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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019: part two

Various Authors12 August 2019

The F-Word's second set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering theatre, musicals and opera, and dance, physical theatre and circus...

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Three cheers for lesbian filmmakers!

Pippa Sterk15 January 2019

Pippa Sterk reports from the Fringe! Film Fest London screening of Caroline Berler’s Dykes, Camera, Action!...

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Fun Home: reading it first v watching it first

Various Authors27 August 2018

Ellie Wilson and Emily Zinkin review the graphic novel and musical of Fun Home, Alison Bechdel’s widely acclaimed autobiography...

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When the jokes aren’t funny any more

Molly Greeves27 July 2018

Molly Greeves is glad Hannah Gadsby has raised her voice for the “non-normals”...

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Gal pals: when queer women are ‘just friends’

Sophie Jackson5 August 2017

Sophie Jackson chats to queer women about friendship, boundaries and the hypersexualisation of queerness...

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What’s gay got to do with it?

Jennifer Evans12 November 2016

Jennifer Evans is tired of being treated differently because she is in a relationship with a woman...

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Let’s talk about stats, baby

Megan Stodel13 October 2016

How many people in the UK are LGB? Megan Stodel says that statistics released this week won't tell you...

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Sexual orientation on the syllabus

KS5 PolSoc24 June 2016

Although feminism has been retained on the politics A Level syllabus, this writer thinks more needs to be done to educate students about LGBT rights...

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All shiny surfaces, no feeling

Selina Robertson13 November 2015

Selina Robertson appreciates the sophisticated beauty of Todd Haynes’ Carol but blames it for draining the film’s affective energy...

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Why there aren’t any straight women

Megan Stodel8 November 2015

Megan Stodel isn't straight, but she believes there are some women out there who are; here, she explains her controversial and seemingly science-defying position...

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Don’t be afraid of Vagina Wolf

Agata Ostrowska12 January 2015

Agata Ostrowska is impressed with Anna Margarita Albelo's debut feature about creative adventures of "Bridget Jones' older lesbian sister" ...

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Is Monogamy Dead?

Chella Quint8 November 2013

While reviewing Rosie Wilby's new comedy, I got to chat to her about what it's been like creating the show, and hear some behind-the-scenes revelations. ...

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Rosie Wilby: Is Monogamy Dead?

Chella Quint8 November 2013

Rosie Wilby asks an interesting question in Is Monogamy Dead? Chella Quint attends this cheeky and enjoyable new show and tries to work out the answer ...

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“Lesbian” is not a dirty word

The Tulloch22 April 2013

Thé Tulloch highlights the various ways lesbophobia manifests in feminism ...

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Song of the day: Gwen Avery – Sugar Mama

Holly Combe21 August 2012

A joyous bluesey lovesong from the 1977 Lesbian Concentrate album on Olivia Records, a music collective founded in 1973 to record and market women's music. Unfortunately, it didn't lead to more exposure on the label for singer Gwen Avery... ...

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Circumstance

Iman Qureshi24 April 2012

Iman Qureshi reviews Circumstance, screened during 2012 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and hails its director for subtly depicting complexities and contradictions of contemporary Iranian society ...

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The Fearless Frame: Barbara Hammer at Tate Modern

Sophie Mayer19 February 2012

Sophie Mayer hugs, shares, learns and grows with Barbara Hammer's Active Cinema during the latter's retrospective at Tate Modern in London ...

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Modern fairytale characters: a brief guide

katyha25 January 2012

The Troll of Random Misogyny lives under many bridges; although the Guardian seems to be one of his favourite places to lurk, possibly because of its soft liberal padding... ...

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