Sapphic Traffic / Lesbians Fight To Break Free I recently kicked an addiction that involved spending up to two hours a day sitting in stairwells, leaning out windows, perching on crowded balconies and freezing my ass off in sub-zero temperatures. All this effort was for the sake of consuming a legal narcotic. I stopped because it was killing my creativity, my lightness and my happiness. Unfortunately, addiction is all too familiar in the lesbian community. Forms of addiction vary from blatantly obvious alcohol and cigarette consumption to more nebulous cocaine-induced self-esteem enhancement dosages. [continues 510 words]