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===Gynephilia===
===Gynephilia===
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction femininity itself instead of women/the person. <ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref> This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender. Proponents of the term "gynephilia/gynesexual" argue that the term refers to women, not genitals.
Gynephilia, also referred to as gynesexual, is a romantic or sexual orientation in which a person feels attraction femininity itself instead of women/the person. <ref name="NeutroisTerms">"LGBTQ Terms." ''Neutrois.com.'' [http://neutrois.com/definitions/terms]</ref> This term has gained criticism, arguing that the prefix "gyne-" is focused on genitals, not gender. Proponents of the term "gynephilia/gynesexual" argue that the term refers to women, not genitals.[[File:Sapphic Flag.jpg|thumb|Another lesbian flag design, [https://archive.is/0rFRD based off a poem by Sappho].]]
 
 
===Lesbian===
[[File:Winning Orange-Pink Lesbian Pride Flag.png|thumb|A lesbian flag design popularized in 2018.]]
People who identify as lesbians are only attracted to women. This word is applicable regardless of whether one or both people involved are cisgender women or transgender women. Some nonbinary people also identify as women to some degree (nonbinary women), and also usually experience attraction to women, and so they consider themselves lesbians.<ref name="Carney">{{Cite web |title=In Defense of Non-Binary Lesbianism |last=Carney |first=Sasha |work=Broad Recognition |date=4 November 2019 |access-date=14 June 2020 |url= https://www.broadsatyale.com/in-defense-of-non-binary-lesbianism/}}</ref>
 
[[File:Sapphic Flag.jpg|thumb|Another lesbian flag design, [https://archive.is/0rFRD based off a poem by Sappho].]]


===NBLW===
===NBLW===
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