The word had started to acquire associations of immorality by 1637 and was used in the late 17th century with the meaning “addicted to pleasures and dissipations.” This was by extension from the primary meaning of “carefree”: implying “uninhibited by moral constraints.” A gay woman was a prostitute, a gay man a womanizer and a gay house a brothel.
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Sexualization
February 4th, 2010Lesbian
February 4th, 2010Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females.The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an adjective, to describe characteristics of an object or activity related to female same-sex desire.
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Homosexuality
February 4th, 2010Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior among members of the same sex. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to “an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions primarily 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
Homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation, along with bisexuality and heterosexuality, within the heterosexual-homosexual continuum.
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