Sapphic

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Definitions and Usage
Sapphic is used primarily for binary women & woman-aligned individuals describing their non-exclusive attraction to other binary women & woman-aligned individuals. However, it can be more broadly defined by any "queer" attraction to woman-aligned folk; what that means is defined by every sapphic personally.

The term "sapphic" is derived from Ancient Greek poet Sappho, and existed before the term lesbian was popular. Sappho wrote about her attraction and love of fellow women (and sometimes of men, but this is disputed). She was described as the "tenth muse" by Plato because of the beauty of her writing, and broke barriers as both being the "first documented lesbian", her intellectual prowess, and being outwardly erotic.

Related Terms
There is much overlap between the terms sapphic and lesbian, as both describe WLW attraction; lesbian implies the primary kind of attraction for an individual is WLW versus sapphic, where one can be mainly attracted to binary men, for example.

Other similar attraction labels are trixic, venusic, and feminamoric. Sapphic also does not necessitate sexual attraction, as sapphics can be asexual, aromantic, AlloAro, or even AroAce.

Flags


The pink in these flags represents women, and the white is for nonbinary individuals. The violet flower (whether simplified or photo-realistic) in these flags is another callback to Sappho: violets have been associated with lesbianism for centuries, starting with a Sappho poem describing a lover wearing a crown of violets.