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.

a term to describe lesbians who are feminine, or possess traditionally feminine attributes.

initialism of same-gender loving, used as an umbrella term for individuals/communities that are homosexual, bisexual+, homo/biromantic, etc; essentially, those who are Queer in sexuality, and may or may not include asexual people.

initialism for women who have sex with women.

an individual who is primarily, or solely, attracted to people of the same gender; e.g. gay men and gay women (lesbians) – homosexuals. It is also used – such as in the case of the gay community – to describe LGBT+ people as a collective. Related: lesbian, gay man

a slang term for lesbian (and by connotation, anyone perceived to be one – including bisexual+ women), and commonly a particularly masculine or butch one. Although originally, and still often used in a derogatory manner, it has been reclaimed by many lesbians and sapphic women as a positive term; for example, the lesbian motorcycle group Dykes […]