Homosexuality
Homosexuality noun - A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex.
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Sexual orientation and homosexuality are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sexual orientation" instead a noun "Homosexuality".
Sexual orientation
Homosexuality and sexual orientation are semantically related. You can use "Homosexuality" instead a noun phrase "Sexual orientation".
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The Stonewall Riots occurred in 1969, changing the views of homosexuality from a disease to a sexual orientation.
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Sexual orientation and trans-related material, especially due to the Values Dissonance many people have regarding homosexuality and trans people.
Source: Unfortunate Implications - Perhaps for this reason, this trope is passing into Discredited Trope territory, as there is no single cause of homosexuality, forced or not, and abuse survivors are as likely to be any sexual orientation as anyone else.
Source: Rape and Switch
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Sexual orientation and Homosexuality. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/homosexuality/sexual_orientation
Homosexuality & Sexual orientation. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/homosexuality/sexual_orientation>.
Sexual orientation or Homosexuality. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/homosexuality/sexual_orientation.
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