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Major rewrite. I don't find Template:Controversial Alt appropriate because it is LGBT but it is hateful so Template:Controversial isn't strong enough either.
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{{Controversial Alt}}{{Warning}}[[File:LsL.png|thumb|220x220px|The LsL flag.]]A '''Longsword Lesbian (LSL)''' is a term for [[Exclusionist|exclusionary]] [[Lesbian|lesbians]] fighting against what they believe is "lesbian erasure"; they feel that the label "lesbian" has been watered down too much by the existence of [[Non-Binary|non-binary]], [[Pronoun Non-Conforming|pronoun non-conforming]], and [[Multisexual|multisexual-spectrum]] lesbians.▼
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Longsword
The [[vincian]] counterpart is [[Gravity Knife Gay]].
== Etymology ==
==Identities Excluded==▼
The term is based on "sword lesbian", a humorous label not rooted in exclusion for lesbians whose weapon of choice is a sword. A longsword is used specifically for the alliteration. The weapon takes on additional meaning with this identity, signifying intent to "defend" the label from anyone who isn't a binary woman using she/her pronouns exclusively attracted to women.
== Flag ==
A tweet by Twitter user missyxthirteen indicates that the primary flag was created by now-deactivated Instagram user flop._.shop on or before June 27, 2020. The tweet also provided the significance of the flag's seven stripes. From top to bottom, the colors represent being against he/him, they/them, and neopronoun lesbians; the "purity" of lesbianism; exclusive attraction to women; the safety felt around others with she/her pronouns; and the label only being applicable to binary women.<ref>https://twitter.com/missyxthirteen/status/1276800548998529024</ref>
▲== Identities Excluded ==
Longsword lesbians exclude [[Pronoun Non-Conforming|PNC]] lesbians through the belief that pronouns strictly indicate gender. However, lesbianism has long been associated with gender nonconformity and experimentation. Many languages exist that lack gender-specific pronouns, making the claim not universally applicable.
Longsword lesbians mandate that a lesbian must be a binary woman attracted exclusively to binary women. Traditionally, this definition has been used by dictionaries, such as the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', which defines a lesbian as a homosexual woman. This is the most common use of the word, but definitions are not dictated by dictionaries, and definitions are not unchanging facts.
*[[Bi-Lesbian|Bi-Lesbians]]
*[[Pan-Lesbian|Pan-Lesbians]]
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