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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 == |
| | + | *Sappho wrote love poetry directed toward both men and women, which led to widespread speculation that she was heterosexual or bisexual. |
| | + | *The term "lesbian" (referring to gay women) derives from Sappho's birthplace, the island {{w|Lesbos}}. |
| | + | *The term "sapphic" (also referring to female homosexuality) derives from her name. |
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| | == Appearances == | | == Appearances == |
| | *{{ep|No Loan Again, Naturally}} | | *{{ep|No Loan Again, Naturally}} |
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| | + | ==External Links== |
| | + | *{{wikipedialink|Sappho}} |
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| | {{LGBT}} | | {{LGBT}} |
