#LesbianVisibilityWeek is a time for lesbian people of all flavours to tell their stories, be heard and discuss the issues that deeply affect them, outside of the ones that encompass the rest of the rainbow or womankind/enbykind.
One of these very specific issues that I and many other trans/enby lesbians deal with is the fear of even mentioning the L word, despite living it in our everyday lives.
From my personal perspective, I have to say that I have always known I was a woman, but that label of lesbian was the most scary one to claim.
This is because while I know inside that I am a woman, with every ounce of my being, "lesbian" is a social label as much as a personal description of my sexuality and there's some large parts of that community that vehemently exclude me from their definitions.
Often, when talking to strangers, I'll prefer to just say "I like women" rather than risk having to have to justify my inclusion and talk about my genital configuration, or possibly even meet with conflict or abject rejection.
So this week, I stand in solidarity with all my fellow lesbian human beings. I can hear your voices, I will read your stories, I see you and will try to empathize with your trials and your pains, I will add my voice to yours and amplify!
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