![]() ![]() I lacked the tools to notice the problematic title at the time. Starring a lesbian couple with a kid, Not All Dads Pee Standing Up turned me upside down. At the age of thirteen, I secretly recorded a film broadcasted on French TV. ![]() I was attracted to girls before I actually know that I could be a lesbian. No popstar, no actress, no sportswoman, no family friend, no social media… no role models. In the schoolyard, kids used to say “dyke” – and believe me, you didn’t want to be one. I had neither seen a lesbian in the flesh nor ever used the word before. At my boyfriend’s birthday party, I realised that I liked his sister better. I deliberately write lesbians* with a star to include every person of any gender identity who identifies as such. I am a woman, I am a lesbian and I am a feminist. ![]() But before we start this conversation, you should know where I stand. Every lesbian kiss is a revolution – I love the way Alice Coffin put it. We need to talk about what it takes to be a lesbian. ![]()
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