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]
Orientations
| Term | Orientation | Flag | Coiner |
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| Adornic Sapphic | Adornic |  [3]
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| Amari Sapphic | Amarous |  [4]
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| Amical Sapphic | Amical |  [5]
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| Amodian Sapphic | Amodian |  [6]
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Flags
The original Sapphic flag was made by Tumblr user Lesbeux-moved on or before August 14th 2015.[7]
The flag's colors meant:
Pink - love Violets (and the lavender-ish color) - Sga women used to give violets to whom they were wooing, symbolizing their ‘sapphic’ desire
A simplified version of the original flag was made by Mod Hermy of Tumblr blog Pride Color Schemes on or before September 11th 2016.[8] The colors still maintained their original meaning.[8]
Gallery
Original Sapphic Flag by Lesbeux-moved
Alternate Flag (Mod Hermy)
References
- ↑ "Sapphic: What is the history of the word, and how is it linked to ancient Greece?". PinkNews, 20 Nov. 2023, https://web.archive.org/web/20231120145241/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/20/sapphic-what-is-the-history-of-the-word-and-how-is-it-linked-to-ancient-greece/. Archived on 20 Nov. 2023.
- ↑ "Sapphic". ' https://web.archive.org/web/20250513230558/https://poets.org/glossary/sapphic. Accessed on 12 Jul. 2025. Archived on 13 May. 2025.
- ↑ Titans-flag-space. "adornic orientation flags". Tumblr, 12 Dec. 2024, https://archive.ph/QahwF. Archived on 02 Jul. 2025.
- ↑ Titans-flag-space. "amari orientation flags!". Tumblr, 09 Nov. 2024, https://archive.ph/1ns3g. Archived on 10 Jul. 2025.
- ↑ Titans-flag-space. "amical orientation flags". Tumblr, 12 Dec. 2024, https://archive.ph/Irjz3. Archived on 10 Jul. 2025.
- ↑ Titans-flag-space. "amodian orientation flags". Tumblr, 15 Dec. 2024, https://archive.ph/MKrqs. Archived on 10 Jul. 2025.
- ↑ lesbeux-moved. "Sapphic / WLW / SGA Women Flag". Tumblr, 14 Aug. 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20250606032425/https://lesbeux-moved.tumblr.com/post/126717498095/sapphic-wlw-sga-women-flag-pink-love-violets. Archived on 06 Jun. 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Pride-Flags. "Sapphic (2)". Deviantart, 11 Sep. 2016, https://archive.ph/KSQnz. Archived on 22 Aug. 2024.
