Lesbian Visibility Week

[ASugarr]

As Lesbian Visibility Week comes to an end, I want to make a quick reminder that
ALL LESBIANS ARE VALID!

Cisgender and Transgender women can be lesbians. Transgender men who date women don't consider themselves lesbians. All Lesbians deserve visibility!

Additionally, many have stated that they don't wish to date transgender people. That's fine! Just because someone is in the same dating pool doesn't mean you MUST be attracted to them. Plus genital preference is also totally fine! But don't forget, trans women are women so please do not degrade them just because you personally don't wish to date them.

Plus, let's continue to educate one another on the important information. Like preventing STI's as a lesbian, domestic abuse in lesbian relationships and how to deal with that, safe and consentual sex between lesbians. This is what we need to be educating young lesbians and bisexual women on.

Have a fabulous long weekend all 🤍🌈

[quote blackwhiteandstripey]@Shizuku

You previously said you are a transwoman. Now you're saying you're a lesbian woman in a same sex relationship?

Am I confusing you with a different poster? [/quote]
This poster says that they were 'born female' but they are also a transwoman.

I was born female, am I a transwoman? If not, why not? What is the difference between me, who was born female, and you, who was also born female?

Anyone can be a trans woman if they identify as one, I guess. Go for it.

As a lesbian I constantly feel erased and invisible and invalid.

blackwhiteandstripey yes I thought Shizuku had said they were a transwomen. And may have said their oh was a transwomen too. Apologies if I got that wrong.☺️

Which is a really long winded way of saying you have cis privilege
Well, that didn't last long. Deal's off, Shizuku

Please don't write trans women or trans people as a single word. It is offensive to most trans people

Funny how you don't want your spaces taken away, isn't it?

Yep - I'm a terrible homophobe,

If you want to own it, feel free. 🤍

Please don't write trans woman as a single word. It's offensive to most trans people.

I’ll type what i damn well please

@RufustheBadgeringReindeer

I’ll type what i damn well please

Do you mean you don't mind if I call you cis, or do you mean I shouldn't care whether you mind?

@Shizuku

Please don't write trans woman as a single word. It's offensive to most trans people.

Why is it offensive? (Genuine question)

Please don't write trans woman as a single word. It's offensive to most trans people.

Why is it offensive?

I think I love you both TheWeeDonkey and theThreeofWeevils

Jeez you are some rude person

@Erikrie

Please don't write trans woman as a single word. It's offensive to most trans people.

Why is it offensive?

Key word being ‘most’ there erikrie not all

Please don't write trans woman as a single word

Trans woman transwoman

Still has fuck all to do with lesbians

Ereshkigalangcleg

If I identify as a transwoman does that mean transwomen have cistrans privilege?

It does indeed. Go on Twitter as a transtranswoman - it's easy to document the abuse you will get.

Typing 'transwoman' with no space is offensive just because! Don't ask questions, just obey! It's like how 'womxn' was the correct way to write 'woman' until that was offensive. And how 'trans*' was the politest way to refer to 'trans', until it was decided that was offensive as well. Also, asking pronouns may be offensive or not depending on who you ask.

I was born female, am I a transwoman? If not, why not? What is the difference between me, who was born female, and you, who was also born female?

Do you have an answer to this, Shizuku, please?

Key word being ‘most’ there erikrie not all

This is true.

Ereshkigalangcleg

I think we were being told earlier that we had to be either cis or trans. So we probably all are transwomen by default.

Not sure what that's got to do with lesbians, mind you.