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homosexuality

[ hoh-muh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee, or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]

noun

, Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of one's own sex or gender.
  2. the state of being sexually attracted only to people of one's own sex or gender.


homosexuality

/ ˌhɒm-; ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ /

noun

  1. sexual attraction to or sexual relations with members of the same sex Compare heterosexuality


homosexuality

  1. A sexual attraction between persons of the same sex. ( See gay and lesbian ; compare heterosexuality .)


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Usage Note

Is “homosexuality” offensive? See homosexual.

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Other Words From

  • an·ti·ho·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of homosexuality1

First recorded in 1890–95; homo- + sexuality

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Example Sentences

Carmona said he has learned how to take care of himself, how to be himself, how to enjoy differences and has seen his self-esteem grow to the point that people’s opinions about his homosexuality no longer bother him.

Church teachings on homosexuality and gender identity remain unchanged.

The decriminalization of homosexuality in Bhutan is a huge achievement.

Under considerable social pressure, Plomer — who at 22 had begun to realize and accept his homosexuality — jumped on a ship bound for Japan and wound up settling in London, in 1929.

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Back when homosexuality was considered a disorder, it was blamed on absent fathers.

“Homosexuality” was as much an act as an identity—as it still is today in some quarters of the Christian Right.

In October, it will host a conference in Nashville on “The Gospel, Homosexuality and the Future of Marriage.”

Homosexuality is present in all cultures, and has been present in all cultures throughout recorded human history.

Homosexuality is just as dangerous as cigarettes, so why not try to end it—with a tobacco company-style lawsuit?

Homosexuality must be curable, it argues, since the Torah would not forbid something which is impossible to avoid.

Homosexuality, in Greek life, 85;practice of Rosicrucians, 84.

Homosexuality is a romantic cult rather than a physical vice.

Homosexuality was, of course, known before they came, but they made it honorable.

Homosexuality of all kinds flourished, it will be seen, notwithstanding the fearless yet fair application of a very severe law.

Homosexuality in English schools has already been briefly referred to in chapter iii.

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