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Pyxis Solitary (yak yak). Ol' homo. 10:58, 1 August 2023 (UTC) reply

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 28 August 2023 and 8 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): MeganTheeStallion123, FluffyTeaPancakes ( article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by MeganTheeStallion123 ( talk) 04:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC) reply

FYI, before students dive in. "Lesbian" has been rated a Good article.
Per WP:CAREFUL > "...changes to articles on complex, controversial subjects with long histories or active sanctions, or to Featured Articles and Good Articles, should be done with extra care. In many cases, the text as you find it has come into being after long and arduous negotiations between Wikipedians of diverse backgrounds and points of view." Pyxis Solitary (yak yak). Ol' homo. 06:15, 30 November 2023 (UTC) reply

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Change the lines: “Throughout history, women have not had the same freedom or independence as men to pursue homosexual relationships, but neither have they met the same harsh punishment as gay men in some societies. Instead, lesbian relationships have often been regarded as harmless, unless a participant attempts to assert privileges traditionally enjoyed by men. As a result, little in history was documented to give an accurate description of how female homosexuality was expressed.”

To nothing. The entries for male homosexuality mention lesbianism once, only to point the user to female homosexuality. The entry on female homosexuality should be about female homosexuality, and should not include mentions of men in the first four sentences. 2600:1700:FCC:D2D0:7C9F:FCE1:DD27:F815 ( talk) 02:14, 18 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{ Edit semi-protected}} template. The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 02:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC) reply