Doble, Flora (27. juli 2020). «Sapphic Sexuality: Lesbian Myth and Reality in Art and Sculpture». Art UK (på engelsk). Henta 28. april 2024. «The modern identification of Sappho with female homosexuality is, in fact, so strong that the words 'sapphic' and 'lesbian' are derived from her own name and the name of her home island of Lesbos respectively.»
Shearing, Lois (8. desember 2023). «What does it mean to be 'sapphic'». Cosmopolitan (på engelsk). Henta 18. juni 2024. «Broadly speaking, ”sapphic” is used as a broad term that captures the vibe of queer attraction to women “The term is a warm and welcoming umbrella, and includes many orientations including lesbians, bisexual and pansexual women, both cis and trans.” Explains Robyn Exton, CEO of the dating app HER.»
«sapphism». Oxford Reference (på engelsk). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100441631. Henta 3. juni 2024. «Named after the lyric poet Sappho (born about 650 bc) who lived on the Greek island of Lesbos and expressed love for women in many of her poems»
«sapphism». Oxford Reference (på engelsk). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100441631. Henta 3. juni 2024. «Named after the lyric poet Sappho (born about 650 bc) who lived on the Greek island of Lesbos and expressed love for women in many of her poems»
«Cosas que debes saber sobre las mujeres sáficas». Saficosmos (på spansk). 14. august 2023. Henta 3. juni 2024. «Sin embargo, en septiembre de 2020, la profesora de sociología de la Universidad Ambedkar en Dehli, Niharika Banerjea, explicó que el término tiene que ver con los principios de «mujeres que aman a otras mujeres» (WLW, por sus siglas en inglés).»
Hamou, Yasmine (27. april 2022). «What Does It Mean to Be Sapphic?». Them (på engelsk). Henta 18. juni 2024. «After a few scrolls of Sappho’s poems were discovered in the late 1800s, “sapphic” became an adjective to describe women whose emotional and sexual preferences were other women. It wasn't until the 1950s, however, that “sapphic” became a popular term to describe women who loved women in the U.S. […] While many lesbians claim sapphic identity, it’s important to note that there is a distinction between being a lesbian and being sapphic. While lesbians can be sapphics, not all sapphics are lesbians.»
