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Jo Bartosch: Lost lesbians in the census
For the first time the 2021 census will ask about respondents’ sexual orientation, but the options offered have angered lesbian activists says Jo Bartosch. The categories ‘lesbian and gay’ have been merged into one in the 2021 census, meaning that whilst bisexuals and heterosexuals are able to identify themselves clearly, female and male homosexuals are …
Out and proud lesbian writer, performer and activist Rose Collis: The show must go on
Lesbian writer and performer Rose Collis had just received an Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant to research and develop her new solo stage show, Forty Years Out (And Counting): Performing The Archive – and then lockdown happened. But Rose was not to be beaten – here’s her story. It’s funny how much can …
Garden Court Barrister’s Chambers and Stonewall fail to get lesbian barrister Allison Bailey’s discrimination case thrown out
An Employment Judge ruled against an application by Garden Court Barrister’s Chambers and Stonewall to throw out a discrimination case brought by lesbian barrister, Allison Bailey. The 14th February ruling sets the stage for a trial in June with potentially far reaching implications for the Chambers and Stonewall; particularly so in respect of the charity’s …
Kathleen Stock: Anti-social networks
Academic Kathleen Stock asks what has gone wrong with LGBT staff networks in workplaces? If yours is a large employer, chances are there’s a staff LGBT network, group, or forum at your workplace. Here’s a question: what do you think it’s for? When I came out, relatively late and with few sources of support in …
MrMenno: Talking about gender markers
The first time MrMenno heard about gender markers he was visiting a friend who was having a ‘full bottom’ operation. The experience has made him ask what drives facial feminisation surgery?  Written with sex-based pronouns The first time I heard about gender markers was in 2017 when I visited a friend in hospital who was …
The first woman in the Gay Liberation Front in 1970 is fighting again for lesbian and gay rights in 2021
Bev Jackson was at the inaugural meeting of the Gay Liberation Front at the London School of Economics in October 1970. She was the only woman there. Now Jackson is helping to lead LGB Alliance, which she co-founded with Kate Harris, in its fight against the promotion of gender identity policies and their corrosive impact …
Julie Bindel: How I miss the lesbian bar
There are virtually no lesbian-only bars left. Writer and feminist campaigner Julie Bindel looks back at the heyday of lesbian women-only venues and club nights and what made them so special. In 1979, aged just 17, I left the north east of England in a quest to find feminists and lesbians and moved to Leeds, …
CJ Liberte: It’s time to get the queer out!
A few years ago I was at a party with some acquaintances when the lively discussion turned political. I have always enjoyed a good natured debate, and many topics were covered with enthusiasm, the drinks flowing. As the evening got later an LGBT issue was brought up. I can’t remember exactly what it was about, …
Bell v Tavistock – the appeal: Briefing by legal commentator Dennis Kavanagh
In the last few days, the Court of Appeal has scheduled the much-anticipated appeal in Bell v Tavistock for late June for a hearing expected to take two days. The Court of Appeal may well be an intermediate stage in this case with many commentators expecting this matter to be resolved ultimately in the highest …
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