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lesbian

vr.tr.lesbian · SOC.PER

Let an agent describe lesbian identity and community respectfully and neutrally, relay history, rights and demographic information with sources, present debates about terminology and identity with positions attributed, and avoid stereotypes and sexualised framing.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe lesbian identity and community respectfully and neutrally, relay history, rights and demographic information with sources, present debates about terminology and identity with positions attributed, and avoid stereotypes and sexualised framing.

A woman whose romantic or sexual attraction is to other women, and by extension a person who identifies with the term, which some non-binary people also use; the word derives from the island of Lesbos and the poet Sappho, and lesbian identity, communities, culture and history are the subject of scholarship, rights movements and cultural production, with experience varying widely by place, period and intersecting identities such as those of Mexican American lesbians.

What it is for: Not applicable; an identity and community.

It can be explain the term and identity; relay history, rights and demographics with sources; present terminology debates with attribution; point to community and support resources.

Distinguishing features

Self-defined identity

Community and culture

History of rights movements

Intersecting identities

What it looks like

No defining appearance; identity is self-defined.

Physical character

share of adult women identifying as lesbian: about 1-3 percent - surveys, varying by country and question

How it is recognised

Woman attracted to women, or a person identifying with the term

Self-identified

Bisexual and other identities are distinct; the term is not defined by appearance or role

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

homosexual person

is a kind of - in registry terms

sapphic person

is related to - the wider community

LGBT community

is related to - the field

lesbian history

In practice

Families and kinds

lesbian women

non-binary people who identify as lesbian, with attribution to community discussion

lesbian communities by place and period

intersectional identities such as Mexican American and other lesbians of colour

lesbians by occupation or role, as in registry aliases such as student or archivist

Standards and regulation

Anti-discrimination and equality laws

Marriage and partnership laws

Human rights standards on sexual orientation

Media and style guidance on respectful terminology

Failure modes and hazards

Stereotypes and sexualised framing

Erasure or invalidation of identity

Unsourced demographic claims

Ignoring persecution documented by rights bodies

Also called

lesboylesbian studentlesbian archivistmegasexual archivistnon-binary lesbianMexican American lesbiansAmerindian lesbianslesbianism in Francecisgender lesbianky-kymultiracial lesbianlesbian of colorWhite lesbianstransgender lesbian

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.lesbian

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity What the term means.

Respect.

Definition

Definition and use.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What does lesbian mean, and how is the term used and self-applied? definition
  2. Is the language used respectful and free of stereotypes? boundary

Debates

Terminology debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What discussions exist about who uses the term, including non-binary lesbians, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
History History and culture.

Attribution.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How do historians describe lesbian lives, communities and movements across periods? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Culture

Culture.

Culture

Culture.

  1. What lesbian literature, media, spaces and organisations are notable? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific work or organisation? action
Rights Rights and wellbeing.

Sources.

Rights

Rights.

Rights

Rights.

  1. What legal protections and persecutions exist by country, as rights bodies document? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Health

Health and support.

Health

Health.

  1. What do health bodies say about health needs and support, and where are resources? provenance
  2. Is the user seeking personal support, which needs appropriate services? boundary
Study Demographics and study.

Study.

Demographics

Demographics.

Demographics

Demographics.

  1. How many people identify as lesbian, and how do surveys measure it? measurement
  2. Which entry fits sexual orientation surveys? action

Intersections

Intersecting identities.

Intersections

Intersections.

  1. How do race, class, religion and place shape lesbian experience, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific community? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should lesbian history and culture be separate entries?
  • How should survey sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming occupations and unclear terms; should they be split off or removed?