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What does it mean to be homosexual?

The term "hobosexual" refers to people who enter romantic relationships with the main goal of obtaining housing, rather than genuine interest in the relationship. Although it appears to be an internet neologism, the phenomenon was already documented in the 1970s and 1980s, when Thomas E. Murray described homeless people who sought out vulnerable singles in bars to obtain shelter. Researcher Manya Wakefield, specialized in coercive trauma, also studies this dynamic, which involves issues of housing vulnerability and emotional manipulation.

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