Am I a Lesbian?
| Author | Angeli Luz |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Lesbian identity, compulsory heterosexuality |
| Published | January 2018 |
| Media type | Google Doc, PDF |
| Pages | 30 |
"Am I a Lesbian?" is a document written by Tumblr user Angeli Luz and first shared via Google Docs through her blog in 2018. Written over two days, the zine-like guide presents a series of questions that Luz was considering for herself at the time of writing while she attempted to understand her sexual orientation. Many of the document's questions engage with the concept of compulsory heterosexuality, a social force theorized by Adrienne Rich in 1980.
Since its release, the document has been widely reshared as a PDF and via other social media, especially TikTok since the 2020s. An article in Them described the "Am I a Lesbian?" as "part of the online queer canon"; it is frequently referred to as the "lesbian masterdoc" in online queer spaces. Criticism of the document has focused on its articulation of "compulsory heterosexuality", which differs from Rich's initial conception of the term.