Being a lesbian in the 1980s

Leaping Lesbians

was always

my favorite

pride month song

we'd drink beer on the patio

and everyone would sing along

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Ronnie Gilbert sang about

the girl

in the red velvet dress

while we dreamed up

our perfect mate,

on the perfect date.

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Being a lesbian

hasn't always been easy

especially

if you ain't got a tribe

But when you see someone new,

someone pretty and kind,

there's nothing like the vibe

you feel inside.

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People might mock you

and call you a "lezbo"

but they have no idea,

how could they know?

How drowning in her eyes feels

and how she touches your soul?

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So have Pride

and hold your head high!

We are LGBTQ+!!

Do or Die.

There's no halfway of doing it

don't even try.

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Men may hate me

or they'll want to

cure me,

rape me.

But they don't stand a chance

I'll be the one with the girl

on my arm at the dance.

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I never Lept or met a girl

in a red velvet dress

but I've had beers on a balcony,

kisses on a Turkish ferry,

so I think

being a lesbian is the BEST!

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Thank you for reading - Sam