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10 Times These Fake Sociologists Marveled That Lesbian Femmes Exist

“These women are called femmes, and their appearance is often deceiving. They dress in clothing associated with wholly feminine women, and an uninitatied person would never suspect them of sexual deviation.”

By Riese| June 9, 2016 | 37 Comments

26 Dreams Connie in “Voyage From Lesbos” Had About Genitalia, According to Her Doctor

“I dreamt I misplaced my pocketbook. When I turned around to retrieve it, I noticed a gay girl had run off with it.”

By Riese| May 20, 2016 | 14 Comments

60 Incredible Titles Of Very Special Lesbian and Bisexual TV Episodes

From “Oy Vey, You’re Gay” to “The Deadlier Sex” to “Holy Lesbo Batman!” and beyond!

By Riese| March 18, 2016 | 45 Comments

Labels: For Jelly Jars, For Lesbian and Bisexual People, Or For Both?

ELLE Magazine asks if we’re post-LGBT because Kristen Stewart and kids these days just aren’t labeling themselves like they used to and so in this post what happens is that we all talk about the labels we use for ourselves and then y’all can talk about that or whatever you want, really.

By Riese| March 2, 2016 | 247 Comments

10 First-Ever Lesbian Characters On American TV: Killers, Tramps, Thieves and Therapists

From lesbian gangs killing old ladies in a nursing home to actresses with Mommy issues to inspirational schoolteachers, these are ten of the first-ever lesbian characters on American primetime television, 1961-1977.

By Riese| November 16, 2015 | 17 Comments

21 More Lesbian Slang Terms You’ve Probably Never Heard Before

Are you a running shoe lesbian who likes to make vulva hands? There’s only one way to find out.

By Riese| August 17, 2015 | 66 Comments

Gal Pals In History: 8 Ways To Avoid Using The Words “Lesbian” or “Bisexual”

“God-insulting grannies.”

By Carolyn Yates| May 29, 2015 | 14 Comments

10 Theories About How Lesbians Have Sex From Straight People In History

“Probably the devil is involved”

By Carolyn Yates| April 3, 2015 | 51 Comments

21 Indications That This 1892 Teenage Murderess Was Insane, and By “Insane” I Mean “Gay”

“She was regarded as mentally wrong by young men.”

By Riese| February 19, 2015 | 51 Comments

14 Locations Conducive To Lesbianism According To 1954’s “Female Homosexuality”

“The fact that both male and female homosexuals congregate on one island no doubt gives them a sense of what might be called herd-security, much like sheep gathering together under a tree during a storm.”

By Riese| May 12, 2014 | 53 Comments

18 Keen Insights On Lesbian Sexual Activity From 1966’s “The Lesbian Handbook”

“It is true that sapphism is also to be met with in quite young girls, but only if they live in houses of prostitution or in girls’ colleges.”

By Riese| November 24, 2013 | 39 Comments

16 “Hard-Core Facts” About Lesbians From 1963’s “A New Look At The Lesbian”

Conversations among their own group consist of sexual gossip, certainly in excess of what we might have designated as “good taste.”

By Riese| November 14, 2013 | 65 Comments

Masters of Homosex: 9 Vintage Books That Lied About Lesbians

Are you the college girl, the office girl, the career gal, the prostitute, the matron, the man-hater, the bohemian, the frigid wife, the dull dyke or the unsuccessful heterosexual?

By Riese| November 5, 2013 | 41 Comments

Read A F*cking Book: “Stranger On Lesbos” Reminds Us How Far We’ve Come and What Hasn’t Changed

“I am glad to be here with you in 2012. But I am glad someone was there in 1950.”

By Carmen| July 31, 2012 | 4 Comments

Listling Without Commentary: Things Women Said About Lesbianism In The 1976 Hite Report on Female Sexuality

“Sex with a woman for me has involved pressing mound of Venus against mound of Venus on each other’s leg.”

By Riese| June 26, 2012 | 86 Comments

6 Special Ideas About What Lesbian Sex Is, 1900-1953

“From midday until 2 pm, during the hours of greatest heat, when all are in this condition and the mistress falls asleep on the sofa… all the girls, without one exception, masturbate themselves.”

By Riese| June 24, 2012 | 18 Comments

15 Ways To Spot A Lesbian According To Some Really Old Medical Journals

“Has a firmness to her walk, a long step, and a rather heavy timbre to her voice.”

By Riese| June 17, 2012 | 145 Comments

20 Lesbian Slang Terms You’ve Never Heard Before

You’ll never hold a bowling ball the same way again.

By Riese| June 12, 2012 | 85 Comments

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