I find it difficult to proudly call myself sapphic or even wlw nowadays because there are people who swear up and down that both terms are synonymous with "lesbian." no I am not a lesbian, yes I like women, yes I prefer women, and yes I'm in a relationship with a man. but there are people who just cannot grasp any sort of nuance in identities. and it really sucks cos I'm like super connected to the part of me who is sapphic. it's just something that I find so purely beautiful, but now I'm hesitant to call myself sapphic now and it really fucking sucks. but I don't want to just call myself bi either because I feel like people don't see "bi" and think "sapphic" in their heads. idk. I just really love my connection to sapphicism. I just wish I didn't have to fight for my life to insist that I am still a woman who loves women
