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homosexuality

/hoh-muh-sek-shoo-al-i-tee, or, especially British, -seks-yoo-/US // ˌhoʊ məˌsɛk ʃuˈæl ɪ ti, or, especially British, -ˌsɛks yu- //UK // (ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ, ˌhɒm-) //

同性恋,同性恋主义,同性恋者,同性恋问题

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. sexual desire or behavior directed toward people of one's own sex or gender.

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Examples

  • Carmona said he has learned how to take care of himself, how to be himself, how to enjoy differences and has seen his self-esteem grow to the point that people’s opinions about his homosexuality no longer bother him.

  • Church teachings on homosexuality and gender identity remain unchanged.

  • The decriminalization of homosexuality in Bhutan is a huge achievement.

  • Under considerable social pressure, Plomer — who at 22 had begun to realize and accept his homosexuality — jumped on a ship bound for Japan and wound up settling in London, in 1929.

  • Back when homosexuality was considered a disorder, it was blamed on absent fathers.

  • Homosexuality” was as much an act as an identity—as it still is today in some quarters of the Christian Right.

  • In October, it will host a conference in Nashville on “The Gospel, Homosexuality and the Future of Marriage.”

  • Homosexuality is present in all cultures, and has been present in all cultures throughout recorded human history.

  • Homosexuality is just as dangerous as cigarettes, so why not try to end it—with a tobacco company-style lawsuit?

  • Homosexuality must be curable, it argues, since the Torah would not forbid something which is impossible to avoid.

  • Homosexuality, in Greek life, 85;practice of Rosicrucians, 84.

  • Homosexuality is a romantic cult rather than a physical vice.

  • Homosexuality was, of course, known before they came, but they made it honorable.

  • Homosexuality of all kinds flourished, it will be seen, notwithstanding the fearless yet fair application of a very severe law.

  • Homosexuality in English schools has already been briefly referred to in chapter iii.