Welcome to VELVET-CLUB the club that enables members to connect with 10,000’s of lesbians around the world – at home, in the office, on their travels!!  Link up with new friends, increase your business contacts or find the perfect partner and much, much more!!

Velvet DRINKS PARTY – Friday 1st July– St Stephens Club – Westminster - 7:00pm to 12:00am

After an excellent June drinks party we are looking forward to July Drinks Party, so come and join us and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine on arrival (7pm-8pm).

We will have exclusive use of the St Stephens Club on Friday 1st July from 7-12pm and by special arrangement, Velvet members and guests can continue the evening on by collecting one of the 50 Guest Passes for yourself and your guests for complimentary admission to Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (11pm-4am) Europe’s No: 1 gay members club.

Club drinks are: Wine: £4.50 per glass, £15.50 per bottle, Beer: £3.50, Spirits: single £3.50 (inclusive of mixer), Soft drinks: £2.25, Bottled Water: £1.00 glass.

Renowned for the quality of its food, Head Chef Alex Wood has created a selection of dishes for members and guests including: Bruschetta with tomato, mozzarella and basil £9.00 … Foie gras parfait and orange marmalade on brioche £10.50 (starter) … Penne Pasta with either a wild mushroom or carbonnara sauce £9.00/£12.00 (starter/main) ... Fennel risotto with a tomato relish £9.00/£12.50 (starter/main) … Teriyaki corn-fed chicken strips and coconut rice £10.00/£13.00 (starter/main) ... Seafood and pepper tempura with a chilli dipping sauce £12.00 … Club Cheeseburger and fries £11.00.) …….

Your Hosts – Patricia, John, Curtis, Jean-Francois and Alastair will be meeting and greeting. Our members and guests are all ages and professions. There is NO admission charge and the drinks prices are very reasonable… Enter our LUCKY DRAW for a superb Photograph/ Painting on canvas…

Guest List places are limited to 450 members and their guests. Click here for more details and send an email to Susie@velvet-club.com including your name and the names of your guests!

Keep up to date make the Daily Velvet your home page; World, UK, Lesbian/Gay and Velvet news, horoscopes, cartoon, quotes of the day, this day in history and much more…

Gilda Radner - I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Charlotte Bunch - As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.

Susan Sontag - A family's photograph album is generally about the extended family and, often is all that remains of it. ...more...

THE LESBIAN EVENTS GUIDE - JUNE 2011 - Whats On and Where

The Velvet- Club Lesbian Events Calendar tells you What’s On and Where to Go in June!!! – A monthly guide to lesbian social, sporting, networking and business events in the UK. Whether you're wanting to expand your social/business horizons or looking for love there's something to keep you entertained all year round: THT - The Cocktail Club to Well That Explains It! to Summer Boat Party for Gay Women with Jill Jackson Performing Live! to Stonewall's Summer Party to Polari Goes Pop to White Tie & Tiara Ball...

1,000’s of Velvet-Club members and their friends/ business contacts view the Events Guide and we are adding new lesbian events every day. For more details about the individual events either click on the event “Title” or on “More Info”. Enjoy!!!! ...more...

It's accessible only by you and you can store any information you need access to:  friends screen names, contact telephone numbers (home, office, mobile), their birthdays, notes etc. and click through to their profiles.

Little Black Book facilities are available only for logged members. Please click here to Log In.

“Job Search” is the UK’s first fully-comprehensive online gay-friendly JobSearch. Over 3,200 exciting job opportunities from over 260 recruitment agencies that have registered to date.

All Gay-friendly recruiters and employers are invited to have “A Month’s Free Trial” to post unlimited job adverts. All job adverts are posted within 24 hours and will be displayed for 2 months, or less if we receive notification that the vacancy is filled.

1st Page Search Results Listings for Google, Yahoo and the other major Search Engines for search terms inc: "gay friendly employment, "gay jobs" and " gay recruiters". For “A Month’s Free Trial” just click on this link, and we will email you your access codes and then you can start posting your Jobs for FREE - TODAY !!!

Jobseekers can search using up to 7 search criteria including specific recruiter, industry sector, location, salary and keyword search or access our resource centre for more information on: gay business organisations & associations, career building tools, assessment quizzes and distance learning courses.

Our online “Job Search” facility has been created to help you find that perfect job!!! Good Luck.

Whatever the occasion: We Are Having A Party, Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Happy Anniversary, Get Well, I Miss You, Good Luck, Wish You Were Here … send FREE unlimited Velvet e-cards. Design your own e-cards and select from 1,000’s of images to send elegant to stylish and flirty to fruity e-cards to your friends and partners. We've got all sorts and they’re free to send. Click here for a direct link. Simple as that!

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Whatever the occasion: We Are Having A Party, Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Happy Anniversary, Get Well, I Miss You, Good Luck, Wish You Were Here … send FREE unlimited Velvet e-cards. Design your own e-cards and select from 1,000’s of images to send elegant to stylish and flirty to fruity e-cards to your friends and partners. We've got all sorts and they’re free to send. ...more...

Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin: Lesbian Icon: Who? When? Where?

Del Martin was born Dorothy L. Taliaferro, and was briefly married before meeting her life long partner Phyllis Lyon. She has a daughter, Kendra Mon.
The two women met in 1950, in San Francisco. They were friends for two years before becoming lovers in 1952. A year later, they settled together in San Francisco.

Frustrated at their relationship being widely unaccepted by society, and having to remain largely closeted about their sexuality, Lyon and Martin and a number of their friends formed an organisation, in 1955, to combat this attitude to lesbianism, and gain more rights for gay women. It was called 'The Daughters of Bilitis' or D.O.B. and it was the first group of its kind in the US. The women felt that their plight was not being addressed by the mainly male gay rights groups of that era.

In 2003, Lyon what progress they had originally wanted at the start of the D.O.B. - "We've come a long way from our goal in the 1950s, part of which was to get laws against sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex wiped off the books. The other part was to be considered part of society. We wanted our full rights and responsibilities."

The group served not only as a gay rights movement, but also as a place for gay women to meet and talk in places other than bars, and as a vocal forum for them say 'We are gay, and we are not ashamed'. This was a particularly important role for the D.O.B. to play at a time when lesbianism was largely perceived as criminal, or a mental disorder. ...more...

Detailed biographies of world famous lesbians from the worlds of Art, Literature, Film/tv, Sport, Politics and Music … broaden your knowledge by clicking here!

VELVET-CLUB CHAT LOUNGE – Interested in Hosting a Chat ?

We are looking for Velvet members that would like to be ChatHosts and Host either a one off slot or Host a regular slot. So if you have a special personal/business/ community interest that you are knowledgeable about and that you think will be of interest to other members... Just send Susie (Membership Secretary) an email at Susie@velvet-club.com telling her what subjects you would like to cover and why in your HostedChat

Lifestyle, General / Relationship Advice, Points of View, Business Networking, or Personal Interests … anything goes, art, music, films, books, fashion, food and wine, counselling ... What is important to you ? Share your experiences in life - Discuss and debate it in the Chat Lounge

The Hosted Chat Diary is on the front page of the ChatLounge and will list the details of forthcoming Hosted Chats and they will also be promoted in the monthly Newsletters, emailed to over 20,000 members and contacts.

See what 2011 has in store for you!!! – click here to read your Daily, Weekly and Monthly horoscopes on Velvet-Club.

Russell's rise to fame has been meteoric. Dubbed “Astrologer Royal” by the media, he has syndicated his Stars column to 450+ newspapers world-wide and Russell's Stars have also become a huge hit across the Internet with Britons and Americans alike flocking to read his stars. His best-selling books include: Russell Grant's Sun Signs, Russell Grant's Dream Dictionary, Russell Grant's Astro Tarot Pack and Russell Grant's Book of Birthdays. Russell's latest book 'You Can Change Your Life' published by Random House is already scaling the Best Sellers List. ..more..

All Member Profile Searches give top listing to Member Profiles that include a main photograph. Photographs that are 400x400 pixels or 64 kb can be accommodated. Should you wish to have a modesty flash across your face for privacy then please email your photograph with your Screen Name to photos@velvet-club.com and we will do this for you. Photographs will maximise your chances to connect with other members.  Please note that Gallery Search is a search by main photograph only, so if you do not upload a photograph you will not be able to be included.