By now you’ve noticed that lesbians are a sensitive people, a people driven to extreme public expressions of emotion. You probably noticed this around the same time you noticed that lesbians cry about everything, anywhere, all the time. But what you should also know is that you too can benefit from Excessive Lesbian Feelings™. In fact, once you undergo Breeders Digest’s lifetime guaranteed Lesbian Sensitivity Sensitivity Training, you will begin to see your straight happiness for what it is (mindless obedience) and start feeling again, thanks to better living through vicarious living.
Let’s start with the basics. Sometimes it’s clear why a lesbian is crying. Our dogs get sick. We spill white wine on white denim jackets we’ve had since the 80s. Our live-in girlfriends smash cherished collegiate Pilsner glasses into a thousand jagged pieces of danger. Any of these obvious events may prompt lesbians — and most of their friends — to cry.
Until now, only lesbians themselves have been aware of the more subtle causes of lesbian crying. Once you master these, you will be ready and willing to weave heterosexual gold from lesbian scrap metal. But be careful! Although weeping lesbians will always entertain you, there is nothing you can do once a Sapphic Sister is awash in her own tragic glee. Nothing but watch in awe at a species that has perfected the ancient arts of emotional catharsis and inappropriate public sobbing.
LESBIAN SENSITIVITY IN THE HOME
Perceived Problem: UNAPPRECIATIVE PARTNER or LACK OF SELF-AWARENESS Actual Problem: Living with others can be difficult
Lacrimal Response: Passive-Aggressive Sniffles
Accompanying Long-Winded Rants Begin With:“The soy milk is…”
“How can you be so unaware of the way your defense mechanisms disrupt our domestic equilibrium?”
“It would be nice if you would acknowledge all of the work I put into this relationship/job/outfit/’94 Subaru…”

“Why do they always ask if we’re sisters?”
LESBIAN SENSITIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Oh, No You Didn’t: OFFENSIVE COMMENTS and THOUGHTS
Oh, Yes He Did: Workplace tensions and offensive comments often go hand in hand in a patriarchal society
Lacrimal Response: Bold-Faced Tears and a Lecture in ALL CAPS
Related Deep Office Talk Begins
“I wish I never would have heard you talking that way about your wife, Ted. It hurts me to know that your sexist beliefs run so deep.”
“You are a cultural appropriator, and my style is wholly original!!”
"They’ll never know how much work it took to turn this glass ceiling on its side!”
LESBIAN SENSITIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Major Emergency: NOT GETTING ENOUGH ATTENTION or SUDDEN LACK OF DRAMA
Root Issue: Frustrated Theatrical Ambitions
Lacrimal Response: Projectile Crying and Slurred, Exaggerated Misery
Common Side Effects: Break-ups, Stabbings, Things Thrown from 2nd Floor Apartments or Car Windows, (Forest) Fires, Explosions

Typical lesbian trust-building activity
LESBIAN SENSITIVITY ON THE TOWN
Actual Cause: Being around other lesbians at a bar or party
Lacrimal Response: Gnashing of Teeth, Howling at Moon, Clawing at Eyes, and Punching Walls, Cars, or Oneself.
Things She Keeps Repeating:
“No one understands me!”
“I hate her!
“I’m sorry I ruined your birthday or wedding!”

Un ballo in mascara
As you can see, Dear Breeder, it would behoove you to acquaint yourself with the nuances of lesbian crying, so that the next time you’re in a social space where lesbians will likely be present (i.e. bat mitzvahs, bathroom renovations, or airplane take-offs), you will be educated enough to appreciate a sudden, unexpected outpouring of Excessive Lesbian Feeling™. For, intellectualized amusement at the pain of others is the sweet fruit born of Lesbian Sensitivity Sensitivity Training.
Whenever a lesbian’s lips begin to tremble and tears begin to gather in her eyes, even crying babies fall into a respectful silence, allowing the lesbian to take center stage for what will certainly be a captivating performance full of vocal highs and personal lows. Find more straight training for friends and loved straight ones at Breeder’s Digest.
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Had to add....
Love this site and this article had me laughing out loud - which obviously ended in me bursting into tears!
I work in clubs with DJ's and club kids and it's soooo true. It's always the lesbians who end up having the dramatic breakdowns in the middle of the dancefloors!
I know as I get to scoop them up and take them home.
(if you're interested in the type of music the clubs play where I work, this site on Balearic Beats - http://www.downtotheseaandback.com - has a DJ mix of the kind of thing the DJ's play. All bears, fag hags and dykes!)
Hattie
Brilliant!
ROTFL! I can vouch for the fact this is a world-wide phenomena!
Are you sure its about dyke?
Are you sure its about dyke? not an american thing? i mean, americans are always so over emotive.
-Do not follow me, I'M LOST-
Trademark
I am ROTFL at your trademarking of Excessive Lesbian Feeling™.
May I suggest excessive use of CAPS LOCK, Boldface and emoticons to express our lesbian feelings in cyberspace?
Still searching for the right brainy quote.
TAKE IT BACK!!
NO YOU DIDN'T!
Better bring a
taster when you come to SA,
lady.
Twisted
I just threw in emoticons to see if anyone was awake this Saturday morning. Morning, Tae!
Still searching for the right brainy quote.
"too often seen as harmless
"too often seen as harmless banter instead of the offensive insult that it really represents. ... To ignore this problem is to collude in it. The blind eye to casual name-calling, looking the other way because it is the easy option, is simply intolerable."The first name leisbein is still occasionally encountered.
brothels
http://www.sexbiz.com.au
Is your ass draggin'?
I hear you had a late night. Sorry to have missed it. You'll have to give me a nice juicy recap when you hit SA.
cool
cool blogs P.C
thanks for this great post!
genius
pure genius. brilliant writing and thinking, prof.
<3 Elizabeth
@elizabethkoke
Yonks
apropos sensivity:
no, Yonks, your "Wy can't you sleep?" was nott an indiscretion.
love is a pebble laughing in the sun
Help
Im tired of inserting emotions when do we get to post the real ones?
Peace out
Rosie
LMAO
I needed a huge laugh today. You did not disappoint. :-)
:: insert laughing emoticon ::
"LESBIAN SENSITIVITY ON THE
"LESBIAN SENSITIVITY ON THE TOWN"
May I humbly suggest that this bracket also be made to include "LESBIAN SENSITIVITY IN THE CYBER-WORKPLACE," as I typically, can be found howling at Moon on Monday mornings on the phone, on our weekly VP editorial calls?
Incidentally, this is freaking hilarious.
ah yes
"Howling at Moon" is now official VP-speak! hahaha
wow, you girls have "weekly
wow, you girls have "weekly VP editorial calls" ? i learn so much reading VP.
you have a direct line
and get to do what you want here.
the weekly is only for the naughty girls who don't behave and need to be kept in line.
tweet tweet @gracemoon
as long as the spanking is
as long as the spanking is consensual
Oh I get it.
So the well-behaved writers get ignored. This is just like my childhood.
Reqiests
Well, I'm pretty sure if you politely requested a spanking...
If that doesn't work for you, just come to TX.
pot stirrer
tweet tweet @gracemoon
Domoonatrix
Thoroughly enjoying the image of Moon keeping a howling Julia in line.
On point
This reads like a frakkin dykumentary. Nicely done, Prof C.
"When you look for the bad in mankind expecting to find it, you surely will." ~ Pollyanna
That was pretty hilarious.
That was pretty hilarious. I was about to be like, "ugh, they're glorifying inappropriately emotional lesbians that give us all a bad name," but you did a great job of poking fun at our issues. Well done!
@carollani
www.gaynation.posterous.com