lesbian
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Dean loves working Trans*cendent because it reminds her of stories she’s heard about old-school lesbian bars like the Lexington in San Francisco where tight-knit groups of regulars held court night after night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Boston Globe had an article about a financially struggling lesbian bar trying to stay afloat by relaxing Covid rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Between 2019 and 2024, the number of over-50s identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual in the UK increased by around a third - from roughly 340,000 to almost 460,000.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
To the best of their knowledge, they are the only openly lesbian and gay direct descendants of Jefferson and Hemings.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
I realized I was a lesbian just recently, when my best friend told me that she loved me and I returned her love.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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Some Gen-Z lesbians have gushed that they are “so feral” over the 24-year-old actor, while others joked that they would hide all evidence of their lesbianism if they met Hudson in real life.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
Reformatories were institutions where girls and young women who refused to conform to the Franco regime's Catholic values were detained - single mothers, girls with boyfriends, lesbians.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Many gays and lesbians say gender identity strips same-sex attraction of its meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Although Britain began decriminalising homosexuality for men in 1967, a ban on gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people serving in the military lasted until 2000.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
Eventually I lose myself a little in his life, dancing along with Austin, William, Nicolas, and a few hundred other gays and lesbians when the parade organizers blast the Village People’s “In the Navy.”
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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