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lesbian

[lez-bee-uhn] / ˈlɛz bi ən /
ADJECTIVE
attracted to same sex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gay homosexual
STRONG
queer sapphic
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heterosexual straight


NOUN
woman attracted to women
Synonyms
STRONGEST
homosexual woman sapphist tribade
WEAK


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Dean loves working Trans*cendent because it reminds her of stories she’s heard about old-school lesbian bars like the Lexington in San Francisco where tight-knit groups of regulars held court night after night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

To the best of their knowledge, they are the only openly lesbian and gay direct descendants of Jefferson and Hemings.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

AI "allows creators to produce stories independently and share them instantly", said Camallere, a 34-year-old lesbian who used several cutting-edge image generators to make "Featherweight".

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

She was just coming out as a lesbian to her family, and recalls seeing a little girl with her two moms at a protest carrying a sign that read “My moms take me bowling.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

They were married by a lesbian justice of the peace while their friends played a guitar-feedback-heavy version of the “Wedding March.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

In the past year, performative masc competitions have appeared across the country, with lesbians — hair slicked back and carabiners dangling from their Carhartt jeans — showing off in front of leering crowds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Modern lesbians could only hope to be so fortunate.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

Reformatories were institutions where girls and young women who refused to conform to the Franco regime's Catholic values were detained - single mothers, girls with boyfriends, lesbians.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

Many gays and lesbians say gender identity strips same-sex attraction of its meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

“I have spoken with two whole men—two!—who pretended to be lesbians just so they could talk to me, an actual lesbian.”

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro


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