homophile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
homophile (not comparable)
- (dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
- (chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement that used this term in English.
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia homophile (plural homophiles)
- (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.
