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A Better Sex Definition: Lesbian refers to a woman whose primary emotional and sexual relationships are with other women. The term is derived from Lesbos, the Mediterranean island that was the birthplace of Sappho, a 6th century BC female poet and devotee of the goddess Aphrodite. Landmark research by Kinsey found that approximately six percent of women in the U.S. are lesbians. More recent studies suggest that between four and nine percent of women are lesbians, at least during some part of their lifetimes. The work of Kinsey and others suggests that, overall, lesbians in the U.S. parallel the general population in terms of race, ethnicity, education level, income, and social class membership. People have debated what it means to be a lesbian. Some, adopting what has been termed an "essentialist" perspective, argue that sexual orientation and individual sexuality are core features of a person

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