Sapphism

For other uses, see Sapphic (disambiguation).
Sapphic
Pronunciation/ˈsæfɪk/
EtymologySappho + -ism or -ic
Abbreviations
Subcategories
Other terms
DerivativesSapphist[2]
Flag
Sapphic Flag made of three equal-sized verticle stripes of pink, white, pink, with a small five petalled flower in the centre of the white stripe
Sapphic pride flag[3][4]
Flag nameSapphic pride flag[3][4]

Sapphism is an umbrella term for any woman attracted to women or in a relationship with another woman, regardless of their sexual orientations, and encompassing the romantic love between women.

The term is inclusive of individuals who are lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, aromantic, asexual, or queer. There are also sapphic people who are non-binary or genderqueer.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Llewellyn, Anna (10 November 2022). "'A Space Where Queer Is Normalized': The Online World and Fanfictions as Heterotopias for WLW". Journal of Homosexuality. 69 (13): 2348–2369. doi:10.1080/00918369.2021.1940012. ISSN 0091-8369. PMID 34185633.
  2. ^ https://www.oed.com/dictionary/sapphist_n?tl=true
  3. ^ "Symbols". Queer Cafe. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Elástica explica: termos juvélicos". Elástica – Todos do mesmo lado (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sisko, Adriana (1 January 2021). "My Gender is Lesbian": Community Building and the Endurance of the Lesbian in Queer Times. Theses and Dissertations--Gender and Women's Studies (Thesis). doi:10.13023/etd.2021.481.
  6. ^ Hord, Levi CR (September 2022). "Specificity without identity: Articulating post-gender sexuality through the "non-binary lesbian"". Sexualities. 25 (5–6): 615–637. doi:10.1177/1363460720981564. ISSN 1363-4607.
  7. ^ Robles, Breanna Raquel (2019). "A Soft Epilogue: LGBTQ Fanworks as Reparative Reading". California State University.