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They didn't come from anywhere.

There's always been some people who've been attracted to members of their own sex rather than the opposite. Only now it's getting more accepted, so people are more open about it.

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The term "lesbian" is derived from the Greek island of Lesbos, the birthplace of the poet Sappho, who wrote about love and desire between women. Over time, the word came to be used to describe women who are attracted to other women.

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An island called lesbos in greek and the first lesbian was callled sapphho
The word Lesbian is derived from the Greek island of Lesbos.

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