Welcome to VELVET-CLUB the club that enables members to connect with 1,000’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!!

After an excellent May drinks party we are looking forward to our June drinks party. So come and join us in THE GARDEN and GARDEN ROOM for a complimentary glass of wine, for guests who arrive between 7-8pm and continue the evening on by collecting Guest Passes for complimentary admission to Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (before 11pm)  Europe’s No 1 gay members club.

Your Hosts – Curtis, Jean Francois, Patricia and Alastair will be meeting and greeting. Our members and guests are all ages and professions. A great night to network - so chat, flirt or talk shop its up to you!!  There is NO admission charge and the drinks prices are very reasonable … The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1.

Missed your chance to see Penn’s Oscar winning performance in MILK? Fear not, it’s out on DVD June 8. To celebrate VELVET–CLUB have teamed up with Momentum Pictures to offer you the chance to win: A Fantastic Home Entertainment System (26” Flat Screen TV, surround sound and DVD player) plus 30 prizes winners will each receive their very own DVD of MILK.

So come along to the Velvet-Club Drinks Party on Friday 5 June 2009 and pop a card with your name in the Champagne Bucket (just the one card per person please!). The Winners of the Home Entertainment System and the 30 MILK DVD’s will be drawn that night! (RSVP: Just send an email to susie@velvet-club.com including your full name and those of up to 3 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. 

Kate Clinton:  I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start new material.

Charlotte Bunch: Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life.

Audre Lorde: It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences ...more...

Chat and exchange ideas with other members… read and share surprising facts about your LIFESTYLE like Exercise Myths! Thought you knew your ab exercises well?

MYTH - To get rock-hard, you have to work your abs every day: Abs need rest and recovery. It's only during rest that your muscles build. "Three to five days a week of consistent, dedicated abdominal training should get you strong, sleek abs," says Kathy Kaehler, trainer and author of Kathy Kaehler's Celebrity Workouts.

You speak, we listen - you ask, we act. Other sections include:  Social Networking, Lifestyle, M2M Advice, Points of View, Business Network, Thought for The Day ...more...

We are looking for Velvet-Club 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.

THE LESBIAN EVENTS GUIDE - MAY 2009 - Whats On and Where

The Velvet- Club Lesbian Events Calendar tells you What’s On and Where to Go in May !! – 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 from:

Yoga with Billy Doyle … Franglais Art & Food Exhibition … A Day In Hand ... Painters Painting … Book Signing for Paul Burston’s latest novel “The Gay Divorcee” … Pride Games…

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...

SHOPPING MALL Be Cheeky

The specialist online shop for a great choice of sexy and seductive women's thongs, g-strings, micro strings, knickers and tangas in 5 fun and easy to navigate categories.

They stock lingerie from top quality specialist designers and manufacturers around the world - most of their items simply can't be bought on the high street and many of the lines are exclusive to BeCheeky.com

All their lingerie orders are carefully gift wrapped at no extra cost to you. Specially wrapped in gorgeous ivory tissue paper and encased within a sumptuous chocolate brown satin bag ...more...

ANNE HECHE: Lesbian Icon: Who? When? Where?

Heche has never defined her sexuality with words such as 'bisexual', 'lesbian' or 'gay'. She has had relationships with both men and women, most notably the comedian and actor Steve Martin in 1993, and later the musician and member of Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham. His songs 'Come' and 'Down on Rodeo' are said to be about Heche.

Her most famous relationship was with the comedienne Ellen Degeneres, between 1997 and 2000. They met while Ellen was filming the famous episode of her sitcom, in which she came out, and in which Heche had a cameo. During the time they were seeing each other, the couple became the most famous and popular lesbians the press had ever written about, perhaps even more so after the strange events surrounding their break up. Heche is said to have had a psychotic episode at that time, during which she wandered in a confused state, and ended up knocking on the door of a stranger's house, asking to use their shower. This resulted in a brief period of hospitalisation, after which she seemed to fully recover, and even commented later, in interviews and in her autobiography, that this episode marked the return of her sanity after 31 years. "I'm not crazy, but it's a crazy life. ...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!

See what Summer 2009 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. 

We very much look forward to meeting up with VELVET-CLUB members and guests at our VELVET and CIRCA June Drinks Party at THE ARTS CLUB in Mayfair on FRIDAY 5 June.