I'm a lesbian. At one point, in a galaxy far far away, I was quite involved with Stonewall. After I expressed my dissatisfaction with civil partnership as a second-class version of marriage (an opinion I've since changed) Ben Summerskill, who was the Chief Executive of Stonewall for 11 years (so hardly chopping and changing every few months), called me on a Sunday morning for a chat about his strategy. He explained why, at that time, he thought CP was as far as we could go and that marriage would/ might come down the line. He also had his personal reasons but I think probably, strategically, he was correct that we had to proceed slowly. When my partner and I legalised our long relationship a few years ago, we had a CP and not a marriage.
Was it Manchester who posted about Diva being inclusive? Well of course it is, Manchester. Linda Riley's a businesswoman. Being inclusive has massively doubled her profits. In the old days it was just lesbians who bought her magazines and visited the website. Now it's lesbians and about 30% of the male population who come to gawk. Follow the money, Manchester.