Feminist rant for the day... or at least this minute

So, I hate the word "lesbianism." I saw it in an article today about Sheryl Swoopes. I looked at the word and went, eeeeew. I mean the word "lesbian" on its own is not that great. But I love lesbians regardless what you call them. I mean its bad enough that most slang for the vagina is just brutal and gross sounding: meat curtains, tuna boat, cum dumpster, hairy taco, cunt, etc. Most slang for the penis is not that degrading and can be bandied about without much recoil: cock, prick, dick, trouser lizard, little bishop in a turtle neck, etc. I hear those and its like, oh, penis. I hear meat curtains and want to vomit a little in my mouth. And I love pussy or box. Those are ok. But come on, we all love our own genitalia, let's be more loving when naming them.
The word "lesbianism" is out there and it just sounds like a nasty disease. You would only see that word in a mainstream media site like CNN or NBC or something. Doubtful that you would see it in an actual source that cares about all people. It's just such a word that does not sound like something you should be comfortable in.