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How to pronounce lesbian in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gay woman, tribade
Type of homophile, gay, homo, homosexual
Has types butch, dike, dyke
Type Words
Synonyms sapphic
Type Words
Type of hellene, greek

Examples of lesbian

lesbian
We also have many members whose children are either gay or lesbian young adults.
From the tennessean.com
A lesbian sex scene featuring the two dancers already has the blogosphere abuzz.
From the bostonherald.com
What if he proved to be no more than a brief male intrusion into a lesbian life?
From the bloomberg.com
Ms. Parker could become the first openly lesbian mayor of a major American city.
From the online.wsj.com
Coronado denies that gay and lesbian equality belongs in the civil rights arena.
From the ocregister.com
About 60,000 of its 2.2 million residents identify themselves as gay or lesbian.
From the usatoday.com
That policy discharges those in the military who are found to be gay or lesbian.
From the kentucky.com
On average, lesbian parents spend more time with their children than fathers do.
From the theatlantic.com
Last week a lesbian couple were denied their application for a marriage license.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • A female homosexual
  • Of or relating to or characterized by homosexual relations between woman
  • A resident of Lesbos
  • Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females."Lesbian", , Second Edition, 1989. Retrieved on January 7, 2009. ...
  • An inhabitant of Lesbos; A homosexual woman; Of or pertaining to the island of Lesbos; Homosexual
  • (Lesbianism) Some readers also point out the lesbian theme in the latter half of the book, when Esther discovers that her friend Joan is gay, and remembers a story of two women students who were dismissed from her university when they were found in a bedroom together, although they were only ...
  • (Lesbians) Women who form their primary loving and sexual relationships with other women. Some lesbians prefer to call themselves "lesbians" and use the term "gay" to refer to gay men. Others use the term "gay" to refer to all homosexuals.
  • A woman who is emotionally, romantically, sexually and relationally attracted to other women.
  • A woman whose primary sexual and affectional orientation is toward people of the same gender.