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	'''Gold star lesbian''' is a term used by the ] community to describe a lesbian who has only had a sexual relationship with women.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aB4VAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT162&dq=gold%20star%20lesbian&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5-47yyrXRAhXJL8AKHakmAnIQ6AEIPzAF#v=onepage&q=gold%20star%20lesbian&f=false\|title=Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive\|first=Julia\|last=Serano\|date=25 November 2013\|publisher=Seal Press\|accessdate=9 January 2017\|via=Google Books}}</ref> Use of this term is a point of controversy in the lesbian community.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pride.com/lesbian/2016/2/18/5-reasons-phrase-gold-star-lesbian-needs-die\|title=5 Reasons the Phrase "Gold Star Lesbian" Needs to Die\|date=18 Feb 2016\|publisher=Pride\|first1=Cassie\|last1=Sheets\|accessdate=7 Jan 2017}}</ref><ref name="afterellen">{{cite web\|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/496057-time-retire-term-gold-star-lesbian\|title=Is it time to retire the term 'gold star lesbian'?\|date=20 Jul 2016\|website=\|publisher=AfterEllen\|first1=Trish\|last1=Bendix\|accessdate=9 Jan 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=http://everydayfeminism.com/2016/09/gold-star-lesbian-platinum-gay/\|title=6 Reasons We Shouldn't Say 'Gold Star Lesbian' or 'Platinum Gay'\|last=Dennis\|first=Riley J.\|date=30 Sep 2016\|website=Everyday Feminism\|accessdate=9 Jan 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/sexuality/lgbt/leaving-the-gold-star-state\|title=Leaving the Gold Star State - The Skinny\|publisher=\|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.curvemag.com/Culture/The-Types-of-Lesbians-NOT-to-Date-Heres-5/\|title=The Types of Lesbians NOT to Date - Here's 5\|first=EJ\|last=Rosetta\|publisher=\|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2014/06/26/op-ed-im-going-back-bi-confessions-former-lesbian\|title=Op-ed: I'm Going Back to Bi: Confessions of a Former Lesbian\|date=26 June 2014\|publisher=\|accessdate=9 January 2017}}</ref>

	==Definition and scope==

	The 'gold star' term itself is thought to have originated from such objectification and identity policing within the LGBT+ community and was reclaimed as a positive label.<ref>{{Citation\|last=Magdalen Berns\|title=Answering: Should We Say "Gold Star" Or "Platinum" Gay?\|date=2016-09-23\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwdWvFBICj4&feature=youtu.be\|accessdate=2018-04-06}}</ref> Later the term was popularized on shows like ] and ].<ref name="afterellen"/>

	The related term gold star gay may also be applied to gay men who have only slept with men, however due to sexism within the LGBT community gold star gay men are looked upon more positively than gold star lesbians<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.newnownext.com/will-and-grace-platinum-star-gay-new-episode-clip/10/2017/\|title=Jack Explains How He Is A "Platinum-Star Gay" In Exclusive New Clip From "Will & Grace"\|work=LOGO News\|access-date=2018-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/andrew-rannells-says-hes-a-purebred-gay-man.html\|title=Andrew Rannells Says He’s a ‘Purebred’ Gay Man\|date=2013-01-10\|work=Vulture\|access-date=2018-04-06\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.back2stonewall.com/2012/11/gold-star-gay.html\|title=Are You A Gold Star Gay?\|date=2012-11-28\|work=Back2Stonewall\|access-date=2018-04-06\|language=en-US}}</ref>. Gold stars often use the term in a frivolous way to compliment their sexuality in a pattern of word reclamation and positive use of labels often seen within the LGBT+ community<ref>{{Citation\|last=Magdalen Berns\|title=Answering: Should We Say "Gold Star" Or "Platinum" Gay?\|date=2016-09-23\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwdWvFBICj4&feature=youtu.be\|accessdate=2018-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.back2stonewall.com/2012/11/gold-star-gay.html\|title=Are You A Gold Star Gay?\|date=2012-11-28\|work=Back2Stonewall\|access-date=2018-04-06\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|last=Scorching Hot News\|title=Bob Katter outstanding Same Sex Marriage Speech Parliament\|date=2017-12-07\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6P_mn1EPJU&feature=youtu.be\|accessdate=2018-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2017/8/02/21-words-queer-community-has-reclaimed-and-some-we-havent#slide-11\|title=21 Words the Queer Community Has Reclaimed (and Some We Haven't)\|date=2017-08-02\|access-date=2018-04-06\|language=en}}</ref>. Lesbians may use the label to assert their sexuality despite other facets of their identity such as ], ] or ], or they may simply use it as a tongue-in-cheek expression of gay pride<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thelonelygoldstarlesbian.tumblr.com\|title=The Lonely Gold Star Lesbian\|website=thelonelygoldstarlesbian.tumblr.com\|access-date=2018-04-06}}</ref>.

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