Gay couples may soon be able to marry in a church, but will they want to?
The UK Government has announced its intention to introduce same-sex civil marriage by the next general election, meaning gay couples can legally refer to their partnership as a ‘marriage’ and use the...
View ArticleThe Mrs versus Ms debate
With civil partnerships becoming increasingly common and fully fledged gay marriage close on the horizon, new precedents are being set for lesbians tying the knot. Will coupled lesbians choose the...
View ArticleThe highs and lows of online dating
Sometimes I think whoever created my genetic makeup forgot to install the gaydar. I have always loved women since a monumental crush on Kylie (or ‘Charlene from Neighbours’) when I was eight years old,...
View ArticleTop 10 lesbian holiday destinations
Another penalty shootout exit, another torrential downpour… yet again, the UK is proving to be a rather miserable place to be this summer. If you’re feeling the pain then why not take yourself off to...
View ArticleIs Fifty Shades of Grey so bad it should be burned?
Last week Clare Philipson, a director of a women’s refuge, urged people to gather copies of controversial book Fifty Shades of Grey to be burned on a bonfire on 5th November. Clare is Director of...
View ArticleHeroes and villains of the election campaign
The queer world is on tenterhooks. The results of the US presidential election are imminent and soon we will know if voters have chosen Obama, supporter of equality and gay marriage, or Romney, the...
View ArticleCould you be a foster carer?
There is a shortage of foster carers in the UK, with The Telegraph reporting that 9,000 new foster homes are urgently needed. Fostering agencies are particularly keen to attract carers from the LGBT...
View ArticleLeft-handed people should not be allowed to marry
Like about 90% of the population, I am right-handed. I don’t necessarily have a problem with left-handed people, in fact a friend of one of my very best friends is left-handed, I just don’t like the...
View ArticleThe story of Jane and Jessica
Jane is 34 years old and lives in a London Borough called Leafbury with her 30-year-old partner Eric. She has four children from a previous relationship, aged 14, 12, 10 and 8, but they do not live...
View ArticleWhy it’s great being a lesbian
I went for a drink with one of my straight female friends the other day who wanted to have a moan about her boyfriend. She was getting weary of his addiction to video games and his poor personal...
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