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Tag: lesbians
Lesbianism is under attack, though not by the usual suspects
Pressuring lesbians into dating people with penises is all too similar to the practice of corrective rape, wherein it is…
#FTF: 7 ways heterosexuality is still compulsory
In this week’s installment of Feminist Theory Fridays, Susan Cox explores compulsory heterosexuality and the lesbi…
On actual exclusivity at Pride
Within all the talk of “inclusivity,” lesbians are feeling unwelcome at Pride.…
Why is Facebook banning lesbians for using the word ‘dyke’?
Facebook is banning lesbians for using the word “dyke,” but continues not to take action against misogyny.…
It’s Lesbian Visibility Day! Stop the erasure of lesbians (today and every day)
Today is Lesbian Visibility Day, a good day to remember that the “L” in “LGBTQ” is probably the …
PODCAST: Julie Bindel on growing up a working class lesbian
When the Working Class Movement Library — a small, volunteer-run library in Salford, England that holds records an…
Today’s shameless lesbians won’t be queered
We seem to have reached something like the opposite of a critical mass. A critical lack, rather — wherein people a…
Lesbian spaces are still needed, no matter what the queer movement says
Portland, supposedly an “LGBTQ haven,” no longer has any lesbian bars (despite the fact there are eight bars for gay men…
PODCAST: Orlando mass shooting fueled by anti-gay bigotry, unbridled masculinity, and misogyny
Early Sunday morning, a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 more in an attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida.…
The gays are everywhere
If I were to announce that this is a post about the woes of queer youth in the countryside, I can be fairly sure most pe…