Lesbian Love Songs

Lesbian News presents its picks for the most iconic lesbian love songs. Pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee and put on some headphones.

Three-quarters of terminally ill LGBT patients in the UK face discrimination

74% of terminally ill LGBT patients face discrimination while their loved ones suffer from insensitivity, according to a major new UK study.

Lesbian nun - Ectasy of St Teresa - Bernini

With Paul Verhoeven set to direct a "lesbian nun film" about the infamous Sister Benedetta, what can we expect from the director of 'Basic Instinct'?

state-sponsored homophobia

According to an annual report on state-sponsored homophobia, homosexuality is still a crime in 72 nations and punishable by death in eight.

Prince William

Prince William isn’t a gay icon like his mother Diana but for most of the LGBT, he's the perfect prince after being given a Straight Ally award.

LGBT employees - tech industry

According to a study on the costs of unfair treatment, 20 percent of LGBT employees had experienced being bullied while working in the tech industry.

Ellen DeGeneres - 20 years

Twenty years ago, 1997 was a milestone for the LGBTQ because it was the year when Ellen DeGeneres came out. Here's a look back on that time.

Donald Trump - 100 Days

The LGBT community is wary after the milestone of President Donald Trump's first 100 days saw a number of executive orders repealing LGBT protections.

AHCA

Just when you thought that the Republicans in Congress had had enough of President Donald Trump's AHCA, it's now back in the limelight again.

Iconic lesbian musicians - Indigo Girls

On our playlist are 7 iconic lesbian musicians who we grew up with and whose songs are always on repeat on our music players. Are yours on the list?

Princess Margaret - LGBTQ royalty

Monarchy has always been ripe with LGBTQ royalty who never hid their love for their fellow men and women despite the judgement cast against them.

Hillary Clinton vs Trump administration

Hillary Clinton spoke out against the Trump administration attacks on the LGBT people, warning that progress on LGBT rights could be rolled back.

discrimination - LGBT workforce

Repealing an executive order, the US Census not including the LGBT-- all of these mean the LGBT workforce doesn't have protection against discrimination.

American Healthcare Act

Though Trump's American Healthcare Act is dead in the water in Congress, that hasn't stopped analysts from examining the bill to see why it was problematic.

Queer movie roles - Brandon Teena

The Academy Awards appear to have an affection for queer movie roles. Here are 5 LGBT movie characters that won their actor or actress an Oscar.

LGBT census

What are the issues on the US Census not including the LGBT community in their upcoming survey? Here are the important points on having an LGBT census.

Genderqueer - Asia Kate Dillon

MTV Movie & TV Awards and actor Asia Kate Dillon are showing us how a genderqueer world and a genderfluid future will look like.

Gay concentration camps

Reports of gays in Chechnya being rounded up in concentration camps brought to mind similar gay concentration camps set up by the Nazis.

HRC healthcare index - John Hopkins Hospital

The Human Rights Campaign has released their annual HRC healthcare index on US healthcare facilities with LGBTQ-inclusive policies and practices.

Celebrity LGBT allies - Anne Hathaway

In a fight, you need all the allies you can get. Here are 5 celebrity LGBT allies who have used their high-profile platforms to fight for us.

LGBT workers

LGBT workers in the US gained a victory against President Donald Trump after he took away an executive order that protects them from discrimination.

ACrush

China has taken the concept of "boy band" groups one step further by introducing the gender-bending boy band composed of all girls: Acrush.

Transgender health issues

While there have been many discussions on the health issues of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, queers, there are not as many for transgender health issues.

Carlos Jáuregui

Naming the Buenos Aires subway station in honor of Carlos Jauregui will make it the first station in the world named for an Argentinean LGBT activist.

Lesbian celebrity couples

While we're no fans of of Hollywood, we adore seeing lesbian celebrity couples. It gives us a flicker of hope that all will be well in the LGBT realm.

LGBT activists - international

We all need some inspiration from the people around us. Here are seven LGBT activists who have been fighting the good fight around the world.

movie Moonlight

The movie Moonlight wasn’t expected to win Best Picture in the recent 89th Academy Awards. But it did, marking a milestone moment for queer cinema.

Gavin Grimm

This is the story of Gavin Grimm, a student who just wanted to go to school like any normal kid-- and ended up going all the way to the high court.

arts funding slash - Donald Trump

President Trump plans to cut arts funding like the NEA. But the budget for these is still way less than the budget for the Trump Towers security.

Zanele Muholi image - No LGBT rights

Though it may feel like it's not the best of times to be LGBT in the US these days, other countries have no LGBT rights to speak of, like Uganda and Russia.