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October 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
In South Africa, lesbians are at high risk from #correctiverape & murder, just for being gay.
In South Africa, lesbians are at high risk from #correctiverape & murder, just for being gay.
October 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
19th c #lesbians lived together in what were called #BostonMarriages. Some have tried to de-gay them.
19th c #lesbians lived together in what were called #BostonMarriages. Some have tried to de-gay them.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#BarbaraJordan was the 1st black member of Congress since Reconstruction, a civil rights icon & #lesbian.
#BarbaraJordan was the 1st black member of Congress since Reconstruction, a civil rights icon & #lesbian.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#AnaBrnabi, 42, is the new Prime Minister of #Serbia.
She is an out lesbian.
#AnaBrnabi, 42, is the new Prime Minister of #Serbia.
She is an out lesbian.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#JohannaSigurdardottir was the world's 1st openly #lesbian elected head of state & PM of #Iceland til2013.
#JohannaSigurdardottir was the world's 1st openly #lesbian elected head of state & PM of #Iceland til2013.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#JaneAddams founded modern social work, cofounded the #ACLU, won the Nobel Peace Prize & was a lesbian.
#JaneAddams founded modern social work, cofounded the #ACLU, won the Nobel Peace Prize & was a lesbian.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#GloriaAnzaldua was a Chicana scholar, writer, sociologist, activist, lesbian & last week, Google doodle.
#GloriaAnzaldua was a Chicana scholar, writer, sociologist, activist, lesbian & last week, Google doodle.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#DrAliceHamilton was a physician, scientist, social reformer & lesbian. Her work created OSHA.
#DrAliceHamilton was a physician, scientist, social reformer & lesbian. Her work created OSHA.
Oct 8 is #InternationalLesbianDay
#AdrienneRich was an award-winning American poet, essayist, feminist theorist, leftist activist & lesbian.
#AdrienneRich was an award-winning American poet, essayist, feminist theorist, leftist activist & lesbian.
