homomania

homomania

English

Etymology 1

homo- (“homosexual”) +‎ -mania

Noun

homomania (uncountable)

1. (dated) Homosexuality, regarded as a mental disorder.
   • 1891, The Post-Graduate and Wooster Quarterly (volume 5), page 18:

     The civil and industrial life is too intensely masculine to possess perfect health, and its worst symptom is homomania, in which play selfishness, cunning, and intrigue. Its cure is aided by a more general diffusion of woman's spirit of mercy, love and intuitive honesty; and that spirit is a better medium also for the introduction into the industrial system and the legislature of the spirit of benevolence as formulated by the commandments of the love we have already considered.

2. Enthusiastic support for homosexuality.
   • 2007, Renate Günther, ‎Wendy Michallat, Lesbian Inscriptions in Francophone Society and Culture, page 85:

     After decades when homosexuality was either hidden or the subject of medical and psychiatric television reporting, French gays and lesbians started to appear on various sorts of television programmes after 1999. From 2000 onwards, gay and lesbian couples were regular guests on many TV shows that addressed topics characterised as 'marital issues', such as monogamy, fidelity and weight problems. Both commercial and public channels were affected by this 'homomania' […]

   • 2007, William D. Gairdner, The War Against the Family:

     If you say something negative about homosexuals, you will be labelled an intolerant "homophobic." But if you say something positive (like "I think they're fine. There's nothing wrong with them"), you are deemed neutral. Disapproval is intolerant, while approval is neutral? See what I mean? Approval ought to mean homomania, a promoter of homosexuality.

Etymology 2

homo- (“same”) +‎ -mania

Noun

homomania (uncountable)

1. Self-centeredness.
   • 1891, Wooster Alumni Bulletin - Volume 5, page 18:

     The civil and industrial life is too intensely masculine to possess perfect health, and its worst symptom is homomania, in which play selfishness, cunning, and intrigue.

   • 1904, Anna Alexander Rogers, Peace and the Vices (page 223)

     Yesterday Mrs. Titterington said she could not imagine anything more awful than for you to hear that gun every morning at ten o'clock when your husband's character and habits are turned wrongside out before that Court; and the tears came to her queer-looking eyes as she spoke. I thought you'd like to hear of her sympathy. “As I get all my news from others nowadays, I'll add that Mrs. Santley (she's got the homomania bad, I can tell you!), well, she read a letter from the chief, […]

   • 1907, The English Illustrated Magazine - Volume 37, page 184:

     If we were asked to take Marjorie seriously we should say she had a bad touch of homomania; but surely we are not asked to take her seriously. No sane and pretty girl would carry on in so irresponsible and maladroit a manner.