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I am attracted to more than one gender. I am #bisexual. I am a woman attracted to women. I am a #lesbian.
I am a #BisexualLesbian and I am valid.
The genders I am attracted to have so far not included men, but if they did it would change none of these definitions.
I am a #BisexualLesbian and I am valid.
The genders I am attracted to have so far not included men, but if they did it would change none of these definitions.
These are not the ONLY ways to define these terms, they are just how I define my own identity. If your definition differs for YOURSELF that's perfectly acceptable. You just aren't allowed to police OTHER people's identities. All identities made in good faith are valid. Yes ALL.
Pansexual, homosexual, asexual, or even potentially heterosexual lesbian identities are just as valid, when that ID is made in good faith. Bad faith hypotheticals made by exclusionary bigots can't change that.
Could I use different words to describe my identity? Maybe, but I don't have to. Would you use different words to describe yourself if you were me? Cool, you do you.
Absolutely no one is harmed or invalidated by any of these definitions, and the ONLY people who have any right to an opinion on MY sexuality are ME and any sexual or romantic partners I choose to discuss it with. Anyone else who doesn't like is welcome to not like it in silence.
This tweet thread is not meant to be an exhaustive list of definitions for MSPEC lesbian identities. I cannot speak for other gender or sexualities' relationship with their lesbianism, but as I have said previously, any and all good faith self identifications are equally valid.
I am who I say I am. I am what I say I am. You can believe me, or you can think I'm lying, but you can't decide I'm wrong about who I am. Only I can do that. This is true for every single person, past, present, or future.
I am not just bisexual
I am a lesbian.
I am not just a lesbian
I am a bisexual lesbian.
-Dajenya (1991)
http://dajenya.com/pb/wp_1c8af5cd/wp_1c8af5cd.html
I am a lesbian.
I am not just a lesbian
I am a bisexual lesbian.
-Dajenya (1991)
http://dajenya.com/pb/wp_1c8af5cd/wp_1c8af5cd.html
A comic by Alison Bechdel from 1999
Accurate and sourced descriptive definitions of lesbian and bisexual.
https://books.google.com/books?id=jVzGMF25uasC&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=jVzGMF25uasC&pg=PA22#v=onepage&q&f=false
Several other threads on this or similar subjects exist, and I encourage you to listen to diverse concepts of identity with an open mind, instead of a closed heart: https://twitter.com/SayoAntiLesSep/status/1268581873988644865
Further evidence of the existence of bisexual lesbians not being new in any way. https://twitter.com/unicornmarch/status/1263299975812771841
The personal experiences of someone else speaking on their own identity. https://twitter.com/samuusaran/status/1276074061009952769
The personal experiences of someone else speaking on their own identity. https://twitter.com/trans_catboy/status/1276431352351481858
Some very helpful cute info graphs, if that helps you understand or explain some of these and other concepts. https://twitter.com/thedukeofdykes/status/1284810881386323970
Previous versions of this thread are available here: https://twitter.com/BiLesBot/status/1284330446604709889
And here, but you are no more invited to comment on my existence in either of those threads than you are here. https://twitter.com/Elora_Main/status/1152798502445076480
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