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| − | '''Lesbian''' is currently the most usual and acceptable term for homosexual women. | + | '''Lesbian''' is currently the most usual and acceptable term for homosexual women (women who are sexually attracted to women). |
It derives from the Greek island of Lesbos (Greek Λέσβος – pronounced Lesvos in Modern Greek), the home of the woman poet [[Sappho]] (Σαπφώ; c.620–570 BC) some of whose poems talk of love for other women. | It derives from the Greek island of Lesbos (Greek Λέσβος – pronounced Lesvos in Modern Greek), the home of the woman poet [[Sappho]] (Σαπφώ; c.620–570 BC) some of whose poems talk of love for other women. | ||
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| + | The sculptor [[Maggi Hambling]] prefers the term '''lesbionic'''. | ||
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| + | [[File:P1270494.JPG|thumb|left|The first National Young Lesbian Summer Camp 1984 (Lorraine Trenchard papers in the The Bishopsgate Institute Archives)]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 27 April 2024
Lesbian is currently the most usual and acceptable term for homosexual women (women who are sexually attracted to women).
It derives from the Greek island of Lesbos (Greek Λέσβος – pronounced Lesvos in Modern Greek), the home of the woman poet Sappho (Σαπφώ; c.620–570 BC) some of whose poems talk of love for other women.
The sculptor Maggi Hambling prefers the term lesbionic.
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