On Friday, October 8th, the British Columbia Institute of Technology will be celebrating international Lesbian day. International Lesbian Day is a day celebrated annually to shed light on lesbians all over the world in the LGBT+ community. According to lgbtgreat.com, the purpose of the date is to “celebrate and shine a light on the diversity of lesbians internationally.” Despite tremendous strides having taken place over the past few years, LGBT+ women find themselves, still, far from equal in society. For example, according to lgbtgreat.com,  LGBT+ women are less represented than LGBT+ men. Celebrating International Lesbian Day is definitely a step in the correct direction but is by no means the final step in LGBT+ empowerment.