lesbian writings

protecting my energy // setting the foundation for a happy life

[femme-4-butches]

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995) dir. Maria Maggenti

[zendayaimdb]

per the guardian.

[json-derulo]

endlessly funny that some pets will just decide they are service animals now without any training or feedback from humans. babygirl no one hired you. you do not have a license for this

[json-derulo]

I’m not talking about humans pretending their untrained pets are service animals so they can bring them places they shouldn’t be allowed. I’m talking about my dog, who took one look at the two people with severe ADHD time-blindness and executive dysfunction who adopted him and was like, “Great. I am your Watch Dog now, as in, dog who functions like a watch. That is, if your watch was a seven-pound furby that could run this house like the goddamn navy. I will catapult myself onto your chest and nip at your hands when you fail to get up and Do Things in response to my incessant whining that it is Time For You To Eat Lunch/Get Out Of Bed/Go Exercise/Take Your Meds/Etc Now Now Right Now. This is a service I provide for to Helping You. No, you cannot opt out of the Helping You. Do not attempt to resist the Helping You.”

[json-derulo]

⬆️ Trained Professional

[lesbianartandartists]

Women marching in front of the White House during the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington D.C., 1987

[socratesgirl]

probably gonna do something normal like swap bodies with the girl i hate but then fall in love with her again when im her and then hate myself for taking her away from the people she loves who need her and hate myself that i couldn't be one of the people she loves because i need her and ive always needed her and in a way she needed me but i fucked it up. then ill surrender so i can begin to live up to the name we share so i can be worthy. or like do my laundry tbh

[aquaflv]

when you go to a doctors office their favorite thing to do is tell you "okay check out at the front desk" when you're done. and the front desk tells you ummm you can just go! and you're like don't I have a copay? and they're like we don't know, we have to ask your insurance company first. and you're like well my insurance card says the copay is $30, can I just pay it right now while I'm standing in front of you? there's a card reader right there on the desk. and they're like nooo we have to send a representative on horseback during the next waning moon to meet with their claims adjusting associate director of benefits management and client services in the secret glade to negotiate. and you're like oh okay and go home. and you get twelve emails asking you to take a survey about your experience

[aquaflv]

AND THEN in eight months you start getting phone calls from unknown numbers and when you finally check your voicemail they're like Your Balance Is Past Due We're Going To Kill You (even though by this point you have forgotten that you ever went to the doctor). and so you go to your MyChart account and log in with your username and password and you have to reset your password for security reasons. and you get two emails that say Your Password Has Been Reset. Was This You? and you have to go find your phone and enter your two factor authentication code and then you have to select which location you visited and then you have to click through all the Reminder: Complete Your Health History Profile where they ask if you've had any new surgeries even though you definitely told the nurse about this at your visit and then you have to find the Pay Bills tab and your balance is $179.23 and you're like why is it so expensive I thought the copay was $30? and you download a PDF of the charges and find out that they charged a late fee of $15 a month even though that doesn't add up to $179.23 and you don't even remember being told you had any balance at any point and you could call a representative and ask about it but that would probably take at least half an hour and there's no way it would actually get rid of the charges. so you go pay it anyway and you have to go find a paper check to look up your bank account routing number because they'll charge you an extra 3% if you pay with a credit card and there's a fee of $2.75 for convenience also. and then you get three emails that say We've Received Your Payment! Thank You For Your Payment!

[monstermonger]

Friend in an alleyway | my wife sent me this photo the other day and said "you HAVE to draw this." and I agreed completely <:

[lesbiantenets]

omg 🥺

[iwouldbelostwithoutyou]

"A relationship is about inventing your own language. You've got the jokes, you've got the songs, you have this anecdote that's going to make you laugh three years later. It's this language that you build. That's what you mourn for when you're losing someone you love. This language you're not going to speak with anybody else."

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) | dir. by Céline Sciamma

[poetrylesbian]

good news everyone

[ballion]

I feel like many of you don't know Cherry Jones has been married to a Swiss director Sophie Huber since 2025 (who is also numerous years younger like her wife in Hacks S05E07).

[animentality]

[notlayingroses]

Everything I read about recovering from burnout is like “it takes months or even years to fully recover” and it’s like okay…. I have a weekend before I gotta clock in on Monday

[hellothanksjellyfish]

Just gonna leave this here

[outofeverythingthisnamewasleft]

Known as an "emancipated duel," it was a private event for women only. Baroness Lubinska, physician for the famous 1892 duel between Princess Pauline Metternich and Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg suggested they duel topless to prevent infection. It was feared that if the swords pierced their clothing, fabric fibers could enter the wound and cause infection. By removing their tops, they ensured cleaner cuts and easier medical care.

[petaltexturedskies]

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. Only if you do that can you hope to make the reader feel every particle of what you, the writer, have known and feel compelled to share.

Anne Rice, from the forward to a collection of Franz Kafka's Short Stories

[letterful]

[kerizaret]

Overheard in a manga store yesterday: "we need more yuri in here. I've had at least 5 girls coming up to me last time asking for yuri. Everyone wants yuri now". The world is healing

[emmaharwoods]

rachel zegler inspired by paul delaroche's the execution of lady jane grey at the met gala

[leftistfeminista]

In the 1500s, the political struggles of the rising progressive bourgeoise could not be openly expressed in democratic, rationalist terms. The anti-feudal struggle had to be cloaked in the language of Protestantism. The reign of Edward VI marked the most advanced anti-superstitious advance from the medieval Dark Ages of the Catholic Church. Following Edward's death at 15, Lady Jane Grey's attempted brief reign as Queen represented the last chance of forestalling the feudal-catholic reaction of Bloody Mary's restored Catholic rule.

It was an attempt to accomplish the Glorious Revolution of 1688, 150 years early. Lady Jane was more than a manipulated young girl as often depicted. While she couldn't have been aware of the full grand historical narrative, she understood that breaking the rules of succession and taking the crown was the only way to prevent her nation from being dragged back into the Dark Ages. And she knowingly gave her life for her sincere beliefs.

As Engels wrote "In Calvinism, the second great bourgeois upheaval found its doctrine ready cut and dried. This upheaval took place in England. The middle-class of the towns brought it on, and the yeomanry of the country districts fought it out. "

The painting itself was created in 1830s France, around the same time as the revolutionary struggles memorialized in Les Miserables.

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey - Wikipedia