Lesbians

Where are we now?

Preview

Failed to add items

Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.

Add to basket failed.

Please try again later

Add to wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Remove from wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Adding to library failed

Please try again

Follow podcast failed

Unfollow podcast failed

£0.00 for first 30 days

LIMITED TIME OFFER

Get 3 months for £0.99/mo

Get this deal

Try Premium Plus free

Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.

Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.

1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.

Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.

Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.

Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.

Access exclusive sales and deals.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Lesbians

By: Julie Bindel

Narrated by: Julie Bindel

Get this deal

Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

What does it mean to be a lesbian now? Has the quest for lesbian liberation stalled, and if so, why?

Part-autobiography, part frontline reportage and part cultural commentary, Julie Bindel examines what defines lesbian culture, love, friendship and happiness today. She distinguishes the particular challenges facing lesbians from the very different experiences of gay men, and asks: why do lesbians so often seem to face particular hostility? Comparing past attitudes to today, she argues that lesbians continue to suffer from bigotry and discrimination because sexism and enforced gendered roles are still left unchallenged. She explores why many of the biggest assaults on lesbian freedom and wellbeing around the world now come, not just from conservatives, but also from so-called progressives, who are often antagonistic to lesbians organising and socialising autonomously.

Rooted in her own remarkable story, this personal and passionate book is a testament as much to the peculiar joy of being a lesbian as much to the obstacles to lesbian flourishing. It is a much-needed contribution to the debate in the era of progressive misogyny and gender theory.

LGBTQ+ Studies

Lesbian Studies

Discrimination

Inspiring

Listeners also enjoyed...

Ultra-Processed Women: The lies we’re fed about what we eat and how to break free cover art

Transgender Rights vs Women’s Rights cover art

Most relevant

Fabulous and timely - just what we are needing to hear in these tricky times. Well worth exploring.

Passion and clarity

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

This is a compelling memoir/ manifesto showcasing lesbian history and feminist politics. So many fascinating and inspiring women whose stories are told with love and honesty.

An engaging and engrossing book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Wonderful exploration of the connections between feminism & lesbianism. Part historical dive, part review of where lesbian culture is now, determining how we have gone full circle in social & political terms from the 1970s. Bindel argues that lesbian culture has been dire for many years, because of the pressure to include men who identify as women, but there are signs of hope and we are regrouping. An excellent, highly informative, well argued consideration of the impact of gender ideology on lesbians.

Learn about the real impact of gender on the L in LGBT

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I enjoyed listening to this book. Bindel has a pleasant voice and she writes well. Though I do not share all of her radical feminists views, they are interesting and worth hearing. I liked her biographical stories (is there any radical lesbian feminist action or event that Bindel did not participate in? Can’t imagine), which brought back memories of lesbian life in Amsterdam in the 80s from my life. Well worth my time.

The Personal Is Political

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.