None of the cases of women you refer to seem to me to be "tricking" their "victims". They seem rather to be cases of young Lesbians in deeply homophobic environments, whether family, school, neighbourhoods, church etc, who sought as partners other girls who also had Lesbian feelings, and they consensuelly presented the relationship in a way more "acceptable " to family and friends. Especially in communities where they have no opportunity to contact or meet other Lesbians socially.
I question whether any of the "victims" were genuinely deceived, or felt violated, and were only persuaded to press charges and make statements afterwards by their horrified parents and police?
Thank you for this article, so relevant to the Lesbian erasure we see going on today.
None of the cases of women you refer to seem to me to be "tricking" their "victims". They seem rather to be cases of young Lesbians in deeply homophobic environments, whether family, school, neighbourhoods, church etc, who sought as partners other girls who also had Lesbian feelings, and they consensuelly presented the relationship in a way more "acceptable " to family and friends. Especially in communities where they have no opportunity to contact or meet other Lesbians socially.
I question whether any of the "victims" were genuinely deceived, or felt violated, and were only persuaded to press charges and make statements afterwards by their horrified parents and police?
Thank you for this article, so relevant to the Lesbian erasure we see going on today.