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“They’ve promised me aerial sex!”

It may have been 20 years now since the bulk

Winterson’s Tale

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In the age of the humblebrag, Sue Perkins is quite

“My sexuality has never been in question”

If you want to find out about trans lesbians and

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In September Paige Mitchell, a lesbian from Stevenage, became the

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Practice! Get to know your body and what turns you

NICHOLAS GODIN

The solo debut by Air’s Nicholas Godin is an imaginative

LARRY GUS

A former computer engineer, Larry Gus splices, chops and layers

VIEUX FARKA TOURE & JULIA EASTERLIN

One of the most inspired collaborations this year, Touristes features

CRISTOBAL AND THE SEA

A band for the iPod shuffle generation, Cristobal And The

JULIA HOLTER

Julia Holter has been making beautiful, otherworldly music since 2011’s

ROSEAU

Like Georgia and Kate Tempest, Roseau writes songs that document

THE SPOOK SCHOOL

Glasgow quartet the Spook School sound like a glorious fusion

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DIVA favourites team up for this smouldering number with cool

BROOKLYN

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THE DRESSMAKER

Kate Winslet’s always a refreshing prospect, but she has an

TANGERINE

Causing a buzz at Sundance because of its shoe-string origins

POSHIDA

Blurring out the faces of many of its interviewees, this

GIRL GETS GIRL

In this colourful, likeable comedy from director Sonia Sebastián, a

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In June 2015, documentary filmmaker Zoe Davis was in Austin,

ONLINE

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JUNIOR BAKE OFF

If the sugar comedown from The Great British Bake Off

EMPIRE

Season two of the brilliant drama started on E4 earlier

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

We’re very excited about Russell T Davies’ adaptation of this

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Not since Sun Hill got its first lesbian storyline have

ORPHAN BLACK

It’s been a long time coming, but season three of

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ROBOT TAKEOVER

Who could have guessed that Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic

TRANS: A MEMOIR

Journalist Juliet Jacques’ memoir begins in 2000, a decade before

GHOST

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WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND

The author of 1950s-set interracial love story Lies We Tell

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Great news for Sue Perkins fans: she’s written a book

CROCODILE SOUP

Recently reissued British lesbian classic – it made the Orange

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Playful tales of love, jealousy and revenge in a classic

DON’T LOOK NOW

I accidentally watched the world’s most menacing film, Don’t Look

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Back by popular demand is our Sex Issue. A little

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After reading the whole October issue from cover-to-cover non-stop, I

Claire Kurylowski

Last year Claire Kurylowski made a short self-funded film called

Say my name

When I was in secondary school being called a lesbian

Weird and wonderful

Recently voted one of the people Icelanders would most like

SAPPHIC SUFFRAGETTES

So wrote Mary Blathwayt when ousted from the bed of

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

One of the speediest films to sell out at this

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“I just want some sex!”

The world is ageing. The government estimates that by 2020

LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX...

It’s been 30 years since the launch of LGBT+ mental

Off the Cuff

Cuffs is a fresh, authentic, contemporary eight-part police series created

THE COCK AND THE CAR

I was wandering back from work one afternoon when I

3 of the best queer sex clubs

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EXILIO!

We’re wishing a very happy birthday to Exilio, which turned

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BLOOMSBURY BELLES

Knowing that Virginia Woolf woz ’ere is enough to enhance

FIRST CLASS

Swedish Lapland’s world-famous Ice Hotel opens its doors in December

Pride of place

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“Our eight-year journey to become a family”

As a same-sex couple, Nicole, 38, and Sara, 40, knew

NO PROBLEM IF YOU’VE GOT ISSUES, WE CAN HELP

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Feeling straight

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When I was a girl my dad and brothers would,

Secret sorority?

Lesbians all around the world are crazy for Ruby Rose,

Slide this way

It was one of those perfect autumnal days. The sun

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SHONDA RHIMES

Shonda Rhimes is not just our person of the month,