NPR: Lesbianism is "a lifestyle"
by: Lurleen
Tue May 06, 2008 at 21:35:20 PM EDT

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I was delighted to hear this NPR story about the many lesbians living in Hebden Bridge, England.  One in five there is a Sister!

    Hebden Bridge was just another dying mill town in the English county of Yorkshire until a new community developed in the area. By 2001, the proportion of lesbian to heterosexual residents in the valley had outstripped London, Manchester or Brighton. The lesbians have found a welcoming environment where they can raise families without stigma.

I am totally bummed, however, that the reporter, Vicki Barker, repeatedly used the term "lifestyle" when referring to lesbians.

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Well, if Bailey et al. are correct and all women are bisexual, then being a lesbian would be a choice.  That would make it a "lifestyle."
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