homosexuality
sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of one's own sex or gender.
the state of being sexually attracted only to people of one's own sex or gender.
Origin of homosexuality
1usage note For homosexuality
Other words from homosexuality
- an·ti·ho·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty, noun, adjective
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How to use homosexuality in a sentence
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.
Casa Frida becomes second home for Mexico City’s LGBTQ community | Yariel Valdés González | January 22, 2021 | Washington BladeChurch teachings on homosexuality and gender identity remain unchanged.
Top 10 international news stories of 2020 | Michael K. Lavers | December 31, 2020 | Washington BladeThe decriminalization of homosexuality in Bhutan is a huge achievement.
Bhutan lawmakers vote to decriminalize homosexuality | Michael K. Lavers | December 10, 2020 | Washington BladeUnder 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.
Back when homosexuality was considered a disorder, it was blamed on absent fathers.
Why We Judge People Based on Their Relatives - Facts So Romantic | Diana Fleischman | November 11, 2020 | Nautilus
“homosexuality” was as much an act as an identity—as it still is today in some quarters of the Christian Right.
Ten Reasons Women Are Losing While Gays Keep Winning | Jay Michaelson | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn October, it will host a conference in Nashville on “The Gospel, homosexuality and the Future of Marriage.”
Southern Baptists Take Baby Steps Away from the Culture Wars | Ruth Graham | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThomosexuality is present in all cultures, and has been present in all cultures throughout recorded human history.
The Curious Case of Countries Where Being Gay Is a Crime | James Kirchick | January 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASThomosexuality is just as dangerous as cigarettes, so why not try to end it—with a tobacco company-style lawsuit?
Fringe Factor: End Homosexuality With a Class Action Lawsuit | Caitlin Dickson | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASThomosexuality must be curable, it argues, since the Torah would not forbid something which is impossible to avoid.
Gay Orthodox Jews Sue Over Therapy That Claims to ‘Cure’ Them | Zoë Blackler | November 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASThomosexuality, in Greek life, 85;practice of Rosicrucians, 84.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races | Sanger Brown, IIhomosexuality is a romantic cult rather than a physical vice.
An Outline of Sexual Morality | Kenneth Ingramhomosexuality was, of course, known before they came, but they made it honorable.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) | Havelock Ellishomosexuality of all kinds flourished, it will be seen, notwithstanding the fearless yet fair application of a very severe law.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) | Havelock Ellishomosexuality in English schools has already been briefly referred to in chapter iii.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) | Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for homosexuality
/ (ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ, ˌhɒm-) /
sexual attraction to or sexual relations with members of the same sex: Compare heterosexuality
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Cultural definitions for homosexuality
A sexual attraction between persons of the same sex. (See gay and lesbian; compare heterosexuality.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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