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Franco, who was black and a lesbian, crusaded for black and gay causes. — Sergio Ramalho, The Seattle Times, "Sister of slain Brazilian councilwoman calls for justice," 14 Jan. 2019 Often, straight actors still end up getting cast for lesbian, gay, or bisexual roles, and many trans characters are continually played by cisgender performers. — Matt Wille, Teen Vogue, "11 LGBTQ Actors You Should Know About," 18 Oct. 2018 The Favourite relishes the shock value of its royal lesbian love triangle, but viewers really shouldn't be surprised. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Beyond The Favourite: The Royal Family's Very Queer History," 22 Feb. 2019 In Ireland, at least at the time, being a feminist, pro-choice, lesbian really did not win you a lot of friends. — Ailbhe Smyth, The Cut, "What It’s Like to Be an Abortion-Rights Activist in Ireland," 21 May 2018 Muholi has spent much of the last decade documenting the experiences of black gay, lesbian, and transgender people in South African townships. — Shauna Stuart, AL.com, "Vibes and Virtues: Five hours in artist Carey Fountain's America," 21 July 2017 Feldblum is the first openly lesbian commissioner of the EEOC and a longtime advocate for LGBTQ rights. — Anna North, Vox, "Conservative Sen. Mike Lee is holding up a Trump nominee for supporting LGBTQ rights," 18 Dec. 2018 The former was a straightforward offer of support to struggling gay, lesbian, or transgender teens. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Russian election meddlers started an anti-masturbation hotline, report claims," 17 Dec. 2018 Though Midge isn't modeled after Mabley per se, her importance in comedic history can't be ignored—both for breaking boundaries as an African American and out lesbian in the 1920s, and for her influence on later comedians. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," 16 Dec. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Gays and lesbians fear evangelical social conservatism. — Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, "Brazil Is Moving Its Embassy to Jerusalem," 5 Nov. 2018 Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, and lesbians have discovered discriminatory comments left on receipts too. — Nadra Nittle, Vox, "Racial slurs and fat-shaming insults keep popping up on receipts. Is Trump worsening the trend?," 29 Oct. 2018 Some people think that Rose should make way for other people who look like her to join the ranks of major TV shows and movie casts: Imagine the hubbub when Hollywood discovers there are two, even three more lesbians other than Ruby Rose. — Megan Lasher, Seventeen, "Ruby Rose Will Play The First Ever Lesbian "Batwoman" and People Have FEELINGS," 8 Aug. 2018 An article by a Malaysian newspaper on how to identify lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people has sparked outrage on social media, as the country grapples with the growing influence of religious hardliners. — NBC News, "Malaysian newspaper's how-to-spot-a-gay checklist sparks outrage," 13 Feb. 2018 But Combs was a leading opponent of the vote last February by the Jackson City Council to enact a banning discrimination against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, "Appointee to Civil Rights Commission unapologetic, says gays aren't disadvantaged," 4 Feb. 2018 The Connecticut Department of Children and Families’ new outreach campaign is one of a handful of efforts by state and city governments across the U.S. to encourage gays and lesbians to consider becoming adoptive or foster parents. — NBC News, "Connecticut recruiting LGBTQ families to adopt, foster kids," 18 May 2018 Among the 2017 films that include LGBTQ characters, gay men were most present (64%) followed by lesbians (36%) and bisexuals (14%). — Tre'vell Anderson, latimes.com, "GLAAD's report on LGBTQ representation in 2017 films finds inclusion trending down," 22 May 2018 In this climate of hatred toward anyone who does not fit our version of the norm, gays, lesbians, transgender persons and others have been swept up in the storm of intolerance that is pounding down on our country. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, "Intolerance toward gays has softened, but it persists," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lesbian.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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