Dell Richards’ book “Lesbian Lists,” published in 1990, contains “a look at lesbian culture, history, and personalities,” through various lists like “19 Lesbian Novelists” and “14 Cult Films With Lesbian Characters.” These lists are both entertaining and educational.
One of the lists is entitled “20 Turn-of-the-Century “Ways to Tell” if a Girl Would Become Gay or if a Woman Was a Lesbian — according to the Medical Journals of the Day.” The list offers an opportunity for us to look back on the silly assholes of Medical History who sought to quell the viral nature of young madiens’ ripe homosexuality by educating the public regarding how to spot lesbians and subsequently convert or destroy them. You never know when a lesbian is in your neighborhood, driving their car down your street, or shopping next to you at the grocery store.
We have selected 15 of the items from this list to share with you today and have illustrated these items with helpful photographs. As you can see, they were clearly completely right about everything and In parentheses you will find the year in which the cited medical journal was printed.
(via Lesbian Lists: a look at lesbian culture, history, and personalities by Dell Richards, 1990)
confirmed lesbian julie goldman smoking cigarettes at poolside
natasha kai, confirmed lesbian with athletic capacities, screams “I hate needlepoint” on a soccer field
autostraddle editor-in-chief riese’s girlfriend (a confirmed homosexual) participating in carpentry, a certified tomboy habit
kim stolz, confirmed lesbian, wearing boys’ clothing on a reality television program. after the program, she continued to wear boys’ clothing in other contexts while romancing women of the same sex.
although these women may not be have been lesbians before this photograph was captured, this riveting game of marbles will surely transform them into lesbians
fictional confirmed lesbian lexy is a doctor on the television program “Lip Service,” which requires the laboratory. furthermore, she does not have children or a nursery.
“gimme sugar” was a reality television program about lesbians who went to bars and also worked in bars, and yelled at each other.
we are confident that there is a lesbian hiding behind this book
kd lang, actual lesbian, records musical cds featuring her timbered voice
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in this picture, confirmed lesbian sandra bernhard is swearing loudly using slang, probably slang for a vagina
shane, confirmed lesbian, is not speaking of her breasts
skyler cooper has shoulders for days, likes girls
jessica clark, confirmed lesbian, is seducing you with her eyeballs
lesbian jenny shimizu seduced angelina jolie with these eyeballs
this photograph is self-explanatory
confirmed lesbian rachel maddow hosts an acute and lucid television program
In conclusion, it would seem that the doctors of the 19th century were 100% correct when they made these scientific determinations. I wish you all luck in identifying and executing lesbians in your neighborhood as you see fit.