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
Examples of homoerotic in a Sentence
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Nicolas Di Felice’s collection was inspired by Querelle, the homoerotic ’80s arthouse film, as well as fetish-wear.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Anger began making films as a teenager, and his surreal, homoerotic 1947 short film Fireworks is considered by many to be the first gay narrative film made in the United States.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
Five acres of lush gardens feature walking paths, fountains, and homoerotic sculptures.
—Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
While not quite homoerotic, the bond between Benny and Johnny is stronger than family.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
But a sharp political punch came in the implication of official sanction for the the work’s homoerotic overtones.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
The video drew a range of denunciations, with some calling it homophobic and others homoerotic before it was deleted.
—Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
Ron DeSantis’s recent campaign ad deservedly got attention for being both maniacally anti-LGBTQ and, as Pete Buttigieg deftly observed, undeniably homoerotic.
—Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
The homoerotic, dialogue-free black-and-white short was shot at his childhood home while his parents were away, depicting Anger in the arms of a man in the style of La Pietà.
—Vulture, 24 May 2023
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
Anger began making films as a teenager, and his surreal, homoerotic 1947 short film Fireworks is considered by many to be the first gay narrative film made in the United States.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023
Five acres of lush gardens feature walking paths, fountains, and homoerotic sculptures.
—Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2023
While not quite homoerotic, the bond between Benny and Johnny is stronger than family.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
But a sharp political punch came in the implication of official sanction for the the work’s homoerotic overtones.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
The video drew a range of denunciations, with some calling it homophobic and others homoerotic before it was deleted.
—Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
Ron DeSantis’s recent campaign ad deservedly got attention for being both maniacally anti-LGBTQ and, as Pete Buttigieg deftly observed, undeniably homoerotic.
—Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
The homoerotic, dialogue-free black-and-white short was shot at his childhood home while his parents were away, depicting Anger in the arms of a man in the style of La Pietà.
—Vulture, 24 May 2023
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homoerotic
adjective
ho·mo·erot·ic
ˌhō-mō-i-ˈrät-ik
: of, relating to, or involving sexual activity between people of the same sex
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