General
wlw
What does wlw mean?
Shorthand for 'women loving women', covering lesbians, bi women, and anyone on the women-into-women spectrum. Used as a hashtag and an identity tag. Big on TikTok in part because spelling out 'lesbian' can get a post throttled, so the community routes around it with WLW.
"Dropped it under the wlw tag so the algorithm wouldn't bury it like it does everything with 'lesbian' in the caption."
Origin
Acronym for 'women loving women'; surged on TikTok partly as algorithm-speak to dodge the suppression that hits words like 'lesbian'.
Frequently asked questions
Why use WLW instead of lesbian?
Two reasons. It's broader, covering bi and queer women too, not just lesbians. And on platforms like TikTok the word 'lesbian' is prone to algorithmic suppression, so WLW is a workaround.
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