Los Angeles by far has the biggest selection of women. Lipsticks, dykes, bois, girls-next-door, you name it. Already a highly fashionable town, it is actually quite hard to distinguish a lesbian in a non-gay setting. Everyone, gay and straight, dress indifferent from their sexual preference. Only those who don stereotypical lesbian attire as seen on television or in magazines will be classified by sight. Otherwise every girl is up for questioning. Of course there are tons of “Shane” look-alikes, but as diverse as Los Angeles is, that appearance has to be elected a trend and not a lifestyle.

Within the lesbian surroundings you can recognize the cliques that make up the scene. The Shane-esque girls enjoy the eastside, Silverlake, Echo Park areas and tend to encase themselves with girls akin to their personalities. There are a few who do associate with the elitist groups, also known here in Los Angeles as the lipstick lesbians. Don’t count your chickens though, a small percentage of these girls are bisexual, not completely on our team. The glamour girls could fit just as well in a swanky Hollywood jet setting nightclub or at Truckstop. You will also find hipsters at the ultra-hip, under the radar, lesbian parties. These girls can throw anything on and be as fashionable as if in a run-way show with the newest and hottest looks.

There is also a fraction of lesbians that fall in between the cracks of distinction. You can’t classify them as dykes, you can’t classify them as lipsticks, but they contribute to the collective as a whole. These girls take care of their appearance, although don’t dress to the nines, nor do they acquire a choppy haircut. These are the girls who are comfortable wearing converse when painting the town red. Comparison to “The L Word” crew, you may say Alice or Dana could be adequately equated in this category. Yet Alice has had some weird changes in her appearance lately, more swaying to the higher fashion, lipstick end.

It is not however the city that makes a lesbian nation. Everyone can subsist in and have their very own “L Word” existence, right in your very own assembly of friends. The drama will be identical, the hook-ups will be identical and the lust for love, passion and friendship will be identical. You can discover these facets anywhere you live. Los Angeles only provides a backdrop with more opportunities and more women who are proud and free with themselves and with their sexualities.