Code Words For Lesbianism In Classic Films

semitics:

aboutchopsuey:

  • Improbable
  • Unlikely
  • Curious
  • Irregular
  • Oho
  • Fond of her health
  • Peculiar
  • Glasses
  • Inquisitive
  • “Pays her own way”
  • Well-read
  • Mysterious
  • Independent-minded
  • Scholarly
  • Incurable
  • “She keeps her hands in her pockets”
  • Resourceful
  • Standoffish
  • Uninvited
  • Companionable
  • “Carries plenty of spare change”
  • A real pal
  • Unaccountable
  • A shirts-and-trousers female
  • Busy
  • “Carries her own purse”
  • Confidential
  • Marvelous
  • Uncanny
  • Contralto
  • Financially secure
  • Unfriendly
  • Private
  • Remarkable
  • Solitary
  • Loyal
  • Singular
  • Artistic
  • Unsympathetic
  • Reluctant
  • “She kisses backwards”
  • Sturdy
  • Outdoorsy
  • “She’s an evening girl, fond of the twilight hours”
  • Tight-lipped
  • Devoted
  • Civic-minded
  • Energetic
  • Steady-handed
  • Alert
  • “Stands up on a night train”
  • “Prefers the hour just after dusk”
  • “With her own library card”
  • A real shadows girl
  • Strong-jawed
  • “Sleeps with her hands under the covers”
  • Tempestuous
  • “Knows sign language”
  • “Folds a fitted sheet”
  • Baritone babe
  • A real Standing Liberty
  • Secret agent
  • Priestess of the Blood Goddess
  • Sideshow-friendly
  • Trapezoidal
  • Athletic
  • “Paddles her own canoe”
  • “Drinks her Scotch neat”
  • “Beats men at golf”
  • “Wears sensible shoes”

I’m “wears sensible shoes”

I do, in fact, keep my hands in my pockets, carry plenty of spare change, drink my Scotch neat, and wear sensible shoes… but I’m a soprano, not a contralto, so it stands to reason that I’m only bisexual.

Code Words For Lesbianism In Classic Films

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