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lesbian | Library.LGBT
Dictionary

a gay woman; that is, a woman who solely and/or primarily attracted to people of the same gender – a homosexual female.

The term is derived from the island of Lesbos in Greece, where the poet Sappho – who wrote about same-sex female love – came from.

Originally published: 18th July, 2020
Last modified: 18th July, 2020

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