How did the word Lesbian originate?

Lesbian is a word that is common now. It denotes love of a sexual nature between women. There was a time when being a Lesbian wad thought to a aberration. But now people understand that sexual love between two women is normal though deviant.

The word Lesbian is over 2500 years old. It is connected with the Greek poetess Sappho. She lived on the island of lesbos. The word Lesbian is based on the island of name where Sappho lived.

A painting of Sappho by eroticist Édouard-Henri Avril depicting lesbian sex.

Sappho wrote passionate poetry about love and women. She believed that loving another woman in a sexual way was a normal affair. Her poetry is lovely and passionate. The word Lesbian thus is a tribute to the poetess Sappho who wrote passionate verses eulugising women. I am thankful that Sappho wrote these verses, for life is now that much more interesting. Hats off to the