No. 13,058 in Korean
동성애자
"동성애자" means "homosexual person" in English.
In a sentence
그는 동성애자로서 자신의 성 정체성을 자랑스럽게 느낍니다.
He feels proud of his sexual identity as a homosexual.
In this sentence, '동성애자' (homosexual person) is used as a noun to describe an individual's sexual orientation.
동성애자에 대한 이해와 존중이 중요합니다.
Understanding and respecting homosexual individuals are important.
Here, '동성애자' is used in the plural sense (implicitly) to refer to homosexual individuals in general.
어제 파티에서 동성애자를 처음으로 만났습니다.
I met a homosexual person for the first time at the party yesterday.
This usage of '동성애자' refers to encountering an individual who identifies as homosexual.
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