Ubungqingili besifazane baziwa ngokuthi i-lesbianism (okuvame kakhulu ngama-sapphism, i-tribadism). Leli gama livela egameni lesiqhingi sesiGrikhi iLesbos, lapho uSappho wasendlovukazi yasendulo azalwa futhi ehlala khona, emavesini lapho kukhona khona izinkomba zothando phakathi kwabesifazane. Uma kuqhathaniswa nobungqingili besilisa, ubungqingili besifazane bufundiswe kancane. Ubudlelwano bobulili obufanayo phakathi kwabesifazane abunakubhubhisa futhi bufaka izinkinga ezimbalwa, futhi ngenxa yalokho asikho isidingo esithile sokuqondisa imizamo yokucwaninga kule ndawo. Noma kunjalo, kusukela kokuncane okwaziwayo ngabesifazane abangena ebudlelwaneni bobulili obufanayo, akukho sithombe esibukeka njengemvula. Abesifazane abathandana nobungqingili basengozini enkulu yokuhlupheka ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo futhi bakhombise izingqinamba eziningi ezihlobene nendlela yabo yokuphila: ubudlelwane besikhathi esifushane, ukusetshenziswa kabi kotshwala, ugwayi nezidakamizwa, udlame lozakwethu kanye nengozi eyengeziwe yokutheleleka nge-STD. Izithandani ezindala, ngaphezu kontanga yazo, ngaphansi kwe ingozi yokuthola ukukhuluphala nomdlavuza webele, и kaningi bika ukuba khona kwamathambo, i-asthma, ukushaya kwenhliziyo, isifo sohlangothi, inani elandayo lezifo ezingamahlalakhona kanye nempilo engeyinhle iyonke.