The Lesbian Project Podcast

From last week: tour through Lesbians Leap From the Archive

Drop in US younger women identifying as L or B

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/high-school-girls-identify-lesbian-bisexual-0nvnzqnzn

Fan backlash as gay World Cup star joins Saudi club (from a month ago)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgyl2dvvv0o

Asexuality in the UN

https://www.qwearfashion.com/home/yasmin-benoit-makes-history-introducing-asexuality-to-the-united-nations

https://www.yasminbenoit.co.uk/

The Lipstick Lesbians drama

Background: https://web.archive.org/web/20260318060118/https://www.thecut.com/article/the-lipstick-lesbians-leaked-labs-drama-explained.html

The product

Their first response to the backlash https://www.facebook.com/thelipsticklesbians/videos/welcome-to-our-first-leakedlabs-state-of-the-union-if-we-are-going-to-build-in-p/1882470882384956/

Their second response

Their third response

Their fourth response

Julie Bindel wears Avon https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/may/06/avon-party-makeup-cosmetics-feminism

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Boston lesbian bar story https://web.archive.org/web/20260922162736/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/magazine/greenfield-last-ditch-bar-backlash/

BAR pod

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/bar-masking-greenfield-boston-globe/688772/?gift=SKtFP-7gCBnFn1bNJdqPMlM27wDBQDEcL86dcrcc25U&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Julie on lesbian fragility

https://quillette.com/2026/09/28/lesbian-fragility-then-and-now/

Twenge piece

Raygun documentary: Breaking badly

https://www.netflix.com/watch/82048542?trackId=253628477&tctx=0%2C1%2Cc174eeaf-1a5a-4cb2-9e74-59efc6207269-24042054%2CNES_82937966B8B5E9DB40B0AC5E48DD74-A09B79D2507423-681F4B8D8C_p_1790165695066%2CNES_82937966B8B5E9DB40B0AC5E48DD74_p_1790165695066%2C%2C%2C%2C%2CVideo%3A82048542%2CminiDpPlayButton

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Mother Mary

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0S1SVK6IUTED6CWHOZT1J1TS9W?ref_=atv_sr_fle_c_sr09b671_1_1_1&qid=1788465083031&pageTypeId=B0GXZ5QTPD&pageTypeIdSource=ASIN&sr=1-1

A lesbian pub https://southwarknews.co.uk/area/camberwell/meet-the-couple-behind-camberwells-new-lesbian-pub/

Would My Marriage Be Better If I Stopped Writing About It?

https://web.archive.org/web/20260903145423/https://www.thecut.com/article/lesbian-cruise-marriage-writing-about-it-shannon-keating.html

The original article: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/shannonkeating/lesbian-cruise

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Second call:

Or see the form here https://forms.gle/cnkTZQ2qJvgykNx69

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EHRC guidance comes into force https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9983lv4dlno

https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/england-councils-resist-ehrc-single-sex-guidance-as-legal-challenges-begin

The changing face of Soho

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgej2887lvo

A lesbian head of FIFA? https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/fifa-president-supports-lisa-klaveness-replace-gianni-infantino-530750/

Bumped https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0027mvf/bumped

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Archers same-sex relationship

https://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/p0lb37sn

https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1805002/The-Archers-Pip-Archer-Stella-Pryor-kiss-relationship-lesbian

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/22/the-archers-bbc-radio-4-first-lesbian-kiss-in-history/

Lesbian Aunts https://www.them.us/culture/community/lesbian-aunts-day-july-13

Cara Delevigne does playboy. https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/07/15/cara-delevingne-playboy-cover-lesbian/

https://www.playboy.com/read/celebrities/cara-delevingne-is-our-summer-cover-star?srsltid=AfmBOori83Ryk6dRts2bxm0bv9WNGNH8C5Nk7edR-YT5mZQrd7Ak4I7T

Lesbian cricket drama https://gomag.com/article/this-lesbian-cricket-drama-keeps-getting-messier-heres-what-happened/

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Recruitment for our lesbian motherhood research project

Here is the form without the QR code:

https://forms.gle/cnkTZQ2qJvgykNx69

IN OTHER NEWS:

Hoochie Daddies https://tubitv.com/series/300000276/hoochie-daddies?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed

A viral lesbian break up https://www.out.com/gay-entertainment/lesbian-tiktok-drama#rebelltitem2

https://www.tiktok.com/@eriniveson

Fraysexuals https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/11/rise-of-the-fraysexuals-sexual-interest-fades-long-term-relationship?CMP=share_btn_url

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Two lesbian nuns who hated each other get married after quitting convent

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/two-lesbian-nuns-who-hated-37266921

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla

Academic 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/10.1145/3757279.3785581

Short piece on robot companions, generally

Kathleen Richardson’s book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sex-Robots-Love-Kathleen-Richardson/dp/1509530282

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Surgeon, princess, bear-hunting lesbian — the extraordinary life of Vera Gedroits

https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/i-vera-the-many-lives-of-vera-gedroits-a-radical-princess-miranda-seymour?variant=55639242473851

https://www.thetimes.com/article/6640a21b-876d-4f8a-9e52-bfda23a39214?shareToken=47c6a500c38ac91de3a84d31ebc63ddd

Dyke drama, reported at the BAR pod

New occasional feature: which celebrities are lesbian this week?

Cara Delavigne https://www.them.us/story/cara-delevingne-rosalia-show-sexuality

Christine McGuiness https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/paddy-mcguinness-blindsided-wifes-reported-33914201

New Instagram page for lesbian love stories https://www.instagram.com/unlikelylesbianlovestories?igsh=eHlocnh2bDY3cjI=

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Believe Me

https://www.itv.com/watch/believe-me/10a0144

Harriet on This Morning

Women’s housing coop

https://www.thetimes.com/article/a868778c-c411-4370-b188-93c9c9cb4b96?shareToken=a385b28641e674ce43971425d3e49b45

Bumble stops swiping – has swiping left degraded love?

https://web.archive.org/web/20260508085230/https://www.axios.com/2026/05/07/bumble-removes-swipe-hinge-tinder

Guide to lesbian-friendly apps – or not - https://queersapphic.com/lesbian-dating/lesbian-dating-apps/)

Madonna as lesbian icon

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/19/madonna-confessions-on-a-dance-floor-part-ii-lesbians-gay-men

https://www.instyle.com/madonna-ship-hat-gray-mesh-sails-black-hair-met-gala-2026-11966641

https://www.papermag.com/madonna-iconic-looks#rebelltitem2

Have you ever unknowingly joined a lesbian cult?

https://www.themarysue.com/los-angeles-woman-goes-to-a-healing-retreat-then-realizes-she-is-slowly-being-pulled-into-a-lesbian-cult-so-is-there-a-link-or-what/

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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-win

Lesbian wedding on Corrie https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/38809349/coronation-street-lesbian-wedding-shock-murder/

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