1. When people say you don't "look gay." Yeah, that's because when I left the house, I totally forgot to wrap my rainbow tarp around my body, shave my head, and individually tell everyone I have sex with vaginas.
2. When you have to explain to doctors that you have sex but don't need birth control. "What is your method of birth control?" "Uh, being a lesbian. Next question!"
3. When we don't even have an awesome dating app like everyone else. Gay men have Grindr. Straight people have Tinder. Lesbians have a bunch of apps that come out and then don't work properly and then everyone gets sad and stays home alone forever.
4. When people hear you're a lesbian and immediately need to tell you they think gay people should be able to get married. That'd be like if every time a straight couple came up to you, you told them, "Oh my god, that's so great that you're straight!!! I totally think straight people should be allowed to get married." Literally there is no difference.
5. When you finally have a lesbian TV character you like and you just know she's gonna be assaulted and might not survive. Like, yeah, we know that violence against queer people is a serious problem but we have one lesbian on this TV show. One. Could you please not kill her off or put her through some horrible ordeal and just like make her a fancy lady to whom nothing bad every happens?
6. When everyone asks if you've become a vegan yet. Oh crap! I totally forgot to sign up for a completely different diet than the one I have now just so you'll think I'm "gay enough." Straight people are vegans all the time. Should I start asking them when they plan to start getting really into cunnilingus?
7. When you're not sure if sharing your orientation will get you harassed. Sure, you don't have to come out to everyone you know, but it'd be nice not to have to constantly hide it like the dirty secret it isn't for fear you'll get, you know, beaten up or assaulted.
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