Homosexual
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| − | A '''homosexual''' is someone who is sexually attracted exclusively to members of the same sex. It may apply to males or females, though the term [[lesbian]] is usually used for females. | + | A '''homosexual''', sometimes abbreviated '''homo''', is someone who is sexually attracted exclusively to members of the same sex. It may apply to males or females, though the term [[lesbian]] is usually used for females. |
Use of the term is complicated by the [[transgender]]ed, whose [[sexual orientation]] does not fit the ordinary categories, and by those who are transitioning or have completed their transition to the opposite sex physically. | Use of the term is complicated by the [[transgender]]ed, whose [[sexual orientation]] does not fit the ordinary categories, and by those who are transitioning or have completed their transition to the opposite sex physically. | ||
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Homosexuals often find less adverse reaction in the [[Lifestyle|alternative sex community]] than in most conventional society. In part this is because they are a substantial portion of the alternative sex community, but it is also in part because the homosexual rights movement of the last two or three decades has pioneered public acceptance of alternative sex orientations and practices. | Homosexuals often find less adverse reaction in the [[Lifestyle|alternative sex community]] than in most conventional society. In part this is because they are a substantial portion of the alternative sex community, but it is also in part because the homosexual rights movement of the last two or three decades has pioneered public acceptance of alternative sex orientations and practices. | ||
| − | == Compare | + | The prefix "homo" comes not from the Latin homo (a man) but the Greek homos (the same), so it does not mean someone who has sex with a man, but someone who has sex with someone of the same sex. |
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* [[Heterosexual]] | * [[Heterosexual]] | ||
* [[Heteroflexible]] | * [[Heteroflexible]] | ||
* [[Bisexual]] | * [[Bisexual]] | ||
| − | == See | + | == See also == |
| + | * [[Anal sex]] | ||
* [[Gay]] | * [[Gay]] | ||
* [[Gay sex]] | * [[Gay sex]] | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 1 June 2014
A homosexual, sometimes abbreviated homo, is someone who is sexually attracted exclusively to members of the same sex. It may apply to males or females, though the term lesbian is usually used for females.
Use of the term is complicated by the transgendered, whose sexual orientation does not fit the ordinary categories, and by those who are transitioning or have completed their transition to the opposite sex physically.
Homosexuals often find less adverse reaction in the alternative sex community than in most conventional society. In part this is because they are a substantial portion of the alternative sex community, but it is also in part because the homosexual rights movement of the last two or three decades has pioneered public acceptance of alternative sex orientations and practices.
The prefix "homo" comes not from the Latin homo (a man) but the Greek homos (the same), so it does not mean someone who has sex with a man, but someone who has sex with someone of the same sex.
