The antonym of lesbianism is straight or heterosexual.
Lesbianism refers to the sexual attraction and romantic attraction of women to other women.
The term lesbianism can also be used to describe a woman's sexual behavior or identity, regardless of the woman's sexual orientation.
The word or term lesbian was also first used in the late 16th century as an adjectival term and referred to the Greek Island of Lesbos.
Lesbianism is also less frequently mention in historical records than male homosexuality is.
Many historical writings and records mainly focused on men more than it did women.
Lesbianism became a thing around 1700 BCE.
The Code of Hammurabi provided one of the earliest mentions of lesbians in existing historical documents when it referred to “salzikrum,” or daughter-men, who were allowed to marry other women.