The Lesbian Project Podcast
A podcast for anyone who wants more lesbian in their life, covering all things sapphic. Hosted by The Lesbian Project Podcast, it offers discussions and insights on lesbian culture and experiences.
Episodes
Episode 133 FREE: The Archers; lesbian aunts; Cara Delevigne does Playboy; cricket drama.
Archers same-sex relationshiphttps://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/the-archers-pip-stella-romance-interview/https://www.reddit.com/r/Ambridge/comments/1nx1nid/pip_stella/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0lb37snhttps://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1805002/The-Archers-Pip-Archer-Stella-Pryor-kiss-relationship-lesbianhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/22/the-archers-bbc-radio-4-first-lesbi
Episode 130 FREE: lesbian motherhood, Hoochie Daddies, a viral lesbian breakup, fraysexuals in the Guardian.
Recruitment for our lesbian motherhood research projectHere is the form without the QR code:https://forms.gle/cnkTZQ2qJvgykNx69IN OTHER NEWS: Hoochie Daddies https://tubitv.com/series/300000276/hoochie-daddies?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feedA viral lesbian break up https://www.out.com/gay-entertainment/lesbian-tiktok-drama#rebelltitem2https://www.tiktok.com/@erinivesonFrayse
Episode 128 FREE: lesbian nuns, lesbian vampires, the peril of robot companions that misgender you.
Two lesbian nuns who hated each other get married after quitting conventhttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/two-lesbian-nuns-who-hated-37266921Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CarmillaAcademic 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/10.1145/3757279.3785581Sho
Episode 125 FREE: Vera Gedroits book; dyke drama; in and out of the closet; an instagram page for lesbian love.
Surgeon, princess, bear-hunting lesbian — the extraordinary life of Vera Gedroitshttps://harpercollins.co.uk/products/i-vera-the-many-lives-of-vera-gedroits-a-radical-princess-miranda-seymour?variant=55639242473851https://www.thetimes.com/article/6640a21b-876d-4f8a-9e52-bfda23a39214?shareToken=47c6a500c38ac91de3a84d31ebc63dddDyke drama, reported at the BAR podNew occasional feature: which celebrit
Episode 124 FREE: Believe Me; a women's housing coop; the end of swiping left?; Madonna as lesbian icon; unknowingly joining a cult.
Believe Mehttps://www.itv.com/watch/believe-me/10a0144Harriet on This Morning Women’s housing coophttps://www.thetimes.com/article/a868778c-c411-4370-b188-93c9c9cb4b96?shareToken=a385b28641e674ce43971425d3e49b45Bumble stops swiping – has swiping left degraded love?https://web.archive.org/web/20260508085230/https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/bumble-removes-swipe-hinge-tinderGuide to lesbian-friendly
Episode 121 FREE: a chat with Joan Burda about the Anne Lister birthday weekend.
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-winLesbian wedding on Corrie https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/38809349/coronation-street-lesbian-wedding-shock-murder/ This is a public episode. If you
Episode 119 FREE: Oxford catch up, Queer Eye, Bridgerton.
Iceland article in Telegraphhttps://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-withKathleen’s book is o
Episode 117 FREE: chat with journalist Claire Berry; Desert Hearts at 40; I Kissed A Girl cancelled; how to seat lesbians at a dinner party.
Desert Hearts at 40https://lwlies.com/in-praise-of/desert-hearts-40https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.2bdb5158-bf9e-47e2-a26d-c43fecb1cdb1?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wbGentleman Jack the ballet has opened to great reviewshttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/gentleman-jack-review-a-sensuous-ballet-salutes-the-first-modern-lesbian-wd3sc5ddv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWE
Episode 115 FREE: new book Kindred in Chaos; Merseyside lesbians look back; Jo Purvis on film; the ties that bind
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-lesbia
Episode 113 FREE: a chat with author Linda Rosewood!; plus lesbians and guns, and remembering Jo Purvis.
Interview with author Linda RosewoodBuy her great book: A Circle Outside https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Circle-Outside-by-Linda-Rosewood/9781785634284?srsltid=AfmBOorbXatrzE2aScQVrPpF8GYoG9AaxdXsbeKRMhrnhQfaMYXkjeG9Lesbians and gunshttps://slate.com/life/2026/02/gun-range-safety-gay-lesbian-lgbtq-trump.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20260212075943/https://slate.com/life/2026/02/gun-r
Episode 112 FREE: Rafiki; Sidney Mardi Gras; Lesbians in the Winter Olympics.
Rafiki to be shown in Kenya after banninghttps://76crimes.com/2026/02/04/kenya-film/https://player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film/watch-rafiki-2018-onlineSydney Mardi Gras after party falls aparthttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/08/sydney-gay-lesbian-mardi-gras-after-party-cancelled-how-it-fell-aparthttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-08/nsw-sydney-mardi-gras-official-party-cancelled-ex
Episode 110 FREE: LGB mortality rates; a sapphic literary hoax; Mondrian and Marlow Moss; the queer history of Norwich; are enbies scared of AI?
Oxford literary festivalhttps://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/ LGB mortality rateshttps://www.itv.com/news/2026-01-13/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-people-have-higher-death-rates-ons-data-showshttps://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthinequalities/bulletins/allcauseandcausespecificmortalitybysexualorientationenglandandwales/march2021tonovember2024Sappho and a literary h
Episode 108 FREE: Sylvia Townsend Warner; the end of rainbow-washing?; Labour party members disappointed with gay children.
Sylvia Townsend Warner statuehttps://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/12/dorset-unveils-sylvia-townsend-warner-statuehttps://townsendwarner.com/#https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/15/100-best-novels-lolly-willowes-sylvia-townsend-warner-robert-mccrumCorporates withdrawing from Pridehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/revealed-how-big-businesses-are-rolling-back-public-s
Episode 105 FREE: Christmas food, Christmas novels, Christmas parties, the Meghan Christmas special!
Christmas foodhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/434513/christmas-days-by-jeanette-winterson/9781784709020https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/jun/30/recipes.foodanddrink1Meghan Christmas special on Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81770808Novels with a lesbian Christmas theme https://thelesbianreview.com/15-best-sapphic-christmas-books/Christmas partieshttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Episode 103 FREE: The Beast in Me, the Prix Gouincourt, lesbian drama in space (allegedly), oil wrestling gets queered.
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/81427733French 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
Episode 101 FREE: the television episode! The state of the BBC, Celebrity Traitors, Riot Women, another Aileen Wuornos documentary.
Julie talking about the BBC on Seen in Journalism Podcast Celebrity Traitors https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002csnghttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pxz14yprohttps://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/cat-burns-the-celebrity-traitors-interview-9mqxrkgm2Riot Womenhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hd7xhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/tv-series-riot-women-sa
Episode 97 FREE: interview with Katie Herzog about her new book! Plus checked shirts are back; and another dilezza.
Katie’s great new book: Drink Your Way Sober https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Drink-Your-Way-Sober/Katie-Herzog/9781637747407Checked 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-8kx2nc53sSend us your dilezzas! thelesbianprojectpod@substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc
Episode 96 FREE: interview with Professor Ronan McCrae – are we facing the end of gay liberation? Plus: divorce, and another dilezza.
The End of the Gay Rights Revolution: How Hubris and Overreach Threaten Gay Freedom, by Ronan McCraehttps://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/
Episode 95 FREE: Indian lesbian romance novels; the virtues of civility; rainbow families; larks on Lesbos; another dilezza.
(NB Kathleen got the publication date of Fourth Wing wrong: it was 2023.)Granny’s flaghttps://mybodyisme.com/ First lesbian romance novel to be published in Indiahttps://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/20
Episode 93 FREE: interview with Professor Kathleen Richardson on her book, Sex Robots: The End of Love. Plus: lesbian drama of the week
Sex Robots: The End of Lovehttps://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=sex-robots-the-end-of-love--9781509530281Lesbian drama of the week https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15029475/Billionaire-heiress-best-friend-crypto-investment-taylor-thomson.htmlSpecial promo code for listeners at the Battle of Ideas: LP25 https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-of-ideas-festival-tickets-2025/ T
Episode 91 FREE: remembering Ann McManus; hot stolen moments in the garden centre; lesbian Hedda Gabler; queer signature scent.
Remembering Ann McManus:https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/aug/28/ann-mcmanus-obituaryhttps://metro.co.uk/2025/08/28/ann-mcmanus-created-uks-iconic-shows-dies-aged-67-24022909/School gate crusheshttps://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-te
Episode 89 FREE: same-sex divorce rates, mullets in Berlin, lesbian cutlery.
Same-sex marriage https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/07/31/in-britain-same-sex-marriages-are-more-common-for-women-than-men Aesthetic norms in Berlin https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/68335/1/sapphic-gaze-berlin-lesbian-renaissance-reclaim-desire-gender-beauty-lip-serviceLesbian cutlery https://www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/yours-for-800-the-lesbian-cutlery-inscribed-with-secr
Episode 88 PREMIUM: chat with Sarah Tanburn and Dee McCullough of LGB Alliance Cymru; plus the Lionesses and a lez archbishop.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comhttps://lgballiancecymru.wales/the-legal-defence-of-lesbian-space/https://lgballiancecymru.wales/the-legal-defence-of-lesbian-space/Belper Pride - https://lgballiance.org.uk/the-curious-story-of-belper-pride/https://www.facebook.com/groups/22360544014/posts/10163487456889015/https://www.facebook.com/LGBAllian
Episode 87 FREE: Amy Bradley is Missing; surf champ statue; are lesbian parents stricter?
Amy Bradley is Missing https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/amy-bradley-netflixhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81741332Pauline Menczer https://qnews.com.au/lesbian-surf-champ-pauline-menczer-to-get-statue-at-bondi/World’s strictest lesbian parents 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 87 PREMIUM: a chat with film-maker Melanie Chait, director of Breaking the Silence. no Pride for Northumbria police, heteronormativity in Jane Austen, and a dilezza.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comMelanie Chait:https://lesbianhistorygroup.org/2025/06/01/breaking-the-silence/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025vb2Melanie’s recent film: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dance-Me-To-The-End-Of-Time/0G115RFO7LWRA7M3QY7VK61APZFrom Melanie: I would appreciate asking lesbian mothers and their children betwe
Episode 85 FREE: the LP does Glyndebourne; Desexing Society pod; was Margot Leadbeatter a lesbian?; are you a doppelbanger? and other vital questions.
Glyndebourne:THE CANAPES….Desexing Society podcast on Lesbians in Oz https://x.com/DesexingSociety/status/1941048356899631259?t=Js_rY_ug4neobq_iCYBgFA&s=19Lesbian prison angle for the Erin Patterson casehttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/mushroom-killer-erin-patterson-locked-35546058Gateways club gets a blue plaquehttps://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/chelseas-secret-lesbian-haven-honoured-with-engli
Episode 84 PREMIUM: Eve Adams, The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs, sapphic Tudor romps, another dilezza.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comEve Adams:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-deported-her-for-publishing-a-book-titled-lesbian-love-years-later-she-was-murdered-by-the-nazis-for-being-jewish-180986864/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/rediscovering-eve-adams-the-radical-lesbian-activisthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Lesbi
Episode 83 FREE: Sarah McBride interview; queer food book; Jillian Michaels on Pride; another dilezza.
Sarah McBride interview:https://web.archive.org/web/20250618050456/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-sarah-mcbride.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250619180848/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/us/politics/democrats-supreme-court-transgender-ruling.html/Jillian Michaels on Pridehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14814341/JILLIAN-MICHAELS-gay-woman-pride-month-h
Episode 82 PREMIUM: wives who look like sisters; vegetarian lesbian cookbook; are you doing femme fashion right?; celebrating lesbian lineage through photos; Kathleen has a rant.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comMarrying your twin sisterhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/11/pride-wife-twin-sister-similar Lesbian vegetarian cookbookhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2025/jun/12/my-unexpected-pride-icon-the-green-roasting-tin-a-cookbook-no-lesbian-vegetarian-can-be-withoutFemme fash
Episode 81 FREE: limerence, a romcom, Jeanette Winterson, L word memoir, lesbians mean business.
Limerancehttps://www.pride.com/answers-advice/love-and-sex/limerence-explained#rebelltitem5The Situationship https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Situationship/0P6OGKYFC7QIGCBYN8EESPEMXDRSC to do Oranges are not the only fruithttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/rsc-jeanette-winterson-lesbian-novel-rf38stcvxhttps://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Why-Be-Happy-When-You-Could-Be-Normal-Audiobook/B007JIN
Episode 80 PREMIUM: Dublin conference, Italian birth certificates, learning from gay marriage, Pride.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comhttps://www.notallgays.org/https://www.notallgays.org/nagference-2025Italian lesbians win right to be named on birth certificate even if not biological mother https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/lesbian-mothers-win-legal-status-italy-ivf-ruling-2025-05-22/To Stop Losing the Culture War
Episode 79 FREE: an interview with Yehudis Fletcher, author of Chutzpah; plus queering research methods and sex ed in schools.
Interview with Yehudis Fletcher, author of Chutzpah: A memoir of faith, sexuality and daring to stayhttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459991/chutzpah-by-fletcher-yehudis/9780857529954https://web.archive.org/web/20250516101120/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/religion/article/orthodox-jewish-wife-secret-lesbian-sngtgn7dnhttps://unherd.com/2025/05/the-charedi-have-a-woman-problem/https://nahamu.org/ This i
Episode 78 FREE: Virgin Island, Blue Jean, lesbian architecture, dilezza of the week.
Virgin Island https://unherd.com/2025/05/virgin-islands-humiliation-kink/Blue Jean https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0027wtp/blue-jeanQueer home-making, Phyllis Birkby, and lesbian feminist architecturehttps://www.tatlerasia.com/homes/architecture-design/history-of-queer-homemaking-interior-design-domesticityhttps://www.archpaper.com/2025/05/center-for-architecture-phyllis-birkby/https://en.w
Episode 77 PREMIUM: I Kissed A Boy; pride flags banned from Eurovision; slogan T-shirts; lesbian wedding aesthetics; double dilezza of the week.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comThe Umbrella HourI Kissed a Boy https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m01c Slogan t-shirts – good or bad? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14677593/gay-woman-slams-walmart-cringe-lgbtq-merchandise.htmlPride flags banned from Eurovision https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/66730/1/eurovision-pride
Episode 76 FREE: recipes, late bloomers, the "lesbian voice", sounding posh when you're angry, Subarus, dilezza of the week.
Why are so many women in their 20s and 30s coming out as lesbian? https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a64551163/young-women-later-in-life-lesbians/Is there a lesbian voice? https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/study/undergraduate/languagelab/lesbian_voice/ Is Subaru turning me into a lesbian? https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/is-subaru-turning-me-into-a-lesbian/ Dilezza of the weekSend us your dil
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.
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-2
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!
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
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.
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/peoplepopu
Episode 72 PREMIUM: the morning shed trend; international asexuals; gay exorcisms; more barking academics (quite literally).
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 71 FREE: lesbians take over the UN; Gen Z need to drink more; sporting power couples; epigenetic sperm editing for same-sex procreation.
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-ze
Episode 69 PREMIUM: lesbian holidays, covid conscious meet ups, mermaiding as a career, lesbian feminist cyborg robotic dog intimacies
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-
Episode 68 FREE: Julie discovers packing, Jackie Forster's plaque, drag kings, the "new ex-gay", dating apps again.
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.thelesbianpr
Episode 66 FREE: Thai GirlsLove shows, Amandaland, Lesbian Space Princess, wedding cakes, and a polyamory dilemma.
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-a
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.
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/Hoc
Episode 64 FREE: we talk to superstar trailblazing lawyer and world-renowned disco queen, the one, the only HARRIET WISTRICH!!
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-couple
Episode 63 PREMIUM: Thank you for calling the lesbian loveline; soulless Soho; the Black Lesbian archive; Emilia Perez; dumped-for-a-bloke heartache.
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-22
Episode 62 FREE: Australian court ruling, Lesbian Shakespeare, Erin Doherty, another dilemma for the agony aunts.
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
Episode 61 PREMIUM: Carla and Lisa on Corrie, lesbian firefighters, composer Ethel Smyth, Tom Daley knitting with wool from gay rams.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comCarla and Lisa on Coronation Street
Episode 60 FREE: Maria Callas, lesbian pulp fiction, Alice Weidel, safe spaces for aromantics, "lesbian boyfriends".
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/
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 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
Episode 58: special FREE New Year episode - Julie and Kathleen solve all your lezza dilemmas!
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Episode 57 PREMIUM (15 min free preview available): Pink News woes, Italian villa chat, queering babies, gold star lesbians, new agony aunt feature.
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.
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.
(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-ecolog
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.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
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.
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://the
Episode 53 FREE: is the trans train running out of steam?; lesbian James Bond; Trump and gay marriage; queer animality.
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-
Episode 52 PREMIUM: The hell of Hebden Bridge; Gone South; Lesbian Connection magazine; a "lesbian feminist haunted house"; queer gardening.
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 51 FREE: What is the existing state of research about lesbian lives? A chat with Matilda Gosling and Diane Stoianov
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.thelesbianpr
Episode 50 FREE: Tegan and Sara and catfishing, Celia Kitzinger's lesbian psychology; a Gentleman Jack ballet; the inherent queerness of cheese.
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/ckgmzgk7p7j
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.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.comRecent KD Lang interview:
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.
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-m
Episode 47 PREMIUM: national coming out day, dyke drama on Radio 4, birth order and homosexuality, Alison Bechdel, queer men and smartphones.
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 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.
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-exclus
Episode 45 PREMIUM: a chat with Dr Holly Lawford-Smith! Plus lez fashion, Gluck, and gender fluid dachsunds
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-Ge
Episode 44 FREE: remembering Margot Heuman; But I'm A Cheerleader; Joan of Arc and scissoring at the VMA; queer chocolatiers.
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-vm
Episode 43 PREMIUM: queer farmers, sapphic suffering, abrosexuality, and an academic witch-hunt that targeted the wrong witches, says its victims.
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/a
Episode 42 FREE: Deadloch, pomegranates, bullying at work, and mad studies
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.
Episode 41 PREMIUM - a chat about donor conception and lesbian pregnancy with Dr Susan Bewley.
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 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.
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 Ce
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
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
Episode 38 FREE: Sha'carri Richardson versus Shericka Jackson in Sprint; Oprah isn't gay; school bullying or otherwise; queering pharmacy education.
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-rumor
Episode 37 PREMIUM: Lesbian Olympic preview and in-depth analysis; men on lesbian dating apps is bad now apparently; queer music therapy.
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 appa
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
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://
Episode 35 PREMIUM: Election chat, man with 1000 kids, "late blooming" lesbians, a notorious colouring book, auditory gaydar.
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
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.
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:/
Episode 33 PREMIUM: Lesbian space witches in Star Wars; the Ladies of Llangollen; gay animals again; universities are full of LGB people.
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-rac
Episode 32 FREE: Bridgerton; dykes who hike; lesbian fashion (again); the joys of queer travel.
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
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.
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-off
Episode 30 FREE - I Kissed A Girl catch up, lesbians in the housing market, 2nd Wave Zines, more academic nonsense
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 ae
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:Billie Eilish’s Lunch (we knew that really)
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