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I made a small short sad gay mermaid comic that I just so happened to finish on coming out day!
every time I see a post that’s addressing lesbians who have little to no experience with women, it’s always like, ‘it’s okay to have not kissed a girl at 16 or 18 or even 21!!!!’ and I know tumblr skews toward younger people, but it still feels like a harsh reminder that I’m years behind, even by other lesbians’ standards.
it’s totally normal and okay to not have experience with women at any age. it’s okay if you have never been with a woman and you’re 30 or 50 or 70 or even older. it’s okay if you didn’t come out until after you married a man or had children with him. it’s okay if you didn’t even realize you were gay until 25 or 45 or older.
you’re still a ‘real’ lesbian if you didn’t realize you were gay, or if you have a long history of dating men, or if you’ve never slept with a woman.
and no matter how old you are, you still have time. you have time to find a girlfriend or wife. you have time to make memories with a woman. you have time to fall in love.
wlws:
why are wlw books so angsty and deep all the time like where is my casual wlw romcom or my fantasy lesbians, space bis and trans princesses like not every wlw has some lost love in some town in the middle of nowhere
I live for posts like this, because there are soooo many good f/f books out there that don’t get the attention they deserve because of the way wlw are marginalized. So!
Here are some recs for casual/feel-good f/f representation! All links are to my reviews.
Good Enough to Eat – super cute lesbian vampire rom-com
Promises, Promises – parody of LotR/D&D starring three lesbians on a quest for magical stuff
Everything Leads to You – Hollywood f/f YA about a young set designer who falls for a girl she meets under mysterious circumstances
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet – ensemble-cast “crew of a spaceship” story. Mostly just random adventures, includes a f/f couple who survive the book.
Roller Girl – contemporary f/f romance about trans woman who joins a roller derby team
Not fluffy, but the angst is SFF-stress rather than “living under homophobia/biphobia” stress:
Ascension – queer disabled ladies fighting Big Pharma in space–you wanted space bi’s, come get your space bi’s (actually, if you want more space bi’s also check out the anthology Fierce Family.)
Chameleon Moon – review is of an earlier edition and I hear the new one has even more great representation. Trans woman superhero with two female partners living in a dystopian city that’s on lockdown from the government after everyone develops mutant powers in response to a wonderdrug.
Not Your Sidekick – in the future, what happens when your parents are superheroes but you never developed powers? You intern for the baddie, of course! MC is bi and ends up in a f/f relationship, and the sequel will star her trans bestie.
Hope this helps. Feel free to browse my “lesbian books” tag for more recs (there are bi/pan girls in some of those recs, too.)
*coughalsoeverythingshiraglassmanwritescough* *coughsuperfuntimescough*
I mean, this is basically true – f/f fluff is kinda the cornerstone of my body of writing 😛 (Thanks!)
All I Want For Christmas by Clare Lydon – Fluffy wlw romantic comedy (I know it’s not really in season at the moment but it’s so cute)
Gay Pride and Prejudice by Kate Christie – What it says on the tin. Elizabeth Bennett is a lesbian and the haughty Caroline Bingley is the last woman she could ever be prevailed upon to love.
Escape from B-Movie Hell by M.T. McGuire – Silly British sci-fi with a lesbian protagonist
Heart Trouble by Jae – A doctor gets shocked by a defibrillator while saving a woman’s life in the ER. Now they have a soul bond!
Finding Ms Write by Jae & Jove Belle – Collection of short stories about women who love women and also love books.
The Wind City by Summer Wigmore – Urban fantasy drawing on Maori mythology. Protagonist describes herself as “at least 60% gay” and falls in love with a monster girl.
Sword of the Guardian by Merry Shannon – Bi princess and lesbian bodyguard fall in love.
The Case of the Good-for-Nothing Girlfriend by Mabel Maney – Parody detective story about a gang of five lesbians who solve crimes.
A Woman Scorned by Rachel Frank about an assassin who falls in love with a noblewoman (lesbian)
Beauty & Cruelty by Meredith Katz about the evil with falling in love with sleeping beauty (lesbian)
High & Mighty by S.S. Skye – a princess stuck in a tower who is decidely Not Amused about it (lesbian)
Humanity for Beginners by Faith Mudge – Two friends and a halfway house for lesbian werewolves (lesbian)
Hunting a Lady by Cari Z. and Caitlin Ricci – a woman who needs money goes to rescue a kidnapped lady for the reward (lesbian)
Lies & Reverie by Camilla Quinn – A shopkeeper’s daughter who loves to day dream, and the beautiful woman who runs the town (lesbian)
Love Rampage by Alex Powell – a girl in love with her best friend, and the unicorn who helps her (lesbian, trans)
Modern Serpents Talk Things Through by Jamie Brindle – a modern dragon who falls in love with the human who invades her cave (lesbian)
Prom and Other Hazards by Jamie Sullivan – super cute story about a girl, her best friend, and the prom (lesbian, bisexual)
Slaying Dragons by Sasha L. Miller – a frustrated mage, some dragons, and the lovely new partner she’s stuck with (lesbian)
The Broken Forest by Megan Derr – a Huntress, and the beautiful witch she meets dealing with a troublesome forest (lesbian, bisexual, trans)
The Mercenary by Annabelle Kitch – a peasant girl, the princess she loves, a quest to win her princess’s hand in marriage (lesbian)
The Persephone Star by Jamie Sullivan- a proper lady working in the post office, a notorious criminal set on revenge, and a bit of kidnapping (lesbian)
The Secret of Mermaid Cove by Megan Derr – an improper lady, an unwanted engagement, and an island full of secrets
Witch, Cat, and Cobb by J.K. Pendragon – a princess fleeing an arranged marriage, a witch, and a cat (lesbian, trans)
Zombies in the East End by Roxanne Dent – steampunk, zombies, and two tough ladies
California Skies by Kalya Bashe – bandits in the wild west, a hunt for jewels, stubborn people (bisexual, genderqueer)
Green Toes by Avery Flanders – gardens, a hint of magic shoes, and people falling in love (bisexual, genderqueer)
You can’t say your blog is “a safe space for all wlw” if you reblog posts that make a spec wlw uncomfortable.
Don’t say “a spec wlw included” or “all wlw are welcome here” if you:
• reblog aphobic content (both explicit and implicit)
• reblog from aphobes
• refuse to acknowledge a post is aphobic even if an a spec wlw tells you it’s making them uncomfortable
• don’t support a part of our identity
As a neurodivergent ace wlw, I deserve to know if your space is really safe for me, or if it’s dangerous for my mental health.
If it’s not safe for me I just need to know, so I won’t follow you.
I am a lesbian, I am ace, I am neurodivergent: the wlw part of my identity doesn’t erase my sexual orientation and seeing aphobic content in “wlw safe spaces” triggers my anxiety.
I want a world where lesbian women’s love exclusively for other women is never questioned, and they are never pressured in to heteronormativity.
I want a world where bisexual women’s sexuality is never used as a weapon to attack her, where bisexual women are not thought of as morally or intellectually inferior or “dirty”.
I want a world where asexual women are assumed to be living happy lives, and recognized as being totally fulfilled in their independence, and are never told they need a sexual relationship to be whole.
I want a world where heterosexual women can have healthy relationships with men and are treated fairly by men.
I want a world where transgender women’s gender is never questioned, they are not pressured by cisnormativity, and are allowed to express themselves and their sexuality how they want.
I want a world where intersex women aren’t subjected to unnecessary nonconsensual medical procedures.
I want a world where nonbinary women’s genders are respected and they are never told it is wrong to identify as both nonbinary and a woman
We want a world where pansexual women are allowed to express their sexuality however they want, their attraction isn’t considered slutty, greedy, or impure.
We want a world where polyamorous women can love as many partners as they feel comfortable with, their relationships are never questioned and are not assumed to be cheating.
I want a world where aromantic women are assumed to be whole and no one thinks they are missing something because they do not have romance in their lives.
I want a world where queer women are not demonized for the label they chose to use for their sexuality.
I want a world where lesbian women’s love exclusively for other women is never questioned, and they are never pressured in to heteronormativity.
I want a world where bisexual women’s sexuality is never used as a weapon to attack her, where bisexual women are not thought of as morally or intellectually inferior or “dirty”.
I want a world where asexual women are assumed to be living happy lives, and recognized as being totally fulfilled in their independence, and are never told they need a sexual relationship to be whole.
I want a world where heterosexual women can have healthy relationships with men and are treated fairly by men.
I want a world where transgender women’s gender is never questioned, they are not pressured by cisnormativity, and are allowed to express themselves and their sexuality how they want.
I want a world where intersex women aren’t subjected to unnecessary nonconsensual medical procedures.
I want a world where nonbinary women’s genders are respected and they are never told it is wrong to identify as both nonbinary and a woman
We want a world where pansexual women are allowed to express their sexuality however they want, their attraction isn’t considered slutty, greedy, or impure.
We want a world where polyamorous women can love as many partners as they feel comfortable with, their relationships are never questioned and are not assumed to be cheating.
I want a world where aromantic women are assumed to be whole and no one thinks they are missing something because they do not have romance in their lives.
I want a world where queer women are not demonized for the label they chose to use for their sexuality.
happy lesbian visibility day to all my trans + nonbinary lesbians!! i love y’all
Happy lesbian day of visibility from this here transgirl lesbean!!!
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