Sapphic is a sexual and/or romantic orientation describing a woman or genderqueer/non-binary individual attracted to women and/or queer/non-binary individuals.
One may be attracted to other genders as well, though not inherently; this term is generally used to describe WLW/NBLW attraction, but multi- labels such as bisexual or panromantic also fall under its umbrella.
Sapphic may also be used as a modifier to describe the prominence of one's attraction to women; for example, an omnisexual individual with a female/feminine preference may call themself a sapphic omnisexual.
Sapphic may also be used as a word describing a relationship between two women.
Gallery[]
![Original Sapphic Flag by Tumblr user pridenpositivity[5][1]](/wiki/File:Original_Sapphic.png "Original Sapphic.png (9 KB)")
![Sapphic Flag by Mod Hermy at Tumblr blog pride-color-schemes[1]](/wiki/File:Sapphic.svg "Sapphic.svg (200 KB)")
![Alternate of the Original Sapphic Flag[6][7]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt.jpg "Sapphic Alt.jpg (2 KB)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by Tumblr user saphiirose[8][9]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt2.webp "Sapphic Alt2.webp (1,014 bytes)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by Tumblr user saphiirose[8]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt3.webp "Sapphic Alt3.webp (14 KB)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by Tumblr user saphiirose[8]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt4.webp "Sapphic Alt4.webp (16 KB)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by Cryptocrew[10][11]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt5.jpg "Sapphic Alt5.jpg (5 KB)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by Cryptocrew[10]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt6.jpg "Sapphic Alt6.jpg (5 KB)")
![Inclusive Sapphic Flag[12]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt7.png "Sapphic Alt7.png (4 KB)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by a-marianra sauce[13][14]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt8.jpg "Sapphic Alt8.jpg (4 KB)")
![Alternate Sapphic Flag by Milky jirin aeris[15][16]](/wiki/File:Sapphic_Alt9.jpg "Sapphic Alt9.jpg (3 KB)")
![Midnight Sapphic Flag[17][18]](/wiki/File:Midnight_Sapphic.jpg "Midnight Sapphic.jpg (3 KB)")
![Sun Sapphic Flag by Tumblr user bisexual-cat[19][20]](/wiki/File:Sun_Sapphic.jpg "Sun Sapphic.jpg (40 KB)")
![Moon Sapphic Flag by Tumblr user bisexual-cat[19]](/wiki/File:Moon_Sapphic.jpg "Moon Sapphic.jpg (38 KB)")
![Sapphire Sapphic Flag by Pinterest user @frilledbeing[21][22]](/wiki/File:Sapphire_Sapphic.jpg "Sapphire Sapphic.jpg (9 KB)")
Etymology[]
The word sapphic comes from the name of the Greek poet Sappho. The island she was born on, Lesbos, is where the word lesbian is derived from.
Sapphic is also a type of poetry comprised of four line stanzas of similar meter. Sapphic poems are historically popular and written by individuals of all genders.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://archive.md/nAKY7
- ↑ https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/162230388064/sapphic
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://archive.md/KX08D
- ↑ https://sapphicseekingsapphic.tumblr.com/post/18103471963/brand-new-site
- ↑ https://archive.ph/2019.04.16-133242/http://pridenpositivity.tumblr.com/post/146340602624/sapphic-flag-pink-love-violets-sga-women-used
- ↑ https://archive.md/mEjle
- ↑ https://x.com/lesbianforbids/status/1445907710189477891
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://archive.md/wMcnO
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/QueerVexillology/comments/i4bpgt/a_really_nice_wlw_flag_concept/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://archive.md/8e3Vl
- ↑ https://x.com/lesbianforbids/status/1445907724085067778
- ↑ https://archive.md/feXVQ
- ↑ https://archive.md/rmSAw
- ↑ https://x.com/lesbianforbids/status/1445907738580684801
- ↑ https://archive.md/yjBcG
- ↑ https://x.com/lesbianforbids/status/1445907744603525121
- ↑ https://archive.md/CEuwb
- ↑ https://x.com/lesbianforbids/status/1445907715562237953
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 https://archive.md/zwvt6
- ↑ https://bisexual-cat.tumblr.com/post/701452092025536512/sun-moon-sapphic-flags
- ↑ https://archive.md/xGnAS
- ↑ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/595530750753177388/
See Also[]
- Demisapphic
- Lesbian
- Trixic
- Sapphixic
- Achillean