Gyn/affection is, "...a loving relationship between two or more women...a freely chosen bond which, when chosen, involves certain reciprocal assurances based on honor, loyalty, and affection" (Raymond, 1986, p. 9).
"Fed up with harassment and housing discrimination, lesbians in 1990s Kansas City dreamed of a place where they could 'walk hand in hand, freely down the streets'. So they created Womontown" (Bailey, 2022).