This chapter examines how lesbians are perceived, or “read,” as lesbian by others in Manchester’s Gay Village, and how this contributes to experiences and feelings of belonging and exclusion. While some participants describe feelings of acceptance, others report disconnection and exclusion based on different embodied expressions of lesbian identity. This reveals that certain lesbian presentations, particularly boyish looks, are recognised as legitimate, while others are read as “not lesbian.” Belonging in the Village is shown to be contingent upon how well one aligns with dominant norms of LGBTQ+  visibility, not just through lesbian looks and style, but also norms that tend to privilege whiteness, middle-class status, able-bodiedness, cisgender identity and youth. Participants’ experiences highlight how prior knowledge of these norms shapes expectations and perceptions of inclusion. Crucially, the chapter shows that lesbian embodiment is governed through cultural cues, with some identities read as “authentically lesbian” and others dismissed or rendered invisible. In the final section, I introduce the concept of the Lesbian Visibility Hierarchy (LVH) to theorise how power and privilege operate through recognition in LGBTQ+ commercial spaces. The chapter then moves to consider how the LVH intersects with gender, age, and ethnicity, producing a layered understanding of lesbian (in)visibility through an intersectional lens.