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Homosexual meaning
Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.) | Between two people of the same sex; gay. | Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
Synonyms of Homosexual
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Example sentences (20)
Many of the subjects Masters and Johnson labelled homosexual may not have been homosexual, since, of their participants, only 17% identified themselves as exclusively homosexual, while 83% were in the predominantly heterosexual to bisexual range.
Religious fundamentalism has been found to correlate positively with anti-homosexual bias. citation Many argue that it is homosexual actions which are sinful, rather than the state of being homosexual itself.
Neither do I assume that actors who identify as being homosexual only want to play homosexual roles.
The church has always taught that homosexual acts are intrinsically wrong, but that we must not discriminate against homosexual persons.
The Church teaches that all homosexual acts are morally wrong but affirms the dignity of people with homosexual inclinations and calls them to chastity.
Viganò in his letter states “the seriousness of homosexual behavior must be denounced” and “homosexual networks present in the church must be eradicated,” even though there are no links between pedophilia and homosexuality.
As many homosexual men worked in theatrical entertainment it was also used among the gay subculture, at a time when homosexual activity was illegal, to disguise homosexuals from hostile outsiders and undercover policemen.
A study on how heterosexual and homosexual men's brains react to seeing pictures of naked men and women has found citation that both hetero- and homosexual men react positively to seeing their preferred sex, using the same brain regions.
Dennis (2008:123) Suggested homosexual subtext It has been argued that the play's themes of duplicity and ambivalence are inextricably bound up with Wilde's homosexuality, and that the play exhibits a "flickering presence-absence of… homosexual desire".
He was not convinced that every homosexual was registered in these clubs, but he was also not convinced everyone registered was a homosexual.
It lifted most restrictions on homosexual conduct and opened the way to the ordination of openly gay/lesbian/bisexual rabbis and cantors and acceptance of homosexual unions, but stopped short of religiously recognizing same-sex marriage.
It was my first experience with a homosexual that I was conscious was homosexual.
The "Don't Tell" stated that a member may be discharged for claiming to be a homosexual or bisexual or making a statement indicating a tendency towards or intent to engage in homosexual activities.
The lowest occurrence of sexual activity was among married women; those with previous homosexual experience reported they got married to stop homosexual activity.
They also found that “unusually high” proportions of homosexual males and homosexual females were Rh negative in comparison to heterosexuals.
Throughout history, women have not had the same freedom or independence to pursue homosexual relationships as men, but neither have they met the same harsh punishment as homosexual men in some societies.
Various churches within the Lutheran World Federation hold stances on the issue ranging from labeling homosexual acts as sinful, to acceptance of homosexual relationships.
According to Out On An Island - who are behind the trail - the historical figure was included due to his close relationship with fellow poet Arthur Henry Hallam, but there is no definitive evidence the writer was homosexual.
And I, like so many other homosexual men, absolutely did not identify with such patterns and behaviors.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby had harsh words for his fellow Anglicans in Uganda for supporting a new law that makes homosexual acts illegal and subject to punishment, even by the death penalty.