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'''Homosexuality''' from Ancient Greek ὁμός, meaning "same", and Latin sexus, meaning "sex" is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same [[sex]] or gender. Today it is often used to describe the mainstream [[Teleiophile (dictionary)|teleiophile]] gay community, excluding male [[boylover]]s. As an [[sexual orientation|orientation]], homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionate, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex. "It also refers to an individual's sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them."<ref name="apahelp">{{citation |url=http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx |title=Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, and Bisexuality |periodical=[[American Psychological Association|APA]]HelpCenter.org|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=amici>{{cite web|url=http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/Amer_Psychological_Assn_Amicus_Curiae_Brief.pdf |page=30|title=Case No. S147999 in the Supreme Court of the State of California, In re Marriage Cases Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4365(...) - APA California Amicus Brief — As Filed |format=PDF |accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> | '''Homosexuality''' from Ancient Greek ὁμός, meaning "same", and Latin sexus, meaning "sex" is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same [[sex]] or gender. Today it is often used to describe the mainstream [[Teleiophile (dictionary)|teleiophile]] gay community, excluding male [[boylover]]s. As an [[sexual orientation|orientation]], homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionate, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex. "It also refers to an individual's sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality| Wikipedia:Homosexuality]</ref><ref name="apahelp">{{citation |url=http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx |title=Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, and Bisexuality |periodical=[[American Psychological Association|APA]]HelpCenter.org|accessdate=30 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=amici>{{cite web|url=http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/Amer_Psychological_Assn_Amicus_Curiae_Brief.pdf |page=30|title=Case No. S147999 in the Supreme Court of the State of California, In re Marriage Cases Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4365(...) - APA California Amicus Brief — As Filed |format=PDF |accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> | ||
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Homosexuality from Ancient Greek ὁμός, meaning "same", and Latin sexus, meaning "sex" is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. Today it is often used to describe the mainstream teleiophile gay community, excluding male boylovers. As an orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionate, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex. "It also refers to an individual's sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them."[1][2][3]
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia:Homosexuality
- ↑ "Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, and Bisexuality", APAHelpCenter.org, http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation.aspx, retrieved on 30 March 2010
- ↑ Case No. S147999 in the Supreme Court of the State of California, In re Marriage Cases Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding No. 4365(...) - APA California Amicus Brief — As Filed (PDF). Retrieved on 21 December 2010.
