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In the 1960s, political lesbianism emerged from the second-wave feminist movement as a means of decentering men from the lives of women.
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Quispe López, Them, 19 Nov. 2024
After graduating, Medhurst began her blog, Dressing Dykes, which chronicles everything from carabiners to the monocle as a symbol of lesbianism in the 1920s.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 June 2024
The women are so empowered, and there are shades of lesbianism as well.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Before now, faux lesbianism was easier to swallow than actual Sapphic leanings, but Zolita and her peers like Roan and Rapp are seeing success with being themselves — a luxury afforded by lineage.
—Trish Bendix, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
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Quispe López, Them, 19 Nov. 2024
After graduating, Medhurst began her blog, Dressing Dykes, which chronicles everything from carabiners to the monocle as a symbol of lesbianism in the 1920s.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 June 2024
The women are so empowered, and there are shades of lesbianism as well.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2024
Before now, faux lesbianism was easier to swallow than actual Sapphic leanings, but Zolita and her peers like Roan and Rapp are seeing success with being themselves — a luxury afforded by lineage.
—Trish Bendix, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Lesbianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbianism. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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lesbianism
noun
les·bi·an·ism
ˈlez-bē-ə-ˌniz-əm 
: romantic or sexual attraction between women
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