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====On-Line Culture and Communities====

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<i>''{This is an outline section describing on-line social networking in gay (and mostly gay male) culture. A rigorous and comprehensive article would refer to articles published on- or off-line which have measured or at the very least, made note of the phenomenon. At present, it contains many rather bold assertions that cry out for empirical research, but which could also be justified for inclusion in a Wikipedia article if backed up by appropriate references to authors who are stating what I feel is generally believed to be true.}</i>''

From the mid-1990's, gay IRC channels emerged, with their content ranging the full spectrum from social networking to immediate arrangements for sexual contact.

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=====Significance of On-Line Social Networking to the Gay Population=====

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On-line sexual contact sites for gay men have already altered dramatically the sexual behaviour of a large proportion of the gay population of regions where these sites are strongly patronised. There are signs that on-line social networking communities for gay men are also having a more profound impact on gay culture than their 'straight' equivalent sites.

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===Lesbian culture===

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As with gay men, lesbian culture includes elements both from the larger LGBT culture and elements that are more closely specific to the lesbian community.

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Often thought of in this regard are elements of [[counterculture]] that have been primarily associated with lesbians in Europe and North America. The history of lesbian culture over the last half-century has also been tightly entwined with the evolution of [[feminism]].

Older stereotypes of lesbian women stressed a dichotomy between women who adhered to stereotypical male gender stereotypes ("[[butch]]") and stereotypical female gender stereotypes ("[[femme]]"), and that typical lesbian couples consisted of butch/femme couples. Today, some lesbian women adhere to being either "butch" or "femme," but these categories are much less rigid and there is no express expectation that a lesbian couple be butch/femme. There is a sub-culture within the lesbian community called ''Aristasia'', where lesbians in the community adhere to exaggerated levels of femininity. In this culture, there are two genders, blonde and brunette, although they are unrelated to actual hair color. Brunettes are femme, yet blondes are even more so. Also notable are diesel [[dyke (lesbian)|dykes]], extremely butch women who use male forms of dress and behavior, and who often work as truck drivers. [[Lipstick lesbian]] refers to feminine women who are attracted only to other feminine women. Lesbian culture also has its own icons such as [[Melissa Etheridge]]. Others include [[K.d. lang|k.d. lang]] (butch), [[Ellen DeGeneres]] ([[androgynous]]), and [[Portia de Rossi]] (femme).

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* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-69-599/life_society/gay_lesbian/ CBC Digital Archives - Gay and Lesbian Emergence: Out in Canada]

* [http://www.glbthistory.org The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society]

[[Category:Bisexual community]]

[[Category:LGBT culture]]