Popular starting in the 1970s, as the word to describe a woman who wasĪttracted to other women before was “lesbian”, whether they wereĪttracted exclusively or not, and now that had suddenly changed. It isīecause of lesbian separatism that the bisexual label became very Woman who does not sleep with men/is not attracted to men”. Removed them from lesbian spaces and from claiming the lesbian identityįor themselves, by redefining it as “a homosexual female/woman” or “a Lesbian separatistsĪccused bisexual women of “sleeping with the enemy” and forcefully Involvment with men, particularly bisexual women. Subsequently, this lead to lesbian separatists rejecting and oftenĭiscriminating against women who refused to withdraw from their Of lesbian separatism, a belief within some strains of lesbian feminismĪnd often within radical feminism which advocates for separating womenįrom men in as many ways as possible as a strategy to achieve women’s Label “bi lesbian” originated in the 1970s as a result of the effects This can also be switched around for biromantics! Women/non-men, or for people who are reclaiming the historicalĭefinition of lesbian alongside identifying as bisexual. Their attraction to women/non-men or have a strong preference for Additionally, the termĬan apply to women and other non-men who are bisexual and prioritize Identify as both bisexual and lesbian, either due to changingĪttraction, or due being part of plural system. With one, putting more emphasis on their attraction to women, though They may find themselves sexuallyĪttracted to men, but could never picture themselves in a relationship They have sexual attraction to two or more genders but are only This term can be used by women who use the split attraction model and are bisexual and homoromantic (lesbian) or someone who experiences lesbian tertiary attraction.
Since a lot of biphobes are getting rocks in their shoes over this I’mma post some more bi lesbian flags I’ve found around.įeel free to add others you find/made and please let me know if you know the source for anything unknown!Ī Bisexual Lesbian (or Bi-Lesbian for short) is someone who is both bisexual and a lesbian. If you wanna help out in other ways I have a lot of ways listed at the bottom of the FAQ! Please boost this post far and wide! I want this to be a resource everyone can use and I have lots to catch up on after my 3ish year hiatus! Attach a text doc with definitions if they’re not easy to just look up myself.
If they’re more complex then don’t worry about it.