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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

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

The world got along for thousands of years without the enforced binaries of heterosexual and homosexual, and in recent decades the fences erected around that century-old split have been coming down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

And anyway, terms like homosexual or heterosexual made no sense if you didn’t identify as one gender or another.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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

"My job is to defend people. I don't see why I would say I'm defending everyone except homosexuals."

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

Cohabiting homosexuals also can be permitted to be wedding witnesses, according to the document.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

They told him that there could be no Earthling babies without male homosexuals.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut



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