Meaning of homosexualism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Homosexuality, the state of being homosexual.
   dated, uncountable
2. A purported ideology behind (and promoting) homosexuality; gayness viewed as an ideology rather than a sexual orientation.
   derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“If we take⟳ the case of the person with the genitalia of one sex who nevertheless tries to imitate the sexual behavior of the opposite sex, we come⟳ upon the fairly frequent phenomenon of homosexualism, […]”

“Similar behavior is noted in unconscious homosexualism. The nearness of a person of the same sex may cause anxiety. This is guarded against by taking precautions that the body is not touched in any way suggestive of familiarity.”

“He was also a secret preacher of homosexualism; throughout his long literary career he, from time to time, as opportunities presented themselves, made subtle and votive references to homosexual orientation in his creative works.”

“I agree⟳ with Christopher Wolfe's assessment of the social danger of the ideology of homosexualism : "The most significant harm⟳ of legitimizing active homosexuality — the way it would harm⟳ the family most — would be the educative[…]”

“The Church is mounting an antimodernist defense against the assault from the Western “ideology of homosexualism” (sic) whereby the issue⟳ is being relocated from the field of human rights to the sphere of moralism.”

“This probably reflects the platform's eager support⟳ for homosexualism (“gay rights”), since the statistics compiled by the U.S. Government itself have⟳ shown that it is male homosexuals who are the group most afflicted by HIV/AIDS.182[…]”

“Unlike the Libertine, who has no coherent philosophy, the Progressive in usually in the thrall of a rigid, comprehensive, sociopolitical ideology. Marxism, feminism, homosexualism, and environmentalism are the most common.”

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