes-reported-33914201
New Instagram page for lesbian love stories https://www.instagram.com/unlikelylesbianlovestories?igsh=eHlocnh2bDY3cjI=
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Believe Me
https://www.itv.com/watch/believe-me/10a0144
Harriet on This Morning
Women’s housing coop
https://www.thetimes.com/article/a868778c-c411-4370-b188-93c9c9cb4b96?shareToken=a385b28641e674ce43971425d3e49b45
Bumble stops swiping – has swiping left degraded love?
https://web.archive.org/web/20260508085230/https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/bumble-removes-swipe-hinge-tinder
Guide to lesbian-friendly apps – or not - https://queersapphic.com/lesbian-dating/lesbian-dating-apps/)
Madonna as lesbian icon
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/19/madonna-confessions-on-a-dance-floor-part-ii-lesbians-gay-men
https://www.instyle.com/madonna-ship-hat-gray-mesh-sails-black-hair-met-gala-2026-11966641
https://www.papermag.com/madonna-iconic-looks#rebelltitem2
Have you ever unknowingly joined a lesbian cult?
https://www.themarysue.com/los-angeles-woman-goes-to-a-healing-retreat-then-realizes-she-is-slowly-being-pulled-into-a-lesbian-cult-so-is-there-a-link-or-what/
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https://annelisterbirthdayweek.com/
https://www.annelisterofhalifax.co.uk/
Lesbian action group win right to appeal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/australian-lesbian-groups-fight-to-bar-trans-women-to-return-to-tribunal-after-federal-court-win
Lesbian wedding on Corrie https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/38809349/coronation-street-lesbian-wedding-shock-murder/
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Iceland article in Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/28/iceland-corrosive-gender-ideology/
Interview with Yehudis Fletcher
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/25/ultra-orthodox-jewish-wife-living-secret-life-lesbian/
Yehudis interview on Julie’s substack
Another Yehudis interview with us https://www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/p/episode-79-free-an-interview-with
Kathleen’s book is out https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Go-Gentle-
Queer Eye https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/queer-eye-finale-america-lgbtq.html
Bridgerton ahttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/25/bridgerton-fifth-season-queer-romance-francesca-michaela-stirling
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Desert Hearts at 40
https://lwlies.com/in-praise-of/desert-hearts-40
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.2bdb5158-bf9e-47e2-a26d-c43fecb1cdb1?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb
Gentleman Jack the ballet has opened to great reviews
https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/gentleman-jack-review-a-sensuous-ballet-salutes-the-first-modern-lesbian-wd3sc5ddv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcmTT3ix2vqoFAQzdDp4Xlo1y8XEm27T3n2aqddsn_tfrf5UWob6-GOG9Rphlc%3D&gaa_ts=69b331be&gaa_sig=EOczfY2UlYUMX73zYSIyx8bB2h6UhjXLRtuRz1meOGAvKb5Mt4Xj6QigLcuZgL_F5UqIDceDj4b2VIzVhftnpw%3D%3D
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/mar/11/gentleman-jack-review-northern-ballet-leeds-grand-theatre
BBC I kissed a girl/ I kissed a boy cancelled due to “funding issues” https://gomag.com/article/bbc-cancels-i-kissed-a-girl-and-i-kissed-a-boy-after-citing-funding-challenges/
How to seat lesbians at a dinner party
https://spectator.com/writer/mary-killen/?filter=article
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Kindred in Chaos book (lesbians in the age of gender identity) edited by Tonje Gjevjon – on sale at the LGB Alliance conference (18th April) https://lgballiance.org.uk/conference/
Merseyside lesbians look back https://merseynewslive.co.uk/2026/02/25/older-liverpool-lesbians-reflect-on-then-and-now-during-lgbt-history-month/
Film about Jo Purvis
Ties https://www.them.us/story/tie-style-advice-lesbians-natasha-cloud-willa-bennett-louisa-jacobson
https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/neckties-ties-for-women-fashion-trend-2025
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Interview with author Linda Rosewood
Buy her great book: A Circle Outside
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Circle-Outside-by-Linda-Rosewood/9781785634284?srsltid=AfmBOorbXatrzE2aScQVrPpF8GYoG9AaxdXsbeKRMhrnhQfaMYXkjeG9
Lesbians and guns
https://slate.com/life/2026/02/gun-range-safety-gay-lesbian-lgbtq-trump.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20260212075943/https://slate.com/life/2026/02/gun-range-safety-gay-lesbian-lgbtq-trump.html
https://www.pinkpistols.org/
Remembering Jo Purvis
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Rafiki to be shown in Kenya after banning
https://76crimes.com/2026/02/04/kenya-film/
https://player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film/watch-rafiki-2018-online
Sydney Mardi Gras after party falls apart
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/08/sydney-gay-lesbian-mardi-gras-after-party-cancelled-how-it-fell-apart
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-08/nsw-sydney-mardi-gras-official-party-cancelled-explainer/106304712
Lesbians in the Winter Olympics https://www.pride.com/culture/sports/lgbtq-olympians-winter-2026#rebelltitem17
Julie’s interview with Fiona Goddard, grooming gang survivor
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Oxford literary festival
https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/
LGB mortality rates
https://www.itv.com/news/2026-01-13/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-people-have-higher-death-rates-ons-data-shows
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthinequalities/bulletins/allcauseandcausespecificmortalitybysexualorientationenglandandwales/march2021tonovember2024
Sappho and a literary hoax
https://aeon.co/essays/how-a-playful-literary-hoax-illuminates-classical-queerness
Mondrian and Marlow Moss
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/12/piet-mondrian-crossdressing-lesbian-artist-marlow-moss-cornish-cove
Radio Norfolk programme
That’s a Queer Ol’ Place - Norfolk Nightlife - BBC Sounds
Are non-binary people scared of AI?
https://www.advocate.com/technology/can-queer-people-trust-ai
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Sylvia Townsend Warner statue
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/12/dorset-unveils-sylvia-townsend-warner-statue
https://townsendwarner.com/#
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/15/100-best-novels-lolly-willowes-sylvia-townsend-warner-robert-mccrum
Corporates withdrawing from Pride
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/revealed-how-big-businesses-are-rolling-back-public-support-for-pride
Disappointment that your child is gay - survey
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Christmas food
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/434513/christmas-days-by-jeanette-winterson/9781784709020
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/jun/30/recipes.foodanddrink1
Meghan Christmas special on Netflix
https://www.netflix.com/title/81770808
Novels with a lesbian Christmas theme https://thelesbianreview.com/15-best-sapphic-christmas-books/
Christmas parties
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/a-woman-took-her-top-off-at-the-christmas-party-and-it-all-slotted-into-place-the-women-who-came-out-as-lesbian-or-bisexual-later-in-life/a1188858866.html
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Apologies for the sound quality today: Kathleen’s laptop had a serious wine-based incident, and we had to use a different, inferior platform to make it work. Back to normal next week!
The Beast in Me – Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81427733
French lesbian literary prize announced https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2025/11/02/french-lesbian-literature-steps-into-the-spotlight-with-new-prize_6747015_117.html
https://www.liberation.fr/culture/livres/le-prix-gouincourt-clin-doeil-lesbien-au-goncourt-a-devoile-sa-premiere-selection-20250923_6X26BSCVYBBCVPRSHMJOFLJUW4/
https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/le-prix-gouincourt-recompense-fatima-daas-wendy-delorme-nelly-slim-et-sabrina-calvo_256881.html
Lesbian drama in space (allegedly):
https://www.advocate.com/news/astronaut-anne-mcclain-falsely-accused
Lesbian oil wrestling https://torontolife.com/culture/lesbian-oil-wrestling/
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Julie talking about the BBC on Seen in Journalism Podcast
Celebrity Traitors
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002csng
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pxz14ypro
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/cat-burns-the-celebrity-traitors-interview-9mqxrkgm2
Riot Women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hd7x
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/tv-series-riot-women-sally-wainwright
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/26/riot-women-and-lesbians-in-the-1970s
Aileen: Queen Of the Serial Killers
https://www.netflix.com/watch/81673047?trackId=281181458&tctx=4%2C0%2Ca175877c-9cc0-4594-aef3-1991b803cd39-315604870%2CNES_B90D4FA339F33EF2EBF0636BF5CEA1-D9C9477B1E74A5-D9C1726DD6_p_1762703068719%2CNES_B90D4FA339F33EF2EBF0636BF5CEA1_p_1762703068719%2C%2C%2C%2C%2CVideo%3A81673047%2CminiDpPlayButton
https://www.biography.com/crime/aileen-wuornos
https://people.com/what-monster-got-right-and-wrong-about-aileen-wuornos-11841618
https://www.queerty.com/wild-boozing-lesbian-no-more-netflixs-new-doc-is-giving-aileen-wuornos-the-rebrand-nobody-saw-coming-20251106/
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Katie’s great new book: Drink Your Way Sober https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Drink-Your-Way-Sober/Katie-Herzog/9781637747407
Checked shirts are back, baby https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/fashion/article/the-check-shirt-is-back-but-not-as-you-know-it-plus-more-trends-to-know-8kx2nc53s
Send us your dilezzas! [email protected]
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The End of the Gay Rights Revolution: How Hubris and Overreach Threaten Gay Freedom, by Ronan McCrae
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-end-of-the-gay-rights-revolution-how-hubris-and-overreach-threaten-gay-freedom--9781509569991#:~:text=Ronan%20McCrea’s%20important%20book%20argues,and%20new%2C%20are%20gaining%20strength.
Julie’s review in the Spectator https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-gay-rights-movement-threatens-to-implode/
Lesbian divorce in Finland:
https://www.them.us/story/lesbian-marriages-weddings-divorce-rate-study-reasons-why
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(NB Kathleen got the publication date of Fourth Wing wrong: it was 2023.)
Granny’s flag
https://mybodyisme.com/
First lesbian romance novel to be published in India
https://www.wamc.org/news/2025-09-26/author-interview-minita-sangvhi-talks-about-her-book-the-first-lesbian-romance-novel-to-be-published-in-india
Is civility a fantasy?
https://web.archive.org/web/20250926190655/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/opinion/civility-fantasy-power-kirk.html
Woman Raised by 2 Lesbian Moms and 2 Gay Dads Opens Up About Her Childhood
https://people.com/daughter-explains-what-its-like-to-be-raised-by-two-gay-mothers-and-fathers-exclusive-11813011
International Eressos Women’s Festival
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36779521/lesbian-island-greek-paradise/
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Sex Robots: The End of Love
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=sex-robots-the-end-of-love--9781509530281
Lesbian drama of the week https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15029475/Billionaire-heiress-best-friend-crypto-investment-taylor-thomson.html
Special promo code for listeners at the Battle of Ideas: LP25 https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-of-ideas-festival-tickets-2025/
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Remembering Ann McManus:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/aug/28/ann-mcmanus-obituary
https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/28/ann-mcmanus-created-uks-iconic-shows-dies-aged-67-24022909/
School gate crushes
https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-times-magazine/article/divorced-women-midlife-lesbian-affairs-xjxhkxhzq
Lesbian remake of Hedda Gabler https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/hedda-trailer-tessa-thompson-lesbian-reimagining-491967/
Film version with Ingrid Bergman
Queer perfume https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/gender-affirming-power-of-scent
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