GO! Presents 100 Women We Love: Class of 2024

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Clare Hand

August 23, 2024

Clare Hand

The Magic Of A Lesbian Wedding On The Island of Lesbos

Countless sapphic love stories have unfolded on these shores, and this lesbian wedding felt like the culmination of generations of herstory.

July 29, 2024

Clare Hand

Meet Mexico City’s Sapphic Separatists

There’s a plate of food for anyone who’s hungry, and a bed for any lesbian, queer or trans person who needs a place to rest. 

January 31, 2024

Clare Hand

Sierra Leonean Trans Activist Finds ‘Home’ On The Island of Lesvos

It all started with a broken heart.

December 28, 2023

Clare Hand

The Last Queer Bar In Istanbul

This time last year there were three queer bars in Taksim: this year, only Bigudi remains.

September 6, 2023

Clare Hand

Italy Might Not Feel Safe For Queer People, But This Milan Trans-Feminist Bar Does

Welcome to Pop, Milan’s queer safe space in Giorgia Meloni’s Italy.

August 24, 2023

Clare Hand

Poly Sapphic Nomads Find Their Home On The Island Of Lesbos

My Big Fat Polyamorous Sapphic Greek (unofficial) Wedding.

May 10, 2023

Clare Hand

1 Woman Delivered Food To Sick Queer Friend, Now 3 Million Have Been Fed

Step inside the kitchen of a New York City Institution.

April 13, 2023

Clare Hand

Are You Strapped? Step Inside Chicago’s Salacious Dyke Party

Warning: this party gets feral.

February 6, 2023

Clare Hand

Sapphic Pleasure Abounds At This Montréal Hot Spot

There’s a very good reason the bathroom line is long.

January 27, 2023

Clare Hand

Is Soup Night Replacing Gay Bars?

Chicken Soup For The Queers!

January 19, 2023

Clare Hand

A Real-Life Hero’s Journey: Iranian Lesbian Activist Shadi Amin

Shadi Amin, the founder of 6Rang, Iran’s Largest LGBTQ+ organization, tells her tale of becoming one of the most prominent lesbian Iranian activists.

January 5, 2023

Clare Hand

Nobody’s Darling Is For The Outcasts

“Every time I wake up in the morning tired, and trying to balance work and the bar, I think about the impact that we’re having,” says Riddle. “and will have for a good few more years to come.”

Calendar of Events

M Mon

T Tue

W Wed

T Thu

F Fri

S Sat

S Sun

5 events,

6 events,

9 events,

Recurring

Femme House

8 events,

6 events,

CVNTY CVNT DYKE NYTE

7 events,

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Femme Fantasies Festival

8 events,

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FEMMES Book Club

4 events,

6 events,

10 events,

Recurring

Femme House

11 events,

5 events,

9 events,

YUMMY

11 events,

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Yes Holiday Market

5 events,

6 events,

9 events,

Recurring

Femme House

9 events,

7 events,

7 events,

LEZ-JINGLE HOLIDAY PARTY

7 events,

5 events,

6 events,

11 events,

8 events,

5 events,

7 events,

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Queer & Trans Yoga

7 events,

6 events,

6 events,

8 events,

Femme House

8 events,

5 events,

10 events,

GIRLY POP

9 events,

5 events,

14 events,

GLITZ & GLAMOUR NYE

6 events,

10 events,

5 events,

5 events,

7 events,

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December 13, 2022

Clare Hand

Experience Bigudi, Turkey’s Iconic Queer Venue

No trip to Turkey is complete without a visit to the beaming light that is Bigudi.

October 5, 2022

Clare Hand

Two Iranian LGBTQ+ Activists On Death Row Need Our Support. Here’s How We Can Help.

In an exclusive interview with GO Magazine, Shadi Amin, Director of 6Rang, the largest Iranian LGBTQ+ organization, sheds light on the urgency of this situation and what our community can do to help.

September 21, 2022

Clare Hand

Is Paris’ ‘Dirty Lemon’ The Chicest Lesbian Cocktail Bar In The World?

“Seriously, there’s nothing out there for us, there’s nowhere you can have all three components – good vibes, good drinks, good music and feel safe and feel okay to sit in a bar alone as a woman.”

September 21, 2022

Clare Hand

Butches Are On Top At London’s Iconic Party Butch Please!

“Sexual freedom is a big part of Butch Please. As a butch dyke, my sexuality is policed in a very public and deep way so it’s crucial that this space is somewhere we feel free to express our sexuality.” 

July 22, 2022

Clare Hand

Yes, A Queer Ranch Festival Exists. Here’s What It’s Like.

Naturally, a ranch festival can’t be all about nightlife – the blue cloudless skies, sandy beaches, and cool Mediterranean breeze, call your hungover ass to action no matter what you imbibed the night before.

March 24, 2022

Clare Hand

EL*C: The Lesbian Organization Offering Safety In & Around Ukraine

EL*C have created a Lesbian Hosting Network, gathering over 300 availabilities: spare rooms, sofa beds, and second apartments in just a week. They are currently relocating lesbians in Spain, Bulgaria, Germany and the UK, and have helped two lesbian families (plus their pets) get to the Netherlands, and a lesbian couple to Portugal. 

March 11, 2022

Clare Hand

Glass House Is London’s New Venue For Queers To Read, Eat, Drink, Dance, Learn, Talk, & Thrive

“We’ll sit by the window,” says one patron as they order a bottle of red, “so we can watch the world go by.”

February 17, 2022

Clare Hand

Maria Cyber: The Greek Activist That Has Changed Countless Lives, Now Fights For Her Own

“There are moments I experience so much happiness, I cannot take it.”

February 9, 2022

Clare Hand

Welcome To Noiz: A Glittering, Decadent Lesbian Nightclub Open All Night, Every Night

“Thank God, and thank the lesbians.” 

December 8, 2021

Clare Hand

Feeling Shy About Play Parties? Mint Tease Has a Lesbian Dominatrix On Site To Warm You Up

People rather sheepishly sat around in a big circle waiting for a dominatrix to start a game of spin-the-bottle…

November 29, 2021

Clare Hand

Slain Activist Zak Kostopoulos’ Memory Lingers On The Dance Floor Of ‘Beaver,’ Athens’ Lesbian Co-Operative

I am grateful for the safety of this space, for the community it contains, for those late night conversations with strangers that make you feel aware, awake and part of something.

May 5, 2021

Clare Hand

Are You Vaxed, Waxed, & Ready To Party? Moonlight Experiences Immerses You In International Queer Nightlife

You arrive in a new city, filled with new faces, tastes, sounds, and eventually, if you play your cards right, you’ll end up in a room of queers, sweaty and synchronized, the same baseline surging through your spines.

April 26, 2021

Clare Hand

Madeline Davis: The Incalculable Value Of A Lesbian Legend’s Life

“We want to make sure that this next stage of Madeline’s life is as free from fear and full of love as our whole lives have been because of her.”

December 22, 2020

Clare Hand

Welcome to Panthera: Israel’s Revolutionary Women’s Co-Working Space

Don’t live in Israel? Fear not, this Panther’s on the prowl.

December 2, 2020

Clare Hand

How Last Year’s Sage Dance Taught Me To Respect My Queer Elders

Last November, Corona was a beer, you only saw facemasks at the dentist, and dyke nightlife was popping off all around the world.

October 27, 2020

Clare Hand

Dry Face Masks & Damp Bikinis: What A Lesbian Beach Bar Looks Like In A Pandemic

Salty-skinned lesbians dry in the scorching sun, drinking margaritas and pondering how lucky they are to be here…

October 13, 2020

Clare Hand

The Power Of Queer Community: How The Isle Of Lesbos Is Coming Together To Aid Refugees

This ongoing humanitarian crisis is all of our responsibility. 

September 8, 2020

Clare Hand

Out Of The Basement & Into The Street: London’s Only Lesbian Bar Reopens

There’s a unanimous sense of gratitude for She Soho, for this gathering of queer womxn, for the simplicity of this night, for the survival of our community spaces – places we may once have taken for granted, but never will again. 

June 3, 2020

Clare Hand

Dyke Lockdown Diary: Confessions From Wonderlust, The Virtual Girl Party Of My Dreams

Minutes into the Facebook Live, we were taken by the (virtual) hand, and whisked away.

April 6, 2020

Clare Hand

The Last Lesbian Party In London Before The Corona Quarantine

Nightlife is a serious art form.

February 25, 2020

Clare Hand

The Lesbian Bar In Nashville Where Every Night Is Karaoke Night, & Everyone Is Your Friend

The Lipstick Lounge is one of the finest looking lesbian bars I ever did see.

February 19, 2020

Clare Hand

Taxidermy, 90s House, & Hot Girls: Enter The Trippy World Of London’s OG Lesbian Party

An unexpected journey.

February 4, 2020

Clare Hand

Dyke Nightlife Diary: Babe’s Of Carytown, Virginia’s Unexpectedly Lit LGBTQ+ Bar

“Private Parts must be covered at all times.”

January 31, 2020

Clare Hand

Welcome to Washington, D(yke). C(ity).

You’ll never be bored in Dyke City.
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