When a self-described "not stereotypical looking" lesbian wrote to sex columnist Dan Savage asking for advice, little did she know she was helping start a mini-industry.
She complained of the need for a way "single and looking" lesbians could identify themselves to one another, and Mr. Savage recommended wearing a small, tasteful green button on her lapel, purse strap or belt loop. The color green, he said, would stand for "go" as in "Go ahead and hit on me, ladies, I''m a lesbian."
Now, an enterprising internet-based company has made the green lesbian button a reality. Women who want to identify themselves as single and looking to other like-minded woman may go to http://GreenLesbianButton.com and purchase one. The price is described as "a three dollar bill."
The buttons measure one inch in width and are available in only one color, a tasteful shade of green.
A percentage of the profits from the sale each Green Lesbian Button is donated to a battered women''s support organization in Vancouver, Canada.
For more information visit: http://GreenLesbianButton.com