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I thought I would make a list of termenology for those of you who are new to all of this. This is mostly based off my own findings over the past 30 years of my being a dyke. So bare with me. If you want me to make a correction or to add something then just tell me and I'll consider it.

Here you go:

Sexuality - Is your sexual preference and the types of things that attract someone. Not to be confused with gender, which is the gender of which a person is inside.
Homosexual - someone who is sexually attracted to the same sex.
Lesbian - A homosexual woman.
Dyke - a more masculine lesbian
Bisexual - someone who is attracted to both sexes.
Gay - Homosexual male
Asexual - not sexual attracted to anyone
Baby Dyke - Someone who has just discovered they are a lesbian or just entered the gay community. Also a pet name for a young lesbian.
Transsensual - Someone who is sexually attracted to Transsexuals.
Pansexual - Someone who is sexually attracted to all sexes. Also used to denote an event which people of all sexes are welcome.
Butch/Femme - a relationship between a masculine and a feminine lesbian couple. This structure used to be strictly enforced back in the early 70s, but not anymore. Now butch-on butch and femme-on-femme are no longer discriminated against. However some groups of extreme feminist lesbians are still against the dynamic and more so butch women. There is still some anti-butch/femme sentiment in the community.
Lipstick Les - A lesbian who behaves in a feminine manner
Diesel Dyke - a very truck-driver-like butch

You don't know how long I've been wondering about some of these! ^___^ *is happy* Thank you muchly!

pansexual? baby-dyke? wow i so need to take notes its kinda like another language when u have no idea what people are talking about lol. thank u *bows*

i knew it! i'm going to learn a lot in this forum. 3nodding


Noriko Takeuchi
Psycho Head Nurse

Tee hee, I thought a lip stick lesbian was a fem who liked other fems? XD; I don't know. Thank you for the list!

Many lesbian do use it but it still is primarily used by the more masculine lesbians, or the boiish ones like myself.

Kiiska - That would be Fem/Fem. Just like there is butch/butch.

Some terms mind you have different meaning depending on where you are, but for the most part these are the meanings I've found in the online world.

jaa ne

Kat