ive been thinking abt that “being a lesbian is just constantly the cant relate meme” and its actually so true it makes me sad lmao. like my friends can rant for five minutes about how badly they want to suck some dudes dick but i feel uncomfortable even mentioning that im slightly attracted to some girl. so much of “girlhood” or “womanhood” thats portrayed in mainstream pseudo feminist media, or even coming of age literature is about the heterosexual experience; about a women coming into her (straight) sexuality and thats just so frustrating. little women was hailed as one of the first books to write about girlhood and growing up and a lot of it involves all the girls falling in love with men. also honestly the whole “sex positive revolution” thing is annoying and exclusive too lmao. i read an article that cited sex and the city, 30 rock, magic mike (??), and amy schumer, as “sex positive media” thats contributing to a “more open discussion” on “female sexuality”.. while literally none of these are in any way relatable to the lesbian experience. im forever grateful to alison bechdel, and anyone else who is making space to talk about the lesbian coming of age experience because we literally have nothing at the moment and it fucking sucks.