Here is a thread on iconic lesbians in history, past and present.
I hope you will show your allyship by reading and sharing. 📌
#Lesbians have been with us for centuries.
This sweet couple was photographed in 1907.
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Some (straight) historians have tried to de-gay them and erase their lesbian sexuality, agency and history. But they were still lesbians.
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#DrAliceHamilton was a physician, scientist, social reformer & #lesbian. Her work created #OSHA. Hamiliton focused on the health of #immigrant women.
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#KatherineLeeBates was a poet, educator & #lesbian. She wrote #AmericaTheBeautiful, a better national anthem than the one that we currently have.
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Addams founded modern social work, co-founded the #ACLU and won the #NobelPeacePrize.
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She is married to academic scholar #MarcelineVanFurth. She has faced discrimination for marrying her lesbian partner.
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(I love this photo--Kahlo suffered extreme pain much of her life after a disabling accident she barely survived. She's so happy here.)
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I wrote about it--and Kahlo--here.
#FridaKahlo, Renowned Artist, Is Your New Barbie curvemag.com/Culture/Frida-… …
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No matter how much homophobic bullies like Trump, Pence and the GOP try to suppress, oppress and erase us, we are here, we will support and strengthen each other.
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#SallyRide was an astrophysicist, astronaut, first American woman in space and a #lesbian.
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#Chrystos is a #NativeAmerican/Indigenous poet, activist, two-spirit #lesbian who identifies as urban Indian. Their work is magnificent.
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I wrote about her for #LGBTQHistoryMonth
Charlotte Cushman’s passions on & off stage epgn.com/news/national/…
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Dancing with Audre Lorde: A Lesbian Memory
lambdaliterary.org/features/oped/…
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