The Lesbian code is a mystery to everyone and the launch of this new magazine for Lesbians only, will not even begin to try and dispel the mystery. It is what we all do best; we keep every part of our lives mysterious even very private and sometimes even from our partners.
However what we are committed to planning and doing is to make this magazine yours to own.
It's a funny thing really, how we work so hard at keeping our lives so very private. How in amongst all of this are we going to try and find out what really appeals to you and what you want to read and find out about?
How are we going to do just that? And get it right? We are going to appeal to all of our readers to let us know what they enjoy reading, what they don't and what's missing via interactive communications by e-mails either on our website or on Facebook. I guess in the end the answers will be found in your letters to us.
Most important of all being Lesbian doesn't mean we all have to be friends with each other. Or do we?
It always gets awkward and it makes you think whether acknowledging each other makes us more aware of how alone we are in this "straight" world. Do you think we are great at supporting each other or are we pleased when we see our fellow lesbian sisters fail?
Are we really a community of our own or do we pretend to be united only when we come under attack or when we get together at Lesbian clubs, parties and at marches? Is it true that we so want to stand apart from society in our own identity that we alienate ourselves and in doing so we become old alone and live lives of relative loneliness?
Does being lesbian make you have to follow some exclusive unwritten code in that you keep quite when there is a need to take a stand when someone you work with or for makes unjust and unkind remarks about Lesbians. Do we watch each other's backs or do we just go about our own separate lives? Do we not have some sort of obligation towards one another as we all share the same struggle? But then again what are we struggling for? We have the same rights as any other woman? Would you not comment if an unjust remark was made against anyone? Is there really a cause?
Do you believe that we should have our own code of Lesbian ethics? A code that states what we honour and are responsible for. A code that binds us in what we honour and take responsibility for. Maybe this is a good start for our magazine in that we honour successes amongst us, publicise these success stories and help and uplift each other in business and in our careers.
How else will we recognise and acknowledge our existence?
Managing Editor
Susan Gillam-Abrahamse
