Woman Loving Woman (or, women-loving women, often abbreviated to WLW) is used as an umbrella term to describe women that are attracted to other women, such as lesbians and bisexual+ women. Along with women who have sex with women (WSW), it is often most seen in health contexts, such as in health questionaires and surveys, […]

WLW is an initialism of woman-loving woman (or, women-loving women). It is used as an umbrella term to describe women that are attracted to other women, such as lesbians and bisexual+ women. Along with women who have sex with women (WSW), it is often most seen in health contexts, such as in health questionaires and […]

Colours & Meanings Love Relationships (Violet flower): traditional symbol of Sapphic love (Violet flower): traditional symbol of Sapphic love (Violet flower): traditional symbol of Sapphic love About The Sapphic flag was designed by lesbeux-moved on August 14, 2015 and uploaded to Tumblr. It features two pink stripes at the top and bottom symbolising love, and […]

a boyish lesbian or bisexual (sapphic) woman.

a slang term for a young, boyish lesbian or bisexual (sapphic) woman.

the range of negative attitudes, intolerance and resentment towards lesbian people (and, by association, other sapphic women, such as bisexual women), which may be different to homophobia; such as discrimination, hatred, abuse and/or hostility. Lesbophobia may differ from homophobia in that it may also encompass sexism and misogyny as well as homophobia, or sexism in […]

the romantic and/or sexual attraction and behaviour between people of the same gender; things related to homosexuals and/or homosexual acts (and therefore, by extension, bisexual+, homoromantic/biromantic individuals).

simply put, consent is the act of giving permission, voluntarily, to the proposals or desires of another human being. A primary example of consent is the permission given between two or more individuals to engage in physically intimate behaviour with each other. Without consent, such acts are rape. Both legally, and morally, consent can be […]

an individual who possesses homophobia; an adjective that describes attitudes and behaviours that are hostile towards homosexual people, or, by association, the entire gay/Queer community.