lesbian
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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
She was just coming out as a lesbian to her family, and recalls seeing a little girl with her two moms at a protest carrying a sign that read “My moms take me bowling.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The performance at the Saloon was their third overall, but the group has already become an institution within lesbian nightlife in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
On Capitol Hill, Frank was a vocal supporter of ending the "don't ask, don't tell policy" that kept gay and lesbian US military servicemembers from serving openly.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
“I grew up with gay parents, and I’ve always known I like girls, so I just assumed I was a lesbian, you know?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Grace is now 34 and runs a charity, the Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium, which provides safe housing to gay men and lesbians across Uganda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
“Gays and lesbians have a history of being blindsided, and you don’t want to become part of that narrative. Give me a week or two to reach out to the community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Modern lesbians could only hope to be so fortunate.
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
After my third reading of The Well of Loneliness I became a bleeding heart for the downtrodden misunderstood lesbians.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
