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[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

On top of misappropriation of women, add misappropriation of lesbianism by everyone: straight and bisexual men are calling themselves lesbians now, a non-negligible amount of straight and bisexual women have called themselves lesbians for seX, porn, or political purposes. These days it seems like if someone you meet calls themselves a lesbian IRL, they’re not. Lesbian misappropriation has apparently always been PC.

[–]BEB 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I went to university with tons of gays in a very gay-friendly area. This was decades ago; there were few "bisexuals" among the women - by which I mean women who were experimenting with same-sex relationships, but who had a long history of heterosexual relationships, called themselves "lesbians" not "bisexual." Maybe in order to appear edgy.

When I see these women now, the vast majority are back to being heterosexual - most married with kids. Some even try to hide their "lesbian" past. So, yeah, in my experience, lesbian appropriation has been around for a long time.