Jo Bartosch talks to Lynne Harne of the Lesbian Rights Alliance: “We should be allowed to assert our exclusivity as a group of women who are sexually-attracted to other women.”
As with many feminists of the second wave, Lynne Harne has seen enough misogyny to spot it whether it hides behind a pulpit or rainbow flag. Harne is one of the founders of the Lesbian Rights Alliance (LRA), and she spoke to me about what first brought the group together, what they hope to achieve …
Des incendiaires s’en prennent aux églises solidaires des LGBTQ+
Des drapeaux arc-en-ciel ont été brûlés ou volés sur de nombreux édifices catholiques de l’ouest de l’Autriche, suscitant une réaction défiante des politiques locaux.
The Keyhole performed by Homo Promos: The story of the last two men hanged in England for sodomy in 1835
James Pratt and John Smith were the last two men hanged in England for sodomy. Homo Promos, London’s oldest LGBT theatre company, continues its series of Zoom performances this Tuesday with The Keyhole, in ballad form, which follows the journey of James Pratt from his home in Deptford one hot August day, to the house …
Free to Be Me: Refugee Stories From the Lesbian Immigration Support Group, reviewed by Claire Heuchan
The Home Office’s mistreatment of lesbian asylum seekers is arguably the most urgent issue facing our community in modern day Britain. Women flee persecution from their homelands, where lesbian relationships are either outlawed or carry an overwhelming risk of violence – often both. They arrive in Britain looking for a place of safety. Instead, …
Né homo, j’ai été guéri de cette « perversion » sans devenir hétéro !
Passer un savon fraternel. L’esprit d’équipe des sportifs, sans fausse pudeur. Je suis né dans un famille fondamentaliste. Le lieu de culte de cette secte s’appelait L’Assemblée des Frères; il rassemblait les mâles entre eux aux premiers rangs. Les femmes, toutes chapeautées, parquées derrière. Pas de pasteur professionnel, mais des « Frères à l’Oeuvre » qui me …
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Looking forward to the appeal in Maya Forstater v CGD, by LGN legal commentator Dennis Kavanagh
In what is likely to be a hearing with far reaching implications, next week the Employment Appeal Tribunal will consider Maya Forstater’s Equality Act claim. The hearing will turn on the question of whether or not views which can be broadly described as “gender critical” amount legally to a “belief” under the Equality Act. Such …
Pixar Casting for Teen Trans Role in Upcoming Film
It’s not clear what the project is, but the character is a transgender 14-year-old.
Tucker Carlson Once Lauded Harvey Milk’s Killer and Antigay Senator
A yearbook image of Carlson listing membership in the Dan White Society and Jesse Helms Foundation is authentic, according to Trinity College.
North Dakota’s GOP Governor Vetoes Anti-Trans Sports Bill
Gov. Doug Burgum said the legislation was not needed and would have “unforeseen consequences.”
Watch Rita Moreno Conquer Hollywood’s Bigotry in New Doc Trailer
The trailblazer faced many battles against stereotypes and sexism on her path to becoming an icon.

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