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Homosexuality

By: Brian Heaphy
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:gender; gender and sexuality; heterosexuality; homosexuality; male homosexuality; sexual desire; sexuality

The term homosexuality emerged in 19th-century expert discourse to refer primarily to men's same-sex desire; during the 20th century, the term increasingly came to refer to female same-sex desire. Since the 1970s, the terms gay and lesbian have developed to distinguish ...

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  Heaphy, B. (2009). Homosexuality. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 434-437). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n214
  
  Heaphy, Brian. "Homosexuality." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 434-37. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n214.
  
  Heaphy, B. 2009. Homosexuality. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 434-437 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n214> [Accessed 21 Apr 2021].
  
  Heaphy, Brian. "Homosexuality." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 434-37. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n214.
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