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Sapphic
An umbrella term for women and woman-aligned people attracted to other women. It covers lesbians as well as many bi, pan, queer, and nonbinary people.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
People use sapphic as a personal label or as a broad name for the community of women and woman-aligned people who love women. A lesbian is sapphic. So is a bi woman dating another woman. So is a nonbinary person who feels the word fits.
For a fuller answer, see what sapphic means and the difference between sapphic and lesbian.