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The term sapphic is derived from the Greek poet Sappho, who lived on the isle of Lesbos. The sexual identity of Sappho has been long debated and continues as such to this day. Some interpret her poems as meaning she had relationship with women. Her new style of poetry was called a "sapphic stanza". Her songs often mentioned various emotions to her susceptibility to women, which later, derived the terms sapphic and lesbian. [9] LGBTQ Rights See more items in Political and Military History: Political History, Women's History Collection Princeton Posters Data Source Split-Attraction Model (SAM): though not everyone finds it useful or accurate to their experiences, some people (especially in the asexual and aromantic communities) find it useful to differentiate their sexual attraction from their romantic attraction. The Split-Attraction Model is a model for doing that. For example, a person might identify as both aromantic and bisexual, or heteroromantic and demisexual. Some people will also add the word “nonbinary” to a more binary gender label to indicate that they experience masculinity or femininity, but in a way that is distinct from binary gender. For example, someone might identify as a nonbinary woman, or as both transmasculine and nonbinary. Based on the novel The Price of Salt, Todd Haynes’ 2015 film Carol is a rapturous love story between Carol (Cate Blanchett) and Therese (Rooney Mara). During her Christmas shopping, Carol meets Therese and the attraction between the two is apparent. They lose themselves in one another, creating a world of their own, all the while the real world they’re trying to escape begins to close in on them. The film was nominated for 6 Oscars at the 2016 Academy Awards.

MTX: an acronym that stands for “male to X,” describes a transgender person who was assigned male at birth but now identifies as, has transitioned, or is transitioning towards a neutral or androgynous gender or sex. Generally used in a medical context, and shouldn’t be used to refer to someone unless you know they identify that way. Another acronym that is sometimes used is MTN, which stands for “male to neutral” or “male to nonbinary.” Good oral sex is unlike anything else. You feel the sensations not only in your vagina but all over. You feel light headed. Your toes tingle, your belly warms in anticipation of the orgasm you know is heading your way. You feel the pleasure in every part of your body. Gender-neutral: describes something that is not associated with any particular gender, or something that is not gendered (or not gendered as man or woman). For example, gender-neutral bathrooms are open to people of all genders, and gender-neutral titles like Dr. or Mx. do not contain (binary) gendered information about the person to whom they refer. The following night, Alaina's friend hosted a party in her dorm. Other freshmen arrived early to get ready and put on makeup—"nerdy outcast" types, Alaina remembers of the tightknit group who were all acquainted with her host. Alcohol and Coca-Cola had been bought for mixing, but Alaina opted just for the Coke; she didn't feel like drinking that night. Sarah is not an outlier. "Many of our clients in same-sex relationships are very hesitant to report at all," says Caitlin Kauffman, campus and community outreach coordinator for Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)—where Sarah eventually sought counseling. The consequences of coming forward with sexual assault allegations are fraught for any sexual violence survivor. But for queer women, who already typically live, date, and make friends within a smaller network of other queer-identified women, the risks can be even more complex.Metamour: your partner’s partner, with whom you are not intimately involved. For example, if your husband had a boyfriend, who you were not also dating, your husband’s boyfriend would be your metamour. The book examines the love relationships of women in convents and harems, on the streets of London and Amsterdam, in the aristocratic circles of Paris, and in the factories of Shanghai. Rupp's stories include women's desire and love for women as it appears in lesbian bars and clubs from 1920's Berlin to 1950's Buffalo; and she notes the differences in the 21st century, as transnational concepts and lesbian identities meet local understandings of how two women might love each other. All the pleasure of clitoral stimulation, but with none of the friction of using your hands. Smooth, wet, warm.’ Kelly, 27 It feels really, really intense and can be overwhelming. I’ll often have to say stop for a bit because it just feels like too much pleasure, as weird as it sounds. We wanted to portray the Amsterdam queer culture as it is so when people do come to Amsterdam, they maybe know where to go or have a feeling of what queer culture is like. The city is a big character in the entire series and the film," says Bisscheroux, the first-time director who steered the first season of the web series, a second season made for TV, and the forthcoming feature film.

Demigender: being partially, but not entirely, a given gender. The “other” part may or may not be identified or known, and could be anything. Examples of demigenders include demiboy and demigirl. More information is needed at all levels—government, collegiate, and otherwise. All the experts we spoke to point to an overall dearth of research on intimate partner violence in queer female communities as the biggest obstacle in developing more accessible resources for survivors. Genderfluid: switching between two or more genders over time, or having a gender that changes. These could be any genders—including male, female, nonbinary, and others—and could take place over any amount of time, from minutes to days to months or years, and might change depending on certain circumstances, or might change at random. (Being genderfluid between agender and another gender, or having a gender that changes in intensity, is sometimes called “genderflux.”)It’s like, the more amorphous the mouth the better it feels. You don’t want to be able to tell the difference between the lips or tongue, just a nice, sloppy warm mess.’ Bea, 28 And then, for women who might not be "out," shame about their sexual orientation or a fear of being outted significantly hinders their ability to report. If you're closeted—or even semi-closeted—formally coming forward with sexual assault allegations could mean compromising your professional or familial relationships by revealing your orientation. (The guarantee of keeping your job as an LGBTQ American currently varies per state.) The downward economic spiral of losing one's job to report a same-sex rape that won't even be deemed legitimate is simply not worth it—literally. Dyadic: not intersex, someone whose sex from birth fits into the category of either male or female. Also known as “perisex.” These gender norms can directly contribute to distrust of a victim's claims, says Lisa Langenderfer-Magruder, co-author of a recent study of LGBTQ intimate partner violencein Colorado. "When someone is confronted with a situation that doesn't quite fit that major narrative, they may question its validity," she says. All of this amounts to a culture in which most research on partner violence focuses on heterosexual relationships. "So, in some ways, we're playing catch up." Good oral feels like a surprise but it also relaxes me. I often feel stressed when getting oral because most men don’t seem to want to be down there.