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homosexual

[hoh-muh-sek-shoo-uhl, -seks-yoo-] / ˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əl, -ˈsɛks ju- /
ADJECTIVE
attracted to same sex
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gay lesbian
STRONG
queer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
heterosexual straight


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The contours of Pride appear in my mind whenever I’m watching a movie that I feel speaks to my own uniquely homosexual sensibilities, which frequently change.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Jonathan Rauch, who describes himself as an “atheist homosexual Jew” and therefore has no dog in this fight, sees it more clearly than most Christians do.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

A not-so-closeted homosexual, he also waxes lyrical about his infatuation with a young Yale student, played by a bottle-blonde Margaret Qualley, and shares drinks with "Charlotte's Web" author E.B.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

In September last year, Burkina Faso's transitional parliament approved a bill banning homosexual acts, while its neighbour Mali also adopted legislation criminalising homosexuality in 2024.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

So these sailors stayed in San Francisco, growing in number and attracting others, until the city became the gay capital, the homosexual Hauptstadt.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The high court voted 8-3 to extend the protections of an existing law prohibiting racial discrimination in hiring, housing and public access to homosexuals and transgender people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

The vast majority were Jews, with Soviet prisoners of war, Sinti and homosexuals among other groups to be engulfed by the horrors of the camp.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025

They were homosexuals and they wanted equal rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

“It is simplistic to presume,” they wrote dryly, “that when homosexuals become Christian, they automatically become heterosexuals.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

I don't have a problem with homosexual's I have friends that’s homosexuals and we never had problems so I don’t look at you wrong because of your sexualitie.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater



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