homoerotic

adjective

ho·mo·erot·ic ˌhō-mō-i-ˈrä-tik

: of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between people of the same sex

specifically : marked by, revealing, or portraying sexual desire between people of the same sex

homoerotic photographs

homoeroticism

ˌhō-mō-i-ˈrä-tə-ˌsi-zəm

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His collage Scorpio Rising (1963), a pastiche of pop songs plastered over homoerotic biker imagery, pulp cartoons, Nazism and paraphernalia, was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in December. —

Rhett Bartlett, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023 Every time two cowboys point their guns at one another on screen, there’s something homoerotic at play. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 May 2023 Only the jokey homoerotic banter stamps it as typical of Mr. Ritchie’s work. —

Kyle Smith, wsj.com, 20 Apr. 2023 The working-class Liverpudlians found the homoerotic themes in Mr. Ellis’ work to be eye-opening, to say the least. —

Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023 The working-class Liverpudlians found the homoerotic themes in Mr. Ellis’s work to be eye-opening, to say the least. —

Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023 Conversely, Haden sees Model/Actriz’s pop POV challenging a genre that often verges homoerotic, but not explicitly gay. —

Ian Cohen, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2023 Were the Abercrombie & Fitch adds homoerotic? —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2022 At first, the boys keep up a summer-camp spirit, indulging in hazing rituals and homoerotic horseplay. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2023 See More

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