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I
wonder if straight women think all lesbians want them. I’ve noticed that when straight women discover
I’m a lesbian, some smile mischievously and make comments
like, “Really? I’ve been dying to know what that’s like,”
as if I’m then going to clear the table we’re sitting at
with a sweep of my arm and throw them upon it and lick them
silly. As if the only prerequisite to lesbian intimacy is
a willing vagina.
Maybe
that’s why Sarah’s propulsion into Kim’s lap doesn’t surprise
me. Sarah must have been pretty confident that Kim wouldn’t
slug her. Was her confidence born out of a belief that Kim
couldn’t resist her?
I
also notice that straight women touch me more — more than
they touch the women within reach who aren’t lesbians. And
the touching takes various forms.
First,
there’s the “laughing touch” — the gentle nudge from the
straight girl that comes with a chuckle, a hair toss, and
a remark like, “I haven’t laughed this much in years.” After,
I notice that other people in the room have said amusing
things, but she hadn’t touched them.
Then
there’s the “lingering touch” — her hand resting on mine
just long enough for me to acknowledge the duration and
for her to realize that she hasn’t sprouted hair on her
knuckles or dropped dead. The lingering touch sometimes
ends with a little squeeze that tells me she’s not afraid.
Other times it ends with prolonged eye contact — an inviting
stare that says, “What the hell are you waiting for?”
And
finally there’s the hug from behind that comes out of nowhere,
for absolutely no reason. I don’t see it coming and I wonder
if maybe she thinks that if I don’t see it coming, it isn’t
really happening — she’s not really hugging a lesbian, she’s
tackling one. Maybe she thinks that lesbians enjoy being
tackled more than we enjoy being hugged, or that we consider
such contact foreplay.
Another
thing I’ve
noticed is that married or partnered straight women who hook
up with lesbians don’t consider it cheating. In much the same
way as Bill Clinton doesn’t consider a blowjob sex, straight
women don’t consider sex with another woman an act of betrayal.
Having sex with a lesbian allows them to have a relationship
outside of their relationship without the guilt.
After
all these years, I still haven’t figured out what draws
some straight women to me or to lesbians in general. Maybe
it’s the female factor — women know what women want, maybe
it’s elements of safety and trust, maybe it’s a momentary
need for naughtiness, or perhaps it’s a combination of all
of the above. I don’t know the answer and I doubt I ever
will — my days of seducing straight women are over. So,
I’ll have to rely on the experiences of others— encounters
like Sarah’s and Kim’s — for answers.
The
like/lust/love story of Sarah and Kim has only just begun,
so anything can happen — or not happen. There’s plenty of
time for Kim to show Sarah the hand… or show Sarah the hand,
if you get my drift. There’s plenty of time in which Kim
can attempt to reach the goal she joked about and seduce
all twelve contestants, one by one, before they each hear
Tyra say, “I have two photos in my hands, but only one of
you will have the chance to become America’s … Next … Top
… Model.” And I think she can do it.
My
money’s on Kim — maybe not for the whole shebang, but I
suspect she’ll be bangin’ nonetheless.
Kim
Ficera is the author of Sex, Lies and Stereotypes: An Unconventional
Life Uncensored. Her
bi-weekly column Don't
Quote Me is dedicated to all the folks in and out of
Hollywood who talk without thinking or who don't know when
to stop talking.
Email her at kim@kimficera.com.
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