Lesbian Visibility Week: What is it, and what does it mean?

Provided you’ve not been hiding in a hole over the last four days (or potentially prior) when it comes to social media, you will have probably noticed a number of posts commemorating Lesbian Visibility Week. The name may have given you pause – I know it did for me, the first time I heard it. Lesbian Visibility Week? Aren’t lesbians visible in everyday life? To which I answer: yes, as people we are… but unfortunately, our identities very much are not.

Here's why.

We have Lesbian Visibility We...