News & Comment
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To our detractors
On April 20th Lesbian Labour launched our website. We received overwhelmingly positive support. However, within our own party the reception was varied. Comments on one Facebook group were shockingly hostile. The post attracted almost 1,000 comments. Though many members spoke up and argued our case very well, the ratio of negative to positive comments was
Lesbian Labour welcomes Keir Starmer’s comments on misogyny
Last month Keir Starmer spoke at PMQs about the “epidemic” of violence against women and girls in the UK, following the horrific murder of Sarah Everard which sparked an outpouring of collective grief and anger around the country. The Labour leader spoke of his vision for a “cultural and social” change to bring about long-term
It could have been me
In September 2017 I considered going down to London to attend a meeting. It was about the potential impact on Women and Girls if the definition of Woman were to be changed from “the adult human female of our dimorphic species” to “anyone who feels like a woman”. This would include men – adult human
Lesbian Representation in the House
When Lesbian Labour first came together as a collective on 2nd February 2020, I glibly suggested an acronym for the group and we became ‘Lesbians In Labour In The House’! Well, aside from the obvious ambiguity of this, it has since rebranded as the much clearer Lesbian Labour. But how many Labour lesbians are there
Lesbian Labour anniversary newsletter
Not So Safe to be Me…
Leaks and U-turns
CALL TO ACTION – Support LGBT refugees in the Kakuma Refugee camp, Kenya
Statement in response to the EHRC intervention
Conversion Therapy Consultation – A Lesbian Perspective
What we have been doing to advocate for Lesbians in the Labour Party
“We will not be meeting you” – LGBT+ Labour’s response to our request for dialogue
