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In a previous article, SLF@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (Sammie L. Foss) says:
>In article <2nnk8r$hih@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
>molly@coos.dartmouth.edu (Revolver) writes:
>>
>>*sigh*  Thanks, but no thanks.  I'll stick to my illusion that being a
>>woman-LOVING woman makes me a dyke.  My label, I'll define it.
>>
>My thoughts exactly!
>A friend of mine once said that she thought some women were lesbians
>because of political reasons and some 'just were'.  I find it
>very sad that anyone would chose lover for political reasons.

I used to think that "political lesbian" was a funny term, for just that
reason, until it occurred to me that the idea could cover someone like me,
who, having grown up with a presumption of heterosexuality, didn't
recognise my own bisexuality until I thought about it. And I thought about
it because I am a feminist, and because I had gay friends, and because I
was involved with gay politics. So, in my mind, at least, I shifted the
term to mean, not someone who sleeps with women even if she doesn't want
to, because of her politics, but someone who had a political motivation to
explore her sexual identity, found motss feelings, and chose to focus on
them. So, rather than "choosing a lover for political reasons," I would
say, "choosing not to have men lovers for political reasons," or even
"choosing to identify as lesbian for political reasons, even if one has
some male lovers."

-Ann "choosy, very choosy" political bisexual feminist
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Ann Burlingham                                                Holy,
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axb39@po.cwru.edu     Cleveland, Ohio 44106                        is she