Thread by @radiantbutch, lesbian culture really says “to hell with gender. we’re all just dykes. [...]

lesbian culture really says “to hell with gender. we’re all just dykes. u can be a woman. u can be a transmasc butch. u can be an agender femme. skies the limit. ur relationship with womanhood is unique and deeply personal. ur still one of us” and i think that’s beautiful

lesbianism is inherently subversive of traditional cishet womanhood. some lesbians feel that subversion so much that it feels like disconnect, so they feel agender, or express that subversion through masculinity, or they identify as non-binary and use pronouns other than she/her.

if you aren’t a lesbian, it’s hard to understand how complex our relationship with gender is. being free from society’s strict binary constructs rooted in cisheteronormativity is one of the most beautiful, empowering things about lesbian culture. it is safety. it is home.

a lesbian subverting gender expression with he/him pronouns deserves just as much respect as a cis feminine lesbian, and they are BOTH real lesbians. at the end of the day, it’s more important to respect how people identify than to try to box them in.

lesbianism is liberation.

wrote this out and am putting it here in case anyone has a similar question & wants to learn!

also, since this thread is gaining lots of attention very rapidly, i’m going to link a tweet where you can directly support trans and non-binary folks in need!