baldkate, don't you have submission fantasies at times? Men do have their uses, you know. And why do you call yourself a special lesbian?
I like that Erin Gilbert character so much because she is so much like me. I so totally appreciated the part where Erin Gilbert was really embarrassed by her past associations. I haven't gone so far as to publish a book, but yes I have had some eccentric associations with people who later turned out to be nuts. On both sides of the political spectrum.
I think what most men can't accept, is that women often have fluid gender needs. Most women can have sex with other women without feeling guilt. And we're a lot better at stimulating each other. But it doesn't make us lesbians.
The funny thing is, I can't imagine myself being Lesbian. I mean, at significant times in my life, I feel I really need a man. I need a man to do certain things, to lean on, to carry my stuff. I've joked with my friends that I basically think of men as tools- ranging from the dildo part to the shopping cart and credit card part. But as silly as it sounds, my need is there. I don't know which part of my hetero brain is demanding for it, but I still crave men for their strength.
I can accept a lesbian pair where one is butch with the stereotypical short hair, deep voice, firm tone and the other is more feminine. But I still can't understand lesbian pairs where both are about the same. Without dominance and submission, without a leader or decision maker, I don't know how a pairing could work in the long run.
I think there are quite a lot of people like me who are tolerant of LGBs, but still unable to handle the social dynamic if they are equals. I have no problem calling the dominant lesbian a 'husband' and addressing her as Mr, but when both are wives who want equal quality time with their babies, I don't know how to react.
You can accept lesbians where one is a butch and the other is a femme. The butch dominates and the femme is submissive. That is great. You would accept my Mistress and me. She is a butch without a low voice or short hair. But she dominates me. She made rules for me and I follow all her rules. Among other things, she spanks me to keep me in my place.
I don't call her Mistress but I know she is my Mistress. With her rules, she made my life complete.