lesbianism

English - Turkish

Definition of lesbianism in English Turkish dictionary: lezbiyencilik; (Tıp) Kadınlarda homoseksüalite, sevicilik, safizm (sapphic vice); {i} lezbiyenlik; {i} sevicilik
tribadism: (Tıp) Sevicilik. Bakınız: Lesbianism

English - English

Definition of lesbianism in English English dictionary: female homosexuality; Unnatural sexual relations between women; Lesbianism refers to homosexual relationships between women or the preference that a woman shows for sexual relationships with women. today's increased public awareness of lesbianism. also called sapphism or female homosexuality, the quality or state of intense emotional and usually erotic attraction of a woman to another woman. First used in the late 16th century, the word "lesbian" referred to the Greek island of Lesbos. The connotation of female homosexuality was added in the late 19th century, when an association was made with the poetry of Lesbian poet Sappho ( 610- 580 BC). At the turn of the 21st century, issues of concern to lesbians in Europe and North America included legal recognition for same-sex unions, child-rearing rights, women's health-care, taxes, inheritance, and the sharing of medical benefits with a partner; {i} female homosexuality (sexual attraction to members of the same sex); Homosexuality in women; tribadism
Things changed when Théophile Gautier made tribadism a fashionable feature of French decadence, and Baudelaire reminded the world that it all started on Lesbos.

lesbianism

Hyphenation

les·bi·a·ni·sm

lezbiınîzm

/ˈlezbēənəzm/ /ˈlɛzbiːənɪzm/

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