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. @Vangsness i really do hope you read this because i saw this screenshot and realised nobody tagged you in anything. +
. @Vangsness in this video (2015 GLSEN Respect Awards) you said, "im a lesbian, whos with a dude, who doesnt identify as bisexual." i hope this was just a slip up, but if it wasnt, heres why this was invalidating and hurtful to the wlw community! +
. @Vangsness heres a tweet with a similar comment https://twitter.com/Vangsness/status/653444934754693120?s=20
. @Vangsness a lesbian is a woman/enby/fem-aligned person who is ONLY attracted to other women. saying u are a lesbian who is dating a man is v damaging bc it adds to the problematic image that lesbians can still be "turned", etc. especially bc you have a very large platform +
. @Vangsness it's 100% ok to not use a label & there are also many labels that fit a wlw who also dates men; pan, bi, queer (as you said). idk if you knew but recently there has been a lot of discourse abt "bi/pan lesbians" which is also invalidating to bi, pan, & lesbians +
. @Vangsness i hope this was just a misunderstanding. all im asking is that you address this & apologize bc many of your wlw fans (including me) were especially hurt by these comments. im sorry nobody tagged you earlier. thank you for reading, anyone pls feel free to ask q's +
. @Vangsness here is a carrd with a much better worded explanation https://justsaidsapphic.carrd.co
just wanted to add that these werent only invalidating to lesbians/bi/pan! i know many people struggling with identifying with their sexuality who have been hurt by these as well. <3 you all are super valid and i love yall
. @Vangsness heres another thread about this https://twitter.com/miIfgreenaway/status/1292954122396696576?s=20
also lmk if i got anything wrong in this thread yall
