Male erotica in the LGBT group: Why now? What's changed?

[Ms. Toad]

57. I have to give you a two part answer

I would if, for example, the assertion had been made that, "There is no disputing that lesbian separatists are part and parcel of our culture."

But my point is broader than that. Gay men (well, men more generally) often aren't often aware when making broad generalizations about things that are essential to their world view that those same things may not be essential to a lesbian's world view (and may even serve to discourage lesbians from participation). So I can't even really imagine a lesbian making that statement - talking generally about the LGBT culture, particularly about pictures of scantily clad women, or even about other things which really are part and parcel of lesbian subculture.

And considering not having beefcake threads isn't about marginalizing gay male culture any more than not using certain words is about being a word police. It is about figuring out how to be intentional about sharing this space in a respectful and considerate manner. Having the walls in shared space plastered with scantily clad male bodies just isn't really welcoming to most lesbians - and turning people (of either gender) into sex objects is something at least some of us find generally offensive - so for some of us the threads are doubly offputting.

I don't know the genders of everyone here - but if you just scan down the thread starters on the first page, most of them are identifiably male. Ever wonder where the women are - and why we seem to be underrepresented?