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{{Orientation|etymology=From "Lesbian" to refer to someone from the Island of Lesbos|genders=varies, most commonly women and feminine-aligned individuals|attracted=Women (sometimes exclusively)|coining_date=Unknown, first used for lesbians around the 1860s|image1=Lesbian_(40).png|caption1=The most widely used lesbian flag, also called the "sunset lesbian" flag created by Emily Gwen|type=[[Orientation]]}}
'''Lesbian''' is a term for someone who experiences strong queer attraction to women and/or feminine aligned people, often exclusively. This attraction may be [[Sexual Attraction|sexual]], [[Romantic Attraction|romantic]], [[queerplatonic]], or any other form of attraction that is significant to oneself. Lesbian individuals may identify as [[sapphic]], [[gay]], a combination, or another term entirely.
The [[Achillean|MLM]]/[[Toric|NBLM]] counterpart to lesbian is [[turian]].
==Etymology==
The word lesbian is derived from the name of the Greek island of Lesbos, home to the 6th-century BCE poet Sappho who was believed to experience [[Gay|homosexual]] attraction. Her name is also the root for "[[sapphic]]" and the outdated term "sapphist."<ref>[https://archive.ph/54oi3 Merriam-Webster on "sapphism"]</ref>
==Pronunciation==
/Leh-z-bee-ehn/
[[File:Lesbian.ogg]]
* ''A woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. Some lesbians may prefer to identify as [[gay]] (adj.) or as gay women.'' - GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)<ref>https://www.glaad.org/reference/lgbtq</ref>
*''of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to other women or between women'' - Merriam-Webster<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbian Merriam-Webster on lesbian]</ref>
==History==