relationships
GIRLS WHO DO
GIRLS WHO
DO GIRLS…
How many numbers did YOU get at the Candy
Bar last night? Charlotte Dingle takes a look
at attitudes towards promiscuous lesbians.
We’ve all been there. Those drunken pills to worry about, either, if they decide to have
gatherings where someone suggests drawing sex. There’s no risk of pregnancy, and a lesser risk of
up that ubiquitous party prop, The L-Word catching anything. They can afford to adopt a more
chart. Invariably, there is a mad clamour to connect carefree attitude without fear of repercussions.
one’s name to as many other names as possible – It’s also worth considering that the lesbian scene
the girl with the most conquests under her belt is a microcosm of the bar and clubbing scene in
grinning smugly into her beer as the numbers rack general. If you’re all going to hang out in the same
up. It seems gay girls are happy to proudly emulate places, you’ll end up knowing the same people.
their gay male counterparts and actively seek as Katherine, 28, says: “Should you want to ‘sow some
many notches on the bedpost as possible. wild oats’ then you would do well to consider that
the gay scene pool is much smaller than the straight
So, why is it the case that promiscuous lesbians are pool (six degrees of separation is not the word for
often, like promiscuous men, considered confi dent, it…) and you will be guaranteed that your name
attractive studs whilst their straight counterparts are will do the rounds before you can say ‘boiler suit’”.
more commonly labelled slags? Why is The L-Word’s
Shane, a self-confessed player, such a popular lesbian Another relevant issue here is the fact that any
role model, but countless studies show that women criticism directed at the ‘easy’ dyke will probably
in straight relationships shave a few off the total come from her own community, rather than the
when discussing how many men they’ve slept with? world in general. Perhaps this stems from the fact
that these things are often governed by ideas of
There are, arguably, fewer fi xed boundaries if you what constitutes ‘full’ sex. Because what is sex to
belong to a minority sexuality group. Chloe, 23, one person might not be to another… as Lisa, 23, of paper, there will be another shaking her head
says “While operating outside of the hetero norms says: “What if we were to look into how many and tutting at the image you are sending out of
of conventional dating, women feel freer to be times a straight woman has indulged in a sexual the lesbian community. Suraya, 29, says: “There’s
promiscuous if they want to”. Lesbian women act but not full intercourse – would lesbians still less worry about things like STIs in the lesbian
may be adopting freer sexual attitudes as a kind look more promiscuous?” community, but on the other hand there does
of feminist empowerment, and a demonstration seem to be the idea that same-sex pairings ought
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of how comfortable they are with their sexuality. Of course, for every girl patting you on the back as to be more stable and long-term, as if this proves
Lesbians haven’t got split condoms or forgotten you move The L-Word chart onto the second piece something to the straight world.”
Ellen Sabrina #
“For gay girls, there’s “I do think gay girls are more
a kind of style to promiscuous than straight Rosie
promiscuity instead of women… it just seems to !
desperation! But for a be the way doesn’t it? I don’t “It’s a shame
straight girl… yeah, it see why… it’s a shame.” – it’s just double
is a bit slutty, it’s just standards.”
the way it is…”
Tina Amy "
“Whether you’re gay “Most men seem to love lesbians and think
or straight, promiscuity its OK for them to sleep around but when it
is disgusting!” comes to straight girls it’s seen as slutty.”
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