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 The label "bi lesbian" originated in the 1970s as a result of the effects of lesbian separatism, a belief within some strains of lesbian feminism and often within radical feminism which advocates for separating women from men in as many ways as possible as a strategy to achieve women's liberation.<ref>Lesbian separatism section on feminist separatism Wikipedia page:
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_separatism#Lesbian_separatism</ref> Subsequently, this lead to lesbian separatists rejecting and often discriminating against women who refused to withdraw from their involvement with men, particularly bisexual women. Lesbian separatists accused bisexual women of "sleeping with the enemy" and forcefully removed them from lesbian spaces and from claiming the lesbian identity for themselves, by redefining it as "a homosexual female/woman" or "a woman who does not sleep with men/is not attracted to men". It is because of lesbian separatism that the bisexual label became very popular starting in the 1970s, as the word to describe a woman who was attracted to other women before was "lesbian", whether they were attracted exclusively or not, and now that had suddenly changed.
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_separatism#Lesbian_separatism}}</ref> Subsequently, this lead to lesbian separatists rejecting and often discriminating against women who refused to withdraw from their involvement with men, particularly bisexual women. Lesbian separatists accused bisexual women of "sleeping with the enemy" and forcefully removed them from lesbian spaces and from claiming the lesbian identity for themselves, by redefining it as "a homosexual female/woman" or "a woman who does not sleep with men/is not attracted to men". It is because of lesbian separatism that the bisexual label became very popular starting in the 1970s, as the word to describe a woman who was attracted to other women before was "lesbian", whether they were attracted exclusively or not, and now that had suddenly changed.
 === Examples of Use ===
 * ''<u>Lavender Woman, Volume 2, Issue 5, August 1973</u>'': "What is a Lesbian? To me, a lesbian is a woman-oriented woman; bisexuals can be lesbians...''"''<ref>Lavender Woman, Volume 2, Issue 5, August 1973:
-https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/alma991043699978503276/01VAN_INST:vanui</ref>
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/discovery/fulldisplay/alma991043699978503276/01VAN_INST:vanui}}</ref>
 * ''<u>Lani Kaahumanu, "Bisexuality & Discrimination", BBWM Vol. 3, No. 6, Dec 1985-Jan 1986</u>'': "...my lesbian awareness isn’t lost now that I claim my bisexuality [...] My political consciousness is lesbian but my lifestyle is bisexual..."<ref>Lani Kaahumanu, "Bisexuality & Discrimination", Boston Bisexual Women's Network, Vol. 3, No. 6, Dec 1985-Jan 1986:
-https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:54127013%2448i</ref>
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:54127013%2448i}}</ref>
 * ''<u>Robyn Ochs, "Bi of the Month: Betty Aubut", Bi Women Vol. 5, No. 2, April-May 1987</u>'': "I call myself a “bisexual lesbian.” I will always politically identify as bisexual, which to me means opposing restrictive categories [...] I consider myself gay. I think bisexuals are gay and gay liberation ''is'' our liberation..."<ref>Robyn Ochs, "Bi of the Month: Betty Aubut", Bi Women Vol. 5, No. 2, April-May 1987:
-https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:54127339%2412i </ref>
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:54127339%2412i}}</ref>
 *<u>''Amy Wyeth, "Don't Assume Anything", Bi Women Vol. 13, No. 4, Aug-Sep 1995'':</u> "Unfortunately, many of my experiences as a lesbian-identified bisexual woman have said to me that having an appearance or demeanor that diverges from the expected means I will not be accepted as truly belonging in the lesbian community."<ref>Amy Wyeth, "Don't Assume Anything", Bi Women Vol. 13, No. 4, Aug-Sep 1995:
-https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:54157453%2445i</ref>
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:54157453%2445i}}</ref>
-*''<u>Naomi Tucker, Liz Highleyman, and Rebecca Kaplan, "Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions", 1995</u>''<u>:</u> "I am not just bisexual I am a lesbian I am not just a lesbian I am a bisexual lesbian [...] I have the right to claim my lesbianism and my bisexuality even if it confuses you."<ref>https://books.google.com.br/books?id=BkjJAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref><ref>http://dajenya.com/pb/wp_1c8af5cd/wp_1c8af5cd.html</ref>
+*''<u>Naomi Tucker, Liz Highleyman, and Rebecca Kaplan, "Bisexual Politics: Theories, Queries, and Visions", 1995</u>''<u>:</u> "I am not just bisexual I am a lesbian I am not just a lesbian I am a bisexual lesbian [...] I have the right to claim my lesbianism and my bisexuality even if it confuses you."<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://books.google.com.br/books?id=BkjJAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=http://dajenya.com/pb/wp_1c8af5cd/wp_1c8af5cd.html}}</ref>
 [[File:Newer Bi-Romantic Lesbian Flag.jpg|The new biromantic lesbian flag.|220x220px|alt=|thumb|link=https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/File:Newer_Bi-Romantic_Lesbian_Flag.jpg]]<br />
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 * A Carrd site focussed on information on bi/mspec lesbians.<ref>Bi Lesbianism Information Carrd:
-https://bi-lesbian.carrd.co/</ref>
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://bi-lesbian.carrd.co/}}</ref>
 * A Tumblr blog dedicated to sharing accurate and historically backed information about bi lesbians.<ref>Bi-Lesbian Tumblr blog:
-https://bi-lesbian.tumblr.com/</ref>
+{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://bi-lesbian.tumblr.com/}}</ref>
 == Resources ==