Definition of "homophile"

(dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.  examples

(chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement.

(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.  examples