WDI USA supports its Lesbian Caucus and LBOR International, which is a network of independent radical feminist lesbian organizations.
The purpose of this document is to describe lesbian reality, lesbian rights, and lesbian political potential consistent with radical feminist principles.
-The Lesbian Bill of Rights (LBOR)
These are the organizations presently in the LBOR International network. We have all adopted the Lesbian Bill of Rights:
LAZ reloaded (Germany)
[email protected]
@laz_reloaded
Lesbian Resistance New Zealand
[email protected]
@lesbianresist
WDI AUS/NZ Lesbian Caucus lesbian.caucus
[email protected]
The Countess Lesbian Working Group (Ireland)
[email protected]
@TheCountessIE
Lesbian Rights Alliance (UK)
[email protected]
WDI USA Lesbian Caucus
[email protected] (Attn: Lesbian Caucus)
@WDI_USA_LesCauc
We have united with the following aims:
- To increase the visibility of lesbians and lesbian issues, as distinct from the so-called “LGBTQ+ community,” as described by lesbian radical feminists.
- To be able to speak with a unified international voice that is both a lesbian voice and a principled, radical feminist voice consistent with the LBOR.
- To be able to mobilize quickly to address specific harms to lesbians anywhere in the world and mutually amplify our voices – via protests, website posts, mass mailings, and social media posts. In addition, we may address international organizations (e.g., UN, EU) on lesbian issues.
- To make it easier for some or all member organizations to communicate, share information, and collaborate on international actions, including, for example, simultaneous street protests, or organizing international lesbian conferences.
- To promote the LBOR.
- To grow our membership.
- To connect with other lesbian groups and other radical feminist groups where appropriate.
To help us speak with a unified voice, we will use the LBOR definitions, including:
Lesbian: A human female homosexual; or, a woman or girl who is exclusively* same-sex attracted.
Woman: An adult human female.
Girl: A minor human female.
Gender: Sex-based stereotypes whose purpose is to force all women into a subordinate position in relation to all men.
Radical feminism: For the limited purpose of joining LBOR International, (a) a sex-class analysis of patriarchy and (b) the aim of abolishing gender in all its forms are required.
We’re excited about the possibilities of international lesbian radical feminist collaboration. We’re actively seeking additional members, and we plan to write additional statements on specific topics affecting lesbians and organize other actions. Follow us on social media, and contact one of our organizations if you think your organization may be a good fit.
* LAZ Reloaded has omitted the word “exclusively” in its adoption of the LBOR. This is because they wish to make it explicit that the category “lesbians” includes women who may not have been exclusively same- sex attracted in the past, but are presently exclusively same-sex attracted. The other network members agree with this clarification, but we think it is implicit in the LBOR definition.
Yes. Go sisters, I’ve been hoping for this for 52 years
This is a great idea!
I absolutely support a Lesbian Bill of Rights, and thank you so much for doing this, but I am concerned about the photo excluding dark-skinned Lesbians of Color and also really do not like how the gay/male-identified term “homosexual” is used for us. We are Lesbians, not “homosexuals.”
I absolutely agree Bev Jo, I’m NOT homosexual, but LESBIAN (& don’t bother telling me the ‘homo’ means ‘same’, not ‘man’, as in Latin
It’s imperative that lesbians have affirming networks of resistance to our marginalisation and erasure, and a safe place to share and further develop our theoretical frameworks .
Well said. Yes!
Hallelujah!
This is desperately needed. I’m bisexual, but I support greater visibility, protection and respect for Lesbians and for women-only spaces, facilities, businesses and events.
Love this! Very cool and important!!
This is so needed! Thank you!
I am ok with ” homosexual” since thats what we are. I want maximum clarification and that term applies to both Females and males exclusively same sex attracted.
No dilution of terms either.
A Lesbian is one exclusively same sex attracted to only Females now despite her past history/ herstory.
Most Lesbians came out at one point or another and realized sexual encounters or relationships with men weren’t working for them and not where attraction lay.
There are those few who realized they were only attracted to women from a young age and never dated men. But unfortunately that wasnt most of us.