i-am-literally-hitler:

itsovr9001: gal-gh0ul: orangerants: dumblr—feminist: creepypyramid: swornsister: Not all of us are born this way lesbians. GET OVER IT actual lesbians: “we don’t hate men, we just aren’t attracted to them” political lesbian ((also known as “annoying straight woman”)): HURR DURR MEN R EVUL YOU CAN CHUZE TO BE A LESBIAN!” you insult lesbians everywhere Yes this makes it so much easier to take LGBTQ Issues seriously, none of us are born lesbians? Why don’t you go sleep in a hungry lion cage for the night huh? Dafuq is a political lesbian? It’s when a women decides she likes other women because her political agenda hates men. The woman in question probably doesn’t even like the same sex, she just doesn’t want to fuck a dude because her movement demonizes them so much. It’s also hated in the gay community because it reinforces the belief that being gay is a choice. Basically it’s when a women decides they want to fuck other women because they don’t like men. Basically a woman who is a homophobic, entitled cunt

steps onto soapbox

yells OR MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN ARE SUPER UNSAFE, STATISTICALLY, AND THEY DON’T WANT TO RISK RAPE

THAT’S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, IN THE CASE OF RAPE SURVIVORS WHO DON’T WANT TO BE RAPED _AGAIN_

BECAUSE THAT’S A THING

steps back down, reverts to nicer, quieter voice, and continues

also sexuality is a fluid thing, who you are attracted to now isn’t always who you’ll be attracted to forever

bonus: bisexuals exist; being a bisexual who only chooses to date a smaller section of the people they’re attracted to is perfectly valid

double bonus: it is less risky to just not date than it is to be a lesbian, of any stripe, because homophobia is, in fact, still a thing

yes there are some women who are lesbians, period. but your experience is not the end-all of queer women. The banners don’t say “none of us are born lesbians.” They say “not all of us are born lesbians.”

Women who are attracted to women and exclusively date women have every right to call themselves lesbians. You are not the gatekeepers, you do not get to decide what a “real” lesbian is. And given that you literally just called queer women homophobic, I’d say you’re the ones crashing down on the “complete piece of shit human being” side of the line.

(and because tumblr will get up my ass unless I include things that are basic common sense: I am not saying that there are not shitty political lesbians, because there are. I’m saying that the people on this post are shitty.)

(disclaimer part two, Oppression Olympics Version: I’m a bi/pan lady-shaped nonbinary who is a men-are-fucking-dangerous-AVOID practical-lesbian myself and who fucking writes women-and-queer-focused fiction, don’t even try and say that my thoughts aren’t relevant to this discussion. Don’t even try.)