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Lesbian

English Lesbian

Women who are attracted to other women. Attraction could be romantic or sexual or both.

Usage in sentence:

Patriarchy discriminates against lesbians.
India still doesn’t recognize a lesbian’s right to marry.
The singer has recently revealed that she is a lesbian, in her biography.

Gender

Gender interacts with but is different from biological sex. Socially constructed characteristics, such as attitudes, behaviors, norms, and roles, assigned to men, women, etc. are collectively understood as gender.

A sense of discomfort felt by individuals due to a mismatch between their true gender identity and the roles assigned at birth is called gender dysphoria.

Men who are attracted to other men. This attraction could be sexual or romantic or both.

People attracted to two or more genders. This attraction could be sexual or romantic or both.

It is an umbrella term for people who deviate from the norm of cisheterosexuality.

Lesbian

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