WHY ARE LESBIAN AND BI WOMEN SO INVISIBLE IN MAINSTREAM FEMINIST CULTURE, WONDERS JANE CZYZSELSKA
It’s a simple enough mistake. Male barista hands me two coffees adding that he’s forgotten which one has sugar. “That’s grounds for divorce,” I quip. He looks at me, quizzically, and jokes that he’ll tell my husband and shoulder the blame. “Er, actually it’s my wife,” I counter. In this scenario he mimes a face palm and apologises for making an assumption. It’s a small and pleasant exchange, and one that serves as a lesson for both of us.