homoeroticism
Male-attracted-to-male themes
Homoeroticism is sexual attraction or desire between people of the same sex, especially as expressed or suggested in art, literature, or culture.
The term often describes latent or aestheticized same-sex attraction rather than explicit sexuality: Critics have long noted the homoeroticism in his photographs of athletes.
The adjective is homoerotic: a homoerotic subtext.
Attracted to same sex
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- same-sex attractionRomantic interest in similar gender
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
- bisexualAttracted to multiple genders
sapphic · sexual orientation · coming out · pride · liberation · Stonewall
Formally accused of crime
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- unspokenNot verbally expressed
suppressed · electric · anticipation · longing · undercurrent · forbidden · repressed · glances
Not allowed
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
scandal · closeted · prohibition · secrecy · morality · transgression · illicit · concealment
Kinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
camaraderie · comradeship · closeness · touch · embrace · romantic friendship · devotion
Unclothed state
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- paintingPigment on canvas
- musculatureArrangement of muscles
- gazeFixed, intent look
classical · renaissance · form · anatomy · contour · marble · aesthetics · canvas
Implicit meaning beneath words
- allusionIndirect reference to something
- suggestivenessImplying more than said
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
coding · metaphor · allegory · veiled · latent · symbolism · ambiguity · insinuation
gay
Attracted to same sex
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- same-sex attractionRomantic interest in similar gender
- LGBTQSexual and gender minorities
bisexual · sapphic · sexual orientation · coming out · pride · liberation · Stonewall
charged
Formally accused of crime
- smolderingBurning slowly, no flame
- palpablePerceptible to touch or senses
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
unspoken · suppressed · electric · anticipation · longing · undercurrent · forbidden · repressed · glances · frisson
forbidden
Not allowed
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
censorship · scandal · closeted · prohibition · secrecy · morality · transgression · illicit · concealment · persecution
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- bondingForming close connections
- companionshipState of having company
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
tenderness · camaraderie · comradeship · closeness · touch · embrace · romantic friendship · devotion
nude
Unclothed state
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- paintingPigment on canvas
- musculatureArrangement of muscles
gaze · classical · renaissance · form · anatomy · contour · marble · aesthetics · canvas · brushwork
subtext
Implicit meaning beneath words
- allusionIndirect reference to something
- suggestivenessImplying more than said
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
implication · coding · metaphor · allegory · veiled · latent · symbolism · ambiguity · insinuation · oblique
- sexualitysexual orientation, sexual behavior, sexual identity, bisexual, sensuality
- Queer Litgay fiction, queer romance, queer authors, coming-out stories, queer fiction
- Queer Literaturegay fiction, queer fiction, gay characters, lesbian fiction, queer authors
- Greek lovepederasty, same-sex love, symposium, gymnasium, Achilles
- MarloweDoctor Faustus, Mephistopheles, Dr. Faustus, blank verse, overreacher
- sexual sinsfornication, adultery, lust, lechery, lewdness
homoeroticismplatonic love
Emotional bond sans desire
asexuality · celibacy · chastity · sexlessness · romantic friendship
erotic, homosexual, eroticism, homosexuality, homoerotic, erotica