radicallyhaley:

if i broke up with my bf today and only dated women for the rest of my life, i still wouldn’t be a lesbian, “political” or not. maybe “political lesbianism” had a vastly different context in the 70’s, but right now it means a het/bi woman who is abstinent from men. that doesn’t make her a lesbian.

as far as the “politicizing of lesbianism goes,” i’m not a lesbian so i really can’t comment much on that. however, i have seen many lesbian mutuals speak out that there is nothing “political” about their sexuality.

it’s also not really my place to “call out” lesbians who believe in political lesbianism because that is an intracommunity issue. i will continue to call out my het/bi sisters when they perpetuate any kind of lesbophobia, this included.