Being lesbians is like being a marginalised group within a marginalised community when it comes to visibility. Even when section 377 was decriminalised the headlines screamed “Gay Sex decriminalised “. No mention of lesbians. Our visibility is often relegated to hyper sexualised narratives or plain Porn for the male gaze. As a lesbian couple Nick and I started our couple page (@nick_and_sayantika)to bring visibility to the real lesbian narrative in the mainstream and normalise what a lesbian relationship can looks like. While being vulnerable, out and visible is a privilege we enjoy, we wanted to use that privilege to create the create the representation we didn’t have while growing up.
In 2023, an endeavour such as #LesbianVisibilityWeek attempts to shed some light on the inclusive intersectionality of lesbians- cis and trans women both and non binary folks.