ebbandflowbythemoon reblogged
My friendships with other femmes, women, and non-binary people are important to me. They’re validating. They’re beautiful. They’re essential in fighting patriarchy. Sometimes, these friendships aren’t traditional. We might cuddle, or hold hands, or kiss, or plan on growing old together, or even sleep together. It doesn’t mean that they’re not friendships, though: we’re the only people who get to define our relationship.
We should call out the media when it erases queerness, but we can’t erase friendships between women and femmes simply because they differ from our traditional ideas of friendship. Why can’t two women consider their relationship a friendship even though they’re raising a child together? Why can’t two women live together as friends? Why can’t two women have no-strings-attached sex (especially since straight people do this all the time)? Why can’t two queer women have a non-sexual relationship without others sexualizing us?
Source: intomore.com
