What is lesbian bed death and does it really exist?
Lesbian Bed Death — what does the sapphic stereotype mean? Journalist Gina Tonic unpacks its reputation and explores how queer women can rekindle sexual intimacy in their relationships.
WORDS BY GINA TONIC HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN If you, like me, heard the phrase ‘Lesbian Bed Death’ and jumped to all kinds of horny interpretations of the term, then I would like you to stop reading this article right now.
It is much more fun to imagine Lesbian Bed Death as a promise to shag everywhere but between the sheets. Maybe it could even be a sequel to Death Proof, arguably the best Tarantino film if you like girls, stunts and revenge – which the common GAY TIMES reader certainly does.
Unfortunately, dear reader, the opposite is true Lesbian Bed Death refers to a diminished or completely devoid sex life between two women in a long-term relationship.
