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After graduating, Medhurst began her blog, Dressing Dykes, which chronicles everything from carabiners to the monocle as a symbol of lesbianism in the 1920s.
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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
In one scene Freud reveals surprising tolerance toward male homosexuality but expresses his disapproval of lesbianism.
—Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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
In one scene Freud reveals surprising tolerance toward male homosexuality but expresses his disapproval of lesbianism.
—Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for lesbianism
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“Lesbianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lesbianism. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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