Homosexuality
Romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender.
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Homophobia
Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
Human sexuality
Way people experience and express themselves sexually.
Way people experience and express themselves sexually.
This is further supported by cross-cultural evidence, because cultures that are very tolerant of homosexuality do not have significantly higher rates of it.
Romance (love)
Feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.
Feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.
One example of the changes experienced in relationships in the early 21st century was explored by Giddens regarding homosexual relationships.
LGBT rights by country or territory
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed its first resolution recognizing LGBT rights, following which the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report documenting violations of the rights of LGBT people, including hate crimes, criminalization of homosexual activity, and discrimination.
Homoeroticism
Sexual attraction between members of the same sex, either male–male or female–female.
Sexual attraction between members of the same sex, either male–male or female–female.
The concept differs from the concept of homosexuality: it refers specifically to the desire itself, which can be temporary, whereas "homosexuality" implies a more permanent state of identity or sexual orientation.
Men who have sex with men
Men who have sex with men (MSM), also known as males who have sex with males, are male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify themselves.
Men who have sex with men (MSM), also known as males who have sex with males, are male persons who engage in sexual activity with members of the same sex, regardless of how they identify themselves.
They may identify as gay, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, or heterosexual; or dispense with sexual identification altogether.
LGBT
Initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
Initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
The first widely used term, homosexual, now a term used primarily in scientific contexts, has at times carried negative connotations in the United States.
Transgender
Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth.
Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned at birth.
Transgender people may identify as heterosexual (straight), homosexual (gay or lesbian), bisexual, asexual, or otherwise, or may decline to label their sexual orientation.
Anal sex
Generally the insertion and thrusting of the erect penis into a person's anus, or anus and rectum, for sexual pleasure.
Generally the insertion and thrusting of the erect penis into a person's anus, or anus and rectum, for sexual pleasure.
While anal sex is commonly associated with male homosexuality, research shows that not all gay men engage in anal sex and that it is not uncommon in heterosexual relationships.
Prejudice
Affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership.
Affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership.
Like most minority groups, homosexuals and bisexuals are not immune to prejudice or stereotypes from the majority group.