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| − | The word '''Homosexual''' (meaning sexually or romantically attached to members of the same sex) is a combination of Greek and Latin roots; the Greek element, ὁμός (homos) means "the same" and is not connected with the Latin "homo" meaning "man". The term was invented by the Hungarian writer Károly Mária Kertbeny, in a letter to the German sexologist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs in 1868.<ref>http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/kertbeny_km.html article on "Kertbeny, Károly Mária (1824-1882) " in the [[GLBTQ]] online encyclopedia.</ref> The terms homosexual and heterosexual came into use among scientists after Richard von Krafft-Ebing used then in his book ''Psychopathia Sexualis'' but were probably | + | The word '''Homosexual''' (meaning sexually or romantically attached to members of the same sex) is a combination of Greek and Latin roots; the Greek element, ὁμός (homos) means "the same" and is not connected with the Latin "homo" meaning "man". The term was invented by the Hungarian writer Károly Mária Kertbeny, in a letter to the German sexologist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs in 1868.<ref>http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/kertbeny_km.html article on "Kertbeny, Károly Mária (1824-1882) " in the [[GLBTQ]] online encyclopedia.</ref> The terms homosexual and heterosexual came into use among scientists after Richard von Krafft-Ebing used then in his book ''Psychopathia Sexualis'' (1886), but were probably unknown to the general public until after the First World War.<ref>[[Alkarim Jivani]], ''[[It's not unusual]]'', page 13</ref> |
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| + | Before the word "homosexual" came into use, the most common terms included "[[invert]]". | ||
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Revision as of 12:30, 10 May 2013
The word Homosexual (meaning sexually or romantically attached to members of the same sex) is a combination of Greek and Latin roots; the Greek element, ὁμός (homos) means "the same" and is not connected with the Latin "homo" meaning "man". The term was invented by the Hungarian writer Károly Mária Kertbeny, in a letter to the German sexologist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs in 1868.[1] The terms homosexual and heterosexual came into use among scientists after Richard von Krafft-Ebing used then in his book Psychopathia Sexualis (1886), but were probably unknown to the general public until after the First World War.[2]
Before the word "homosexual" came into use, the most common terms included "invert".
References
- ↑ http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/kertbeny_km.html article on "Kertbeny, Károly Mária (1824-1882) " in the GLBTQ online encyclopedia.
- ↑ Alkarim Jivani, It's not unusual, page 13
