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Important/Interesting lesbians in history

i read an article the other day referencing many influential lesbians from history and it was so cool to see how many people back in the day were gay/queer but history never recognized! who are some lesbian/queer women that you think more people should know about due to their importance/interesting stories?
Teirdalin · 31-35
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) - English writer and feminist, known for her groundbreaking works of literature, including "Mrs. Dalloway" and "Orlando."

Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) - Mexican artist known for her surrealist and autobiographical paintings, and her openly bisexual identity.

Audre Lorde (1934-1992) - American writer, poet, and civil rights activist, known for her powerful works on race, gender, and sexuality, such as "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name" and "The Cancer Journals."

Sappho (circa 630 BCE - circa 570 BCE) - Ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, known for her lyrical poetry expressing love and desire for women.

Martina Navratilova (born 1956) - Czech-American tennis player and LGBTQ+ activist, regarded as one of the greatest female tennis players of all time.

Angela Davis (born 1944) - American political activist, scholar, and author, known for her work on intersectionality, prison abolition, and social justice movements.

Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958) - American comedian, actress, and talk show host, who came out publicly as a lesbian in 1997, paving the way for greater LGBTQ+ visibility in mainstream media.

Alison Bechdel (born 1960) - American cartoonist and graphic memoirist, known for her iconic comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" and the Bechdel test.

Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) - American LGBTQ+ rights activist, considered a pioneer in the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement and known for her advocacy for lesbian visibility.

Stormé DeLarverie (1920-2014) - African-American lesbian and drag king performer, credited with sparking the Stonewall Riots in 1969, a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
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@Teirdalin i saw a lot of these on the list! i didnt know about virginia woolf though. i'll have to look into her and some of the others on the list i dont recognize. thank u!
Teirdalin · 31-35
@SW-User I highly recommend asking chatgpt.
Check [b]Vita & Virginia[/b] at Netflix. @SW-User 💫
Gloomy · F
Activist and painter Frida Kahlo
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@Gloomy she was on the list! she's an icon for sure
CestManan · 46-50, F
Science has discovered there used to be a lesbian dinosaur. The breed was called a lickalottapuss.
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@CestManan According to researchers from Oxford, the Lickalottapuss had a very long tongue which was mainly used to lick the iron rich resin of the Planta Frijol, otherwise known as the "bean plant." What's more, the fossil record seems to suggest that Lickalottapuss retained hair under it's front arms, a trait which, among paleontologists, is considered unusual compared to other similar species.
Human1000 · M
@SW-User @CestManan They lived in the Subarurian era.
CestManan · 46-50, F
@SW-User @Human1000
Very insightful and scientific info there :D
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@antonijamar thanks! :) ive never heard of her but i'll look it up
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CountScrofula · 41-45, M
Julie D'Aubigny is pretty spectacular. French opera singer who was a noted amazing sword fighter and seducer of All The Ladies.

https://kellygardiner.com/fiction/books/goddess/the-real-life-of-julie-daubigny/
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@CountScrofula thank you for the suggestion! i'll be looking into her asap. we love sword fighting ladies ⚔️❤️
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Yet it's well known from where the term came....

https://www.liveabout.com/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-lesbian-2171260

This only shows that the whole concept was attempted to be removed from history.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@SW-User good luck in understanding ancient Greek. To the best of my knowledge nothing was still translated. 600 BCE was a very, very long time ago.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@SW-User ok, there is one, and only one, completely translated piece of Sapphos work. I didn't know this until just now...

https://www.worldhistory.org/Sappho_of_Lesbos/
[quote][c=000000]The original titles of her works, except her [u]Ode to Aphrodite,[/u] have been lost and today the fragments are known either by numbers (which vary according to translations) or the first line, as in Phainetai Moi (“He seems to me”) in which the speaker expresses her feelings while watching a couple, perhaps at a banquet, and addresses these feelings toward the woman:

He seems to me to be the equal to the gods –
Whoever sits opposite you
And listens to you
Talking sweetly
And laughing desirably, which makes
The heart in my breast fly.
For whenever I look upon you for an instant
I can no longer find a single word,
But my tongue is broken, and instantly
Delicate fire runs beneath my skin,
And I see nothing with my eyes, my
Heart pounds
A cold sweat covers me, trembling
Grabs my all, I am paler than grass,
And I think I am little short
Of dying.
But everything can be ventured.

(Plant, 14-15)
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@DeWayfarer i saw that when i looked it up but i wasnt sure
Jennell · 80-89, F
I grew up as gay in the 1950s and 60s when it was criminal to be gay. Not easy and nowhere to turn . I left England in 1969 and have written a book about my experiences. Should you be interested “Drawing Breath”. By Jennifer Ellis ISBN 973-1- 3984635-7-8.
Convivial · 26-30, F
Being gay is not exactly a new thing lol
chrisCA · M
@Convivial Acceptance is though.
laurieluvsit · 26-30, F
Love your post ❤️♀️

Sappho for sure!

https://similarworlds.com/attraction/lesbian/4715904-THE-ISLE-OF-LESBOS-Everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about
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@laurieluvsit thank u! I got recommended Sappho a few times and it's fascinating!!
oliviatheboxer25 · 22-25, F
Sappho was my favorite:
losthorizons · 51-55, M
Yea Obama and the tranny wife Michelle
Human1000 · M
Elenor Roosevelt.
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@Human1000 omg i didnt even know that! after seeing uour comment i read a short article about her relationship with Lorena Hickok (i think that was her name) and their 3,000 letter correspondence. thats awesome, thanks for sharing.
Human1000 · M
@SW-User You’re very welcome.

 
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