The [[word]] ''homosexual'' is a [[Greek]] and [[Latin]] [[hybrid]] with the first element derived from Greek ὁμός ''homos'', 'same' (not related to the Latin ''homo'', 'man', as in ''Homo sapiens''), thus connoting sexual acts and affections between members of the same sex, including lesbianism. Gay generally refers to male homosexuality, but may be used in a broader sense to refer to all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT LGBT] people. In the [[context]] of [[sexuality]], lesbian refers only to [[female]] homosexuality. The word "lesbian" is derived from the name of the Greek island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbos Lesbos], where the poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho Sappho] wrote largely about her [[emotional]] [[relationships]] with young [[women]]. | The [[word]] ''homosexual'' is a [[Greek]] and [[Latin]] [[hybrid]] with the first element derived from Greek ὁμός ''homos'', 'same' (not related to the Latin ''homo'', 'man', as in ''Homo sapiens''), thus connoting sexual acts and affections between members of the same sex, including lesbianism. Gay generally refers to male homosexuality, but may be used in a broader sense to refer to all [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT LGBT] people. In the [[context]] of [[sexuality]], lesbian refers only to [[female]] homosexuality. The word "lesbian" is derived from the name of the Greek island [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbos Lesbos], where the poet [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sappho Sappho] wrote largely about her [[emotional]] [[relationships]] with young [[women]]. |