After another breakup, French lesbian activist Élie Chevillet felt like exploring other ways to love. She reports back on what she’s found. Falling for someone, consuming the passion to the fullest, and dropping the relationship as soon as it’s [...]
Hotel Queens (Jeux de pouvoir) was published by Reines de Coeur in April 2023. That’s a great reason to revisit Lee Winter’s award-winning lesbian romance and hear from the author herself in this interview she did initially for French [...]
Lesbian activist for 25 years DANIELA ZYSK, now works for Ylva Publishing as its Finance and Diversity Manager. Here, she talks about the surprising discoveries she’s made about herself thanks to menopause. If you’re around me these days, you [...]
In her first guest-blog post, author and communication professor-emeritus ANA K. WRENN discussed the challenges of racial colorblindness. In this continuation, she explores how the roots of racism have spread across cultures, manifesting in various ways. Like an invasive [...]
“Not seeing color” is a common way to announce we’re all the same under our skin, and to point out we’re not racist. But as author and communication professor-emeritus ANA K. WRENN explains, racial colorblindness, in books and beyond, [...]
French lesbian activist Élie Chevillet compares the reality in her queer community with the one her partner experiences having a fundamentalist religious past. “What you’re doing with Élie is wrong. We miss our Anna. It’s not too late—come back.” [...]
A new year has started and with it a new reading challenge for readers of lesbian books! Here at Ylva, we love making reading more interesting for readers of women-loving women books, so we are jumping into the Sapphic [...]
French lesbian activist Élisabeth Chevillet looks at the politics of labels: confronting them, owning them, and why avoiding them can be a privilege. The other day, my friend Nadine said she was thrilled that I’m as much of [...]
Author LEE WINTER learned a lot about life from studying Anne Lister in the TV series Gentleman Jack. She shares some fun lessons we might take from the charismatic 19th century landholder and ladies woman. Dress to confound [...]
When society decided body hair was dirty and ugly, Élisabeth Chevillet nodded and got rid of hers. Now the French blogger and basketballer is rethinking everything. After all, to hair is human! MY BODY HAIR AND ME I’ve always [...]