Ubungqingili besetyhini baziwa ngokuba yi-lesbianism (ngaphantsi kwe-sapphism, i-tribadism). Eli gama livela kwigama lesiqithi saseGrisi i-Lesbos, apho wazalelwa khona wafumana isafobe saseGrisi samandulo, kwiivesi apho kukho iingcebiso zothando phakathi kwabafazi. Xa kuthelekiswa ubungqingili bendoda, ubufanasini bufundisiwe. Ubudlelwane phakathi kwabantu besini esifanayo phakathi kwabasetyhini, ngokobunjani babo, abunakonakalisi kangako kwaye kubandakanya iingxaki ezincinci, kwaye ke akukho sidingo sithe ngqo sokukhokelela kwiinzame zophando kule ndawo. Nangona kunjalo, ukusuka kwinto encinci eyaziwayo malunga nabasetyhini abangena kubudlelwane besini esifanayo, umfanekiso awuyiloo nto umnyama. Abafazi abathandana abathandanayo kunye nabathandanayo basengozini enkulu yokubandezeleka ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo kunye nokubonisa inani lemiba enxulumene nendlela yabo yokuphila: ubudlelwane bexesha elifutshane, ukusetyenziswa gwenxa kotywala, icuba kunye neziyobisi, ubundlobongela beqabane kunye nokwanda komngcipheko wosulelo lwe-STD. Amadoda athandana nabantu abathandanayo, phantsi Umngcipheko wokukhula koxinzelelo kunye nomhlaza wamabele, и rhoqo Xela ubukho besifo samathambo, i-asthma, ukubetha kwentliziyo, ukubetha, inani elonyukayo lezifo ezingapheliyo kunye nempilo enkenenkene ngokubanzi.