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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
STRONG
Antonyms


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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

Strict gender separation common to early 19th century social structures underwent unexpected transformation after the binaries of heterosexual and homosexual were invented in 1869.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

The partial decriminalisation of homosexuality began in the UK in 1967 with the passing of the Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised homosexual acts between men over the age of 21 in England and Wales.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

Mother even went so far as to set me up with a third cousin, who is thirty-five and beautiful and clearly homosexual.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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

“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

Hedrick and Jerome, as homosexuals determined to flourish in a narrowly heteronormative culture, knew the myriad social controls and cruelties, casual and otherwise, that strangle daily life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

He explains that while we might know that Jews were forced to wear yellow stars, we may not know that homosexuals were forced to wear triangles.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King


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