Butch is a term often used within lesbian and queer communities to describe women or nonbinary people who express themselves in a more masculine manner, either in appearance and/or behavior. It can be seen as a form of gender identity and presentation.

A closeted lesbian is an individual who identifies as a lesbian but has not publicly disclosed or shared their sexual orientation with others, typically due to fear of discrimination, prejudice, or negative reactions.

Femme is a term often used within lesbian, queer, and trans communities to describe a feminine-presenting person. A femme lesbian is a femme-identified person who is typically attracted to or involved in romantic and sexual relationships with other women (trans or cis). Femme can also refer to a gender identity that embraces femininity. People can identify as femme and nonbinary or as femme and a binary gender, or agender as well.

Homosexuality refers to the romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction one person feels exclusively or primarily towards individuals of the same sex or gender.

Lesbianism refers to the romantic, emotional, and/or sexual attraction, relationships, and experiences between women.

Lesbian identity refers to the personal and social recognition and acceptance of oneself as a lesbian, often including a sense of belonging to the lesbian community.

LGBTQ+ is an acronym that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning. It is an inclusive term used to describe the diverse community of individuals who have non-heterosexual or non-cisgender identities.