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Get ready to cry. We wish we could more often share happy and loving stories like this one below. Stories of allies supporting LGBTQ people and stories of better days ahead for LGBTQ youth. Thankfully, this story and its adjoining video are the right amount of sweet to better our souls. The video centers on […]… Continue reading Trans Teen Shocked After Classmates Pay For His Name Change — Instinct Magazine

Choices, Choices. Was Sex Education’s Eric right for choosing whom he chose? Let’s talk about it. It goes without saying, but still. Warning: Spoilers for Sex Education Season 2 below. Two weeks ago, I finished my binge session of Netflix’s Sex Education season 2. In that time, I watched Eric Effiong (played by Ncuti Gatwa)… Continue reading Did “Sex Education’s” Eric Make The Right Choice? — Instinct Magazine

Jerry Harris must be loving life right now. The breakout star from Netflix’s Cheer had quite the wild night on Sunday, February 9, when he covered the 2020 Academy Awards red carpet for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. His appearance at the biggest movie award show in the world was quite overwhelming not only for him […]… Continue reading ‘Cheer’ Star Jerry Harris Loses His Mind At The Oscars – Watch — Instinct Magazine

In 2019 Listening2Lesbians expanded our coverage to challenge the previous dominance of English stories to better report global lesbian experiences. This shift saw an increase in news reported, with information from additional countries in 10 languages. It remains difficult to find comprehensive reports of lesbian experiences given the legal or social situation in many countries;… Continue reading 2019 in review: Lesbians in the News — Listening to Lesbians

We have become aware of another lesbophobic incident which occurred in Chile. A video went viral on social networks in which two women alleged that they were discriminated against for their sexual orientation in a Peruvian food and sushi restaurant called Saki, in the heart of Santiago. Through her Instagram account, one of the affected […]… Continue reading Chile: sushi restaurant expels lesbians for hugging — Listening to Lesbians

Fans of Home and Away are questioning whether the show censored a gay storyline, after it ran romantic scenes involving a lesbian couple on New Zealand television, but cut the same moments from episodes aired in Australia. While fans of the show in Australia have written on social media about their disappointment and confusion over […]… Continue reading Australian show Home and Away criticised for cutting lesbian scenes — Listening to Lesbians

Lesbian Equality and Empowerment Initiative, a non-profit organisation, has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission before the Court of Appeal over the refusal to register it. Pamela Adie, an LGBT activist, had in 2018 sued the commission for refusing to register the organisation but lost the case. However, the activist disclosed on Twitter that she had […]… Continue reading Lesbian activist takes Nigerian government to court to register organisation — Listening to Lesbians

Hey all! I don’t have a lot to say this go round, but I’m dying to hear what YOU have to tell me about The L Word: Generation Q…the revamped version of the iconic, controversial, inspiring? and sometimes (often?) cringe-worthy series. Specifically what you think about take two on the L-Word AND any other LGBTQ+TV […]… Continue reading Pondering the L Word: Gen Q — Women and Words

Okay. I’ve had a little over a month to process my feelings about the end of the Star Wars saga. I am still not okay. If anyone reading this also follows me on social media, you know I am a rather rabid fan of Star Wars. I know there are a lot of us out […]… Continue reading Not Your Regular Damsel in Distress — Women and Words

A reader’s perspective on the power of the pages. It really is true that as we get older time goes by faster. This past year was crazy in that Thanksgiving happened in the US and I swear Christmas was the next weekend. It was so quick that we didn’t even get a tree up! But […]… Continue reading Inspired for 2020 — Women and Words