ABSTRACT
On June 21,1993, the cover story of Newsweek was entitled “Lesbians: Coming out strong; what are the limits of tolerance?” and depicted two young, white lesbians embracing. The first paragraph stated:
“Two, four, six, eight, how do you know your grandma's straight?” the women chanted, many thousands strong, on the eve of the recent gay- and lesbian-rights march in Washington. There were, in fact, lots of grandmotherly types proceeding down Connecticut Avenue that spring evening, along with bare-breasted teenagers in overalls, aging baby boomers in Birkenstocks and bald biker dykes in from the Coast. Advertising execs strode arm in arm with electricians, architects with politicians. As onlookers pondered the stereotype-defying scene, the demonstrators reveled in their sheer numbers. It was, for once, an unabashed display of lesbian clout.
