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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comMeet the 1940s secretary who used office time to produce the first lesbian magazinehttps://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/nbc-out-proud/vice-versa-first-lesbian-magazine-edythe-eyde-rcna201863Tracing fashion’s love affair with the lesbian https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/66660/1/lesbian-visibility-week-2025-jean-paul-gaultier-jil-sander-vivienne-we…

Episode 75 PREMIUM: first ever lesbian mag; fashion's love affair with the lez; Jojo Siwa on CBB; boy bands and first crushes; a sexual health dilemma.

 The Supreme Court judgmenthttps://www.thelesbianproject.co.uk/resources/statement-on-the-supreme-court-judgementhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34494798/trans-women-not-women-law-backed/https://unherd.com/2025/04/how-women-won-the-gender-wars/https://substack.com/home/post/p-161612037What it has been like for lesbians organising:https://web.archive.org/web/20250418201425/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/18/lesbian-events-women-only/New report from WiT on lesbian erasurehttps://witsurveyreport.org/lesbian-erasure/Black MirrorSeason 7 episode 3: Hotel reverie https://www.netflix.com/watch/81716299?trackId=14277283&tctx=-97%2C-97%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C70264888%2CVideo%3A81716299%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButtonSeason 3 San Junipero https://www.netflix.com/watch/80104625?trackId=268410292&tctx=0%2C0%2C9ffd1874-f9fc-49e9-be38-011ce6702068-222620305%2C9ffd1874-f9fc-49e9-be38-011ce6702068-222620305%7C2%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C70264888%2CVideo%3A80104625%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButton This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 74 FREE: Supreme Court judgment and what it means for UK lesbians; new report on lesbian erasure; Black Mirror; more good news; two new dilezzas!

Julie on Women’s Hour https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0029zcy Lesbians and the lavender scarehttps://daily.jstor.org/lesbians-and-the-lavender-scare/Full article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26857562?mag=lesbians-and-the-lavender-scare&seq=1LGB suicide riskhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14587815/Lesbian-gay-bisexual-twice-likely-self-harm-suicide.htmlhttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/mentalhealth/bulletins/selfharmandsuicidebysexualorientationenglandandwales/march2021todecember2023Murder in the Valleyshttps://www.skygroup.sky/article/sky-announces-gripping-true-crime-series-on-the-biggest-criminal-investigation-in-welsh-history-murder-in-the-valleyshttps://www.nowtv.com/watch/asset/murder-in-the-valleys/iYEQYZaTURDhwXD32M5WkbAsexuals againhttps://www.gaytimes.com/life/my-life-as-an-aceflux-asexual-person/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 73 FREE: Julie's book is out!; Julie on Woman's Hour; the lavender scare; new stats on LGB self-harm; Murder in the Valleys; asexuals for the last time, we promise.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comThe morning shed trendhttps://www.instagram.com/girlinagarb/reel/DFiC4YkpKDI/

Episode 72 PREMIUM: the morning shed trend; international asexuals; gay exorcisms; more barking academics (quite literally).

Lesbians take on the United Nations https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2025/02/26/lesbians-take-on-the-united-nations/https://www.troubleandstrife.org/articles/issue-33/lesbians-take-on-the-un/Memories of the 1996 International Conference on Violence, Abuse & Women's Citizenship https://brighton96.filia.org.uk/Gen Z need to drink more to save lesbian bars https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/gen-zers-dont-know-how-to-go-to-bars-are-lesbian-bars-in-danger/18 lesbian sports power couples who are winning at life and lovehttps://sports.yahoo.com/article/18-lesbian-sports-power-couples-203743549.htmlWould you do this? https://www.thecollegefix.com/gene-edit-lesbians-eggs-to-mimic-sperm-medical-journal-argues/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 71 FREE: lesbians take over the UN; Gen Z need to drink more; sporting power couples; epigenetic sperm editing for same-sex procreation.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com Fancy a lez holiday? Two contrasting visions:https://www.gaycities.com/articles/95789/inside-europes-biggest-lesbian-festival-velvet-ibiza/https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/33764837/oban-gay-lesbian-hotspot-pride-lgbt/Covid conscious lesbians https://gomag.com/event/covid-conscious-lesbian-takeover-witching-hour/Mermaiding as a careerhttps://www.thegua…

Episode 69 PREMIUM: lesbian holidays, covid conscious meet ups, mermaiding as a career, lesbian feminist cyborg robotic dog intimacies

Jackie Forster gets a plaquehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c983zzlw75roDrag kingshttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2025/feb/26/they-will-be-kings-darlinghurst-drag-show-sydney-mardi-grasThe new ex-gayhttps://www.compactmag.com/article/the-new-ex-gay/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 68 FREE: Julie discovers packing, Jackie Forster's plaque, drag kings, the "new ex-gay", dating apps again.

How Thailand’s TV lesbian romances captured a global audiencehttps://theconversation.com/how-thailands-tv-lesbian-romances-captured-a-global-audience-248261Amandaland https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024pyyLesbian Space Princess trailer https://gomag.com/article/the-lesbian-space-princess-trailer-is-here-and-very-queer/Wedding cakes again https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/lesbian-couple-wins-appeal-after-bakery-refuses-to-sell-them-wedding-cake/Send us your dilezzas! thelesbianprojectpod@substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 66 FREE: Thai GirlsLove shows, Amandaland, Lesbian Space Princess, wedding cakes, and a polyamory dilemma.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLAVA update and fundraiserhttps://www.lava.nz/our-casehttps://donate.stripe.com/bIY14n3ZW9aM5YAfYYHow really Julie feels about Valentine’s dayhttps://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-great-valentines-day-con/An ice hockey love story from Canada for Valentines day https://www.cbc.ca/sports/longform/features/Hockey-love-story-Poulin-StaceyThe Watermelon Wo…

Episode 65 PREMIUM: Valentine's day heaven or hell; an ice hockey love story; The Watermelon Woman; Lucy Dacus's new vid; the future of nonbinary; and a new dilemma.

Harriet on Desert Island Discshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00274n7Harriet’s amazing book Sister-in-Lawhttps://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sister-in-law-fighting-for-justice-in-a-system-designed-by-men-harriet-wistrich/7598745 Julie’s book now available to preorder…https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/lesbians-where-are-we-now-julie-bindel/7790288 IVF again https://metro.co.uk/2025/02/05/lesbian-couples-priced-starting-families-ivf-rules-says-fertility-expert-22491466/Sandi Toksvig’s Great British Woodland restorationhttps://www.channel4.com/programmes/sandis-great-british-woodland-restorationhttps://www.facebook.com/Channel4/videos/sandi-toksvig-brought-to-tears-by-baby-owls-sandis-great-british-woodland-restor/1568207900502441/The importance of queer-inclusive tattoo agencieshttps://www.swlondoner.co.uk/life/06022025-the-importance-of-queer-inclusive-tattooing This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 64 FREE: we talk to superstar trailblazing lawyer and world-renowned disco queen, the one, the only HARRIET WISTRICH!!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com1Thank you for calling the lesbian lovelinehttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jan/28/thank-you-for-calling-the-lesbian-line-by-elizabeth-lovatt-a-heartfelt-history-of-the-gay-communityHas Soho lost its queer identity?https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/24/iconic-london-gay-bar-put-sale-owner-reveals-fed-nimbys-22429020/ Black Lesbian archivehttps://gomag.co…

Episode 63 PREMIUM: Thank you for calling the lesbian loveline; soulless Soho; the Black Lesbian archive; Emilia Perez; dumped-for-a-bloke heartache.

Australian court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/21/victorian-lesbian-action-group-court-ruling-cant-exclude-transgender-bisexual-women-ntwnfbLesbian Shakespeare https://www.theatermania.com/news/review-cymbeline-for-lesbians_1761337/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/sep/02/books.medicalscienceErin Doherty interviewhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250126150543/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/01/24/erin-doherty-thousand-blows-the-crown-princess-anne/Send your lez dilemmas to thelesbianprojectpod@substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 62 FREE: Australian court ruling, Lesbian Shakespeare, Erin Doherty, another dilemma for the agony aunts.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comCarla and Lisa on Coronation Street

Episode 61 PREMIUM: Carla and Lisa on Corrie, lesbian firefighters, composer Ethel Smyth, Tom Daley knitting with wool from gay rams.

BBC Callas documentaryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026d5x/maria-callas-the-final-actLesbian pulp fiction:https://web.archive.org/web/20241205021939/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/t-magazine/lesbian-pulp-fiction.htmlAlice Weidel:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4917706/Lesbian-mother-two-set-Angela-Merkel.htmlSafe spaces for aromanticshttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/07/nhs-england-safe-spaces-aromantic-bi-colleagues-feelings/“Lesbian boyfriends”https://www.tyla.com/entertainment/celebrity/lesbian-boyfriend-lily-rose-depp-070-shake-292656-20250107https://www.them.us/story/what-is-a-lesbian-boyfriend-how-sapphic-relationships-play-with-genderhttps://www.pride.com/gay-celebrities/kate-winslet-golden-globesLGB alliance friends group map https://lgballiance.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a8c794d14bbe1b46c7f91f853&id=626a85dc68&e=8783830e81 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 60 FREE: Maria Callas, lesbian pulp fiction, Alice Weidel, safe spaces for aromantics, "lesbian boyfriends".

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comAlison Ellis. on TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@alison.ellis.6.0 Lesbian wedding on Eastenders:https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0026f8f/eastenders-01012025https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/01/eastenders-makes-history-first-lesbian-wedding-walford-tragedy-strikes-22278376/Lesbian mothers losing their children in the 80s and 90s: https://www.theguardian.c…

Episode 59 PREMIUM: a chat with Alison Ellis! Plus: a wedding on Eastenders; family court tragedies; going off the pill turns you gay, apparently; and we tackle another lesbian dilemma.

 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 58: special FREE New Year episode - Julie and Kathleen solve all your lezza dilemmas!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comPink News storyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9q4zvwldvohttps://www.thepinknews.com/2024/12/17/pinknews-statement/Moira Deeming victoryhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-12/john-pesutto-moira-deeming-defamation-verdict-liberal-party/104713592The banning of puberty blockers in the UKhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly2z0gx3p5oPrincess Ghyka a…

Episode 57 PREMIUM (15 min free preview available): Pink News woes, Italian villa chat, queering babies, gold star lesbians, new agony aunt feature.

(With apologies for some mismatch in visuals and audio, and the occasional glitch due to wifi issues).Joanna Cherry: speech in the House of Commons for Lesbian Visibility WeekBBC woman of the year list: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-4f79d09b-655a-42f8-82b4-9b2ecebab611 (https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/03/brigitte-baptiste-high-profile-transgender-woman-and-ecologist-colombia-targeted#:~:text=Baptiste%20transitioned%20in%201998%20aged,profit%20and%20served%20on%20boards.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/04/women-of-the-year-list-shows-bbc-bias/Marie Claire 100 of the most inspiring women from the last 100 yearshttps://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/most-inspirational-women-575925 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 56 FREE: an interview with Joanna Cherry! Political beginnings, life in the SNP, identity politics, Nicola Sturgeon; plus the daftness of 100 Top Woman lists and lesbian pantos.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comSusan’s new book Lesbian: Politics, Culture, Existencehttps://www.waterstones.com/book/lesbian/susan-hawthorne/9781925950984Lesbian U-Haul: myth or otherwise https://www.womenshealthmag.com/relationships/a63025337/lesbian-u-hauling-myth/The Lesbian Pay Premiumhttps://www.ft.com/content/ccb4c885-57f3-4008-8359-f4e4fcc24eaahttps://www.spectator.co.uk/arti…

Episode 55 PREMIUM: a chat with Susan Hawthorne about her new book Lesbian: Politics, Culture, Existence

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comEllen and Portia move to Englandhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ellen-degeneres-moving-england-trump-piers-morgan-b2651291.htmlhttps://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-leave-us-after-trump-is-electedLesbian escort agencies as self-care in Japanhttps://theconversation.com/for-the-very-first-time-i-re…

Episode 54 PREMIUM: Ellen and Portia come to Blighty; Japanese lesbian escort agencies; nude artworks are boring; Julie gets harsh about young dyke fashion choices; Queer Messiah.

Who would be your lesbian (or lesbian-adjacent) James Bond? https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/philosopher-slavoj-zizek-interview-culture-fix-9n3vlqrsqhttps://inews.co.uk/culture/television/paris-has-fallen-review-next-bond-british-asian-lesbian-3350073Two contrasting perspectives on Trump and gay marriagehttps://www.vogue.com/article/im-gay-engaged-and-terrified-trump-will-prevent-my-wedding-next-yearhttps://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/celebration-same-sex-marriage-mar-a-lago-00074441 Pretentious queer reference of the week:https://www.frieze.com/article/queer-animality-2024-roundtable This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 53 FREE: is the trans train running out of steam?; lesbian James Bond; Trump and gay marriage; queer animality.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com1.        Hebden Bridge https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241025-hebden-bridge-the-surprising-lesbian-capital-of-the-uk2.        Gone South series 1 – Who killed Margaret Coon?  (also in Spotify, Apple etc)

Episode 52 PREMIUM: The hell of Hebden Bridge; Gone South; Lesbian Connection magazine; a "lesbian feminist haunted house"; queer gardening.

Find Matilda and Diane’s rapid reviews for the Lesbian Project on demography, public life, workplace, family relationships, safety, and (coming soon) health, along with other news and publications, here on our website: https://www.thelesbianproject.co.uk/resources  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 51 FREE: What is the existing state of research about lesbian lives? A chat with Matilda Gosling and Diane Stoianov

Tegan and Sara program on Disney+ https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-16243e32-1d75-44be-9812-0e3277cc8b35Towards a lesbian and gay psychology, Celia Kitzingerhttps://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/archive-towards-lesbian-and-gay-psychology-november-1998https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/towards-lesbian-and-gay-psychologyGentleman Jack Ballethttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgmzgk7p7jo.ampAge gapshttps://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/sex-relationships/i-realised-lesbian-aged-33-33920142.amp Pretentious queer reference of the weekhttps://www.eater.com/24183611/cheese-industry-queer-identity This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 50 FREE: Tegan and Sara and catfishing, Celia Kitzinger's lesbian psychology; a Gentleman Jack ballet; the inherent queerness of cheese.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comRecent KD Lang interview:

Episode 49 PREMIUM: KD Lang interview, blood-drenched nuns on rollerskates, adultery revealed through perfume, evil lesbians in Vermont, coming out as sober and queer.

Visible representation survey https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/50625-visible-representation-who-do-young-lgbtq-britons-say-helped-them-growing-uphttps://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Internal_LGBTTabs_240618_combined.pdf More need for asexual representation in the media ? https://nique.net/opinions/2024/10/04/breaking-barriers-the-need-for-asexual-representation-in-media/Agatha All Along  https://ew.com/agatha-all-along-infused-queer-energy-kathryn-hahn-aubrey-plaza-8722317Who Killed Emma? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09bxhkf/episodes/downloadsInto the Fire: The Lost Daughter https://www.netflix.com/title/81769165Queer family picnic at Somerset House https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/summer-in-the-courtyard-2024/queer-family-picnic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 48 FREE: visible representation and does the asexual community need more of it?; Agatha All Along; Who Killed Emma?; queer family picnics for indigenous Britons.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comRiot girls: Dykes drama (3 episodes)https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dq2dNew study on birth order and homosexualityhttps://x.com/BlanchardPhD/status/1841496999645901070

Episode 47 PREMIUM: national coming out day, dyke drama on Radio 4, birth order and homosexuality, Alison Bechdel, queer men and smartphones.

A hippo with chaotic lesbian energyhttps://uk.news.yahoo.com/meet-moo-deng-viral-pygmy-150850396.html A drag queen’s playlist for healing gay religious trauma https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/see-the-winners-of-the-35th-annual-ibma-bluegrass-music-awards/ Sophie Lewis’s course on TERFShttps://thebrooklyninstitute.com/items/courses/new-york/feminists-against-women-the-politics-of-trans-exclusionary-radical-feminism-3/?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6661637342018&utm_content=6661637342818&utm_term=6661637342418&utm_campaign=6661637342018&sfnsn=moPretentious queer reference of the week This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 46 FREE: baby hippos with chaotic lesbian energy; music for healing gay religious trauma; Sophie Lewis takes on the TERFs; the queerness of succulent food.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLesbian fashion again: https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/64671/1/london-fashion-week-ss25-lesbian-renaissance-fashionhttps://www.thebutchclothingcompany.com/ Gluck: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluck_(painter))Gender fluid dachsunds etc https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13860699/Pictured-Gender-fluid-dress-wearing-dachshund-called-Pab…

Episode 45 PREMIUM: a chat with Dr Holly Lawford-Smith! Plus lez fashion, Gluck, and gender fluid dachsunds

Remembering Margot Heuman – lesbian Holocaust survivor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margot_HeumanBut I’m A Cheerleader https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240910-jamie-babbit-how-lesbian-comedy-but-im-a-cheerleader-became-a-cult-classicLesbian imagery at the VMA:Katy Perry simulates scissoring https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13841135/katy-perry-outrages-fans-lesbian-sex-act-mtv-vmas-2024.htmlKaty Perry Hot and Cold Chappell Roan dresses up as Joan the Arc (?) NEW FEATURE: Most pretentious online article of the week featuring the word “queer”https://www.reckon.news/lgbtq/2024/09/this-queer-chocolatier-is-serving-up-sweet-resistance-in-mike-pences-indiana.html This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 44 FREE: remembering Margot Heuman; But I'm A Cheerleader; Joan of Arc and scissoring at the VMA; queer chocolatiers.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comJulie’s new podcast (Julie in Genderland): https://juliebindel.substack.com/s/julie-in-genderland or listen in your appsKathleen’s article on Gillian Anderson’s Want: https://unherd.com/2024/09/gillian-anderson-how-liberating-is-your-sexual-fantasy/Lesbian Action Group catch up:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/lesbian-act…

Episode 43 PREMIUM: queer farmers, sapphic suffering, abrosexuality, and an academic witch-hunt that targeted the wrong witches, says its victims.

Lesbian Strength March, Sept 14, Leeds https://lesbianstrength.org/lesbian-strength-2024/Deadloch https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deadloch-Season-1/dp/B0BYKCPM4K (UK site)Pomegranates are a sapphic icon https://www.heyalma.com/pomegranates-are-a-sapphic-jewish-icon/ Half of LGBT people bullied at work https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lgbt-work-bullying-gay-law-b2602522.htmlhttps://www.tuc.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-08/LGBT_Sexual_Harassment_Report_2024.pdf Academic article of the week https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam-Davies-19/publication/383201151_My_Heart_is_My_Head_Mad-Femme_Romantic_Assemblages_in_Queer_Men's_Socio-Sexual_Applications/links/66c0d82f145f4d355361f12b/My-Heart-is-My-Head-Mad-Femme-Romantic-Assemblages-in-Queer-Mens-Socio-Sexual-Applications.pdf This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 42 FREE: Deadloch, pomegranates, bullying at work, and mad studies

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comDr Bewley’s co-authored publication on the outcomes for donor conception https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1471-0528.17892 And her paper on lesbian and bisexual pregnancy Lesbian and bisexual women's likelihood of becoming pregnant: a systematic review and meta‐analysis - PMC (nih.gov)

Episode 41 PREMIUM - a chat about donor conception and lesbian pregnancy with Dr Susan Bewley.

 1981 film Lesbians (Gay Life) - free to view on BFI https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-lesbians-gay-life-1981-onlineJulie Burchill on lesbians https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-happened-to-lesbians/ The world’s oldest lesbian (new book) – interview to listen to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/the-worlds-oldest-lesbian/audio/24f91b7874d3556a8b2c33374dab9c91Book: A Secretive Century: Monte Punshon’s Australia by Tessa Morris-Suzukihttps://www.mup.com.au/books/a-secretive-century-paperback-softbackAcademic article of the week by Raygun! https://intellectdiscover.com/docserver/fulltext/ghhs/4/1/ghhs.4.1.39_Gunn.pdf?expires=1723566740&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=A90CE0886493CC89E1D4D8649B373C71Plus a further update after we recorded  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 40 FREE: incredibly posh lesbians in an old film;the world's oldest lesbian; a tribute to Julie Burchill; and breaking news (geddit) -we read Raygun as an alternative to watching her.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLesbian Action Group in Australia:“our hearing is coming up on 2nd & 3rd Sept at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in Melbourne. We are appealing the decision by the Australian Human Rights Commission last year denying us the right to hold lesbian only events on the basis that it would be discriminatory to men who identify as lesbians.”https://lesbian…

Episode 39 PREMIUM: Aussie and NZ court cases; straight appropriation of "girlfriend"; GLAAD CEO's overspending habit; Nicola Adams on boxingate; "social sterilisation" and other wild exaggerations

Sprint on Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com/watch/81709580?trackId=14277283&tctx=-97%2C-97%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C%2C81685880%2CVideo%3A81709580%2CdetailsPageEpisodePlayButtonhttps://our.today/janeek-brown-speaks-her-truth-on-ex-girlfriend-shacarri-richardson/Oprah is definitely not a lesbian. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13673869/Oprah-Winfrey-Gayle-King-break-silence-lesbian-lovers-rumors.htmlDo kids of lesbians (etc) get bullied more? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lgbt-family-children-research-b2567392.html Academic article of the week https://asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/medu.15018 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 38 FREE: Sha'carri Richardson versus Shericka Jackson in Sprint; Oprah isn't gay; school bullying or otherwise; queering pharmacy education.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLesbian Olympics:https://qlit.hu/en/paris-2024-lesbian-athletes/https://www.instagram.com/lesbianrepresentation/p/C7zEvHpxVPd/?img_index=1https://diva-magazine.com/2024/07/16/lgbtqia-olympians-paris-2024/https://www.pride.com/gay-sports/team-usa-womens-basketball-2024Men on lesbian dating apps is bad now apparently https://metro.co.uk/2024/07/14/using-d…

Episode 37 PREMIUM: Lesbian Olympic preview and in-depth analysis; men on lesbian dating apps is bad now apparently; queer music therapy.

LINKS Cameroon President’s daughter comes outhttps://www.outlookindia.com/international/brenda-biya-comes-out-as-lesbian-cameroon-president-paul-daughter-hope-change-anti-gay-lawsChurch of England faces split over gay clergy marrying https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/08/church-of-england-votes-to-allow-gay-clergy-to-marry/Son of lesbian parents thinks same-sex parenting is “abusive”https://christianconcern.com/comment/fathers-day-for-a-lesbians-son/Academic Article of the Week: Asexual Geographies: the allosexualisation of space in Ireland https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/0966369X.2024.2374833?needAccess=true This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 36 FREE: Cameroon president's daughter comes out; and Julie and Kathleen argue quite a lot, but are brought back together by the allosexualisation of Ireland

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKS:Man with 1000 kids documentary. https://www.netflix.com/title/81653509 “Late blooming” lesbians:https://web.archive.org/web/20240628094129/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/style/late-life-lesbians.htmlhttps://www.them.us/story/late-blooming-lesbian-personal-essay-am-i-okLesbians Unleashed: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/ju…

Episode 35 PREMIUM: Election chat, man with 1000 kids, "late blooming" lesbians, a notorious colouring book, auditory gaydar.

First an apology: unfortunately, Julie’s new ear bud technology proved to be too complex for her, what with her advanced age (her words), and therefore her sound may not reach our usual standards this week. She promises to work out how to use them properly for next week.LINKS*  An asexual leads Pride https://x.com/theyasminbenoit/status/18063744527010694422.        And onto a real problem: https://76crimes.com/2024/06/26/two-senegal-lesbians-fight-for-visibility/3.        Linda Riley’s new documentary https://www.channel5.com/show/life-of-riley-head-lesbian-of-the-world4.        That Brookie snog https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/25/kissed-woman-brookside-changed-britain-channel-4-lesbian-lgbtq5.         Academic article of the week – written by Gender GP’s inhouse philosopherhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11673-023-10313-z This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 34 FREE: Asexual leads Pride; real problems for lesbians in Senegal; Linda Riley's new documentary; that Brookie snog; Gender GP's in-house philosopher sanctions puberty blockers shocker.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLesbian Space Witches in Star Wars https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/18/star-wars-fans-abandon-ship-disney-brings-lesbian-/The Bikeriders https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21454134/ Anniversary of final episode of Xena Warrior Princess https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/how-lucy-lawless-racy-lesbian-33049592The Ladies of Llangollen ht…

Episode 33 PREMIUM: Lesbian space witches in Star Wars; the Ladies of Llangollen; gay animals again; universities are full of LGB people.

LINKSTurning men into lesbians in Bridgerton https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/28487950/netflix-bridgerton-lesbian-love-plot-fans-divided/Dykes who Hike https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lgbt-whitstable-seaford-eastbourne-dover-b1163218.htmlLesbian fashion again https://web.archive.org/web/20240612222428/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/t-magazine/lesbian-fashion-kristen-stewart.htmlAcademic article of the week https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13683500.2023.2189092 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 32 FREE: Bridgerton; dykes who hike; lesbian fashion (again); the joys of queer travel.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com(Apologies for the slightly glitchy sound quality on Kathleen’s contribution this week…)LINKSI Kissed A Girl (second half) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001z1lz/i-kissed-a-girlDyke TV https://theconversation.com/scrappy-campy-and-unabashedly-queer-public-access-tv-series-of-the-1980s-and-1990s-offered-a-rare-glimpse-into-lgbtq-life-230845Dyk…

Episode 31 PREMIUM: more I Kissed A Girl; the wonderful world of Dyke TV; facial recognition in dating apps; amazonian symbolism and lesbian nation-building.

LINKSK’s Sunday Times article about Pride: https://archive.ph/2WToo  I Kissed A Girl (only available in UK, unfortunately - and contains spoilers!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001z1lz/i-kissed-a-girl Lesbians in the housing markethttps://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2024/may-2024-news/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-population-face-housing-inequalities-study-finds/ Zines and the second wave lesbian aesthetic https://slate.com/life/2024/05/second-wave-lesbian-aesthetics-style-humor-publications.htmlAcademic article of the week https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21604851.2024.2307674?casa_token=kPy0h5rlygUAAAAA:hyZ6RUMtXIVDXgb1aDvQmJomnPMOABIdZ-BiqQEUca1EpUeoFoIr0n2wjpOTFWeiXpENBuxad_fRIQ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 30 FREE - I Kissed A Girl catch up, lesbians in the housing market, 2nd Wave Zines, more academic nonsense

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKS:Billie Eilish’s Lunch (we knew that really)

Episode 29 PREMIUM: Jillian Michaels vs Fran Leibowitz; lesbian fashion; the Old Lesbian Project; queer ethnobotany.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLinks:Are lesbians suddenly more accepted? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/10/its-wall-to-wall-lesbians-out-there-but-the-sudden-acceptance-of-queerness-is-slightly-complicatedTERFs aren’t lesbians now https://www.pride.com/identities/proud-to-be-lesbian Memories of a lesbian community https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024…

Episode 27 PREMIUM: lesbians are everywhere; gruesome entries in visitor books; DIY is cheaper than IUI; queering quant methods.

Love Lies Bleeding: Lesbian non-bed, actual death: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2818061https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/bisexual-lesbian-women-die-earlier-than-heterosexual-women/https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/lifestyle/bisexual-and-lesbian-women-die-younger-study/Military memorial https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13348195/Britains-LGBT-armed-forces-memorial-created.htmlTruly appalling  article about Kathleen’s supposed hate speech https://www.cambridgeblog.org/2023/10/why-kathleen-stock-is-wrong-to-assume-that-its-not-hate-speech-to-say-males-cant-be-women/Academic article of the week:  An abundance of cakes’: Assigned female at birth queer joy and queer ethics across generations. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13634607241245945  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 26 FREE: Love Lies Bleeding; lesbian non-bed death; a military memorial for LGBT people; "assigned female at birth queer joy" and other ridiculous euphemisms for normal experiences.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comJoanna Cherry MP’s  speech https://www.thelesbianproject.co.uk/resources/joanna-cherry-parliamentary-speechFormer Stonewall boss Nancy Kelly rises to gaslight lesbians yet again https://www.campaignlive.com/article/transphobic-media-organisations-alienating-whole-queer-community/1870077Diva Awards https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/nicola-…

Episode 25: PREMIUM - aftermath of Lesbian Visibility Week; Auto(gynephilia)straddle; don't sleep with your sperm donor; the intersectionality of lesbian death on television (or something).

Episode 24 FREE: Interview with the our beloved patron - the one, the only MARTINA NAVRATILOVA!

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKSLesbians have more orgasms than straight womenhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/wellness-us/article-13272001/lesbians-likely-orgasms-straight-women-new-study.htmlLiz Hurley does lesbian sex scene in film, directed by her 21 year old sonhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13280017/elizabeth-damian-hurley-chic-lesbian-sex-scene-strictly-confident…

Episode 23 PREMIUM: Reliving the 80s Lesbian Sex Wars! with Linda Semple; plus multiple orgasms and Liz Hurley's new film.

LINKS:The Cass Review final report: https://cass.independent-review.uk/home/publications/final-report/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13289329/20-years-women-intimidation-death-threats-livelihoods-sanity-Julie-Bindel.htmlQueer pheasants: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/21/pheasants-queer-museum-lgbt-exhibition-hastings/Isla’s Way: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/05/isla-roberts-islas-way-documentary-partner-susan-phillips-reesAcademic article of the week: Letters from Queer Elders: Transmitting Intergenerational Wisdom in LGBTQ+ Communities https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00918369.2024.2326482?casa_token=O6B6jEsmm9cAAAAA:x97vmTVT-kLpd9cNqIcWTri45lrXkJVgtY4x4n9_VGWScgAppntTnJC8yCVBjkaJnGkqHpexPDTU3g This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 22 FREE - Julie and Kathleen react to the Cass Review; plus queer pheasants, Isla's Way (film), and the ancestral wisdom of our queer elders.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKSThe trans day of visibility/ Easter Sunday mashup https://globalnews.ca/news/10388638/calgary-unitarians-easter-story-drag-trans-day-of-visibility/Oban Festival https://diva-magazine.com/2024/03/19/what-do-you-call-a-lesbian-festival-these-days/Float  – https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/mar/26/ive-never-seen-anything-like-it-how-a-scott…

Episode 21 PREMIUM: trans day of resurrection; lesbian festivals for men; TV drama Float; the lesbian new wave in cinema; Meg Jones; wearing T-shirts and calling it politics.

LINKSVancouver trip: https://www.newwesttimes.com/news/indigenous-scholar-debunks-two-spirit-gender-concept-as-colonial-fabrication/article_68ac36aa-eb92-11ee-be40-633a3a11ae1b.htmlCan-SG conference https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/23/doctors-gender-critical-conference-ambushed-protestors/Kathleen’s review of Judith Butler: https://unherd.com/2024/03/what-is-judith-butler-afraid-of/Drive-Away Dolls:NHS survey: https://twitter.com/Docstockk/status/1772722904817430775Queer fruit flies: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08164649.2020.1775068https://www.them.us/story/fruit-flies-gay-air-pollutionhttps://www.outfrontmagazine.com/is-air-pollution-turning-fruit-flies-gay-not-quite/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 20 FREE: Canada update, Can-SG conference update, Drive Away Dolls, ridiculous NHS surveys, queering the fruit fly.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKSLesbian parents on birth certificates:https://lesbiangenius.org/lesbians-defeat-the-far-right-in-italy/https://unherd.com/2023/07/lesbian-mothers-should-be-on-birth-certificates/https://feministpost.it/en/insights-reflections/maternita-lesbica-lettera-aperta-a-kathleen-stock/LGBTQ+ identification now at 7.6% : https://news.gallup.com/poll/611864/lg…

Episode 19 PREMIUM - Kathleen globetrotting, lesbian parents on birth certificates, rising LGBTQ+ identification, pomodorosexuals (or something).

LINKS:Caroline Spry’s career:https://carolinespry.com/https://web.archive.org/web/20211120052651/https://lesbianandgaynews.com/2021/06/caroline-spry-the-woman-who-put-gays-on-tv/REIN:  https://www.leonieraegasson.com/reinauditionsOrchidsexuality: https://asexuals.fandom.com/wiki/Orchidsexual This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 18 FREE - We talk to television industry icon Caroline Spry! Plus: taxpayer-funded Highland orgies and orchidsexuals.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKS Gay, lesbian and intersex whales: our queer sea has much to teach usThe Gateways club https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/01/secret-history-worlds-oldest-lesbian-bar-20372868/amp/The Speed Twins by Maureen Chadwick https://www.bigbroad.co.uk/productions/the-speed-twins/Bad Girls https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Girls-Series-1/dp/B01MY33139Aporagender https://…

Episode 17 PREMIUM: lesbian sperm whales and our queer seas; the Gateways Club; prison dramas and Bad Girls; aporagender.

LINKS:Kathleen’s talk to the Committee For Academic Freedom: Cambridge Lesbian Line remembered https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/history/1970s-phone-line-keeping-cambridgeshire-28706575Lesbian weddings and divorces https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/lesbian-brides-beat-gay-grooms-in-rush-down-aisle-20240223-p5f792.htmlGender apathetic https://www.charliehealth.com/post/what-does-it-mean-to-be-gender-apathetic This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 16 FREE - Class sneak behaviour on trains; lesbian phone lines remembered; marriage and divorce; identifying as gender apathetic

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com(Apologies for Julie's sound - recorded on holiday. Normal service resumes next week.)LINKSKristen Stewart Rolling Stone cover https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kirsten-stewart-rolling-stone-cover-1235828984/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13098663/Kristen-Stewart-says-shes-really-happy-Rolling-Stone-pictorial-exuded-sexu…

Episode 15 PREMIUM: Julie swanning about; Kristen Stewart's Rolling Stone cover; straight women watching same-sex porn; lesbian bed death

LINKS:Lydia Perović: https://www.lydiaperovic.com/The Albanian Sworn Virgin tradition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAPfugbPjPsHouskeeping for beginners film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeMlORxufucStraight men in lesbian bars https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-cubbyhole-debacle-raises-question-who-belongs-in-queer-spacesAnne-Sophie von Otter as Carmen at Glyndebourne (NOT a trouser role!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_yfyXGpxt4 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 14 FREE: life as a lesbian in Montenegro and Canada; Albanian sworn virgins; opera and trouser roles; lesbian bars and Valentine's horrors; with special guest Lydia Perović

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLINKSTHAT Guardian article  by Julie, as headlined and illustrated by someone else at the paper https://twitter.com/bindelj/status/1753000280369582438?s=20Nieves Barragán Mohacho https://foodandtravel.com/food/cover-interviews/nieves-barragan-mohachos-basque-country"Lesbians are dying out" graphic novel by Kay Hyatt. https://twitter.com/ScotLesbians/status/1753163969366249766Linzi Smith banned from Newcastle Utd games for tweeting https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13043619/Newcastle-United-fan-matches-2026-trans-Premier-League-Stasi-dossier.htmlTracy Chapman and Luke Combs at the Grammys (clip) https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1754316946403709139

Episode 13 PREMIUM: 20th anniversary of Julie being cancelled; hot Spanish chefs; mean books about lesbians by lesbians; football club lunacy; sapiosexuals.

LinksCheck out Nicole's wonderful art, writing, and activism here https://linktr.ee/satiricoleThe late, great Magdalen Berns' youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvTTakI97sQ4SkMnsH8r0qQRebecca Reilly-Cooper: Critically examining the doctrine of gender identity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPVNxYkawaoNyad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3anCgVSQb3QProgrammes about lesbians turning into programmes about drag queens https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-13015647/Lucy-Worsley-fire-feminist-BBC-Lady-Killers-podcast-episode-lesbian-invisibility-shifts-focus-discrimination-male-drag-artists.htmlIs the world friendlier when you are a straight woman? (Paywall) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/im-bisexual-but-the-world-felt-friendlier-when-i-passed-as-straight-tmvxxq5hmPhallic pride column revealed at London Bridge station (Paywall) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/01/30/london-bridge-pride-column-trains-virtue-signalling/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 12 FREE: being a young gender-critical feminist; remembering Magdalen Berns; Nyad; phallic pride columns; and why lesbians cannot have their own things - with very special guest Nicole Jones.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLinks:Remembering Maisie: https://unherd.com/2024/01/farewell-to-my-princess-diana-dog/?fbclid=IwAR1d6YfYx0etlIwkMuQLBHrkz1ksY3E-68QX3jjipwv8yJ8x5uxm9f5q8xML Word turns 20: https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/the-l-word-pilot-20-anniversary-lgbtq-backslide-1234945385/Lesbian and same-sex YA romance: https://unherd.com/2024/01/why-women-love-lesbian-romance/Taiwan legislators wish to expand surrogacy to lesbian couples https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5079549Mean Girls reboots Janis as proud lesbian: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-01-13/mean-girls-movie-musical-janis-lgbtq

Episode 11 PREMIUM: The L-word anniversary, YA same-sex romances, the ethics of surrogacy, the Mean Girls reboot, jokes about lesbians, fraysexuals, and Fray Bentos pies.

LinksThe Lesbian Project's report on Sexual Orientation and the Census https://www.thelesbianproject.co.uk/resourcesJeanette Winterson's love of Le Creuset https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/sep/02/fiction.jeanettewintersonQueering Taylor Swift https://web.archive.org/web/20240108024029/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/opinion/taylor-swift-queer.html Sandi Toksvig at Cambridge https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-still-get-death-threats-30-years-after-coming-out-says-toksvig-pts56cs7f Lesbians reject Jewish sperm donor https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jewish-sperm-donor-shunned-antisemitic-lesbians-6vc2zprc2 Lesbians in Gaelic https://www.thenational.scot/news/24036802.bbc-alba-soap-feature-first-lesbian-storyline-gaelic-drama/  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 10 FREE: guilt-by-association, queering Taylor Swift, Sandi Toksvig at Cambridge, sperm donors, lesbians in Gaelic, and demisexuals

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLinksMaria Esposito https://www.mariaesposito.co.uk/Out On Tuesday, Channel 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-N_AqXnPIJan Allain - Apple Sized Golden Clitoris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwQeeyRS90k

Episode 9: PREMIUM The wonderful world of lesbians in the 80s - with special guest Maria Esposito

LINKSAbrosexuality: https://www.foxnews.com/media/abrosexual-uk-journalist-explains-little-known-sexual-identity Skirt Club: https://skirtclub.co.uk/ Lesbian couple sue Melbourne police: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12900435/Lesbian-couple-sue-Crown-Casino-Melbourne.html  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 8: FREE Festive recap, Christmas films, abrosexuality, Skirt Club.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLinks:Ray Williams' youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@RayAlexWilliamsEnid Blyton's lesbian affair https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/enid-blytons-lesbian-lover-named-in-new-book-wlfwzv3jbBindel on panettone https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/24/panettone-festive-delicacy-italian-monstrosity

Episode 7: PREMIUM Christmas humbug, forgiveness, Enid Blyton lesbian shenanigans

CONTAINS SWEARING!Links:The Admiral Duncan nail bomb: https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/admiral-duncan-pub-bombing"Don’t buy the Stonewall line on gender identity? Fine. You can’t be sacked for that now" by Sonia Sodha, Observer. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/dont-buy-stonewall-line-gender-identity-cant-sack-you-now This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

Episode 6: FREE - coming out, dating, surviving the Admiral Duncan bomb, and having Stonewall contact your employers - with special guest Lucy Masoud.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comLinks:Men’s rights film about domestic violence, featuring Erin Pizzey:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wA8BmgUylwNonbinary hunger striker:https://globalnews.ca/news/10115913/non-binary-montrealer-hunger-strike-x-gender-quebec/Lavender Jane:https://exhibits.gerberhart.org/exhibits/show/lps-for-liberation/lavender-jane

Episode 5: PREMIUM Erin Pizzey and female domestic violence; nonbinary hunger striking; Lavender Jane album anniversary

Links:Lesbian cruises: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/may/22/olivia-travel-lesbian-cruise"Lesbian nan": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87aQnS5zimUhttps://twitter.com/godblesstoto/status/1716524574039306252The Handmaiden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whldChqCsYk5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNwh9PdZ7WM This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

4. Julie's adventures in Toronto, holiday planning, "lesbian nan", male directors ruining Sarah Waters novels.

Links:Katie's podcast Blocked and Reported, with Jesse Singal: https://www.blockedandreported.org/Abseiling lesbians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoTtl8hNBNkLesbians protesting the BBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H943N5IuT4Julie and pals protesting the Ideal Homes Exhibition: https://twitter.com/bindelj/status/1648280027203616769 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

3. Cancellation, direct action, and lesbian chefs - with guest Katie Herzog.

Links:The Lesbian Project : https://www.thelesbianproject.co.uk/Cass And The Stone Butch: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cass-Stone-Butch-Antoinette-Azolakov/dp/0934411069Lesbian sugar mamas and their babies talk about their relationships: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hallielieberman/lesbian-sugar-mama-sugar-baby-relationshipsEscaping Twin Flames: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/escaping-twin-flames-release-date-trailer-news This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe

2. Stone butches, sugar mummies, & twin flames

Julie and Kathleen welcome you to their new podcast, and have a bit of a chinwag about lesbians on the telly; whether asexuality should be protected in the Equality Act; what our tribute act has been up to; and whether Julie is a political lesbian or not.Links:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_with_the_Lesbian_Weddinghttps://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/new-research-shining-light-%E2%80%98dehumanising%E2%80%99-discrimination-faced-ace-peoplehttps://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/31/palestine-queering-map-lesbian-adverts-protest/https://academic.oup.com/aristotelian/article-abstract/119/3/295/5573243?redirectedFrom=fulltext This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/subscribe