How Do We Know That Sappho Was Homosexual?

by Zeuvembie

The poet Sappho of Lesbos gave English the words sapphic and lesbian for female homosexuality, but how was it known that she was homosexual? When and how did it become popularly accepted?

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Not to discourage further discussion, but you might enjoy this previous answer from u/cleopatra_philopater: