God this reminds me of this reading I was assinged for my lesbian issues and realities class called the lesbian complaint by ruth preser. The excess, the intensity, the longing is what lesbians make public, because it's what is strong enough to pierce through our privacy. All of that excess produces lesbian belonging, because there's no need to publicize the mundane. The issue with that though, is how diluted the intensity becomes when it's public, and that it becomes a stereotype, a lighthearted joke (it is anything but a joke someone please spare me).
I love how well you captured the tendernes of sapphic love😭 and the struggles of it too❤️🩹 "Being intimate. Straight people do not carry that. I carry that. In every word I speak to her. In every desire I share with her." ATE
have you seen portrait of a lady on fire? it really encapsulates the closeness and intensity of sapphic love that you’re describing in this piece. another great read - as always :)
This was so good. I started my Substack for the reasons you mention: I get really tired of heterosexual stories, though my preferred medium is books and not movies.
I haven't watched Desert Heart, mostly because I fear being disappointed. I've read the book it's (loosely) based on, Desert of the Heart, so many times...
God this reminds me of this reading I was assinged for my lesbian issues and realities class called the lesbian complaint by ruth preser. The excess, the intensity, the longing is what lesbians make public, because it's what is strong enough to pierce through our privacy. All of that excess produces lesbian belonging, because there's no need to publicize the mundane. The issue with that though, is how diluted the intensity becomes when it's public, and that it becomes a stereotype, a lighthearted joke (it is anything but a joke someone please spare me).
Lovely read!!
Thank you for sharing this with me! and glad you enjoyed reading my writing <33
This was alarmingly relatable. Thank you for sharing 🩷
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I love how well you captured the tendernes of sapphic love😭 and the struggles of it too❤️🩹 "Being intimate. Straight people do not carry that. I carry that. In every word I speak to her. In every desire I share with her." ATE
Thank you so much 😭😭🫶
u need to watch salmonberries next w kd lang
YAY thank u for the recommendation
this is so beautiful and relatable.
have you seen portrait of a lady on fire? it really encapsulates the closeness and intensity of sapphic love that you’re describing in this piece. another great read - as always :)
This was so good. I started my Substack for the reasons you mention: I get really tired of heterosexual stories, though my preferred medium is books and not movies.
I haven't watched Desert Heart, mostly because I fear being disappointed. I've read the book it's (loosely) based on, Desert of the Heart, so many times...