SEXUALITY
Gender Identity
homosexual (adj)
/ˌhəʊməˈsekʃuəl/
# sexually attracted to people of the same sex; showing this.
a homosexual act/ relationship.
*** homosexual (n):
# a person, usually a man, who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
He came out as a homosexual after his mother died.
heterosexual (noun)
/ˌhetərəˈsekʃuəl/
# a person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.
bisexual (adj)
/ˌbaɪˈsekʃuəl/
# (also informal bi) sexually attracted to people of more than one gender.
- He came out as bisexual in 1976.
- bisexual relationships
- Marriage equality is an important breakthrough in civil rights for the gay, lesbian and bisexual community.
- Some people acknowledge having same-gender sex but do not identify themselves as homosexual or bisexual.
- The couple were both bisexuals who became activists for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights.
- The series features a bisexual heroine.
pansexual (adj)
/ˌpænˈsekʃuəl/
# sexually attracted to people without regard to their sex or gender identity.
The star identifies as pansexual and has dated men and women in the past.