It is also the voice of a newly emerging lesbian movement in the country. I spoke to Jet and Aster, both members of the band and feminist and lesbian activists. The International Women's Day march here in 1993 was the first time that a lesbian contingent marched in public. This was an important turning point for the lesbian activists' movement. It was also a significant event for the women's movement, sections of which, even now, refuse to support lesbian rights.
Society still views lesbianism as an abnormality.
The language itself reflects this prejudice. Many lesbians themselves are pressured into believing that they are abnormal. This causes a lot of emotional problems. Lesbianism is common, especially in the urban centres, they explained. Prejudices even influence large sections of the left.