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LESBIAN STRENGTH
Established 2019
Lesbian Strength March & Rally, Leeds UK
Our Events
Lesbian Strength Collective
2024
14th September
Save the date! The Lesbian Strength March and Rally is back in Leeds, UK on Saturday 14th September 2024. Come and join us and together, lesbians will not be erased
2023
Cancelled
Sadly for the hardworking Lesbian Strength Collective, bureaucratic events beyond our control saw our event cancelled, firstly in Leeds and then also in Halifax.
2022
17th September
In 2022 it was the death of Queen Elizabeth II that put a stop to our March, but our Rally was a great success with some wonderful speeches and performances.
2021
26th April
Due to the restrictions placed upon us as a result of covid, Lesbian Strength organised a panel discussion featuring lesbians from around the world.
2020
5th September
Unfortunately, in 2020 the coronavirus pandemic prevented us from holding a march, so instead we created a virtual event on 5th September 2020.
2019
7th September
Our first Lesbian Strength March took place on Saturday 7th September 2019 in Leeds. Approximately 150 lesbians took part in the March through Leeds City Centre!
About Us
Lesbian Strength was formed by a group of lesbian feminists in 2019. Lesbians have long been marginalised within the ‘LGBT community’ but there has been increasing hostility towards lesbians, lesbian identity and the fundamental idea that lesbians are women who are exclusively same-sex attracted.
How We Show Lesbian Strength
We organised our first event in Leeds in 2019. Lesbian Strength marches were held in the UK, the first in 1981 and then throughout the 1980s. They were women-only events and it was important to us to build on this herstory and restart this tradition.
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Meet Some Of The Lesbian Strength Collective Members
Aja The Empress
Aja is a Poet and women’s rights activist who’s work highlights the damage done by Gender ideology(GI)
Paula Boulton
Musician and playwright using the arts as much as possible to fight for Lesbian autonomy
Jo Campbell
A life long gender non-conforming lesbian trouble maker who likes being visible
Promoting Lesbian Strength & Unity
Why Have We Set Up Lesbian Strength?
Lesbian Strength was formed by a group of lesbian feminists in 2019. Lesbians have long been marginalised within the ‘LGBT community’ but there has been increasing hostility towards lesbians, lesbian identity and the fundamental idea that lesbians are women who are exclusively same-sex attracted.
What Do Lesbian Strength Stand For?
We believe that separate organising is the only way to build a strong, supportive community for lesbians. Our aims as a group are:
- To oppose lesbian erasure
- To amplify the voices of lesbians
- To build community amongst lesbians
What Is The Herstory Behind Lesbian Strength?
We organised our first event in Leeds in 2019. Lesbian Strength marches were held in the UK, the first in 1981 and then throughout the 1980s. They were women-only events and it was important to us to build on this herstory and restart this tradition. Leeds is a city with a proud feminist tradition, the first Reclaim the Night march was held in Leeds in 1977 and it is strongly associated with Revolutionary Feminism.
As A Lesbian How Can I Get Involved?
Please check this website or our social media pages for details of future events.
