“There are a lot of ways to put bodies together that feel good, no matter the gender of partners involved, and there really is little lesbians can't do which male-male or male-female couples can: everyone can engage in making out, petting, massage, frottage (sometimes called dry sex or, with women in particular, tribbing), mutual masturbation, manual sex (fingering), oral sex, forms of anal sex and, when a female partner is involved, forms of vaginal intercourse (which for lesbian couples, is usually done with manual sex -- hands and fingers -- or a dildo). The idea that female couples are limited in sexual activities or can't have 'real sex,' is false.”

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