Yarda da mata da maza ana kiranta da lesbianism (galibi sapphism, tribadism). Kalmar ta fito ne daga sunan tsibirin Lesbos na Girka, inda aka haifi tsohuwar budurwa Girkanci Sappho kuma ta rayu, a cikin ayoyin da akwai alamomi na soyayya tsakanin mata. Idan aka kwatanta da luwadi na maza, an yi karancin luwaɗan mata. Dangantaka tsakanin jinsi daya tsakanin mata ba karamar lalacewa bace kuma akwai karancin matsaloli, don haka babu wani takamaiman bukatar jagoranci kokarin bincike a wannan fannin. Koyaya, daga ƙaramin abin da aka sani game da mata shiga cikin jinsi na mace-mace, babu yadda za a yi hoto mai launi bakan gizo. Osean kishili da bisexual mata sun fi wahala rashin lafiyar kwakwalwa kuma nuna abubuwa da yawa da suka danganci rayuwarsu: dangantakar ɗan-gajere, shan giya, taba da kwayoyi, tashin hankali na abokan tarayya da haɗarin kamuwa da cututtukan STD. Mazan 'yan madigo, fiye da takwarorinsu maza da mata, batun hadarin bunkasa kiba da cutar kansa, и mafi sau da yawa bayar da rahoton kasancewar arthritis, asma, bugun zuciya, bugun jini, karuwar cututtuka na yau da kullun da rashin ingantaccen kiwon lafiya a gaba ɗaya.