08-01-2011, 06:05 AM
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How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chazz
For the sake of clarity, and in the the spirit of reclaiming lesbian heritage and grammatical correctness - neoPolitical Correctness be damned (I never signed on for that, anyway):
female/woman (noun) = sex/biology
male/man (noun) = sex/biology
lesbian (noun) = a woman of same sex, sexual orientation
feminine/masculine (adj.) = gender
femme (noun) = female lesbian
butch (noun) = female lesbian who expresses female "masculinity"
transgender (verb) = moving along a gender continuum.
transgender person (noun) = a person of either sex, who may be lesbian, gay or straight.
Using adjectives as nouns is not good grammar, nor is it good politics. It just muddies the water. Non-lesbians, who lay claim to lesbian descriptors, are the ones obliged to clarify through expanded labeling.
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Chazz,
I think I understand your intent in posting this. However, it could be seen as a supportive thing or a controversial thing or a little bit of both.
I dont want to presume something here. So, could you elaborate a bit on your intent?
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