(Image description: four images of the pink and orange lesbian pride flag with pink text in white boxes, together the text reads: “Trans lesbians are an important part of the lesbian community. Trans lesbians are an important part of lesbian history. The future of the lesbian community is radically inclusive. Trans women are real women and all lesbians are real lesbians.”)
Trans Lesbians Nonbinary Lesbians Asexual Lesbians Aromantic Lesbians Lesbians of Color Older Lesbians Younger Lesbians Butch Lesbians Femme Lesbians Closeted Lesbians Out and Proud Lesbians Christian Lesbians Muslim Lesbians Jewish Lesbians Lesbians of All Faiths
Did you know violet flowers used to be a lesbian symbol?
Often featured in Greek poet Sappho’s writings, violets also made a comeback in the 1927 Broadway play, “The Captive,“ about two lesbians, where one woman sends a bouquet of violets to her lover. There was so much public uproar about the play that protestors and police shut down the final performance in France. But the violet became known as the "lesbian flower,” and supporters of the play would wear them in their lapels, or as a subtle symbol to other women that they were gay.
What little LGBTQ+ “symbols” do you wear today - rainbow shoelaces, lesbian flag-colored phone background? Also…can we make violets A Thing again?
Hey everyone, the DC Dyke March is an organization built on grassroots queer activism and protest, the ‘Dyke March’ is a global movement led by self-identifying dykes, it’s first march ever was held in DC.
This year their theme is “Dykes Against Displacement” and they are raising money for queer people impacted by housing displacement. Queer people are much more vulnerable to being left homeless or with no reliable place to stay, making them susceptible to violence and harm.
The Dyke March is raising money for organizations including One DCandNo Justice No Pride. This issue is of growing concern as DC “has the highest rate of gentrification out of any city in the US. Prices are going up, while the current supply of affordable housing isn’t keeping up with the need.”
Black and Indigenous trans people are the most at risk for housing displacement, which can lead to a number of emotional traumas and physical dangers. This is the main issue the Dyke March is rallying against.
Their goal is to raise $5,000 dollars
Right now they have raised $2,000 and need $3,000 more! Please consider donating, even a dollar helps!
Their venmo is @dc-dykemarch and paypal is dcdykemarch
you know who’s cool? butch trans women. butch trans women who don’t pass because they’re butch, butch trans women who have been told they aren’t really trans because they’re masculine, butch trans women, all of them, ever. very cool and good people.
