homophile
English
Adjective
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.
- 1978 August 19, R. Kirk, “Pro P'town”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 4:
- It seems that many homophile Bostonians don't patronize Provincetown for various reasons. Wake-up you homophile brothers and sisters. You have a great resort in your own backyard.
- (chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement.
Noun
homophile (plural homophiles)
- (dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
Translations
one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender — see also homosexual
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