same-sex love
Romantic attraction, matching genders
Same-sex love is romantic or sexual attraction between people of the same gender.
The phrase emphasizes the emotional dimension of homosexual relationships, often in contexts defending their legitimacy or depth: Same-sex love has existed throughout human history.
It appears in discussions of literature, history, and civil rights where clinical terms like "homosexuality" feel too narrow.
- sapphicWomen attracted to women
- lesbianismFemale same-sex orientation
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- marriage equalitySame legal wedlock for all
- two-spiritEmbodying both gender essences
Stonewall · sexual orientation · LGBTQ+ · rainbow flag · chosen families · found family · safe space · gender identity · first kiss · holding hands · Oscar Wilde · lavender marriage · Harlem Renaissance · queer · intimacy · queer cinema · gay · partnership
- Queer Literaturegay fiction, queer fiction, gay characters, lesbian fiction, queer authors
- queer storiescoming out story, queer romance, lesbian romance, transition story, self-acceptance
- queer theaterOscar Wilde, Tennessee Williams, Angels in America, coming out, closet
- Greek lovepederasty, homoeroticism, symposium, gymnasium, Achilles
sexual orientation of romantic attraction
same-sex lovetraditional marriage
Customary male-female union