Reclaiming lesbian: Why the label ISN'T problematic & the TERFs can't have it
Two proud lesbians take on the most complicated debates around the L word and explain why they will never give it up.
May 11, 2024
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lesbian identity
Lesbian Feminist Who Helped Coin 'Identity Politics' Backs Sanders
Barbara Smith has been a pioneering Black activist for decades.
February 13, 2020
The Brains Behind 'Husbands'
Creators Jane Espenson and Brad Bell talk archetypes, identity, and honorary lesbians.
May 24, 2013
Op-ed: Dating With a Disability
What it's like to straddles two identities: being a lesbian, and having a disability.
August 6, 2013
Microsoft Ad Honors Katie Sowers—1st Woman, LGBTQ Coach in Super Bowl
A Microsoft ad praises the 49ers assistant coach for being a groundbreaking woman but notably leaves out her lesbian identity.
January 31, 2020
'Queer' Moniker Finds Favor Among the Young and Nonbinary
Young people may perceive "queer" as a more fluid identity than gay or lesbian, say researchers at the Williams Institute.
January 28, 2020
Are you into T&S?
Tegan and Sara may seem like a gimmick--identical twin lesbian Canuck rockers--but their music is anything but. The Con is their latest triumph.
August 20, 2007
Sasheer Zamata comes out as a lesbian
“No one asks straight people about their journey of discovery,” she said, “but I guess it felt like if I didn’t say anything, I’d be ignoring a part of me, and that doesn’t feel good.”
September 9, 2024
18% of LGBTQ+ adults have never come out — Here's why
Most LGBTQ+ adults come out to their friends and family by age 22, but a significant portion said they have never come out to anyone.
July 31, 2024
Visions of Solidarity: Lesbian writers on how we save the world from fascism
New books by Sarah Schulman and the late Urvashi Vaid offer a blueprint for a common movement to fight against American authoritarianism and the rise of fascism worldwide.
April 25, 2025
American Airlines banned a lesbian for having sex with a man on a plane. She's confused, too (exclusive)
TikToker Erin Wright tells The Advocate about her bizarre and frustrating experience being wrongly put on American Airlines' no-fly list.
August 16, 2024
More adults than ever — including 23% of Gen-Z — identify as LGBTQ+
About 9.3 percent of U.S. adults in 2024 said that they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in a new report from Gallup.
February 20, 2025
Martina Navratilova Says Transgender Women Can’t Be Lesbians
The out tennis legend continues to make anti-transgender comments.
November 29, 2023
45% of Americans Believe Employers Discriminate Based on Sexuality
The survey found that respondents believe the discrimination they've faced at work is intersectional.
June 11, 2021
Unveiling the stealthy, steamy mystery of 'ninja lesbians'
Gays may have the bears and otters, but lesbians have ninjas in our ranks.
November 19, 2024
Surprising Stats from NYT's Gay vs. Trans Discussion
A media mainstay asks the question and activists jump to answer. But do these Pew survey stats belie the truth?
October 20, 2013
The Atlantic's Jonathan Rauch Tried to Weaponize 'LGBTQ.' He Failed
An acronym is not why much of the world hates us.
December 18, 2018
Op-ed: Being Married to a Lesbian Doesn't Make Me Less of a Man
A person's gender may change, but his love can still last.
July 1, 2013
