homoerotic

[ hoh-moh-i-rot-ik ]

adjective

1. (especially of art, literature, drama, or the like) using symbolism, allusions, situations, etc., that invoke sexual attraction or activity between people of the same gender:

   There's definitely some homoerotic subtext in that book.

2. having sexual attraction to people of one's own sex or gender, especially when that attraction is repressed:

   To say a man has a “streak of lavender” means that he has homoerotic desires.

noun

1. Older Use. a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to people of the same sex or gender.

homoerotic

/ ˌhəʊməʊɪˈrɒtɪk /

adjective

1. of, concerning, or arousing sexual desire for persons of one's own sex

Word History and Origins

Origin of homoerotic¹

First recorded in 1910–15; homo- ( def ) + erotic ( def )