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Re: About ‘Gay’. And some speculation on why the Religious Right insists we’re ‘homosexual’

ralphstone — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:32:03 -0000

start a more accurate useful terms that don't emphasize sex behavior:
same gender attraction = sga
different gender attraction = dga

that may be more useful

Re: About ‘Gay’. And some speculation on why the Religious Right insists we’re ‘homosexual’

runasim — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:15:59 -0000

I don't care what the term is. My reaction to the word is no different when I read 'homosexual' than when I read ''gay'. Neither makes me think less of the people so described.
I understand that people who are referred to by these terms would be reacting to past experiences with them, and might see it differently.
As there is some rejection of 'gay' as well, how about hearing what the consensus is? I'll gladly go along with whatever that is.

I'm equally confused by what the current correct way it is to refer to members of he Negro race. Afro-Americans? Blacks? People of color? I've been using 'black' simply because it's shorter, but I always wonder whom I'm offending when I do.

Re: About ‘Gay’. And some speculation on why the Religious Right insists we’re ‘homosexual’

Tully — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:31:22 -0000

I don't consider either term pejorative, but I'm not gay, so what do I know?

I did find the auto-substitution at AFA to be absolutely hilarious, and symptomatic of reflexive idiocy.

Re: About ‘Gay’. And some speculation on why the Religious Right insists we’re ‘homosexual’

pacatrue — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:26:45 -0000

Thanks for the history, Joe. I was also happy to hear you support my pet theory that "homosexual" is the term of choice because of the emphasis on sex. It's similar to the use of the term "sodomite" in that it reduces people to a single sexual act.

Re: About ‘Gay’. And some speculation on why the Religious Right insists we’re ‘homosexual’

Holly_in_Cincinnati — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:21:20 -0000

...and then there is the term Sapphic, from Sappho the famous poet from the Greek island of Lesbos.

Re: About ‘Gay’. And some speculation on why the Religious Right insists we’re ‘homosexual’

Holly_in_Cincinnati — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:17:37 -0000

For this lesbian, neither term is pejorative.