Portraits of illicit love: Extraordinary collection of images captures intimate displays of affection from defiant women who flouted convention in the 19th and 20th century. In fact, it has led to the historic dismissal of romantic relationships between women because women are just so naturally affectionate and show their affection in similar ways as “actual” couples.īlott, Unity.
While this may seem like a step in the right direction, this normalization did more harm than good. Women were encouraged to join spheres outside of men, allowing them to cultivate passionate and loving “friendships” that made intense affection amongst women somewhat normal ii. But, rather than bring attention to the fact that women could be arrested for engaging in homosexual behavior, lawmakers decided to keep their girls and women innocent of the idea and didn’t raise the issue at all by omitting women’s homosexuality from the legislation.īecause women were seen as sexless beings, they were not allowed to be around men whatsoever. This is not to say women were not prosecuted for engaging in homosexual behavior, which they were. It was because, when ruling-class men began drafting anti-homosexual legislation, they did not want their wives and daughters to find out that women could have sex with each other i. “Women Got ‘Married’ Long Before Gay Marriage.” Dec 28, 2017.īut women weren’t targeted just because they were, in general, exempt from the sodomy definition. Therefore, women were spared from this definition as anal intercourse and oral with a penis are not generally performed amongst lesbians.īlakemore, Erin. However, the homosexuality being targeted was comprised of entirely MLM with anti-sodomy laws, and sodomy generally only refers to anal and oral intercourse, mostly with a penis. In the 19th century, homosexuality was criminalized in most of the world, especially in Europe and the UK. To understand why WLW content and the community itself are so undervalued, you have to examine the history behind the label ‘lesbian’ and how they were treated throughout history in the Western world. This is due to good old sexism and the age-old belief that WLW relationships are not “real.” WLW deserve content marketed toward them, just as much as MLM do. While we have more queer representation, not all communities are afforded that representation, especially the WLW (woman-loving-woman) community. However, these shows have one thing in common: they are all MLM (man-loving-man) content. Heartstopper (2022–), Young Royals (2021–), and Queer Eye (2018–), among so many other queer shows and movies, have merged into mainstream popularity. With more storylines involving and centering around queer character relationships, there is more representation than ever. WLW Need More Content… And More Marketing!.
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