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[–]PainfulTruthsMatter 54 insightful - 2 fun54 insightful - 1 fun55 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

If gay men assume trans aren't going to eventually be attempting to colonize their spaces with homophobia in the name of "inclusiveness" then they've learned no lessons from exactly that having repeatedly happen to lesbian women.

[–]Doorknob8 9 insightful - 6 fun9 insightful - 5 fun10 insightful - 6 fun -  (6 children)

I don't want to be pedantic, but "Lesbian women" is an oxymoron.

[–]Revision10Just a guy 40 insightful - 5 fun40 insightful - 4 fun41 insightful - 5 fun -  (1 child)

redundant *

lesbians are women, "transwomen lesbian" would be an oxymoron

[–]Doorknob8 13 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, I stand corrected, thanks.

[–]PainfulTruthsMatter 20 insightful - 2 fun20 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, but it felt weird writing "gay men" (cause gay can sometimes refer to homosexuality of either sex) only to just write "lesbians" at the end. Really, I should have just written "women", period, since trans people are invading women's health spaces and policing their language ("menstruators and cervix-havers"), not just lesbian spaces!

[–]fuck_reddit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I say “lesbian women” sometimes, almost exclusively though when i say “lesbian women and gay men” because otherwise it sounds like im saying there are lesbian men and gay men.

[–]materialrealityplz 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A tautology I think, is what you mean, haha.