fairy vs homosexual

fairy and homosexual both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fairy	Yes	No	No	No
homosexual	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, homosexual is a hypernym of fairy; that is, homosexual is a word with a broader meaning than fairy:

Other hypernyms of fairy include gay, homo, homophile.

fairy (noun)	homosexual (noun)
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers	someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex
offensive term for a homosexual man

fairy (adjective)	homosexual (adjective)
	sexually attracted to members of your own sex