We must make sure everyone is safe enough to be their true self. Lesbianism is not be gatekept adopted by hate, but to be an identity for those who need it.
(Art by liberaljane)
You don't have to try to exclude other lesbians that don't fit your box of "lesbianism", being a lesbian is just about who you love, not what you are.
Community is all that matters, women find solace with women
Everyone wants to stick their noses in the community
I don't think they believe we're women in the same way we believe we're women. The majority of them are pretending their best to "validate" us but behind closed doors they're greatly disturbed and it's not even their choice to be
I'm a triplet, both of my sisters are cis women and I'm trans. I hang around their friends sometimes and no matter how nice they are, the moment I'm gone they actually have their "real" conversations, not about trans people but just conversations they wouldnt have with me. When I'm there it's pretty performative. The way women are towards them is a completely different world to how they are to me. They're not even outrightly bigots, they just don't see us as women, it doesn't even cross their mind. It's more like they're nice for their own safety in fear that we will hurt them. My sister told me she loves and respects me but if she were to put a number on it like about 90% of women don't see trans women as women unless they have gender 'issues' of their own.
I was born and raised with my sisters so we had the same upbringing but I was just not one of them at the time, I was male socialized according to them because their childhood was different to mine just down to how strangers would treat us. My sisters even say the more a trans woman passes the more offensive the whole thing is, like they think we're trying to skinwalk them or something instead of thinking we actually just ARE them.
Just recently I was talking to a cis woman and she was subtly readjusting something in her purse as we were talking, she was smiling and being normal but I did see it was pepper spray she was fiddling with, like she was almost preparing for something to happen. She didn't use it though and she was extremely nice but at the back of my mind I could read that she was scared of just me.
Have any of you had different experiences? I'm literally the only amab in my house and wider community and we're extremely progressive.. so I've seen it all
I'm tired of seeing this rhetoric being spread, but I'm glad I saw some clapback on Facebook. Makes me feel good that the tides are turning
Lesbians love women no matter how they were born 🏳️🌈
Found this on Facebook, thought I'd share! 🌈
All 3 are different.
The audacityyy 🫠 like uh yeah, we have tried.
Yay! More lesbians ( ﾟーﾟ)
Love this subreddit for being so inclusive for eggs and transbians ( ≧∀≦)ノ it feels so great to have a shared space, intersectionality definitely exists and it's important for lesbians to come together and learn from transbians and visa versa. I love being a lesbian ❤️