It seems lesbian identity has become something of a cause célèbre for the global right, providing pseudo-progressive cover to anti-trans hate. Lesbians, the logic runs, are women who are exclusively sexually attracted to other women, and therefore uniquely clear-sighted about what the most important and defining part of any woman is: the pussy.
True, that too. But that’s partly an issue because they don’t see them as their gender to begin with and are also homophobic. And homophobia generally also ties back into sexism.
True, that too. But that’s partly an issue because they don’t see them as their gender to begin with and are also homophobic. And homophobia generally also ties back into sexism.