homosexuality

noun

ho·mo·sex·u·al·i·ty | \ ˌhō-mə-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē

Definition of homosexuality

1 now sometimes offensive, see usage paragraph below : sexual or romantic attraction to others of one's same sex : the quality or state of being gay

2 now sometimes offensive, see usage paragraph below : sexual activity with another of the same sex

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Recent Examples on the Web His presence in the city, his homosexuality and his feelings of liminality provided a crucial background against which to understand my own. — New York Times, 12 May 2022 Bild newspaper there are only two punishments for homosexuality: stoning or standing behind a wall that fall down on him. — Robert Hart, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 The most pressing love interest involves Isaac ( Brandon Scott Jones ), a Revolutionary War officer who continues to hide his homosexuality 245 years after dying of dysentery. — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022 Cultural attitudes in society towards homosexuality are a literal life or death problem. — NBC News, 11 May 2021 Another example Mackey shared is if a child wants to discuss a sermon the child heard where the preacher spoke against homosexuality. — J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al, 13 Apr. 2022 The letter listed passages from the Old and New testaments interpreted to be against homosexuality or transgender identities. — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2022 This surprising description could perhaps also be applied to Tóibín, a prolific critic and novelist whose work candidly interrogates many of the themes also found in Almodóvar’s films: Catholicism, homosexuality, and masculinity. — Jazz Boothby, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2022 This may reveal that moral qualms about homosexuality consistent with the teachings of the country's biggest religions are more commonplace than thought in post-Obergefell America. — W. James Antle Iii, The Week, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

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