I got the sense that when that blogger wrote "these women", she meant women in the lesbian community {as opposed to other women}.

In the context of her article, I don't think the word "these" was meant to set her apart from the lesbian women in her group.

But, imo, this is a minor point that I won't be revisiting.

And btw, katlaughing, I'd be surprised if you flamed any person. I certainly don't believe in flaming. For those who aren't familiar with this Internet term, flaming means to send an electronic message that is rude and offensive to someone who you don't agree with or don't like for whatever reason/s. Flamed messages are usually piled on {meaning the same message or similarly rude and often crude messages are repeatedly sent to the targeted person}.

So even if I disagreed with that author {and I don't know that I do}, I definitely wouldn't have flamed her.