scissortailedsaint:

a collections of links to readings on asian-american gay and lesbian history

Asian Lesbians in San Francisco: Struggles to Create a Safe Space, 1970s-1980s,” Trinity A. Ordona, in Asian/Pacific Islander American Women: A Historical Anthology, 2003 [starts on p. 319]

Tomboy, Dyke, Lezzie, and Bi: Filipina Lesbian and Bisexual Women Speak Out,” Christine T. Lipat, Trinity A. Ordona, Cianna Pamintuan Steward, and Mary Ann Ubaldo, in Pinay Power: Peminist Critical Theory (2005)

Slicing Silence: Asian Progressives Come Out,” Daniel C. Tsang, in Asian Americans: The Movement and the Moment, 2001

Sexuality, Identity, and the Uses of History,” Nayan Shah, in Q & A: Queer in Asian American, 1998 [starts on p. 141]

Subverting Seductions,” Gupta, Unruly Immigrants, 2007 [starts on p. 159]

Queer Asian American Historiography,” Amy Sueyoshi, in The Oxford Handbook of Asian American History, 2016 [contains discussion of csa]

Miss Morning Glory: Orientalism and Misogyny in the Queer Writings of Yone Noguchi,” Amy Sueyoshi, in Amerasia Journal, 2011

Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History,” Amy Sueyoshi, in LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History, 2016

Looking for Jiro Onuma: A Queer Meditation on the Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II,“ Tina Takemoto, in GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 2014

Gay Asian Community Oral History Project“ (abstracts only)

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blacklesbianlovelab:

“Legally we’ve been married for 7 years but before that we’ve been together for 50 years!”

😍😍😍Swoon!

perpetualbbps:

Every single white lesbian who has spent years complaining about the lack of lesbians on screen had better support The CW’s Black Lightning. 

Anissa Pierce (portrayed by Nafessa Williams):

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is a canon lesbian with superpowers (who goes by the name Thunder) who has, among other abilities, the power to make herself invulnerable (this means she’s essentially unkillable-although she can be hurt/injured!)

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Her comic-canon girlfriend Grace Choi (Chantal Thuy) has already been cast:

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Grace is half-Amazon, and has superhuman durability and rapid healing abilities-which also help to make her relatively invincible!

Also, they’re really cute in the comics:

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So basically-support this lesbian, interracial, basically invulnerable couple on the CW’s Black Lightning-airing January 16th, 2017!!!!!

gatikmaverick:

Lesbians who used to date men are not lesser lesbians.

Lesbians who used to sleep with men are not lesser lesbians.

Lesbians who identified under other labels are not lesser lesbians.

This ‘Gold Star’ mentality is just like the kind of bull people push on young women during celibate only education programs. It’s the same as the chewed up gum analogy, that women who have sex are dirty or lesser. No woman is lesser for her sexual history. Stop perpetuating that horrendous and damaging idea. There is no ‘Gold Star’ lesbian because lesbians who have had sexual experiences with men are not lesser, or damaged, or dirty.

happy international lesbian day!

theradicaltwig:

autumnlesbianthings:

all lesbians are celebrated today, especially lesbians of color, trans and gnc lesbians, disabled lesbians, poor lesbians, lesbian sex workers…everyone!

we are amazing we are resilient we are magical we are so valued and worthy of love and respect and community. 

sending you all eternal love and light today and everyday! 

(this post is not for terfs/swerfs)

Every real lesbian celebrated today 💓

OP specifically asked terfs not to interact. You can make your own post about how much you hate trans women.

Anyway, trans lesbians are lesbians and anyone who thinks otherwise can unfollow right the fuck now.

spookeyfeline:

happy international lesbian day!💖

happy international lesbian day to trans lesbians!❤️

happy international lesbian day to nonbinary lesbians!💛

happy international lesbian day to ace lesbians!💚

happy international lesbian day to aro lesbians!💙

happy international lesbian day to lesbians who just found out theyre lesbians!💜

happy international lesbian day to all lesbians! ❤️💛💚💙💜