Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Gay or lesbian.
- adjective Actively concerned with the rights of gay men or lesbians.
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- adjective dated
Homosexual ,gay orlesbian , having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex. - adjective Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement that used this term in English.
- noun dated A
homosexual , a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
- adjective homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
Etymologies
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Examples
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Obviously, Average Joe hasn't heard of the term "homophile," and he probably uses the term "homosexual," indicating that the movement failed in the respect.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Katie Miller 2012
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Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Churches MCC, remembers meeting Dr. Kameny in 1969: He was a hero in what we then called the 'homophile' movement.
Joseph Ward III: LGBT-Inclusive Christians Honor Frank Kameny's Fight For Gay Rights Joseph Ward III 2011
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Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Churches MCC, remembers meeting Dr. Kameny in 1969: He was a hero in what we then called the 'homophile' movement.
Joseph Ward III: LGBT-Inclusive Christians Honor Frank Kameny's Fight For Gay Rights Joseph Ward III 2011
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He urged what was then called the homophile movement to assert itself to achieve equality
CNN.com 2011
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He urged what was then called the homophile movement to assert itself to achieve equality
CNN.com 2011
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She was already an activist in the nascent "homophile" movement.
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GLF's membership wasn't the well-mannered ladies and gentlemen from the "homophile" organizations who, since 1949, had pleaded gently for acceptance, and who made sure to dress "appropriately" when marching or demonstrating.
CounterPunch 2009
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One observer recalled a scene that was the virtual opposite of what the homophile organizations had counseled—and one of the great renegade moments in American history:
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The homophile and gay marriage movements tell us that the nuclear family is the destiny for all of us who wish to be healthy.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The first gay political movement in the U.S., the “homophile” movement of the 1950s and 1960s, sought “civil rights,” “full citizenship,” and “recognition that we are just like heterosexuals.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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