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Gay women are called lesbians because the woman credited with being the first historically confirmed homosexual woman, the Greek poet Sappho, was from Lesbos.
See also: sapphic.
And Sapphire! All those blue gems are gay as fuuuuck
I've seen Steven Universe, I can confirm.
Probably not. "Sappho" has Greek origins, "sapphire" is Hebrew is origin. They're likely not connected.
Ah, so because I am a transgender woman, I am a Roman!
Roman, let's go bowling!