Category: Stage
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Celebrating the original Lesbian Visibility Week, held July 8th-15th, 1990
Linda Riley and Diva Magazine claim they created Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW) in 2020 for “all LGBTQ+ women,” but they weren’t the first to celebrate it. The week was first recognised in 1990. It was originally held from July 8-15, organised by The City of West Hollywood’s Lesbian & Gay Advisory Council and Lesbian Visibility…
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Anne Lister takes ballet in new staging of Gentleman Jack
Anne Lister is not a ghost from lesbian history; her decoded diaries paint a palpably formidable figure known as the first documented modern lesbian. Her presence in the past is in tension with the societal expectations of 19th-century women–she was able to see past double-standards to forge a path she could be excited about. Anne…