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By patriarchal design, there is nothing less desirable and less attractive than a woman who refuses to be the vessel of men’s pleasure, literally and metaphorically—lesbianism is the ultimate rejection of the role prescribed to us as women.—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026 The critical work of contrasting artwork against contemporaneous ephemera builds a world of lesbianism, and makes Barbara’s aim to invent a new type of cinema — one that spoken to those around her — vividly felt.—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026 And not her judgmental mother who never accepted her lesbianism.—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 3 Nov. 2025 And what better way to step into lesbianism than to have a toxic love story?—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lesbianism