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Oxford literary festival https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/ LGB mortality rates https://www.itv.com/news/2026-01-13/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-people-have-higher-death-rates-ons-data-shows https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthinequalities/bulletins/allcauseandcausespecificmortalitybysexualorientationenglandandwales/march2021tonovember2024 Sappho and a literary hoax https://aeon.co/essays/how-a-playful-literary-hoax-illuminates-classical-queerness Mondrian and Marlow Moss https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/12/piet-mondrian-crossdressing-lesbian-artist-marlow-moss-cornish-cove Radio Norfolk programme That’s a Queer Ol’ Place - Norfolk Nightlife - BBC Sounds Are non-binary people scared of AI? https://www.advocate.com/technology/can-queer-people-trust-ai 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

Sylvia Townsend Warner statue https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/12/dorset-unveils-sylvia-townsend-warner-statue https://townsendwarner.com/# https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/15/100-best-novels-lolly-willowes-sylvia-townsend-warner-robert-mccrum Corporates withdrawing from Pride https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/22/revealed-how-big-businesses-are-rolling-back-public-support-for-pride Disappointment that your child is gay - survey 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

Christmas food https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/434513/christmas-days-by-jeanette-winterson/9781784709020 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/jun/30/recipes.foodanddrink1 Meghan Christmas special on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81770808 Novels with a lesbian Christmas theme https://thelesbianreview.com/15-best-sapphic-christmas-books/ Christmas parties https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/a-woman-took-her-top-off-at-the-christmas-party-and-it-all-slotted-into-place-the-women-who-came-out-as-lesbian-or-bisexual-later-in-life/a1188858866.html 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

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/81427733 French 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-prize_6747015_117.html https://www.liberation.fr/culture/livres/le-prix-gouincourt-clin-doeil-lesbien-au-goncourt-a-devoile-sa-premiere-selection-20250923_6X26BSCVYBBCVPRSHMJOFLJUW4/ https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/le-prix-gouincourt-recompense-fatima-daas-wendy-delorme-nelly-slim-et-sabrina-calvo_256881.html Lesbian drama in space (allegedly): https://www.advocate.com/news/astronaut-anne-mcclain-falsely-accused Lesbian oil wrestling https://torontolife.com/culture/lesbian-oil-wrestling/ Get 20% OFF new annual subscriptions til December 5th!. 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

Julie talking about the BBC on Seen in Journalism Podcast Celebrity Traitors https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002csng https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pxz14ypro https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/cat-burns-the-celebrity-traitors-interview-9mqxrkgm2 Riot Women https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hd7x https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/22/tv-series-riot-women-sally-wainwright https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/26/riot-women-and-lesbians-in-the-1970s Aileen: Queen Of the Serial Killers https://www.netflix.com/watch/81673047?trackId=281181458&tctx=4%2C0%2Ca175877c-9cc0-4594-aef3-1991b803cd39-315604870%2CNES_B90D4FA339F33EF2EBF0636BF5CEA1-D9C9477B1E74A5-D9C1726DD6_p_1762703068719%2CNES_B90D4FA339F33EF2EBF0636BF5CEA1_p_1762703068719%2C%2C%2C%2C%2CVideo%3A81673047%2CminiDpPlayButton https://www.biography.com/crime/aileen-wuornos https://people.com/what-monster-got-right-and-wrong-about-aileen-wuornos-11841618 https://www.queerty.com/wild-boozing-lesbian-no-more-netflixs-new-doc-is-giving-aileen-wuornos-the-rebrand-nobody-saw-coming-20251106/ 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

Katie’s great new book: Drink Your Way Sober https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Drink-Your-Way-Sober/Katie-Herzog/9781637747407 Checked 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-8kx2nc53s Send us your dilezzas! [email protected] 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

The End of the Gay Rights Revolution: How Hubris and Overreach Threaten Gay Freedom, by Ronan McCrae https://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/article/the-gay-rights-movement-threatens-to-implode/ Lesbian divorce in Finland: https://www.them.us/story/lesbian-marriages-weddings-divorce-rate-study-reasons-why 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

(NB Kathleen got the publication date of Fourth Wing wrong: it was 2023.) Granny’s flag https://mybodyisme.com/ First lesbian romance novel to be published in India https://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/2025/09/24/opinion/civility-fantasy-power-kirk.html Woman Raised by 2 Lesbian Moms and 2 Gay Dads Opens Up About Her Childhood https://people.com/daughter-explains-what-its-like-to-be-raised-by-two-gay-mothers-and-fathers-exclusive-11813011 International Eressos Women’s Festival https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36779521/lesbian-island-greek-paradise/ 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

Sex Robots: The End of Love https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=sex-robots-the-end-of-love--9781509530281 Lesbian drama of the week https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15029475/Billionaire-heiress-best-friend-crypto-investment-taylor-thomson.html Special promo code for listeners at the Battle of Ideas: LP25 https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/battle-of-ideas-festival-tickets-2025/ 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

Remembering Ann McManus: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/aug/28/ann-mcmanus-obituary https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/28/ann-mcmanus-created-uks-iconic-shows-dies-aged-67-24022909/ School gate crushes https://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-tessa-thompson-lesbian-reimagining-491967/ Film version with Ingrid Bergman Queer perfume https://www.whowhatwear.com/beauty/gender-affirming-power-of-scent 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

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-service Lesbian cutlery https://www.thetimes.com/uk/history/article/yours-for-800-the-lesbian-cutlery-inscribed-with-secret-love-notes-kn6qczv2g 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

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thelesbianprojectpod.com Melanie Chait: https://lesbianhistorygroup.org/2025/06/01/breaking-the-silence/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0025vb2 Melanie’s recent film: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Dance-Me-To-The-End-Of-Time/0G115RFO7LWRA7M3QY7VK61APZ From Melanie: I would appreciate asking lesbian mothers and their children between the 1960s to 1980s who lost custody/ did n…

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