The Lesbian Project Podcast

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/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 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/2025/09/24/opinion/civility-fantasy-power-kirk.html Woman Raised by 2 Lesbian Moms and 2 Gay Dads Opens Up About Her Childhoodhttps://people.com/daughter-explains-what-its-like-to-be-raised-by-two-gay-mothers-and-fathers-exclusive-11813011International Eressos Women’s Festivalhttps://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 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/ 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-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-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-serviceLesbian 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

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/LGBAllianceUK/photos/we-were-in-belper-in-derbyshire-y…

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

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 between the 1960s to 1980s who lost custody/ did n…

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-english-heritage-blue-plaque-82264/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateways_clubLesbian slanghttps://www.refinery29.com/en-au/lesbian-slang-terms-definitions#slide-17 Send us your dilezzas! thelesbianprojectpod@substack.com 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

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/Lesbian-Love-Evelyn-Addams-ebook/dp/B0CWPRSM9MThe …