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Originally Posted by Martina
But the fact is, if we try to claim lesbian means a set of specific things, we will exclude. We have to accept people's self-identification.
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I will always accept people's self-identification. I can't help but define things for myself. I might figure something means a set of specific things but for me none of those things are set in stone, nor are they the only specific things that might define that particular something. You have a different definition that's cool with me. Why would I want to keep someone from what they feel is their identity? I'm so not interested in policing people's identities. I don't even want to police the definitions of words. I don't care how people define things. To me it doesn't change anything. It might require a bit more communication to understand each other, but nothing wrong with communication.
My wife and I can't even agree if something is blue or purple. It's blue to her, it's purple to me. What possible difference can it make?