Lesbianism

2020-07-22T17:49:55Z

Dixonsara:

[[File:Beth Ditto in 2007.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[Beth Ditto]] is a singer who is a lesbian and an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>http://articles.cnn.com/2006-11-24/entertainment/tbr.ditto_1_fat-people-beth-ditto-voice?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ</ref> See: [[Lesbianism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]
 
 
According to the Polish psychiatry journal ''Psychiatria Polska'': Homosexual women are less concentrated on physical appearance and more satisfied with their bodies while being more tolerant to obesity. For lesbian women the ideal body image is more massive than for heterosexual women.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19694404?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=1 Psychiatr Pol. 2009 Jan-Feb;43(1):99-107]. Body image in homosexual persons</ref>]]
'''Lesbianism''' is [[sex]]ual activity or attraction between [[women]].The word lesbian is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction. Female [[homosexual]]s are often called '''lesbians''' (after the [[Greek]] island of [[Lesbos]], home of Sappho, the poetess of Lesbos). Women who are attracted to both women and men are called [[bisexual]]s.

The first known written usage of the word "lesbian" in the sense meant here dates only from the 19th century. Earlier uses of the word from as far back as the 17th century, can be found but used in an entirely different sense. Lesbianism is also called ''sapphism'' or ''female homosexuality''. (Sappho penned love sonnets to women. She lived from 610-580 B.C.)
Also any woman not attracted to me.
In 1997, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program included lesbians as a priority population.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/conference/ppt/linda_ellis.ppt#291,3, Progress has been made in recognizing lesbians as a target population]</ref>

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In the United States, estimates of lifetime same-sex behavior among women are 8%–20%, and 1.4%–4.3% of all women may be sexually active with other women. An estimated 2.3 million women describe themselves as lesbian. In its 1999 report, Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future, the Institute of Medicine emphasized that more data on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Pap smear screening, and risk for cervical cancer in lesbians were needed.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol10no11/04-0622_08.htm Lesbians and Infectious Diseases]</ref>
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==Lesbianism and Health Issues==
''For more information please see:'' [[Lesbianism and Obesity]]

[[File:11834504 3cc3c49559.jpg|175px|right|thumbnail|In April 2007, the ''American Journal of Public Health'' analyzed data from 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the data suggested that [[United States|American]] lesbian women were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese than all other female sexual orientation groups.
<ref name="ajph">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17463369&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Overweight and Obesity in Sexual-Minority Women: Evidence From Population-Based Data, Ulrike Boehmer, Deborah J. Bowen, Greta R. Bauer, American Journal of Public Health, 2007 Jun;97(6):1134-40. E pub 2007 Apr 26.]</ref>

(photo obtained from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wader/11834504/ Flickr], see [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en license agreement]) ]]
In regards to lesbianism and obesity, in April 2007, the ''American Journal of Public Health'' analyzed data from 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and the data suggested that [[United States|American]] lesbian women were 2.69 times more likely to be overweight and 2.47 times more likely to be obese than all other female sexual orientation groups.
<ref name="ajph"/> The abstract for this study indicated that "lesbians are at greater risk for morbidity and mortality linked to overweight and obesity." <ref name="ajph" />

In 2009, the ''PubMed'' article abstract for a Polish psychiatry journal ''Psychiatria Polska'' article declared:
{{Cquote|Homosexual women are less concentrated on physical appearance and more satisfied with their bodies while being more tolerant to obesity.... For lesbian women the ideal body image is more massive than for heterosexual women.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19694404?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=1 Psychiatr Pol. 2009 Jan-Feb;43(1):99-107]. Body image in homosexual persons</ref>}}

In 2007, a purported lesbian wrote to [[Andrew Sullivan]], the political commentator and administrator of ''The Daily Dish'' blog:
{{Cquote|And - oh heck, I'll admit it - aesthetics have value, too! As a woman, I may not be as focused on looks as men are predisposed to be, but I sure am tired of seeing so many queer ladies out there who are way past 200 pounds. Way, way past. Sorry, but no amount of "fat acceptance" is going to make that a pleasant sight - gay, straight, butch, femme, male or female.<ref>http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/05/obesity_and_les.html</ref>}}

However, liberals assert that lesbians are considered to be amongst the lowest risk groups for some STDs including HIV <ref name="HIV">[http://www.metrokc.gov/health/glbT/lbstd.htm]</ref>

==See also==

*[[Homosexuality and health]]
*[[Gertrude Stein]]

== External links ==

*[https://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9384264 Lesbianism] Encyclopædia Britannica.

==References==
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LGBTQ+

2020-07-22T17:46:18Z

Dixonsara:

'''LGBTQIAPK''' is one of several acronyms intended to represent all current varieties of sexual minority. This acronym stands for: [[Lesbian]], [[Gay]] (or Genderqueer), [[Bisexual]], [[Transgender]], Queer (or Questioning), Intersex, Asexual (or Aromantic or Ally), [[Polyamorous]] (or pansexual) and Kink.<ref>http://www.mtv.co.uk/pride/news/lgbtq-acronym-guide</ref> There seems to be some minor disagreement over what each letter means, while others just add in multiples of each letter to include them all. This means that the acronym can also be: LGGBTQQIAAAPPK.<ref name="humans.media">https://humans.media/lgbtqiapk-and-what-it-means</ref> 
Some also say that even this is not a suitably detailed list, because other terms such as Agender, Bigender, Trigender, Pangender, Polygender, Cis, Gender Apathetic, Demigender are not included.<ref name="humans.media">https://humans.media/lgbtqiapk-and-what-it-means</ref> To be more "all-inclusive" and avoid causing someone to think someone else might be offended, sometimes a plus sign is added on the end of whatever acronym is used, to represent those not listed. 

The Canadian Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario hosted a "LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP inclusiveness training" on June 6, 2017. This was the first appearance of what was at the time, the longest version of such an acronym.<ref>https://archive.is/kZBXu#selection-849.0-849.113</ref> [[Facebook]] recognizes 58 genders as of last count.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2014/02/13/tech/social-media/facebook-gender-custom/index.html</ref>

==See also==
*[[Homosexual rights advocacy]]
*[[Gender confusion]]
*[[Progressive movement]]

==References==
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[[Category:Homosexual Agenda]]
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