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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

The Guardian's phobia of the L-word

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GCAcademic · 09/06/2019 13:40

Another attack on a lesbian couple, and the Guardian can't even bring itself to use the L word. The victims are described as "gay actors" throughout. I got to a late stage in the article before realising that these were women who had been attacked, and that was only because of a direct quote from the police:

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jun/09/southampton-theatre-cancels-lgbt-play-performances-after-actors-attacked

On the play's Twitter feed, the same thing, with the added joy of a TRA describing the attack as "transphobia". Angry

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joystir59 · 09/06/2019 13:48

And why have we stopped calling lesbians lesbians? I've noticed this too. I'm a lesbian, not gay.

joystir59 · 09/06/2019 13:47

How the fuck is an attack on two lesbians transphobic!!! Trans women cannot by definition ever be lesbians