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same-gender-loving

same-gender-loving adjective: homosexual (particularly in the African-American community).

Adjective

same-gender-loving

  1. (chiefly African-American Vernacular) homosexual (particularly in the African-American community)
    Synonyms:
    SGL

Synonyms of same-gender-loving

Origin of same-gender-loving

Coined for African American use by activist Cleo Manago because he felt the terms gay and lesbian were not affirmative of black values, perspectives, and experiences.

Questions about same-gender-loving

What does same-gender-loving mean?
Same-gender-loving means homosexual (particularly in the African-American community).
What part of speech is same-gender-loving?
Same-gender-loving is an adjective.

Words near same-gender-loving in the dictionary

  1. same-day lay
  2. same-day lays
  3. same-gender
  4. same-gender marriage
  5. same-gender marriages
  6. same-gender-loving
  7. same-minded
  8. same-old same-old
  9. same-old, same-old
  10. same-origin policies
  11. same-origin policy

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