homosexuality
noun
Usage of Homosexuality
Neutral use of the term homosexuality is still somewhat common, especially in technical and formal contexts. Outside of those contexts, however, the word can be seen as evoking negative stereotypes and outdated clinical understandings of homosexuality as a psychiatric condition.
Examples of homosexuality in a Sentence
Jason Oliver Evans, The Conversation, 3 Feb. 2023
Heche, whose father hid his homosexuality until his death from AIDS in 1983, was drawn to the talk show host's honesty about her sexuality.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
One friend put it to him that the French writer André Gide’s memoirs made no secret of his homosexuality.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
Many people imagine that your parents are like Usher’s parents, who can’t accept his homosexuality and are skeptical of his career ambitions.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
There were rumors of gay cliques in the church, and widespread homosexuality in seminaries, all of which Benedict abhorred.
—Jay Parini, CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
Most Indonesians held fairly relaxed views about homosexuality, which was never officially banned.
—Sui-Lee Wee, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
Peters was a trailblazer in his frank and intimate depictions of homosexuality, spirituality and mental illness in the 1950s.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
The image purports to ban drinking, homosexuality, immodesty, profanity, loud music and dating.
—Ana Faguy, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
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“Homosexuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homosexuality. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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