Definitions for "Lesbians"
EU citizenship confers the right to protection from discrimination on the grounds of, among other things, sexual orientation. This is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. (See Fundamental rights: Non-discrimination)
A gay female; Women who form their primary loving and sexual relationships with other women. Some lesbians perfer to call themselves "lesbians" and use the term "gay" to refer to gay men. Others use the term "gay" to refer to both gay men and lesbians.