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Fertility expert warns on inequalities in lesbian IVF funding

This Lesbian Visibility Week, a fertility expert is warning women about lesbian IVF funding inequalities in the UK which have been “overlooked for far too long”.  LGBTQ+ couples can become parents through a variety of options, including donor insemination, intrauterine insemination (IUI), surrogacy and adoption or fostering. For women in same-sex couples looking to become […]

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Jesse Sullivan says his 15-year-old has been subjected to transphobic ‘hate’ online

Jesse Sullivan has opened up about navigating transphobia online, revealing his 15-year-old child has even been subjected to transphobic “hate”.  Sullivan, who is transgender, has remained open online about his IVF journey with Too Hot To Handle star Francesca Farago. But before the reality star fell pregnant, Sullivan was already a parent to Arlo Sullivan, […]

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One Tree Hill’s Sophia Bush comes out and confirms she’s dating Ashlyn Harris

Sophia Bush has come out and confirmed her relationship with retired football player Ashlyn Harris in an exclusive first-person piece for Glamour Magazine. The One Tree Hill star said she “hates the notion of having to come out in 2024“, but understands the importance of standing proud in your identity “in a year when we’re […]

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Jonathan Van Ness shares ode to their pets for ‘teaching me how to love myself’

Anyone who keeps up with Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness will know that they are a parent to a menagerie of gorgeous pets.  And now the grooming expert, who is non-binary and uses he/she/they pronouns, has shared a wholesome ode to their pets for “teaching me how to love myself”. The star is parent to three […]

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Sam Smith’s Proms performance will be ‘appropriate’ after ‘Satanic’ backlash

Fans can kiss goodbye to Sam Smith’s raunchy on-stage moments – at least, for now – as the BBC has vowed the singer’s upcoming Proms performance will be “entirely appropriate”.  Smith was announced as a headliner for this year’s BBC Proms on 2 August under the pop programme. However, the broadcasting company was forced to […]

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Liz Massiah

Liz Massiah – Edmonton’s Lesbian Community Leader Extraordinaire

Most foundational LGBTQ+ organizations in our city were influenced by Liz Massiah, Edmonton’s lesbian community leader extraordinaire. From GALA to Womonspace, the AIDS Network of Edmonton, and the Liaison Committee, Liz was there for it all. Her steady head has worn many hats as a community leader, civil rights activist, social worker, and psychologist. Liz was an out lesbian when she moved to Alberta from Ontario in 1983 after graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University with her MSW. Like many lesbians of her time, she married a man before coming out later in life. Years earlier, she and her husband…

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