A personal reflection on being lesbian

people holding a rainbow flag on a march

I am a 66 year old biological female, lesbian, same-sex attracted – that is, I am onlyattracted to other biological females. I have many friends who identify in different ways, aslesbian, heterosexual, bi-sexual, and some younger acquaintances who refer to themselvesas queer or non-binary. My younger acquaintances question why I refer to myself as lesbian.My […]

The importance of lesbian community in later life

Lynn Alderson in the Houses of Parliament lobby

This is a speech given by Lynn Alderson for the Filia Lesbian Sessions – Building Lesbian Community I wanted to take a few minutes just to talk about the importance of lesbian community to us in later life. And, as we’ve heard already, there are networks and friendship groups created by lesbians that endure and […]