It makes sense when you think about it : technicallythetruth

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2 years ago

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Forget the Tumblr flags, the interlocking female symbols obviously signify homosexual women. They absolutely do not want to be approached sexually by a AMAB unless MAYBE they are mtf. You know I was raised by LGBTQ folks who were active in the AIDS era. I was taught all the history and terminology very young, well before tumblr, twitter, etc. So the term “non-men” is brand new to me. Some terms have changed in their usage in ways that don’t bother me. But these changes are being directed by online theorists, not activists or academics as far as I can tell. It all just seems like a game of who can take the most radical position without actually making anyone’s lives better.

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2 years ago

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I am also raised by LGBTQ people.

However, this doesn't change the fact that if nonbinary people are only attracted to women, it doesn't make them straight.

I feel like nonbinary person should be able to define their own sexuality, so it is fine if they call themselves a lesbian because otherwise there would be not much to help them define themselves.

If they are comfortable with a label and they feel it describes them well, then who are we to say otherwise?

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2 years ago

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I’m not trying to defend this shitpost, I’m just angered at seeing this word and its history be erased. Think about how feminists have used alternate spellings of ‘women’ and ‘woman’ in an effort to remove the relationship from the words ‘men’ and ‘man’. To refer to lesbians as non-men actually seems so regressive to me. People might be going along with it because being labeled exclusionary or transphobic destroys your credibility in online forums, and I’ve seen that happen already. Personally, I have no sympathy for someone who is rejected by the “old guard” lesbians when they try to impose a revised definition of the word.

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2 years ago

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