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Homosexual
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a person whose primary ertoic, psychological, emotional, and social orientation is toward members of the same sex
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Gay
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a homosexual person, typically a homosexual male
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lesbian
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a homosexual female
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sexual orientation
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sexual attraction to one's own sex (homosexual), to the other sex (heterosexual), to both sexes (bisexual), or lack of sexual interest to either sex (asexual)
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gender nonconformity
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a lack of conformity to stereotypical masculine and feminine behaviors
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Gay affirmative therapy
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therapy to help homosexual clients cope with negative societal attitudes
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conversion therapy/ sexual reorientation therapy
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therapy to help homosexual men and women change their sexual orientation
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homophobia
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irrational fears of homosexuality, the fear of the possibility of homosexuality in oneself, or loathing toward one's own homosexuality
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Coming out
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the process fo becoming aware of and disclosing one's homosexual identity
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passing
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presenting a false image of being heterosexual
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