Coretta Scott King

Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union.

American Activist

Audre Lorde

But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women.

American Poet

Dolly Parton

I have a big gay and lesbian following and they've been very loyal and kind to me.

American Singer

Jeanette Winterson

I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write.

British Novelist

Alice Walker

I'm not lesbian; I'm not bisexual; I'm not straight. I'm just curious.

American Author

Susan Rosenberg

Being a lesbian is part of the very fabric of my being.

Gabrielle Union

I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years.

American Actress

Billy Graham

I'm not focused on the gay and lesbian movement.

American Clergyman

James May

Me, I'm a lesbian: I find women fascinating.

English Journalist

Oprah Winfrey

American Entertainer

Used to express a core aspect of a woman's identity linked to her attractions.

Identity Affirmation

Refers to women who exclusively have romantic feelings towards other women.

Inclusive Term

Understand that the acceptance of this identity can vary widely across different cultures.

Cultural Sensitivity

When used as an adjective, it often implies a shared sense of community among women.

Community Belonging

Can describe the romantic partnership between women.

Relationship Status

Refers specifically to individuals from the Greek island of Lesbos, unrelated to sexual orientation.

Geographic Specificity

Often used in historical or cultural discussions about the island and its inhabitants.

Historical Context

 And I figured it was possible, then, for anyone to love any child, if they had the effective will to do so. So, my husband is the biological father of two children with some lesbian friends in Minneapolis. I had a close friend from college who'd gone through a divorce

Love, no matter what PIPE...

 when I spotted on the side of the road a hand-painted wooden sign. It said "Bootmaker." I stopped. A tall, white, handlebar mustached man wearing a cowboy shirt, opened the door and found me, a sketchbook-carrying, jumpsuit-wearing, urban, lefty lesbian,

Wendy MacNaughton: The...

 we saw yet another lesbian couple holding hands. And we learned that Asia's largest LGBT pride event happens just blocks away from where my grandparents live. If only my parents knew. By the time we finished our not-so-straight journey around the world,

This Is What LGBT Life...

 that were girls or women. None. Eighty-four films didn't feature one female character that had a disability. And 93 were devoid of lesbian, bisexual or transgender female speaking characters. This is not underrepresentation. This is erasure,

The data behind...

 unmarried and alone pashka had tired of her hard life as a woman she opted to become a sworn virgin for pashka it was a choice about gender not sex lesbianism in rural Albania is an unknown concept

Sworn Virgins PIPE National...

 CJ is a lesbian. CJ told us that you know she was, it was very liberating for her to share her story but she also talked about how she still felt a deep level of shame.

"Where Love Is Illegal":...

 “Pacing far away, her gentle heart devoured by powerful desire, she remembers slender Atthis.” The word “Lesbian” means someone from Lesbos,

The surprising origins...

 I was raised by lesbians in the mountains, and I sort of came like a forest gnome to New York City a while back.

A journey through the...

 for their first-ever Latina lesbian superhero, America Chavez. Yeah! Listen, OK.

Gabby Rivera: The story...

 so Oh so when Irish lesbian walks into a