The slang term "lesbian until graduation" (LUG) is occasionally applied to college women who choose to experiment with lesbian sex or with adopting a temporary "homosexual or bisexual identity", but ultimately adopt a strictly heterosexual identity. Sexual slang is any slang term which makes reference to sex, the sexual organs, or matters closely related to them. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A lesbian is a female who is exclusively emotionally, sexually, romantically and/or aesthetically attracted to other females. ... Homosexuality refers to sexual and romantic attraction between two individuals of the same sex. ... Bisexual redirects here. ...

The term is often used humorously or pejoratively, and the phenomenon it describes is sometimes presented as evidence that homosexuality (or human sexuality in general) is purely a matter of changeable sexual preference as opposed to innate sexual orientation. One counterargument holds that such behavior is quite distinct from "true" lesbianism in that it is consciously elective, temporary, and "bi-curious" behavior. Another counterargument holds that such behavior is deliberately temporary, only engaging in homosexual behavior for hedonistic purposes, or for other purposes, such as: The term sexual preference encompasses heterosexual and homosexual desire. ... Sexual orientation describes the direction of an individuals sexuality, often in relation to their own sex or gender. ... Someone who is bi-curious has a sexual orientation, behavior, or self-identification, which is close to but not quite entirely heterosexual or homosexual. ...

1. allowing the participants to concentrate on studies without the distraction of "genuine" romantic relationships,
2. avoiding the attentions of unwanted male companionship,
3. surprising parents, relatives, friends, and acquaintances with news that is presumed to be undesirable, or
4. developing solidarity with an oppressed community.
5. avoiding risk of unwanted pregnancy while remaining sexually active

The phenomenon is usually associated with women at elite (and often all-female) colleges or universities. In some cases these women may hide their experimentation from parents or guardians. Others consider coming out to their parents or friends to be an essential part of their experimentation with lesbian lifestyle. Coming out of the closet (very often shortened to coming out in winking reference to the public introduction of debutantes) describes the voluntary public announcement of ones (often homosexual or bisexual) sexual orientation, gender identity, or paraphilia. ...

A quote from a Reuters health story by Alison McCook:

Dr. Lisa M. Diamond of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City found that, among a group of women ages 18 to 25, one quarter of those who said they were lesbian or bisexual no longer identified themselves as such five years later.

In the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Diamond writes that this tendency to change identities among young, non-heterosexual women has yielded the joking term "LUG", or "lesbian until graduation", on some college campuses.

However, researcher Diamond opined that the change in "identity" is merely a semantic issue. The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...

A quote from the New York Times: The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

At some colleges, women feel free to experiment with the entire concept of sexual identity. At Smith College last year there was a "questioning" support group, for students who were wondering whether they were lesbians. There is even a new term — "lugs", lesbians until graduation. Some of these women hide their sexual orientation on leaving college, fearing harassment. Some ultimately choose men. —Sara Rimer, "Campus Lesbians Step Into Unfamiliar Light", The New York Times, June 5, 1993 [1]

At Smith College, students prefer the term SLUG (Smith Lesbian Until Graduation) to LUG. Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest womens college in the United States. ...

External links

• "Campus Lesbians Step Into Unfamiliar Light" by Sara Rimer, The New York Times, June 5, 1993
• "Confessions of a LUG", Cincinnati CityBeat, August 26, 1999, same article also "Confessions of a college lesbian", by A. Davis, Seattle Weekly, September 15, 1999.
• "Bi For Now", by Amy Sohn, February 10, 2003 issue of New York Magazine, New York Metro section

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See also

• Sexual orientation
• Situational sexual behavior