Question: is “lesbian” here meant as an umbrella term for any sapphic people? I know some people get up in arms about “lesbian” being reserved for strictly homosexual women (in the worst forms this sentiment is also trans-exclusionary, but I assume that’s not the case here), just want to clarify whether the community is meant for bisexual, pansexual, etc. women (and transfem enbies?) as well.
“A community for lesbians, people whose loved ones are lesbians, people who want information about lesbians, queer people, and allies!“
Yes! It can be for anyone, maybe I should rename it to “Sapphic”
Thanks for clarifying! Also, totally up to you re the name, I personally don’t think it needs to be renamed, but having the sidebar clarify it uses lesbian to just describe any sapphic person might help? Or maybe it’s not necessary to do that at all, I actually don’t need to know this, I just didn’t want to offend anyone by being in the space as a bisexual 😅
Ohhh. You’re not offending me! :)
Best of lick! Edit: luck lol
Freudian slip?
A slip of the tongue really
Do you welcome trans lesbians? I don’t want to intrude if I’m not welcome.
Of course! Trans lesbians are lesbians!
Very cool :3c
It would not be allowed on Blahaj Zone if not. You’re definitely not intruding, I think you very much belong :)
Thank you for your kind words. 😊
I feel like OP would not have chosen this instance for the community if not.
That makes sense, still, it’s better to ask than assume you’re welcome and make someone uncomfortable.
I hope that you advertise this in certain subs on Reddit because I’m sure there must be lots of people by now that have come here looking for certain communities, then gone back to Reddit after seeing the sad search results. The people from /r/actuallesbians would be nice to have around here on Lemmy.
Ack, I can’t because I got banned from Reddit (I don’t even know why and I can’t appeal)
I would love to though 😭
I’m a bit surprised, was there not one already? On a queer instance? 🤔
Genuinely interesting.
There’s also no really decent or active feminist communities on this platform (unless the good ones are all on some defederated instance I haven’t seen). And the discussion for Harley Quinn that has just come out is a ghost town. And there’s no Xena community, or She-ra. There is at least an Owl House community though.
None of these things really have to be connected and this is all anecdotal but I get the impression that this platform (Lemmy as a whole , not Blåhaj) is short on women in general. At least compared to Reddit or other platforms like Bluesky.
Edit: no WitchesvsPatriarchy either (besides some dead community that someone tried to make non-binary specific) and I’m sure I could keep listing them as I remember what I’ve tried looking up here, or if I just go check my Reddit account.
Edit 2: Even Lemmy’s version of twoxchromosomes only has two posts with a total of one comment and one upvote between them.
I have noticed a distinct lack of she ra memes, and given I named myself Adora, I always found this disappointing, maybe I should be the change I want to see in this world.
I’m not the moderator type myself but I would definitely be there upvoting / lurking / throwing in an occasional two cents. You’re actually making me consider a rewatch now lol.
There is a feminism community on beehaw I came across recently. Yeah I haven’t seen Harley Quinn anything here and I love that show! Still meaning to watch She-Ra. Hazbin Hotel is awesome too! I love Charlie and Vaggie!
She-ra is a blast IMO. Definitely more suitable for all ages than Harley Quinn and Hazbin Hotel though lol. Not to say there’s nothing for adults but it’s not as edgy or violent.
Hazbin Hotel was also great. Not a fan of the music personally (please don’t kill me) but loved everything else about it, from the concept and message to the characters, especially Charlie and Vaggie. Haven’t actually checked when season 2 is coming. Losing track in this place.
Harley Quinn has started releasing again? I’d been waiting and forgot to check up on it in a while. Hype!
Fuck yeah! Only two episodes out so far though. And 20 minutes a week for this show is a bit of torture. Especially without the random discussions and memes to keep you going until the next episode.
