a person who is attracted sexually to people of the same sex. Homosexuals, especially men, are often called gays. Female homosexuals are often called lesbians.

lesbian (noun)

a woman who is sexually attracted to women. You can describe men or women who are sexually attracted to members of the same sex as gay or homosexual.

LGBT (abbreviation)

lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender

out (adjective)

a gay person who is out has told other people that they are gay

out (verb)

to make it publicly known that someone is gay

outing (noun)

the act of publicly saying that someone, especially a famous person, is gay, when the person did not want this to be known

pansexual (adjective)

relating or referring to a sexual identity that is not fixed or limited, but expresses itself in many different forms

pansexuality (noun)

a sexual identity that is not fixed or limited, but expresses itself in many different forms

pink (adjective)

informal relating to people who are gay

the pink pound (noun)

British the money spent by gay people as a group

queer (adjective)

used in a positive way for referring to people who are gay, bisexual, or transgender, especially by people who are members of these groups

same-sex (adjective)

used for referring to sexual relationships involving either two men or two women

sapphic (noun)

relating to lesbians

sexual orientation (noun)

the state of having sexual relationships with people of one sex rather than the other

straight (adjective)

informal someone who is straight is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex

straight (noun)

informal someone who is attracted to people of the opposite sex

swing both ways ()

to be bisexual