Tag: homophobia
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“Female homosexuality” is not hateful terminology
There is nothing hateful about being a lesbian. There is nothing hateful about being female. There is nothing hateful about being homosexual. And there is nothing hateful about using the correct terminology to articulate lesbianism–female homosexuality–to differentiate it from other sexual orientations. Yes, even if it hurts your feelings because you feel left out. According…
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Lesbians are not politically identical… and that’s alright.
It feels like a fever dream that I need to explain that lesbians are not politically identical. The fact that we have to remind LGBT people not to be authoritarian about their political beliefs is wild. Alas, we must persist in spelling out these fundamentally common-sense and crucial truths. Sexual orientation is not a choice.…
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Why Do Bisexual Women Keep Identifying as Lesbians?
I’m going to be real with you, chief. I don’t prioritise the hyper-individualistic, deluded mentality of *~creating our own reality~* and identifying as things we literally just cannot be. Especially not when it costs a vulnerable community the language they require to ever liberate themselves from oppression. Get your selfish boots off lesbians’ fucking necks.…
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New Online Classifieds Facilitate Lavender Marriages for Indian Lesbians
Society pressures lesbians to marry and have sex with men in most parts of the world. Heteropatriarchy sows doubt that female homosexuality is even possible, and so does the LGBT community. Heterocoercion feels inescapable. Only a lesbian understands how devastating the prospect, let alone reality, of us having sex with a male is. Women who…
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Celebrating the original Lesbian Visibility Week, held July 8th-15th, 1990
Linda Riley and Diva Magazine claim they created Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW) in 2020 for “all LGBTQ+ women,” but they weren’t the first to celebrate it. The week was first recognised in 1990. It was originally held from July 8-15, organised by The City of West Hollywood’s Lesbian & Gay Advisory Council and Lesbian Visibility…
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Lesbianism is made invisible through culty, “queer” expectations
Well, it’s been a pretty fucked up Lesbian Visibility Week in 2026. For example, we’ve had Linda Riley and Diva Magazine claiming they created Lesbian Visibility Week in 2020 for “all LGBTQ+ women.” Despite the fact that Lesbian Visibility Week was first recognised in 1990, in West Hollywood, USA. Original organisers specified that Lesbian Visibility…
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Lesbian Visibility Week is for female homosexuals
Lesbianism has been made invisible for a variety of homophobic reasons. Heteropatriarchal society denied that female homosexuality was possible in history, which is the epitome of invisibility. But is today much different? Lesbians can’t even have Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW), beginning April 20, to themselves without including everyone who identifies as “queer,” or else we’re…
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Ruby Rose says Katy Perry sexually assaulted her. Lesbians are not surprised.
Orange Is the New Black’s Ruby Rose has claimed on Threads that pop star Katy Perry sexually assaulted her when Rose was in her early 20s. I support Ruby Rose coming forward. The truth is that Katy Perry has been irking lesbians since she sang I Kissed a Girl (2008), treating same-sex intimacy as a…
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Hey, Political “Lesbians”! Lesbianism is not a choice!
Lesbianism means female homosexuality. It refers to a class of women who are incapable of experiencing sexual attraction towards males, only towards females. Without the word lesbian, we don’t have language to describe ourselves. Some women, mainly bisexuals, argue that lesbians should surrender our word and identity for non-lesbian women to refer to themselves as…
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The Origin and Defence of “Gold Star”
I am proud to have never forced myself to sleep with a man. As tribal creatures, we do things against our desires to belong. All lesbians experience heteronormative pressure. My choice not to try it–when I knew I wasn’t attracted to the male body–was a “FUCK YOU! I’M FINE THE WAY I AM!” I refuse…