Saw a post about mspec lesbians (or something along those lines I forget so fast sbsbsbsb), and I'm wondering what that means? /genq
I've only seen /neg posts about it and I'm wondering if its actually a bad thing since on tumblr everyone seems cool with it. I dont know if this is offensive at all, but if it is please tell me, I'll be sure to correct !! I'm assuming it relates to bigender? And while I'm talking about this, the whole pan lesbian thing? It feels like this blog would be more knowledgeable than I am on this stuff- hope you're doing well, ty in advance for any input!!
I'm not an mspec lesbian, just a no-modifier lesbian, but my understanding is that an mspec lesbian is someone whose attraction has enough nuance and complexity that it can be described with both the lesbian label and an mspec label (bi, pan, omni, etc).
Sometimes people use this label because they know they're attracted to women but experience unclear attraction to men (like they don't know if it's platonic or romantic). Or they're attracted to multiple genders, but not to men, which would fit into both definitions. Or they use the SAM, so like, a panromantic homosexual woman could be a pan lesbian. I'm sure there are a whole bunch of other reasons.
Most of the arguments against mspec lesbianism are something like "lesbians can't like men can never imply they're attracted to men that encourages corrective rape." First of all, that's called victim blaming, fuck off.
But also, lesbianism has historically just meant attraction to women? It was never a requirement to define ourselves by our relationship to men until radfems pushed political lesbianism, basically painted mspec women as traitors, and forced them out of the community. Obviously mspecs are under no obligation to consider themselves lesbians too, but they shouldn't have been forced out.
I think the blog @bi-lesbian has a lot of information and resources if you want an actual mspec lesbian's take on these things.
Thanks for asking and for being respectful! :)