homosexual
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Part of what hampered his chances of a reprieve were extracts from his diaries which were widely circulated, publicly outing him as a homosexual.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Jonathan Rauch, who describes himself as an “atheist homosexual Jew” and therefore has no dog in this fight, sees it more clearly than most Christians do.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
A not-so-closeted homosexual, he also waxes lyrical about his infatuation with a young Yale student, played by a bottle-blonde Margaret Qualley, and shares drinks with "Charlotte's Web" author E.B.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Strict gender separation common to early 19th century social structures underwent unexpected transformation after the binaries of heterosexual and homosexual were invented in 1869.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
“I mean who calls bars for gay people homosexual bars?”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
The high court voted 8-3 to extend the protections of an existing law prohibiting racial discrimination in hiring, housing and public access to homosexuals and transgender people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The vast majority were Jews, with Soviet prisoners of war, Sinti and homosexuals among other groups to be engulfed by the horrors of the camp.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
“It is simplistic to presume,” they wrote dryly, “that when homosexuals become Christian, they automatically become heterosexuals.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Cohabiting homosexuals also can be permitted to be wedding witnesses, according to the document.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
He explains that while we might know that Jews were forced to wear yellow stars, we may not know that homosexuals were forced to wear triangles.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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