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homosexualist

homosexualist

1 8.6
A person who supports gay people or studies gay issues
  • noun
  • /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃuəlɪst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : homosexualista
  • Many homosexualists advocate for equal rights and representation in society.

Examples

  • The homosexualists are driven by a particular zeal and deep-seated anger.

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  • Hey, Moonbeam... does that go for the homosexualists in your schools, governor, working to change the heterosexual orientation of normal kids?

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  • You rampant homosexualists.

  • Homosexualists are promoting permanent solutions to temporary problems—never a good idea.

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  • Some Christian churches, like the Episcopal Church that this former philosophy professor said he switched to partly because of Catholic teaching on homosexuality, have accommodated the homosexualists and other advocates of sexual liberation in this attempt to remake traditional teaching.

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  • I have no chip on my shoulder; I've never played the victim card, and I despise militant gays, what I term homosexualists (just as political/radical Muslims are often called Islamists by the media).

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  • The conference featured discussions led by prominent homosexualists on LGBTQ+ issues.

  • In recent years, homosexualists have played a vital role in fighting for marriage equality.

Synonyms

Homocrat
vshomosexualist
  • Offensive
8.9

A politician who supports rights for gay and transgender people

includes nonpolitical supporters and researchers, not only elected officials
gaycrat
vshomosexualist
  • Slang
9.9

A public person who works for LGBTQ+ rights

covers supporters and scholars beyond activist or public leadership

Surface Forms

homosexualist singular

Morphology

homosexualist = homosexual (transparent) = homosexual + ist

Standard agentive noun formation from the adjective 'homosexual' with '-ist' meaning 'a person who advocates for, supports, or studies' the area.

Etymology

Homosexualist is built from homosexual ('same-sex') and -ist ('a person who supports or studies something'). A homosexualist in this sense is a person who supports, studies, or speaks for same-sex people and their rights.