homophile
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of homophile
First recorded in 1945–50; homo- + -phile, on the model of homosexual
Example Sentences
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“A whole show could be done on Ernestine Eckstein, who was just a brushstroke in Episode 1, but it was important to highlight that those early homophile movements were very white,” Kijak said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2020
Their illustrations were non-threatening: the homophile organisations of the 50s were assimilationist; they wanted to be accepted by society.
From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2018
The early gay-rights movement was called the homophile movement because its founders explicitly rejected the word homosexual; they did not want to be identified as exclusively sexual beings.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2014
But who, homophile or homophobe, could resist the winsome Rayon?
From Time • Oct. 31, 2013
Harry Hay, a founder of the 1950s homophile Mattachine Society, demanded to “be respected for our differences not for our sameness to heterosexuals.”
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2012
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