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- The term lesbian is derived from the Lesbos Islands
- A bisexual is a person attracted to members of both sexes
- GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) strives to prevent discrimination against homosexuals
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A lesbian is defined as a woman who is romantically and sexually attracted to other women. While the term "gay" may be used to describe people of both sexes with homosexual tendencies, the word lesbian is gender-specific in that it refers only to homosexual women.
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History
Ancient Greek poet Sappho wrote love poems to both men and woman and was believed to be a bisexual, a person attracted to both sexes. The word lesbian is derived from her place of birth, the Lesbos Islands.Dictionary.com: LesbianEllen DeGeneres Wedding Plans
Following the overturning of the ban on same-sex marriage by the California Supreme Court on May 15, 2008,Los Angeles Times: California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban (May 16, 2008) talk show host Ellen DeGeneres announced that she and her partner, Actress Portia de Rossi, were planning to get married.ABC News: Ellen DeGeneres to marry partner after gay ruling (May 17, 2008)-
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Lesbian Questions
Is Pink a lesbian? 3 AnswersAccording to ContactMusic.com Pink said her first love was a girl, "we held hands and kissed - then she left me for my brother. Most of my friends are gay, and ... read more
Is Lorraine Hansberry a lesbian? 2 AnswersLorraine Hansberry was indeed a lesbian, though she was not publicly out of the closet due to the extreme homophobia that existed at that time. She wrote sever... read more
Is Wanda Sykes a lesbian? 2 AnswersYes, she is married to a woman named Alex who just gave birth to twin girls. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30730200/ And here's a clip of Wanda Sykes speaking ab... read more
Who are the most powerful lesbians in America? 4 AnswersOUT, a gay and lesbian pop culture magazine, listed the 50 Most Powerful Queer People of 2008 on their Web site, OUT.com. Out of the 50, 14 women were on the li... read more -
Lesbian Timeline
- 625 to 570 BCE: Earliest known written references of same sex attraction in the Lesbos Islands
- 794 to 1185: Lesbians were socially accepted in Japan
- 1649: Two women were prosecuted for lewd contact, one of them was convicted
- 1732: The word lesbian was used
- 1870: The term lesbianism appears in the Oxford English Dictionary
- 1921: Proposal to criminalize lesbianism was rejected
- 1928: Lesbian novel The Well of Loneliness was banned
- 1969: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons rioted following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn
- 1970: One year anniversary of the riot, the Gay Liberation Gay organized a march
- 1985: GLAAD was Founded in New York City
- 2003: The first gay pride parade in the country of Taiwan
- 2004: Massachusetts becomes first state to legalize same sex marriage
- 2005: Gay pride was forbidden in Warsaw but happened anyway

