Definition of "homophile" []

• Gay or lesbian. (adjective)
• Actively concerned with the rights of gay men or lesbians. (adjective)

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• "Obviously, Average Joe hasn't heard of the term "homophile," and he probably uses the term "homosexual," indicating that the movement failed in the respect."
• "Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Churches MCC, remembers meeting Dr. Kameny in 1969: He was a hero in what we then called the 'homophile' movement."
• "He urged what was then called the homophile movement to assert itself to achieve equality"