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Homosocial

By Ramon Johnson, About.com

Definition:
  • –adjective
  1. of, pertaining to, or exhibiting non romantic and non sexual bonding between two men or two women. Homosocial relationships are often expressed in the form of non-sexual heterosexual friendships or friendships between gay and straight men.
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