homosexuality
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4.3
- noun
- /ˌhoʊməˈsoʊkʌlɪti/
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homosexualidad
- The practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.
- gay and homosexuality
- attitudes toward homosexuality
- condemn homosexuality
I've been dabbling in homosexuality for decades.
- I've been dabbling in homosexuality for decades.
- There were extremely strong stigmas against homosexuality in Greek culture.
- That is, you know, looser sexual relationships and gender roles that allow homosexuality or bisexuality.
- Yes, I do think it's a shame that the scripture says homosexuality is a sin.
- The whole idea that male homosexuality resembles lesbianism in any respect is nonsense.
- I am not alleging that scripture is positive about homosexuality.
- You know, the Stoics had traditional notions about not just gender roles, but about homosexuality and LGBTQ things.
- A good example of this would be gay people protesting to get homosexuality removed as an official psychiatric diagnosis.
- But there's a lot of wealth induced homosexuality.
- We are fighting the last war because we got male homosexuality wrong.
- By the logic of the right, if we use their logic, homosexuality, lesbianism is a choice.
Examples
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With respect to the class dealing with homosexuality, both gay males and lesbians participated.
Academic text (2008) -
What, for example, are we to make of that erstwhile mental illness, homosexuality, from an evolutionary perspective?
Academic text (1999) -
Before that, homosexuality in most states was on the the law books as criminal.
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Yeah, homosexuality is not a choice.
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What many people want to know is whether homosexuality has a genetic basis.
Academic text (2011) -
There is a growing social scientific literature on homosexuality that is directly relevant to AIDS research.
Academic text (1990) -
There were extremely strong stigmas against homosexuality in Greek culture.
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Among college students, who are generally more tolerant of homosexuality than adults in general, there is a similar trend.
Academic text (2008) -
The earl responds with an essay-like set piece defense of homosexuality, beginning with the argument from authority:
Academic text (1990) -
Many people believe that homosexuality is a natural part of human diversity.
Synonyms
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6.1
Having romantic or sexual feelings for people of the same sex
Sexual attraction to or sexual activity with people of the same sex
How Heterosexual
Surface Forms
Morphology
homosexuality = homosexual (transparent) = homo + sexual + ity
The noun form is transparently derived from the adjective 'homosexual'.
Etymology
The word homosexuality comes from the prefix homo- meaning 'same' and sexuality meaning 'sex or sexual feelings', and you see the same homo- in homogeneous. So, homosexuality means sexual attraction or activity between people of the same sex.