The word 'lesbian'

[Jemima Truffles]

Does anyone know where it comes from?

Its origins?

Any theories?

Just interested to know is all......thanks!!

[l-foote]

the word comes from Lesbos Island, which is a greek island obviously somewhere near greece. haha. hmmmm i learned about this in history class...
there was a female poet i believe that lived there, and it was said that most of her poems were about relationships with women, sexual or not. and i think there were large communities of women livin on the island
i suppose i could google it, but tyring to remember is half the fun... fuckin school.

[I_Am_Before]

Her name was Sappho which is why lesbianism is also called sapphism. Her poems are basically our earliest written records of same-sex relationships between women.

[Jemima Truffles]

Thats really interesting guys!

Thanks!