Sapphic, also known as woman loving woman ( WLW), girls loving girls ( GLG), LMQ ( Lesbian, M-spec, Queer), QLW/ WLQ (queer loving women or women-loving queer), difemina, or sapphist, refers to a woman or genderqueer/ non-binary individual who is attracted at least to women/enbys, exclusively or not. They may or may not be attracted to other genders as well. This attraction does not need to be exclusive, as the label is used as a way to unify all women or women-aligned individuals who love other women such as lesbians, pluralian women/enbies (including those who are bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, queer, and other m-spec women/enbys), femaric a-spec women/enbies, promoting solidarity among women/enbys of all identities who are attracted to other women/enbys. Later, however, Kerry was forced to fire Jeanie because of budget reasons. Jeanie fought for her job and used her HIV-status to that end. It caused a great strain on their friendship for a while after this. However, when Jeanie left in Season 6, they were good friends again. Among Kerry's many mysteries was the limp that required her to use an arm crutch. Though many within the ER were curious about what forced her to use this crutch and about her limp, it remained a complete mystery until she revealed the congenital hip displacement to her mother in Season 11. Favourite quotes: “I just miss you, in a quite simple desperate human way” (VSW); “I like making you jealous, my darling, (and shall continue to do so,) but it’s ridiculous that you should be” (VSW); “Yes yes yes I do like you, I am afraid to write the stronger word” (VW); “Dear me; you know a lot: you have a rich dusky attic of a mind” (VW); “Everything which is mine is yours, as you very well know – even to my heart” (VSW) &“Oh my God – how I hate caring for people!” (VW). 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.

Four-line stanza form A papyrus manuscript preserving Sappho's "Fragment 5", a poem written in Sapphic stanzas 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.Keep in mind that you don’t have to understand what sapphic means for you to respect sapphic individuals. Even though there are plenty of people who haven’t heard of the word ‘sapphic’, and don’t know what it means, this doesn’t mean that sapphic individuals shouldn’t get the respect they deserve. 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. The first thing you should do as an ally to sapphic people is to believe them when they tell you about their identity. Don’t try to argue them out of it or make the mistake of thinking you could know more about how they feel than they do. It could also help if you worked on your mindset. Working on your attitude means you challenge your concept of gender, sexuality, and sex. Finally, we could not have completed this on time without the help of our good pals Lauren, Bec and Kathryn. It was looking very much like we were going to have to delay the release of the list until they chipped in to help with research and honestly we are so incredibly grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

At the end of the season, Dr. Romano, who was a staunch homophobe, tried to have Kim fired by bringing up bogus charges. Kerry, outraged at Romano's actions, tries to convince Kim to fight him. But she refuses as she "doesn't want to work in a place that doesn't accept her". Kerry continues to try and change Romano's mind and starts to confide in Dr. Luka Kovač about this. Understanding Kerry's feelings, Luka keeps her secret and makes her realize the true depth of her feelings for Kim. Weaver’s limp was written off in season 10 due to Innes suffering from spinal issues caused by performing the limp 5 to 6 days a week and for over 10 hours a day on average. Swanson, Roy Arthur; Brogan, T.V.F.; Halporn, James W. (1993). "Sapphic". In Preminger, Alex; Brogan, T.V.F.; etal. (eds.). The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. New York: MJF Books. p.1113. ISBN 1-56731-152-0. OCLC 961668903. 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. Sapphic is also a type of poetry comprised of four line stanzas of similar meter. [1] Sapphic poems are historically popular and written by individuals of all genders.One can use the term ‘sapphic’ with other identities to mean that they prioritize relationships or attraction to other women. The term can also be used as a stand-alone identity. Sapphic is a useful term for people that know they have an attraction to women but aren’t sure about an attraction to other genders. Sapphic can also describe a relationship between two women. 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 ] Later in Season 10, Sandy dies after having sustained life-threatening injuries while fighting a fire in an abandoned building, leaving Kerry heartbroken. The Lopez family, who have continuously been seen as disapproving of Sandy and Kerry's relationship and lifestyle, take custody of Henry and forbid Kerry from seeing him. Kerry sues them for custody and they finally reach a compromise: Kerry will have primary custody while the Lopez family take care of Henry when she is at work. Wanting an experienced actress that could convey a believable authoritative persona, Laura Innes was approached to play the role and would eventually accept. The original sapphic flag was created by Tumblr user lesbeux-moved on August 14, 2015. [8] The sapphic flag has two pink stripes on the top and bottom, symbolizing love. In the center there is a violet, which was historically given between women to symbolize their sapphic love. In the center of the original flag is a realistic pair of violets.

In Season 3, Kerry is promoted to be an ER Attending alongside Mark Greene. This was the beginning of a long friendly rivalry between the two over several positions within the ER. Also, during this time, Mark discovered that Jeanie Boulet, a Physician's Assistant, was HIV-positive. Kerry was the first to defend Jeanie and fought Mark so that she could keep her job. Later, Dr. Donald Anspaugh, the Hospital Chief of Staff, let Jeanie keep her job with measures of precaution put in place. After this, her and Mark who had come to terms with Jeanie drafted a paper on ER policy concerning employees with HIV or AIDS. 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 The term sapphic is derived from the Greek poet Sappho, who lived on the isle of Lesbos. The sexual identity of Sappho has been long debated and continues as such to this day. Some interpret her poems as meaning she had relationship with women. Her new style of poetry was called a "sapphic stanza". Her songs often mentioned various emotions to her susceptibility to women, which later, derived the terms sapphic and lesbian. [9] 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. The word "sapphic" is often confused for "lesbian" or thought to be the same thing. They historically were equivalent, but because they have accumulated multiple definitions, their meanings are ambiguous without specifying which definitions are used. [1]

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Imi: This post is an absolute massive task. Until this year, it has been mostly undertaken by Ellie due to her generally having more free time but this was not the case this year. While I always knew it was a big job, I have never fully appreciated the sheer amount of work that was put into Ellie’s research and inputting of data – I would just slide in near the end to reformat the post, making some graphics and add a few of my own book suggestions. 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.