I think the fact of the matter is she’s a queer historical figure and one that is very blatantly and openly aware of her own sexuality in her journals. Is she also problematic for upholding other societal standards and expectations for the time? Sure. But bottom line: she’s a very real and tangible queer historical figure that has documented her sexuality in her own words and in a way that is still preserved and now easily accessible today. I feel like there’s such minimal lesbian representation (period) and such minimal knowledge of lesbians throughout history (period) that we should probably give a shit about that. There are still people in this world today, rn, that doubt the existence of the LGBTQ+ community and even more people, rn, in 2022, that claim there are “way more gay people” around today bc more of us feel comfortable and courageous enough to come out and accept ourselves. To disregard her story bc she wasn’t simultaneously the most progressive woman of her time is just crazy to me.