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POETRY
The Reality of It All
Two years ago today we met-Not love at first sight, But something happened And we made a commitment.
One year ago today we parted-No angry or heated words, But something happened And we decided to end it.
--Marc Lewis
HIGH GEAR
December 1975
Lesbian: A Personal Statement
Cindy Benson
I have chosen lesbianism for myself because it feels right. I would like to make it clear at the outset; however, that I deplore all articles I have viewed on this subject written by women who declare their sexual status as if the lesbian "route" were some kind of a last resort. For me, it is a first choice.
Recently, participation in dicussions with both straights and gays of both sexes have made it patently clear to me that still a significant amount of confusion exists with regard to what a lesbian really is. In the book by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, entitled Lesbian/Women. "A Lesbian is a woman whose primary erotic, psychological, emotional and social interest is in a member of her own sex, even though that interest may not be overtly expressed."
The word "Lesbian" conjurs up a score of demeaning words and less than complimentary images; in particular, the image of "butch" or masculine looking and acting women. Though there do exist a number
of women who aptly fit this stereotype, the fact remains that most Lesbians are invisible. That is, they are your students, your teachers, your secretaries and telephone operators, your social workers and, yes, even your mothers. In a word, Lesbians are everywhere.
Gay women have good reason for not coming out of their closets for not being open about their sexuality. I know of a lot of women who have been cut off from their families for professing to love other women.
I suggest that the reluctant nature of most of my sisters is due to the few role models Lesbians have. Though our published spokeswomen do exist, they are often heterosexuals. Thus, one of the reasons we may appear confused, or fucked up, if you will, is because we have taken what supposedly works for heterosexuals and have tried, not so nimbly, I might add, to apply it to our own relationships. If you are single, the only place you have to meet other women is in a bar. That's not
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Poppers fiddle the violas of inescapable rushes
Toward the present or the physical; A collage of basket senses;
Human reflection; digging a dissec-
tion.
Admission
to the school of
acknowledgement?
Yes, never say no.
Restricts self-imposed limitations. Can the chains;
Shit, we're fed morsels of environmental conditions
That realize neither positive nor punitive prohibitions.
Glitter-Macho;
existence.
paradoxical
Both polls through eternity; the cry of humidity.
"Sister-lovers, water brothers; and in time maybe others."
Incidental romance results in impenetrable sieves.
Bang out the cash receipts. Acceptance is important so far as self is concerned.
My Self, Your Self His and Hers Elfs.
Touch the Platonian vice.
Sexually compatible? Only if Cleveland.
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commensurate
in
I want Cleveland because I am here. Move to Akron, Toledo, or Columbus Then I will light the life there.
Hey tre' gay wherever I am We make it what we want to. Don't believe livid laws of universals.
Ramble, ramble, I gamble with non-
consensus.
Thumbs to the status quo; they only relate fairy tales.
Take the "low spark. of high-heeled boys"
With earth shoes and the women who weren't born as men. There lies the truth.
Scratch, scratch
Surface pimples can supposedly be washed away with soap. Does it make sense? Yes, yes again, why say no? Sens(e) is logic; such is my sense: A railroad of seven thousand streams.......
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entirely true any more, not since the woman's movement, but if you are not political, you don't have many options. Its not like a Lesbian can meet a woman she likes at work and ask her out. I feel this is a rip-off by society. We are funneled into the bars because society doesn't want us, so we get stuck drinking too much, objectifying each other and feeling an emotional cynicism about our relationships. Perhaps these are not the most insightful or novel statements I could make, but it appears often times that our gay brothers are the only ones declaring these frustrations. One of my purposes in writing this article was to invite gays everywhere to explore my contention that neither sexes belonging to what less informed sociologists and sexologists have termed "sexual deviants,"
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In conclusion, though I have possibly failed to discuss the more positive aspects of being a lesbian, I figure you can read something like Our Bodies Ourselves and get that perspective. I am not anything but a rather ordinary Lesbian. I have had some fine, (or what straights term "rewarding") relationships with women and despite all the societal hassles and guilt kickbacks, I'm really glad I'm a Dyke!
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Jerry Batel and Nikki getting ready for
Godmothers II
"Cuss Night" at the Bayou.