homosexuality
noun[U]
formaluk/ˌhəʊ.mə.sek.ʃuˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌhoʊ.moʊ.sek.ʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/thequalityorfactof beingsexuallyattractedto men if you are a man or women if you are a woman:
I've never beenashamedof my homosexuality.我从来没有为我的同性恋感到羞耻。
Homosexuality used to beillegalin manyplaces, butthankfullylawsarechanging.
The author's homosexuality was well-known among hisinnercircle.
See
homosexual