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ho·mo·sex·u·al

(hō′mə-sĕk′sho͞o-əl, -mō-)

adj.

Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.

A homosexual person; a gay man or a lesbian.

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homosexual

(ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjʊəl; ˌhɒm-)

(Psychology) a person who is sexually attracted to members of the same sex

adj

1. (Psychology) of or relating to homosexuals or homosexuality

2. (Biology) of or relating to the same sex

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ho•mo•sex•u•al

(ˌhoʊ məˈsɛk ʃu əl)

adj.

1. attracted sexually to members of one's own sex.

2. of or pertaining to homosexuality.

3. a homosexual person.

[1890–95]

usage: See gay.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	homosexual - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex gay, homo, homophile individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man gay woman, lesbian, tribade - a female homosexual
Adj.	1.	homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex bisexual - sexually attracted to both sexes heterosexual - sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex

homosexual

adjective

1. gay, lesbian, queer (informal, derogatory), camp (informal), pink (informal), bent (offensive slang), same-sex, homoerotic, sapphic, dykey (derogatory slang), moffie (S. African slang) a homosexual relationship

noun

1. gay, lesbian, queer (informal, derogatory), batty boy (slang), shirt-lifter (derogatory slang), moffie (S. African slang)

Related words
fear homophobia

Quotations
"I am the Love that dare not speak its name" [Lord Alfred Douglas Two Loves]
"In homosexual sex you know exactly what the other person is feeling" [William Burroughs]
"These names: gay, queer, homosexual, are limiting. I would love to finish with them" [Derek Jarman At Your Own Risk]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

homosexual

adjective

Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to members of one's own sex:

gay, homophile, lesbian.

Translations

لوطيلوّاط

хомосексуален

homosexuálhomosexuální

homoseksuel

homosexuell Homosexuelle Homosexueller

ομοφυλοφιλικός ομοφυλόφιλος

samseksema

homosexual

homohomoseksuaalihomoseksuaalinenhomoseksualisti

homosexuel homosexuelle lesbiennetatasse

homoszexuális

homosex

samkynhneigîur

omosessuale

homosexualis

homoseksualinishomoseksualizmas

homoseksuālistshomoseksuāls

homo homoseksueel

homoseksuell

gej homoseksualista homoseksualny lesbijka

gayhomohomossexual

гомосексуалист гомосексуальный гомосексуал

homoseksualechomoseksualen

homohomosexuell

eşcinsel homoseksüel

同性恋的同性恋者同性恋者的

homosexual

[ˈhɒməʊˈseksjʊəl]

A. ADJ → homosexual

B. N → homosexual mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

homosexual

[ˌhɒməʊˈsɛkʃuəl ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛkʃuəl]

adj → homosexuel(le)

n → homosexuel(le) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

homosexual

adj → homosexuell

n → Homosexuelle(r) mf

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

homosexual

[ˈhɒməʊˈsɛksjʊəl] adj & n → omosessuale (m/f)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

homosexual

(homəˈsekʃuəl) , (houmo-) adjective, noun

1. (a person, especially a man, who is) sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

2. adjective of or concerning a homosexual or homosexuals. a homosexual relationship.

ˈhomoˌsexuˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun

ho·mo·sex·u·al

n. homosexual, invertido-a, atracción sexual por las personas del mismo sexo.

homosexual

adj & n homosexual mf, gay mf, (female) lesbiana

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References in periodicals archive

Although everyone concerned about students with same-sex attraction agrees that schools need to be safe, nurturing and inclusive, Arbour and Blackburn in contrast with PG say nothing about the serious ramifications of health risks for youth who might take on a 'gay' identity and engage in homosexual activity.

Ontario bishops address homosexuality in schools

The seven-page document approved by Pope Benedict XVI said that homosexual acts are "grave sins" for the Roman Catholic church.

Vatican clarifies ban on gay priests

Five items in this category asked respondents to evaluate their feelings toward having a homosexual son or daughter, how homosexuality affects the institution of family and the nature of homosexual relationships.

Counselors' perceptions of sexual minorities

President Dwight Eisenhower had just barred homosexuals from all federal employment, and the only times gay people were written about were when they were fired from the State Department or arrested in police sweeps designed to "clean up" Times Square.

All about Jack

I was glad to learn to distinguish between homosexual people and homosexual acts.

Hath God said ...?

Catholic bishops in 1996 with the release of Always Our Children: A Pastoral Message to the Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministries.

"Mom, dad, I'm gay": the news of a son's or daughter's homosexuality brings with it many challenges. Some parents move through the tears and isolation into helping the church do a better job of welcoming their children

Absent a specific prohibition, a child may be placed with a homosexual individual, including an individual who resides with a homosexual partner.

Homosexual rights and the placement of children

Where are the protests from heterosexual couples and conservative groups that proclaim homosexual relationships to be both immoral and illegal?

Partners as parents: challenges faced by gays denied marriage

However at all events it appears that the legalisation of homosexual acts has given rise to an extreme swing of the pendulum in favour of homosexuals.

The aggressive homosexual lobby: alternative lifestyle or perversion?

To gain detailed insight into AIDS-related risk among male adolescents, researchers compared the behaviors of youths who had engaged in bisexual, homosexual or heterosexual activity.

Among sexually experienced male adolescents, those with partners of both sexes exhibit riskiest behavior. (Digests)

She then develops in greater detail the "postwar paranoia" about homosexuality before discussing the rise of a gay and lesbian movement and a concomitant medical commentary th at, particularly in its insistence on the existence of a gay gene, recalls earlier simplistic, essentialist classifications of the homosexual.

An American Obsession: Science, Medicine and Homosexuality in Modern Society