同性之愛

同性之愛（homophile）是歷史上對同性戀的代稱。

隨著1960年代末期同性戀解放運動的發展，這一詞語被包括男同性戀、女同性戀、雙性戀、變性人等概念的LGBT取代。「phile」在古希腊语中有「爱情」之意。

1991年前，英格蘭教會曾使用該詞。

參考資料

• Armstrong, Elizabeth A. (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=pRw9XmxknOIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Forging+Gay+Identities:+Organizing+Sexuality+in+San+Francisco&hl=iw&ei=oD_gTO7bOMK7hAeGm-igDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San Francisco] , 1950–1994. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. .
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