Women, and lesbians in particular, have a long and fond association with the labrys or double-headed axe. In a world where male history dominates female herstory, we need to go back to learn about our past. The labrys was both a symbol of Goddess culture, fertility and used as a…
The location: Two hundred and fifty guest gathered at the Hongshi Buddhist Seminary outside Taipei, Taiwan. Preparing to meet them were two 30-year old lesbians excited about a marriage that would make headlines world-wide. The Brides: Huang Meiyu and You Yating gathered their prayer beads which would be exchanged instead…
It was over dinner with a mutual acquaintance in December 1922 that Vita met Virginia Woolf and the affair of nineteen years started. Vita Known as an Aristocratic Woman Vita may have been better known in English society as the aristocratic writer and gardener, but Virginia was the superior writer.…
Does one sexual identity have a greater likelihood of sexual pleasure then another? A study by the Kinsey Institute for research of sex and gender at Indiana University Bloomington has found that lesbians are the most likely of any group to experience orgasms. The study entitled “Variation in Orgasm Occurrence…
There are some questions you’re better off knowing will likely be annoying to queer women. Who’s the man in your relationship? Who is the man in your relationship? Lesbian relationships involve two women and this question assumes that one of the women is acting as a man. Even…
Lesbian is the term most commonly used to describe sexual and romantic attraction among women. This word can be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are considered by others as a primary attribute of female homosexuality or an adjective, to describe the characteristics…
While it is difficult to come across lesbian pride flags in pride marches, it is a widely used flag online. The Lesbian Flag represents L in the LGBTI+ community and comes into existence in many shades of pink. But many of the lesbian communities prefer other symbols to represent themselves,…
Many Sub-Sahara African novels/ebooks depict homosexuality negatively and as a product of the West. There are some incredible pro-gay novels. An example is No Past, No Present, No Future (1973) by Yulisa Amadu Maddy. This novel follows the lives of three African men who migrate to Europe. One of…