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alright i’ve been seeing a lot of discourse about the lesbian!lizzie headcanon i wasn’t gonna get involved but someone has to say something because it’s getting old
DISCLAIMER: if u don’t see lizzie as a lesbian but don’t mind others who do then this thread isn’t for u :) i’m gonna be debunking that one repetitive argument that has lesbophobic undertones
“but she’s been with men before / she’s obviously boy crazy” the same can be said for a lot of lesbians’ experiences before they’ve come to terms with their sexuality! it’s called compulsory heterosexuality or comphet for short
what’s comphet u ask? if u don’t know or just aren’t educated then this is the perfect read for u https://comphets.carrd.co/
so to use said argument reinforces the gold star lesbian rhetoric which explicitly claims that one cannot possibly be a lesbian if they’d had a history with men prior to their coming out
now although it isn’t canon that lizzie struggles with comphet, a lot of lesbian fans identify with her behavior and have related it back to several other fictional lesbians who have struggled with it such as santana lopez from glee and cheryl blossom from riverdale
lesbian!lizzie headcanon aside, if u continue to say the same thing to prove that she can’t be lgbt in any way, it’s biphobic/panphobic since she could easily be bi/pan with a preference for men as well
ending this thread by saying all lesbians are valid whether or not they’ve dealt with comphet in the past 
don’t let fiction get in the way of u listening to them when they tell u something is offensive
don’t let fiction get in the way of u listening to them when they tell u something is offensive
or get in the way of possible representation because hello?? 3 main lgbt leads?? that alone (even with how little hopes bisexuality is brought up) makes that whole shit show worth it
this whole thing can also be summed up with it’s a harmless headcanon so move on <3
