It’s time for our series of posts here at Jessica Who?, titled “Word of the Week”. In these short articles, from here on out published each Friday, I will explore the various labels and umbrella terms used to label us. By doing this, I hope to educate not only myself, but also anyone who may not be familiar with these terms. Feel free to add your own knowledge to each post by leaving a comment 
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The label that we will be examining is: Lesbian
Standard Definition
Of or relating to homosexuality between females
Derogatory?
I don’t think I’m in any position to give a clear answer on this one. I know that people do use this word in anger and I’ve heard that some gay women do not like the term, but I cannot say whether it is derogatory or not.
What’s It Really Mean?
A woman who loves another woman “in that way” 
My Take
One may ask oneself, “Lesbian? How is that a transgender term?” 
. I asked the question in Monday’s Post if my wife and I were lesbians (at least part-time). The thing is, I have always been attracted to women and there has never been any deviance from that. However, my gender identity swings back and forth between male and female like a pendulum.
Technically speaking, that makes me a heterosexual male / homosexual female, right? Regardless of what I’m wearing, I can feel like either gender (binary) but most often somewhere in the middle. Perhaps that makes me a semi-lesbian?
Transitioning women that retain their attraction to women can consider themselves lesbians, though frequently they eschew labels in favor of what feels right at the time.
So it all depends on your perspective.
Your Take
Have you anything to add? Please leave your take on this word in the comments section, I hope we can open up a dialogue and learn from each other while educating the masses.
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This one is a interesting question.When Im dressed Im still attracted to women just as I am when not dressed. Im also attracted to other tgirls. This makes me a bisexual Lesbian. How confusing can these labels get?
Here in the UK, if a married person transitions completely, they have to annul their marriage and start a same-sex partnership if they want to remain with their wife, so I guess that UK law would regard them as lesbians.
Personally, I don’t see any harm in the term – it’s also where we get GLBT from.
Some would say that you can’t be a lesbian unless you were Female At Birth. I think that is condescending and wrong.
I have no attraction to men. When it comes to women I prefer to satisfy them orally which pretty much is all I require. Guess that makes me a lesbian. Of course I’ve always suspected that was the case in a past life.
I’m hoping that I wind up to be a lesbian since it is so insanely difficult to find a man.