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

Gluck documentary on I player (also featuring Maureen Duffy)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p057nlsd

https://dianasouhami.com/book/gluck/

Sperm donors https://www.thetimes.com/article/e3c03fec-93c3-4078-9fee-ffbaeac32b84?shareToken=6c6649215807997115bf08…

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https://monstrousregiment.co.uk/

Lesbian moment incoming in Rivals? https://www.techradar.com/streaming/hulu/rivals-season-2-episode-4-monica-enid-romance-disney-plus

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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

Blocked and Reported

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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=

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/

@zolitaThat’s just the tip of the iceberg #cult #storytime

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Serial killer picture

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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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Wax my Balls: The Return

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Trust Me: The False Prophet https://www.netflix.com/title/81758532

Marie Maitland – Scotland’s sappho

https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/musical-tribute-to-rare-and-powerful-16th-century-lesbian-poet-at-scottish-festival-6531535

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/marie-maitland-scotlands-16th-century-sappho

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https://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

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A marriage of convenience: Religious extremists and the left

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Another Yehudis interview with us https://www.thelesbianprojectpod.com/p/episode-79-free-an-interview-with

Kathleen’s book is out https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Not-Go-Gentle-

Queer Eye https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/opinion/queer-eye-finale-america-lgbtq.html

Bridgerton ahttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/25/bridgerton-fifth-season-queer-romance-francesca-michaela-stirling

primevideo.com/detail/Deadloch/0T05WJG92911EXADKNJJM69PG0

In the Bay Area, lesbians created their own economy

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13987669/bay-area-lesbian-archives-directory-of-dreams-glbt-historical-society-san-francisco

New film about Columbus lesbian bar: Free Beer Tomorrow

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https://lwlies.com/in-praise-of/desert-hearts-40

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.2bdb5158-bf9e-47e2-a26d-c43fecb1cdb1?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb

Gentleman Jack the ballet has opened to great reviews

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/gentleman-jack-review-a-sensuous-ballet-salutes-the-first-modern-lesbian-wd3sc5ddv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcmTT3ix2vqoFAQzdDp4Xlo1y8XEm27T3n2aqddsn_tfrf5UWob6-GOG9Rphlc%3D&gaa_ts=69b331be&gaa_sig=EOczfY2UlYUMX73zYSIyx8bB2h6UhjXLRtuRz1meOGAvKb5Mt4Xj6QigLcuZgL_F5UqIDceDj4b2VIzVhftnpw%3D%3D

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/mar/11/gentleman-jack-review-northern-ballet-leeds-grand-theatre

BBC I kissed a girl/ I kissed a boy cancelled due to “funding issues” https://gomag.com/article/bbc-cancels-i-kissed-a-girl-and-i-kissed-a-boy-after-citing-funding-challenges/

How to seat lesbians at a dinner party

https://spectator.com/writer/mary-killen/?filter=article

https://www.thetimes.com/article/76d3f0ee-3f44-4a38-8462-07077382b4f4?shareToken=59a76f3f7b51bea1e60b28c24045692f

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/04/claire-lynch-wins-nero-gold-book-prize-a-family-matter

The lesbian erotic poem

https://therumpus.net/2026/03/03/the-lesbian-erotic-poem-eileen-myles-and-gert…

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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-lesbians-natasha-cloud-willa-bennett-louisa-jacobson

https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/neckties-ties-for-women-fashion-trend-2025

https://lesbianactiongroup.org.au/

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/lesbian-group-transgender-exemption-federal-court/106375606

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Buy her great book: A Circle Outside

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/A-Circle-Outside-by-Linda-Rosewood/9781785634284?srsltid=AfmBOorbXatrzE2aScQVrPpF8GYoG9AaxdXsbeKRMhrnhQfaMYXkjeG9

Lesbians and guns

https://slate.com/life/2026/02/gun-range-safety-gay-lesbian-lgbtq-trump.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20260212075943/https://slate.com/life/2026/02/gun-range-safety-gay-lesbian-lgbtq-trump.html

https://www.pinkpistols.org/

Remembering Jo Purvis

Rafiki to be shown in Kenya after banning

https://76crimes.com/2026/02/04/kenya-film/

https://player.bfi.org.uk/rentals/film/watch-rafiki-2018-online

Sydney Mardi Gras after party falls apart

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/08/sydney-gay-lesbian-mardi-gras-after-party-cancelled-how-it-fell-apart

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-08/nsw-sydney-mardi-gras-official-party-cancelled-explainer/106304712

Lesbians in the Winter Olympics https://www.pride.com/culture/sports/lgbtq-olympians-winter-2026#rebelltitem17

Julie’s interview with Fiona Goddard, grooming gang survivor

https://unherd.com/2026/02/melania-queen-of-camp/

Madonna in Margate https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/29/madonna-sings-praises-of-margate-heaven

Gentleman Jack as a ballet https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/jan/27/raunchy-gentleman-jack-audacious-lesbian-ballet-suranne-jones

Gaming with a lesbian mediaval Knight https://gomag.com/art…

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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

We are very sorry to say that there will be no pod this week - Julie came back from Mexico with a dose of the lurgy and she needed the rest. (She has told me to tell you all that it is DEFINITELY not man-flu).

All being well, we will be back in your ears next week, so to speak.

Kathleen x