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normalized lesbiphobia: a thread
note that all members of the community are oppressed this is just a thread for specifically things lesbians face especially on social media
i repeat this is FOCUSED on things that are lesbiphobic
rts are okay this is an informational thread written by a lesbian
i repeat this is FOCUSED on things that are lesbiphobic
rts are okay this is an informational thread written by a lesbian
bi/pan lesbians
the belief that lesbian is the umbrella term for wlw despite lesbians AND bisexuals fighting for their own terms
tw // d slur
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the way it's viewed as "censorship" if we don't let someone say "dyke" when reading something like a story
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the way it's viewed as "censorship" if we don't let someone say "dyke" when reading something like a story
lesbians being spoken over when talking about lesbiphobia
lesbians being left out of multiple pride month celebrations despite being the first letter of the acronym
attempts to change the lgbtq+ acronym have always discluded lesbians or grouped them with gay people
"lesbo" despite being a slur is a common way to refer to lesbians
the identities of multiple lesbians being erased constantly
it's "harmful" to headcanon characters as lesbian because "what if they're attracted to men" or completely ignoring lesbians can have comphet
the comphet experience being overlooked
the term "gold star lesbian"
assuming lesbians are lesbians because they hate men or have trauma with men
saying things like "i wish i was a lesbian because i hate men", or "i wish i could just be a lesbian :/"
saying lesbians aren't oppressed because they're monosexual
implying that lesbians are more privileged than any other member of the community
asking who's the man in the relationship
assuming that all lesbians have to have a butch and femme relationship or describing yourself as butch or femme when you're a non lesbian
thinking a man will "change us"
assuming we have to have sex to know we're a lesbian
assuming being a lesbian is only attraction to women, and completely forgetting we are not attracted to men
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lesbians are oversexualized and are literally a porn category
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lesbians are oversexualized and are literally a porn category
lesbian is seen as a dirty word
the way i could go on but i've hit tweet limit
also non lesbians saying something isn't lesbiphobia
non lesbians do not argue with me you aren't a lesbian and don't get to decide that
non lesbians do not argue with me you aren't a lesbian and don't get to decide that
assuming that lesbians = attracted to vaginas
oh and one more thing ! calling all lesbians biphobic, homophobic, etc. because someone who happened to be a lesbian was. stop generalizing all lesbians and adding to the hate towards us
this as well !! https://twitter.com/porschaaaayye/status/1324451447111667712
