Archive - Scottish Lesbians

Lesbians at Edinburgh Pride 2024

It was a hard sell, asking lesbians if they would like to do some leafleting at Edinburgh Pride this year.

Jun 27 •

Scottish Lesbians

May 2024

There are no 'lesbian bars' - our letter to BBC Woman's Hour

Last week, BBC Woman’s Hour ran a segment on what was described as a resurgence in lesbian bars.

May 19 •

Scottish Lesbians

April 2024

‘Trans Tits’, ‘Girl Dick’ and a pressure as old as time

Thanks to the last decade of intensive trans rights activism, there is quite a body of signage and messaging around which is offensive and harmful to…

Apr 14 •

Scottish Lesbians

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Lorraine Douglas

March 2024

We’ve had a busy couple of weeks on social media, following ‘badgegate’ and the subsequent decision by the Scottish Parliament to ‘minimise the risk of…

Mar 24 •

Scottish Lesbians

What's in a name?

When it comes to Scottish Lesbians, it seems, quite a lot.

Mar 17 •

Scottish Lesbians

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Lesbian allies?

Yesterday’s events in Parliament, where an MP on one side of the House used her ‘allyship’ to berate a Member on the other side, got me thinking about…

Mar 2 •

Scottish Lesbians

February 2024

‘Lesbians Are Dying Out’

‘Lesbians Are Dying Out’ is a self-published comic, currently on display at Glasgow Women’s Library as part of their ‘Trans Zines’ display which…

Feb 5 •

Scottish Lesbians

December 2023

Our year in Scottish Lesbians

Since it’s the last day of the year, it seemed about time to reflect on some of the things we’ve done over the course of 2023.

Dec 31, 2023 •

Scottish Lesbians

October 2023

Research Report!

Our report of our lesbian coming out research is now available on our website at this link.

Oct 14, 2023 •

Scottish Lesbians

September 2023

Glasgow Women's Library - then and now

We’ve recently finished writing up some research we conducted last year, asking lesbians about their coming out experiences, including things that…

Sep 23, 2023 •

Scottish Lesbians

Why Dame Angela Eagle is wrong about butch women

This Telegraph article reports claims by Dame Angela Eagle that gender-critical feminists want men who identify as trans to show their passports in…

Sep 12, 2023 •

Scottish Lesbians

May 2023

365 Days of Winging It: How we started Scottish Lesbians

Scottish Lesbians is one year old, and we thought it was time for a bit of reflection on the last year.

May 6, 2023 •

Scottish Lesbians

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