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homosexuality
[ hoh-muh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee, or, especially British, -seks-yoo- ]
noun
- 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.
homosexuality
/ ˌhɒm-; ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ /
noun
- sexual attraction to or sexual relations with members of the same sex Compare heterosexuality
homosexuality
- A sexual attraction between persons of the same sex. ( See gay and lesbian ; compare heterosexuality .)
Usage Note
Other yvlog Forms
- ·پ·······ٲ noun adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of homosexuality1
Example Sentences
He denied being gay when confronted by a French magazine in 1989, and did not speak publicly about his homosexuality until he turned 70.
Same-sex relationships and public displays of affection are illegal in Nigeria and homosexuality is not openly discussed or promoted.
For men, same-sex socialization must also deal with the conventional oppression against homosexuality — a categorizing term invented when Caillebotte was 20 and in common usage by the time he died.
In 1988, Section 28 of the Local Government Act was introduced, which banned places like schools and libraries from "promoting homosexuality".
Dressed in black, with uniformly short hair, they express beliefs that homosexuality is wrong and fear that the German "race" is under threat because of the growing migrant community.
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