Example Sentences

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Modern lesbians could only hope to be so fortunate.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Reformatories were institutions where girls and young women who refused to conform to the Franco regime's Catholic values were detained - single mothers, girls with boyfriends, lesbians.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Many gays and lesbians say gender identity strips same-sex attraction of its meaning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Although Britain began decriminalising homosexuality for men in 1967, a ban on gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people serving in the military lasted until 2000.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

A number of these women are lesbians, newly declared or changing over.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood