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homosexual – n. a person who is sexually attracted to people of the same sex

Aryan – n. used in Nazism to identify a supposed master race of non-Jewish whites with Nordic features

destiny – n. what happens in the future; the things that someone or something will experience in the future

infest – v. to fill (a place) in large numbers

lobby – n. an organized group of people who work together to influence government decisions that relate to a particular industry, issue, etc.

oligarch – n. a person who belongs to a small group of people who govern or control a country, business, etc.

validity – n. the state of being acceptable according to the law

queer – adj. homosexual (offensive in most of its uses, but it is also now sometimes used in a neutral or positive way especially by some homosexual and bisexual people.)

trans – adj. abbreviation for transgender (which is defined as “of or relating to people who feel that their true nature does not match their sex at birth”)

spectrum – n. a complete range of different opinions, people, etc.