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Adultery was not a crime in England in 1928, and lesbianism never had been.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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 what better way to step into lesbianism than to have a toxic love story?
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
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 what better way to step into lesbianism than to have a toxic love story?
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Lesbianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbianism. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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lesbianism
noun
les·bi·an·ism
ˈlez-bē-ə-ˌniz-əm 
: romantic or sexual attraction between women
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