Matsayin lesbian, a cikakken ma’ana, ya nufi mace mai jima’i ko soyayya da mace mai jima’i ko soyayya da sauran mata. Kalmar ta samo asali ne daga kalandar Lesbos, wuri da mawakiya Sappho ta rayu, wacce ta bayyana soyayya ta ga mata a rubutattun waƙoƙinta.
Al’ummar lesbian, wanda kuma ake kira al’ummar LGBTQ+, suna da shirye-shirye da dama na taro da kuma shirye-shirye na zamantakewa. Misali, ƙungiyar OPALGA+ (Oak Park Area Lesbian & Gay Association) ta shirya taro da dama a yankin Chicago, irin su taron repack na abinci da Greater Chicago Food Depository, taron raye-raye na Pride, da kuma taron gala na scholarship.
A cikin al’ummar lesbian, akwai shirye-shirye na ilimi da nishadi, kamar su bita na littattafai sapphic da aka shirya ta The Lesbrary. Wannan shafin yanar gizo ya fara a shekarar 2010 kuma yana bita na littattafai da aka rubuta game da soyayya tsakanin mata, wanda ya zama tushen ilimi da nishadi ga membobin al’umma.
Al’ummar lesbian suna da mahimmanci a cikin zamantakewar zamani, suna wakilci haƙƙin jima’i na mutane da kuma kawo wayar da kai game da soyayya da jima’i. Shirye-shiryensu na shekara-shekara, kamar su taron Pride, suna zama wani muhimmin sashi na rayuwar al’umma.
