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• 1 media/IMG_2722 copy.jpeg 2022-06-06T07:11:05-07:00 What does it mean to be a Lesbian? 21 gallery 2023-04-20T06:07:19-07:00 Out of all of the commonly recognized queer communities, lesbians have been among the most visible for the longest time, and have gone through the most radical change in culture. Existing primarily as a word for the experience of women loving women, inside the community lesbians have been challenging gendered labels, presentations, and expectations longer than anyone. As queerness has diversified however, culture has homogenized leading to the disappearance of some of the key traits that once marked the community, such as Lesbian specific bars, a strong alternative community in response to societal rejection, and a semi-rigid system of roles. While today the term lesbian provides identity to many people, one can only imagine what it will mean to be a lesbian in the future.
  Lesbians represent a significant challenge to cultural norms and expectations for the role of women in society by decentralizing the role of men in their relationships allowing for a greater diversity of experiences. As a consequence of this, lesbians have historically faced a significant amount of stigma forcing them out of most spaces. This, however, encouraged lesbians to build their own culture and define the roles they want to pursue in society.
  Lesbians Through History           Lesbians and Queerness                             
                     
  
  
• 1 media/IMG_2725 copy.jpeg 2022-06-06T07:13:23-07:00 What does it mean to be Queer? 7 gallery 2022-08-17T13:27:38-07:00 Queerness as a framework for identity has only recently entered popular discourse as a framework for identity, previously existing as a fringe element of even the queer community. For a community based on the ideas of inclusivity, sometimes queerness hasn't lived up to its goals, but recent discourse and communication has made queerness a lot more accessible as a resource to help everyone. Broadening labels have expanded diversity in the community and allowed space to discuss other people who exist outside of societal norms including intersex people, asexual people and more. 
  In this space we'll explore the ever-expanding diversity of the queer community under the umbrella of queerness.
  
  Intersex People               The Ace Spectrum                Queerness around the world