homoerotic

 [hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm]  

ho·mo·e·rot·i·cism

   [hoh-moh-i-rot-uh-siz-uhm]
noun
a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
Also, ho·mo·er·o·tism  [hoh-moh-er-uh-tiz-uhm] .

Origin:
1915–20; homo- + eroticism

Related forms
ho·mo·e·rot·ic  [hoh-moh-i-rot-ik] , adjective
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homoerotic (ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪk)
 
—adj
of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire for persons of one's own sex

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