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== History ==
 
== History ==
 
When [[Marge]] suggested a family outing, [[Bart]] interpreted it to mean sexually, and said he'd start, exclaiming " Lisa's gay!". Lisa responded, sarcastically, that she wouldn't want to be gay like her heroes [[Billie Jean King]], [[Susan Sontag]], Sappho of Lesbos, and she suspects, [[Peppermint Patty]].
 
When [[Marge]] suggested a family outing, [[Bart]] interpreted it to mean sexually, and said he'd start, exclaiming " Lisa's gay!". Lisa responded, sarcastically, that she wouldn't want to be gay like her heroes [[Billie Jean King]], [[Susan Sontag]], Sappho of Lesbos, and she suspects, [[Peppermint Patty]].
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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*Sappho wrote love poetry directed toward both men and women, which led to widespread speculation that she was homosexual or bisexual.
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*The term "lesbian" (referring to gay women) derives from Sappho's birthplace, the island {{W|Lesbos}}.
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*The term "sapphic" (also referring to female homosexuality) derives from her name.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
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*{{ep|No Loan Again, Naturally}}
 
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Latest revision as of 23:21, October 15, 2021

Sappho of Lesbos
Character Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Status:
Deceased
Occupation: Poet
First appearance: "No Loan Again, Naturally"


Sappho of Lesbos was an Ancient Greek poet.

History[edit]

When Marge suggested a family outing, Bart interpreted it to mean sexually, and said he'd start, exclaiming " Lisa's gay!". Lisa responded, sarcastically, that she wouldn't want to be gay like her heroes Billie Jean King, Susan Sontag, Sappho of Lesbos, and she suspects, Peppermint Patty.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

  • Sappho wrote love poetry directed toward both men and women, which led to widespread speculation that she was homosexual or bisexual.
  • The term "lesbian" (referring to gay women) derives from Sappho's birthplace, the island Lesbos.
  • The term "sapphic" (also referring to female homosexuality) derives from her name.

Appearances[edit]

External links[edit]