Category: Homophobia
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
-
Black, Lesbian, and Still Here: Tori’s story
As a little Black girl growing up in small-town Georgia, USA, I was told to go to church and respect my elders, even if they were wrong. I was supposed to get good grades in school and, once I graduated from high school, find a husband and have kids. That’s what they call happiness in…
-
Gold Star and Late Bloomer lesbians unite against Young Miko hate
Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and rising phenomenon Young Miko casually referred to herself as a “gold star lesbian” in an interview with Cosmopolitan this week. SHOCK! HORROR! Despite her expressing support for every individual faction of the LGBT community in the chat when she didn’t have to, it wasn’t good enough. It’s beginning to…
-
Raised by Butch-Femme parents in small-town 1960s USA: Pam’s story
Pam was 2-years-old when her mother found her life partner and co-parent: a Butch lesbian Pam affectionately refers to as ‘Pap’. Pam, who is gay herself and was named after her mother’s former lover, describes a happy, normal small-town childhood that was both attacked by straight society and embraced by some friends with kind hearts.…
-
Battling for Lesbians: The Lesbian Information Service amid 1980s Homophobia in England
In 1987, I was employed as a Rural Youth Worker by Lancashire County Council (LCC). I made the mistake of coming out as lesbian at my first staff conference in 1982/3. My twelve-month probation period was extended by six months, and I could not understand why. Neither could I understand why, after applying for three…
-
Homosexual boundaries do not abuse bisexual and transgender people
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is the biggest Pride event in Australia. Since 1978, when 53 gay and lesbian people were arrested for publicly celebrating homosexuality while it was illegal, the parade and surrounding festivities have attracted participants from around the world. As the name suggests, its focus is on gay and lesbian…
-
Is Taylor Swift secretly a lesbian?
I don’t particularly care for Taylor Swift. I don’t mean this in an edgy, “ugh, Swifties are so annoying and lame,” way. She has some catchy songs. She’s a very skilled businesswoman. She remains apolitical enough, quiet enough, behaved enough, white enough and bland enough to appeal to a very wide demographic. She’s safe. She’s…