Planet London the ultimate guide to lesbian London is a listings and lifestyle website aimed at lesbians in London. We have been running since March 2011, however we originally came up with the concept a couple of years before. We realised how hard it can be to find out, with any sense of accuracy, to find out what events and other social activities are going on for lesbians and bi women in London. The print listings are often not detailed enough as they are monthly publications, and online listings were often years out of date or leading to non existent websites.
The lesbian community scene in London changes fast, and on hearing many of our friends bemoan the fact “there was nothing on for them” that night, when in fact there could be 10 or 12 events to choose from, we decided to get to work and launch Planet London – as a one stop shop that brings all the up-to-date information about events and social activities for lesbians and bi women of London in one easy place.
Our main feature is our events calendar. We work tirelessly online and with our event organiser contacts to ensure this is as up to date as possible, listing as many of the events as we can find (new and regular) so women know what’s out there for then. This is a major part of our mission as well as working in partnership with the community to deliver the knowledge. We supplement the calendar with further information through our listings, features and reviews to help women make decisions about what social activities might suit them.
The site has grown and evolved over the last 20 months, and we are building the lifestyle content to reflect the interests and needs of our visitors. Developments over the last year or so include a film review blog, a section on different aspects of starting a family and a super blog that is available on Kindle as well as making as much use of social media as possible (you can follow us on twitter @PLanetLondon or Facebook via).
We are very proud of the fact we have a grass roots foundation and have come up out of the lesbian and bi women’s community in London. We are always keen to hear feedback and new ideas for content on the site – so please get in touch via social media or admin@planet-london.com
Article: 8th November 2012 www.planet-london.com
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