Definition of HOMOSEXUALITY

Examples of homosexuality in a Sentence

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Many of Jerusalem's residents are observant Jews, Muslims or Christians, communities that often frown on homosexuality. — Caron Creighton, Fox News, "Thousands march in Jerusalem Gay Pride amid surrogacy uproar," 2 Aug. 2018 After graduating high school, Jones attended Boston University through an Air Force ROTC scholarship, which required her to sign a form agreeing not to express her homosexuality. — Elizabeth Kuhr /, NBC News, "Texas sees historic number of LGBTQ candidates running for office," 4 June 2018 Neville makes some effort to include Rogers’s shortcomings as well, like the fact that the host wouldn’t let Clemmons publicly acknowledge his homosexuality in the 1970s, knowing the show’s sponsors would disapprove. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Quietly Radical Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood," 4 June 2018 At a time when many of their contemporaries either hid their homosexuality or would say nothing about it, Bergé and Saint Laurent were cohabiting on the Rue de Babylone and entertaining le tout Paris. — James Mcauley, Town & Country, "Was Pierre Bergé the Most Powerful Man In France?," 8 Sep. 2017 In a scene from the film, the two enact a stereotyped version of homosexuality as a form of prison yard humor. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Why the Kevin Hart Oscars backlash is different from other recent public shamings," 5 Jan. 2019 Come through, homosexuality on a primetime episode of The Bachelorette! — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "The Bachelorette Season 14 Episode 8 Recap: Hometowns Bring the Drama," 16 July 2018 Three’s Company’’ in the way we are asked to believe that a case of mistaken homosexuality would unleash pandemonium in 2018. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "‘The Closet’ plays sexual identity for old-fashioned laughs," 1 July 2018 Convicted of the then-crime of homosexuality, he was sentenced to years in prison and hard labor camps that brought about the end of his life. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "13 Best Movies Based on True Stories of 2018," 7 Nov. 2018

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