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You& #39;ve probably heard of bi lesbians and pan lesbians by now; hi, I& #39;m a queer lesbian 
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I also sometimes describe myself as gay, or just queer, or bi+ (a reference to the bi umbrella).
I believe no identity term should be strictly defined and that policing others& #39; identities is harmful to all of us.
I believe no identity term should be strictly defined and that policing others& #39; identities is harmful to all of us.
The word "queer" can be used as an umbrella term for the whole LGBTQIA+ community, or as a specific term for an individual& #39;s sexual orientation and/or gender. We can tell which sense is being used from context.
"Lesbian" can be used in both ways, too (as an umbrella term for all wlw or as a specific orientation); neither usage will erase the other.
I know these thoughts/statements will make some people in what I consider my community angry, and that makes me sad. But it& #39;s also a big part of why these things keep needing to be said. And I will continue to hope for & work for greater inclusion. Assimilation will not save us.
You might wonder what "queer lesbian" means, to me. Well, I haven& #39;t dated or had sex with a man (outside of sex work) since I began IDing as a lesbian 14 years ago. I had a long-term partner come out as transmasc; I primarily seem to be attracted to women & nonbinary folks.
However, I& #39;m not ruling out the possibility of being attracted to a man. Hell, I currently have a male friend with whom there& #39;s some chance of making out at some point, possibly even sex!
This particular guy is queer (bi & trans) and the fact that he& #39;s queer is likely part of why I& #39;m open to those possibilities. But he& #39;s definitely a man, and I certainly can& #39;t say there& #39;s no possibility that I could be attracted to some individual allocishet man at some point. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ€·ââïž" title="Woman shrugging" aria-label="Emoji: Woman shrugging">
I& #39;ve been slowly realizing that another term I think fits me is GNC. At least at times.
(That& #39;s gender non-conforming, not General Nutrition Centers, for anyone who& #39;s new to this stuff)
Also: femdyke! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ" title="Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth and smiling eyes">
So I keep thinking about this part of the thread, and I want to clarify that by "women & nonbinary folks" I don& #39;t mean just afab people and I don& #39;t mean just femmes. I literally mean "women and people of various nonbinary genders, regardless of agab." https://twitter.com/sextoyspolitics/status/1216876778657988608">https://twitter.com/sextoyspo...
At the time I wrote that, I didn& #39;t fully understand all the ways people use "women & nonbinary people" as a dogwhistle.
