What is lesbian



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We are attracted to members of our own sex: physically, emotionally, erotically, spiritually or romantically. We are more likely to find long-term happiness with a woman than with a man.
Lesbian women are not tougher or angrier or more sexually driven than anyone else.
Homosexuality is not an illness, a defect, or a perversion; it is a normal and expected reality for between five and ten percent of the population.
Some of us identify with the word gay just as easily as lesbian, yet others feel that gay belongs to homosexual men and it does not reflect the unique nature of a romantic connection between
two women. Some prefer the word lesbian for its historical and cultural significance. The word “lesbianism” first appeared in 1890, followed by the adjective “ lesbian ” in 1890, and as a noun in 1925 (Oxford English Dictionary). Prior to this, the word “Sapphic” referred to homosexual relations between women. These words share a common source. Lesbos is an island in the
North Aegean Sea; its inhabitants are called Lesbians. Sappho was a famous Greek lyric poet who lived on Lesbos c. 600 B.C. Her writings were entrenched with erotic sensuality directed
towards both men and women. Nineteenth century doctors borrowed