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As a heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, butch-dyke, feminist, Daphne Merkin's article on Rachel Maddow and the rise of lesbian chic knocked me out.  It's about time we make room for every type of woman not just those that have been blessed with the genetics that cater to the limited ideal of beauty in our culture:

"In the ongoing dance of the sexes, women who remain partnerless are referred to as ‘‘wallflowers'' while unpartnered men are simply that - not yet taken. The former become invisible; the latter become ever more conspicuously valuable. In the sense that lesbianism might be said to mirror the condition of straight women raised to an exponential power of God knows what, their minor status in gay culture reflects the secondary status of straight women in the culture at large. For in truth, until fairly recently, lesbians have been the wallflowers at the homosexual dance, waiting to get their share of recognition"