Tribadism

Tribadism is sexual activity involving genital rubbing between partners, especially vulva-to-vulva contact between women.

Vulva-to-vulva contact: Sexual contact in which partners press or rub their vulvas together. This is the form most commonly associated with tribadism.
Tribad: A historical term for a woman presumed to take an active or masculine role in same-sex relations. The modern word derives from this older label.
Sexual orientation: A pattern of romantic, emotional, or sexual attraction toward people of particular genders. A sexual practice alone does not determine anyone’s orientation.
Lesbian history: The history of relationships, communities, identities, and activism among women who love women. Accounts of tribadism reflect changing ways societies have described women’s intimacy.
Scissoring: A sexual position in which partners interlock or press their legs and bodies together, often with genital contact. The term is often used for one position involving vulva-to-vulva rubbing.
Ancient Greek sexuality: The varied sexual practices and social norms of ancient Greek societies. Greek and Roman writers helped shape the term’s early associations.
Sexual identity: A person’s own understanding and naming of their sexuality. Participants may use different identities or none; the act does not assign one.
Heteronormativity: The assumption that heterosexuality is the default or preferred form of sexuality. Older descriptions often judged women’s sexual acts against heterosexual expectations.
Sexually transmitted infection: An infection transmitted through sexual contact, including some skin-to-skin contact. Genital rubbing can transmit certain infections even without penetration.
Sappho: An ancient Greek lyric poet from Lesbos whose surviving poems include expressions of desire for women. Later traditions linked female same-sex desire to Lesbos and its poetic legacy.

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CunnilingusCompared with: It involves direct genital contact rather than oral stimulation.