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homosexuality  

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  • Homosexuality is a sexual orientation in which one experiences sexual attraction primarily toward members of one's own sex and is also sexual behavior with partners of the same sex. The prefix homo- is from the Greek word for “same.” The general term gay, and the gender-specific terms gay man and lesbian, are commonly used to describe people who identify as homosexual. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Homosexuality]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/homosexuality

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