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HOMOSEXUAL [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
DEF

A person who is sexually and/or romantically attracted to people of their gender or sex.

OBS

gay: The use of the noun "gay" to refer to a particular person or people is generally considered offensive, but is sometimes used within the gay community.

OBS

gay person; gay: The terms "gay person" and "gay" are commonly used to refer specifically to gay men, but may also be used to refer to people of other genders.

OBS

homosexual: The noun "homosexual" is now often regarded as offensive, since it can evoke negative stereotypes and outdated clinical understandings of homosexuality as a mental disorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
DEF

Personne qui est attirée sexuellement ou émotionnellement par les personnes de son genre ou de son sexe.

OBS

gai; gaie; gay : Les termes «gai», «gaie» et «gay» employés comme noms pour désigner une personne ou un groupe de personnes en particulier sont généralement jugés offensants.

OBS

personne gaie; gai; gay : Les termes «personne gaie», «gai» et «gay» désignent habituellement les hommes gais, mais peuvent aussi être utilisés pour désigner des personnes d'autres genres.

OBS

homosexuel; homosexuelle : Les termes «homosexuel» et «homosexuelle» employés comme noms sont aujourd'hui souvent jugés offensants, car ils peuvent évoquer des stéréotypes négatifs et une conception clinique dépassée de l'homosexualité en tant que trouble mental.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sexología
DEF

[Persona] que generalmente se siente atraída física [o] emocionalmente por personas del mismo sexo.

OBS

homosexual: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el prefijo "homo-" es válido para formar palabras que aluden a los homosexuales. [...] Aunque la posibilidad de formar palabras con este valor de "homo-" se ha rechazado en ocasiones, la vigesimotercera edición del Diccionario académico incorpora una nueva acepción para señalar que significa "homosexual". Esta definición se añade a la ya existente, que remite al sentido primitivo de "el mismo, igual" y de la que en cierto modo es una extensión, pues se refiere a personas del mismo sexo.

OBS

homosexual: En algunos países o contextos, esta palabra puede tener connotaciones negativas, por lo que muchas personas de orientación homosexual, especialmente si viven abiertamente dicha orientación, prefieren emplear los términos "lesbiana" [para mujeres] o "gay" [principalmente para hombres]

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Record 2 2023-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
DEF

Referring to a person who is sexually and/or romantically attracted to people of their gender or sex.

OBS

gay: The term "gay" is commonly used to refer specifically to gay men, but may also be used to refer to people of other genders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
DEF

Se dit d'une personne qui est attirée sexuellement ou émotionnellement par les personnes de son genre ou de son sexe.

OBS

gai; gay : Les termes «gai» et «gay» désignent habituellement les hommes gais, mais peuvent aussi être utilisés pour désigner des personnes d'autres genres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sexología
DEF

De la homosexualidad o relacionado con ella.

OBS

gay: En sentido general, se refiere a las personas homosexuales, pero en algunos contextos, puede utilizarse en relación con hombres homosexuales.

PHR

colectivo gay

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Record 3 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sexology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Sexologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
  • Sexología
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Record 4 2019-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sexology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Sexologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
  • Sexología
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Record 5 2019-01-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sexology
DEF

A family in which the parents are of the same sex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Sexologie
DEF

Famille dans laquelle les parents sont du même sexe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
  • Sexología
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Record 6 2018-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

[An] interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating [partners of the same sex] mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities.

CONT

Marriage between persons of the same sex could not realistically have been considered as an issue until the Criminal Code was modified to decriminalize homosexual sex between consenting adults, which did not occur until 1969, more than 100 years after Confederation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

[...] les règles sur le partage des compétences militent en faveur de la reconnaissance du mariage homosexuel par le gouvernement fédéral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
OBS

matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo; matrimonio homosexual; matrimonio igualitario: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "matrimonio homosexual" es una expresión más precisa que "matrimonio igualitario" para referirse a los enlaces entre personas del mismo sexo. [...] De hecho, la expresión "matrimonio igualitario" también puede aludir —y, de hecho, así se ha venido usando— a un matrimonio entre personas de distinta clase social o a aquel en el que los dos cónyuges gozan de los mismos derechos. Por tanto, con el fin de evitar ambigüedades, en las frases anteriores habría sido más preciso optar por "matrimonio homosexual" o "matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo".

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Record 7 2012-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Social Organization
CONT

The federal government must integrate gays and lesbians into existing programs by changing the definition of spouse to encompass same-sex couples.

CONT

French legislators adopted in October 99 a law that gives unwed gay and straight couples the same rights previously limited to the married couples. The law would let couples fill tax forms together after three years; help people bring foreign partners to France; force employers to take couples' joint vacation plans into account; and make partners accountable for each others' debts.

Key term(s)
  • same sex couple

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Organisation sociale
Key term(s)
  • couple homo

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Organización social
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Record 8 2004-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

About half of France's 36,000 mayors said they would not officiate at gay union ceremonies.

OBS

Contrast with "gay marriage" and "heterosexual union".

Key term(s)
  • same sex union
  • same sex conjugal relationship
  • same sex spousal relationship
  • same sex conjugal union
  • same-sex conjugal relationship
  • same-sex spousal relationship
  • gay union

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
OBS

Comparer «mariage» et «concubinage» hétérosexuels.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
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