It’s clear that lesbians, the concept of same sex attraction, the description of lesbians, and the word ‘lesbian’, is silently being removed from publications, articles, events and social media.
Young women don’t even dare call themselves a lesbian.
This is terrifying.
Young women don’t even dare call themselves a lesbian.
This is terrifying.
Someone contacted me yday to say that the word ‘lesbian’ is offensive because it’s exclusionary and I genuinely don’t have the energy to deal with how fucking homophobic that is, and why this argument is never slung at gay men who love men.
Someone else told me that young women don’t want to ID as a ‘lesbian’ because they don’t want to be perceived as offensive or bigoted, even when they are only attracted to females.
They’re so worried they’ll be attacked and abused for being same sex attracted.
They’re so worried they’ll be attacked and abused for being same sex attracted.
I just read two editions of Gay Times.
The actual lesbians they interviewed were described as ‘LGBTQ+’
She can’t be fucking all of those letters can she?
The gay men interviewed were just described as gay men. The bisexual people were described as bisexual. Trans as trans.
The actual lesbians they interviewed were described as ‘LGBTQ+’
She can’t be fucking all of those letters can she?
The gay men interviewed were just described as gay men. The bisexual people were described as bisexual. Trans as trans.
Someone messaged me yday to say that it’s much more accepted nowadays to call ourselves ‘queer’ instead of saying we are lesbian.
Over my dead body am I calling myself or another person a slur that was thrown at girls and boys in my school, and on my estate. No chance.
Over my dead body am I calling myself or another person a slur that was thrown at girls and boys in my school, and on my estate. No chance.
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