homosexual
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuəl/
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homosexual
- Many homosexuals face discrimination in various aspects of their lives.
- discrimination against homosexuals
- rights of homosexuals
- support for homosexuals
I'm just a homosexual, so just something to think about.
- I'm just a homosexual, so just something to think about.
- He he persecuted homosexuals and he was a homosexual.
- Why would God create so many homosexuals only in order to torture and destroy them?
- I'm a liar, a Sinner and a homosexual.
- I said I'm gay, I'm a homosexual.
- I think he's a great poet, but he'll use the derogatory terms for homosexuals in his music as well.
- But what I'm wondering is rumors are spreading around my old high school that I'm a homosexual.
- You know the people in in the Middle East who think it's good to throw a homosexual off a roof?
- We've been blessed with untold riches, particularly in the mimetic realm, from male homosexuals.
- He sought out scapegoats, you know, Jews, Roma, disabled people, homosexuals and so on, right?
- They'll they'll both kill homosexuals, they'll both kill people through leaving Islam.
- Yeah, I was going to be like us homosexuals, homosexuals as a whole.
Examples
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The pattern breaks down slightly when examining support for homosexuals being able to adopt children.
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The recent debates over women in combat and homosexuals in the military epitomize this "battle."
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Am I the only homosexual in the room tonight?
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I'm just a homosexual, so just something to think about.
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Are we having homosexuals over for dinner tonight?
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Hey, l got nothing against homosexuals, you know?
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Do you think that homosexuals deserve special treatment?
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They knew I was not homosexual, I knew they were homosexual, and our friendship was established on other lines entirely.
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Alright, so during the holocaust, homosexuals were definitely persecuted.
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We meet several homosexuals, some in Purgatory, where they are assured an eventual place in heaven.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.3
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
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7.2
Relating to people whose sexual or gender identity is not straight
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
A person who is attracted to people of the same sex
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Homosexual comes from two parts: homo- meaning 'same' and sexual meaning 'sex'. So, a homosexual is a person who is sexually attracted to people of the 'same' sex.