"Lesbian Lives Unlimited" : a report from the study "The psycho-social sexual experiences of lesbian women in Tshwane (Pretoria): a qualitative analysis"

van Dyk. D.

The aim of the research was to understand the lived lives of lesbian identified woman in Tshwane (Pretoria). This research affords learning opportunities to address lesbian health and wellbeing issues. It gives a "voice" to lesbian women, to share their lives and its impact with others, the LGBT sector, the research communities and service providers. This report will provide the opportunity to present this valuable research to the international and South African research community and have an impact on specific programmatic interventions for lesbian women.From the conclusions: This report illustrates that to really understand the lives of lesbian women, you should change the way you look at them and throw your heteronormative stereotyped lenses away, with no limiting beliefs. Not two women in this study presented with the exact same life experiences (like women in general), although there might be areas that resemble each other. This report highlights the need to find out more about lesbian women's lives.