Intergenerational Lesbianism

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Intergenerational Lesbianism, sometimes called Korephilia is an age-structured relationship (similar to pederasty), but between a woman and a girl. Many women experience romance as a maternal feeling, and often express that love through nurturing and caring for the loved girl. From the outside looking in, you might just see them as a mother and daughter. But the maternal bond they share triggers romantic feelings in them. The woman is often romantically fulfilled by doing things (mundane, or sexually) for the pleasure and benefit of the loved girl.

There have been recent depictions of Intergenerational Lesbianism in popular culture. "The Little Coochie Snorcher That Could" from "The Vagina Monologues," recounts the experience of a thirteen year old girl's relationship with an older woman. The 2013 film Blue Is the Warmest Colour, depicts the friendship between a 15 year old girl and an adult woman that becomes erotic.

The word korephilia comes from the Greek words κόρη kórē meaning "girl" and φιλία philíā meaning "love". Most people use korephilia to describe a woman/girl relationship, while others use it to describe an adult/girl relationship.

Research literature

• Judith Gay, "Mummies and Babies" and Friends and Lovers in Lesotho’ (1986).

• Paidika, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1992): Special Women's Issue

• Marina Knopf, "Sexual Contacts Between Women and Children", in Paidika, Vol. 3, No.3 (1994).

• Amanda H. Littauer, Queer Girls and Intergenerational Lesbian Sexuality in the 1970s, in Historical Reflections, 46:1 (2020), 95-108.

See also

• Pederasty
• Testimony: Adult Female with Minor - Contains some examples.

• Testimony: Experiences of chronophilias - Contains some examples.

External Links

• She Said - Women, Lesbians, and Feminists Speak About Youthlove
• Korephilia - RationalWiki.
• A MAP In Love - A Blog by Katie Cruz