Lesbian
noun
A woman who is attracted to other women.
She recognized she was a lesbian during her high school years.
Often appears as...
- identify as a lesbian
- young lesbian
adjective
Related to women who are attracted to other women.
She joined a lesbian support group.
Often appears as...
- lesbian literature
- lesbian pride
noun
Somebody from Lesbos, an island in Greece.
The poet Sappho was a famous Lesbian.
Often appears as...
- lesbian wine
- lesbian olive oil
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Formal
Academic
noun
A woman who is attracted to other women.
She recognized she was a lesbian during her high school years.
Often appears as...
- identify as a lesbian
- young lesbian
adjective
Related to women who are attracted to other women.
She joined a lesbian support group.
Often appears as...
- lesbian literature
- lesbian pride
noun
Somebody from Lesbos, an island in Greece.
The poet Sappho was a famous Lesbian.
Often appears as...
- lesbian wine
- lesbian olive oil
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Identity Affirmation
Used to express a core aspect of a woman's identity linked to her attractions.
She always knew she was a lesbian.
Pro Tip 2/3Inclusive Term
Refers to women who exclusively have romantic feelings towards other women.
She's been dating women because she's a lesbian.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand that the acceptance of this identity can vary widely across different cultures.
In her culture, being a lesbian is not widely accepted.
Pro Tip 1/3Identity Affirmation
Used to express a core aspect of a woman's identity linked to her attractions.
She always knew she was a lesbian.
Pro Tip 2/3Inclusive Term
Refers to women who exclusively have romantic feelings towards other women.
She's been dating women because she's a lesbian.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand that the acceptance of this identity can vary widely across different cultures.
In her culture, being a lesbian is not widely accepted.
Pro Tip 1/3Identity Affirmation
Used to express a core aspect of a woman's identity linked to her attractions.
She always knew she was a lesbian.
Pro Tip 2/3Inclusive Term
Refers to women who exclusively have romantic feelings towards other women.
She's been dating women because she's a lesbian.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Understand that the acceptance of this identity can vary widely across different cultures.
In her culture, being a lesbian is not widely accepted.
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The surprising origins...
“Pacing far away, her gentle heart devoured by powerful desire, she remembers slender Atthis.” The word “Lesbian” means someone from Lesbos,
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A journey through the...
I was raised by lesbians in the mountains, and I sort of came like a forest gnome to New York City a while back.
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for their first-ever Latina lesbian superhero, America Chavez. Yeah! Listen, OK.
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so Oh so when Irish lesbian walks into a
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Love, no matter what PIPE...
And I figured it was possible, then, for anyone to love any child, if they had the effective will to do so. So, my husband is the biological father of two children with some lesbian friends in Minneapolis. I had a close friend from college who'd gone through a divorce
Video examples
Wendy MacNaughton: The...
when I spotted on the side of the road a hand-painted wooden sign. It said "Bootmaker." I stopped. A tall, white, handlebar mustached man wearing a cowboy shirt, opened the door and found me, a sketchbook-carrying, jumpsuit-wearing, urban, lefty lesbian,
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This Is What LGBT Life...
we saw yet another lesbian couple holding hands. And we learned that Asia's largest LGBT pride event happens just blocks away from where my grandparents live. If only my parents knew. By the time we finished our not-so-straight journey around the world,
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The data behind...
that were girls or women. None. Eighty-four films didn't feature one female character that had a disability. And 93 were devoid of lesbian, bisexual or transgender female speaking characters. This is not underrepresentation. This is erasure,
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Sworn Virgins PIPE National...
unmarried and alone pashka had tired of her hard life as a woman she opted to become a sworn virgin for pashka it was a choice about gender not sex lesbianism in rural Albania is an unknown concept
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"Where Love Is Illegal":...
CJ is a lesbian. CJ told us that you know she was, it was very liberating for her to share her story but she also talked about how she still felt a deep level of shame.
Video examples
The surprising origins...
“Pacing far away, her gentle heart devoured by powerful desire, she remembers slender Atthis.” The word “Lesbian” means someone from Lesbos,
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A journey through the...
I was raised by lesbians in the mountains, and I sort of came like a forest gnome to New York City a while back.
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Gabby Rivera: The story...
for their first-ever Latina lesbian superhero, America Chavez. Yeah! Listen, OK.
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Leading with purpose PIPE...
so Oh so when Irish lesbian walks into a
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.
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Jeanette Winterson
British Novelist
I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I'm not lesbian; I'm not bisexual; I'm not straight. I'm just curious.
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Susan Rosenberg
American Activist
Being a lesbian is part of the very fabric of my being.
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Gabrielle Union
American Actress
I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
I'm not focused on the gay and lesbian movement.
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James May
English Journalist
Me, I'm a lesbian: I find women fascinating.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I'm not even kind of a lesbian.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.
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Audre Lorde
American Poet
But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.
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Jeanette Winterson
British Novelist
I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write.
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Alice Walker
American Author
I'm not lesbian; I'm not bisexual; I'm not straight. I'm just curious.
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Susan Rosenberg
American Activist
Being a lesbian is part of the very fabric of my being.
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Gabrielle Union
American Actress
I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
I'm not focused on the gay and lesbian movement.
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James May
English Journalist
Me, I'm a lesbian: I find women fascinating.
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Oprah Winfrey
American Entertainer
I'm not even kind of a lesbian.
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