post has two terms, please see them both! 🌟
1. apodebian
[ah-poe-deh-bee-in] apo (away from/separate) - gender - lesbian aka lesbigendered
pt/ apodebian. ah-poe-deh-bee-in. apo (away from/separate), ge(nd)er, les(bian). aka lesbigendered. /end pt.
a term for when your gender is lesbian, or tied to lesbianism, but not necessarily being a lesbian in sexuality (fully or completely). this may be due to connecting to gender roles and presentations often found in lesbian communities, history, and culture.
"not necessarily being a lesbian" includes people who are lesvixdenic, questioning lesbians, sapphic but not lesbian, mspec lesbians, once-lesbian but no longer, or any other nuanced experience with the label.
the flag's angled stripes (left) symbolize an altered experience of lesbianism, as connected to gender rather than sexuality. the faded colors (right) symbolize the disconnection to lesbian as a sexuality. the star (center) represents identity, self, and experiences that create this disruption/nuance.
2. apoltbian
[ah-pol-tuh-bee-in] apo (away from/separate) - culture - lesbian aka lesbicultured
pt/ apoltbian. ah-pol-tuh-bee-in. apo (away from/separate), cu(lt)ure, les(bian). or: lesbicultured. /end pt.
a term for when your identity and culture is lesbian, or tied to lesbianism, but not necessarily being a lesbian in sexuality (fully or completely). this is due to feeling connected to the experiences of lesbianism (including typical lesbian life events/feelings, sapphic attractions, being deeply part of lesbian communities, etc.)
"not necessarily being a lesbian" includes people who are lesvixdenic, questioning lesbians, sapphic but not lesbian, mspec lesbians, once-lesbian but no longer, or any other nuanced experience with the label.
the flag's angled stripes (left) symbolize an altered experience of lesbianism, as connected to culture rather than sexuality. the faded colors (right) symbolize the disconnection to lesbian as a sexuality. the star (center) represents identity, self, and experiences that create this disruption/nuance.
these terms were coined on february 2nd, 2026 by us/wsys, specifically maddox. (<- lesbian* with nuanced experiences to it!)
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