To avoid over-exposing the character of Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards), the producers and writers decided to add a second authority figure to take the weight off of that character. However, where Greene was seen as the friendly boss that everyone got along with, they wanted a boss that was far more by the book and antagonistic. Plenty of nonbinary people attracted to women and cisgender sapphics have similar experiences regarding relationships, life, and dating. It therefore makes sense that there should be an umbrella term to unite such individuals. It’s important to note that lesbians and sapphic aren’t the same, even though a lesbian could identify as sapphic. Kerry’s most notable storyline, in which she realizes that she is a lesbian and her subsequent coming-out journey, begins in season 7. Kerry remains closeted for some time as she grapples with reconciling her sexuality and her faith. She is later forcibly outed by her partner Sandy Lopez, who kisses her publicly in front of her coworkers; while Kerry does eventually become comfortable with her sexuality, it remains a point of contention for others, and plays a critical role in Sandy’s family arguing she should not be allowed custody of Henry.

Hardy, Thomas (1899). Wessex Poems and other verses. New York and London: Harper & Brothers. OCLC 503311523. The demi-sapphic flag was created by an anonymous wiki user on August 3, 2021. It is the sapphic flag in the demi- flag format. The dark grey stripe stands for a-spec attraction. This flag can be used for sexual, romantic, and tertiary attraction. For instance, when lesbians are defined as women who are exclusively attracted to women only, although that is sometimes not the case, [11] it would not include those with multisexual orientations or non-binary identities. When using that definition, sapphic could then be distinguished as an umbrella term by including all sexualities in which women are attracted to other women, by explicitly including non-binary identities, or both. Under those specific definitions, pansexual and non-binary would be mutually exclusive with lesbian, but a pansexual non-binary individual could be sapphic. [1] However, although lesbian is often regarded as an exclusive term, it likewise has definitions inclusive of non-binary [1] [11] and/or multisexual lesbians. [1] Media [ ] Literature [ ]Ginsberg, Allen (1988). Collected Poems, 1947-1980. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-091494-3. Anyone, irrespective of sexual orientation or gender identity, can be an ally. Support and embrace the LGBTQIA+community with pride. Remember, being an ally can mean joining an LGBTQIA+ group or community organizationor simply demonstrating your support online. Respect is free No sapphic experience is identical to another. You can’t tell whether someone is sapphic by looking at them, observing their personality, or their physical aesthetic. None of these characteristics can provide a clue as to how a person identifies, and this is as true for sapphics as it is for any gender or sexual orientation. Usually, the lesser Sapphic line is found only within the Sapphic stanza; however, both Seneca the Younger (in his Hercules Oetaeus) and Boethius used the line in extended passages (thus resembling the stichic quality of blank verse more than a stanzaic lyric). [10] Medieval [ edit ]

The identity of a person is shaped by their name and the pronouns they use. Pronouns such as“us,”“she,”“they”,and “hers” are common in everyday Language. Pronouns are words that we use to identifyourselves. There are several additional pronouns to denote a person’s gender if they don’t identify as strictlyfemalesuch as the gender-neutral pronoun “they”. The non-binary counterparts are diamoric and enbian. The mascic counterpart is julietian. The male counterpart is romeric. The MLM counterpart is achillean or vincian. Quinn, Kenneth, ed. (1973). Catullus: The Poems (2nded.). London: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-333-01787-0. OCLC 925241564.Kipling, Rudyard (c. 1919). Rudyard Kipling's Verse: inclusive ed., 1885-1918. Toronto: Copp Clark. OCLC 697598774. Sapphic as an adjective came into during the 16th century in reference to Sappho, poetess of the isle of Lesbos c. 600 BCE. The word was used especially in reference to the characteristic meter of her poetry, and it was not until the 1890s that it gained its meaning of "pertaining to sexual relations between women"; [6] the noun "sapphism", meaning "homosexual relations between women", also originated in the 1890s. [7] " Lesbian" and its meanings are similarly derived from Lesbos, the isle associated with Sappho. [8] Community [ ] History [ ] In the beginning of Season 13, Kerry arrives in the ER after the shooting carried out by Samantha Taggart's ex. She frees a trapped Luka and finds Jerry and a pregnant Abby in critical condition. After managing to stabilize Abby, she is sent up to the OR to have C-section to save her child. After Abby and Luka's son, Joe, is born, Kerry tells Anspaugh the truth about the Clemente incident. Anspaugh demotes her from her position as Chief of Staff to an Attending in the ER.

Two sapphic flags have two pink stripes on the top and bottom, symbolizing love, with a lavender center stripe. The center of the lavender stripe depicts a flower. In one version, a pair of violets in the center symbolizes love between two women; [10] the second version has a single simplified violet instead. Leonardo Dati composed the first Italian Sapphics in 1441, followed by Galeotto del Carretto, Claudio Tolomei, and others. [1] Pszczołowska, Lucylla (1997). Wiersz polski: Zarys historyczny. Wrocław. ISBN 9788388631047. OCLC 231947750. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Smith, Erika: " Violets, Bi-Angles, And Double Moons: A Guide To LGBTQ+ Symbols" (2019-06-20). refinery29.com. Refinery29. However, after returning to the ER, Mark showed differences in his personality and sometimes said the wrong word like saying "she" instead of "he." In the view of this and of Mark's new brusqueness with patients, Kerry had him evaluated for professional competency. This made Elizabeth furious and, though Mark passed, they didn't invite her to their wedding. Though Mark and Kerry make up later, Elizabeth remained very unfriendly to her until Season 10.On June 25, 2017, Tumblr user pride-color-schemes modified the flag and created the current sapphic flag in response to the complexity of reproducing the violets in the center. It is easier to recreate and has a single violet.

The Sapphic stanza, named after Sappho, is an Aeolic verse form of four lines. Originally composed in quantitative verse and unrhymed, since the Middle Ages imitations of the form typically feature rhyme and accentual prosody. It is "the longest lived of the Classical lyric strophes in the West". [1] Definitions [ edit ] A few episodes later, Kerry finally accepts her lifestyle and makes up to Sandy. They start a new relationship and even make ER-social appearances. This episode also ends the mystery behind Kerry's limp. When Helen asks her about her crutch, she tells her that she has a congenital hip dysplasia, a birth defect. Kerry also said that she had long feared that the defect was why she had been given up for adoption. Helen reassures her that, disabled or not, all of "God's children are perfect." Since the Middle Ages the terms "Sapphic stanzas" or frequently simply "Sapphics" have come to denote various stanzaic forms approaching more or less closely to Classical Sapphics, but often featuring accentual meter or rhyme (neither occurring in the original form), and with line structures mirroring the original with varying levels of fidelity. [1] [2] Aeolic Greek [ edit ] Alcaeus and Sappho, the two great poets of Lesbos. Attic red-figure calathus, c. 470 BCE Kerry’s sexuality being given such focus on a major show like ER was considered groundbreaking at the time in the LGBT+ community, with online lesbian communities such as “After Ellen” latching onto the character as one of the few portrayals of a lesbian on television at the time.During Season 9, Sandy and Kerry made the decision to have a child. Kerry first attempted to carry the baby via in vitro fertilization (IVF) but miscarried a while later. She tells Sandy that she wants Sandy to carry the baby because she is younger and will thus have a better chance. Sandy refuses at first but later changes her mind. In Season 10, she gives birth to a son, Henry. Up until the late 2000s and early 2010s, sapphic was used primarily as an adjective version of lesbian. [5] [6] The first known use of sapphic as an independent identity is by Tumblr user sapphicseekingsapphic on February 23, 2012. [7] Flag It’s crucial to remember that just because someone appears to be cisgender or female doesn’t mean you may presume their pronouns. When you firstmeet someone, remember to ask about pronouns or introduce yourself using your pronouns to let them know your pronoun preferences.