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Definition of homosexuality
1 : sexual attraction or the tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex : the quality or state of being homosexual
2 : sexual activity with another of the same sex
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Recent Examples of homosexuality from the Web
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Most were prosecuted after 1965 and before 1986, when New Zealand decriminalized homosexuality.
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According to the Washington Post, there are 10 countries where homosexuality — or any deviation from heterosexuality — may be punishable by death (the punishment typically depends on that country’s interpretation of the Muslim sharia law).
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The mix of gymnastics, intricate choreography, fashion, and unapologetic homosexuality sucked me in completely.
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Earlier this year parliament agreed to grant compensation to thousands of gay men jailed under a 19th century law that was strengthened by the Nazis and only dropped in 1969 when homosexuality was decriminalized in West Germany.
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The worry is that SB 17, which goes into effect this summer, could lead to scenarios where LGBTQ students are prevented from joining a Christian club led by students who disagree with homosexuality.
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A three-year-old video posted on YouTube appears to show CenturyLink's onetime chief diversity officer delivering an impassioned sermon about Jesus' opposition to homosexuality, among other things, before church congregants.
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The law has been condemned as an outright ban on any public discussions of homosexuality while authorities were defending it, citing the interests of children.
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The court, based in Strasbourg, France, ruled in favor of three Russian activists who brought the case over a 2013 law and other legislation that banned the promotion of homosexuality.
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First Known Use of homosexuality
1892
Medical Dictionary
homosexuality
playMedical Definition of homosexuality
homosexualities
1: the quality or state of being homosexual
2: erotic activity with another of the same sex
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