https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000645 homoit0000645 Homophiles 2019-05-14 xsd:date 2021-12-08 xsd:date https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000878 LGBTQ+ historical terms https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001297 Sexual minorities Outdated term for lesbians and gay men. The use of the word began to disappear with the emergence of the gay liberation movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.