Sapphic
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| Genders: | Women, Women Aligned, Non Binary |
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| Attracted To: | Women, Women Aligned, Non-Binary |
Sapphic, also known as Sapphist, is a term referring to women/female-aligned or non-binary/genderqueer individuals who are sexually or romantically attracted to women/female-aligned or non-binary individuals.
It can be used as the non-exclusive counterpart to lesbian. The Non-Binary individuals who are attracted (exclusively or not) to women (Trixic).
History
Etymology
The word sapphic comes from the name of the Greek poet Sappho. The island she was born on, Lesbos, is where the word lesbian is derived from.[1]
Sapphic is also a type of poetry comprised of four line stanzas of similar meter.[2]
Gallery
Original Sapphic Flag by Lesbeux-moved
Alt Version of Original Flag
References
- ↑ "Sapphic: What is the history of the word, and how is it linked to ancient Greece?". PinkNews, 20 Nov. 2023, https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/20/sapphic-what-is-the-history-of-the-word-and-how-is-it-linked-to-ancient-greece/.
- ↑ "Sapphic". ' https://poets.org/glossary/sapphic. Accessed on 13 Apr. 2024.
