{"id":2959,"date":"2017-05-03T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2017-04-28T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T20:37:43","slug":"word-of-the-week-celesbian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glbtrt.ala.org\/news\/archives\/2959","title":{"rendered":"Word of the Week: Celesbian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Emilia Marcyk<\/em><\/p>\n

History<\/h2>\n

As you probably guessed, “celesbian” is a portmanteau of “celebrity” and “lesbian.” It usually refers to someone who is a famous lesbian, though can also refer to a celebrity posing as a lesbian for publicity, or spreading false rumors about their sexuality to gain attention. Wikipedia claims<\/a> the term was coined in 2008, though a 1998 Cosmopolitan article entitled “Celesbians on coming out” predates that mention by 10 years. Visibility and use of the term seems to have increased in the early 2010s.<\/p>\n

Uses of the word “celesbian” range from celebrations of beloved lesbian celebrities, as in this article from The Talko<\/a>, to critiques of performing queerness for attention, as in this Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece and accompanying discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perspectives and Examples<\/h2>\n

Brink, Rebecca Vipond. “NY Post Declares That Hot ?Celesbians? Are Totally On Trend<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Cobb, Shelley, and Neil Ewen. First Comes Love: Power Couples, Celebrity Kinship, and Cultural Politics<\/i>.<\/a> Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.<\/p>\n

Duggan, Tim. “The dangers of fauxmosexuality.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

Elyafi, Mona. “Why the Word ?Celesbian? Reinforces Stereotypes.<\/a>”<\/p>\n

Ohara, Kelly. “15 Celesbian Couples Who Are Too Cute To Handle<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Schwartz, Stef.? “Gothip Girl?s Top 10 Most Important Celesbian Moments of 2014<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Vaysburd, Karina. “Celesbians on Coming Out.”? Cosmopolitan, vol. 225, October 1998.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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