DiscussionIs the word "homosexual" a slur, like GLAAD and TQs say? Should it not be used because "it's offensive" or "it's clinical"?

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[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 18 insightful - 5 fun18 insightful - 4 fun19 insightful - 5 fun -  (4 children)

As a rule, try to avoid labeling an activity, emotion or relationship gay, lesbian, or bisexual unless you would call the same activity, emotion or relationship "straight" if engaged in by someone of another orientation. In most cases, your readers, viewers or listeners will be able to discern people's sexes and/or orientations through the names of the parties involved, your depictions of their relationships, and your use of pronouns.

Except this isn't the case anymore. When pronouns are contradictory, biological sex doesn't exist, and label/orientations are increasingly idiotic/gender based, you have to use homosexual because there is no other option.

For example: Chris and Jess are a couple. One uses they/him pronouns, the other uses just they/them. Good luck.

[–]Clitorisk 7 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Why bother using a label at all?

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 26 insightful - 1 fun26 insightful - 0 fun27 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It stops us from pursuing the wrong person. If I know a woman is straight, I won't waste my time flirting with her. Easy as that. Not that it stops some people, but most people are reasonable.

[–]oofreesouloo⚡super lesbian⚡ 22 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 0 fun23 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This, exactly. Words have clear meanings so that we can better communicate our needs to each other. For some reason, they want to make the words for sexual orientations an exception to that matter only to make our lives even harder 🙃

[–]reluctant_commenter 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Words have clear meanings so that we can better communicate our needs to each other. For some reason, they want to make the words for sexual orientations an exception to that matter only to make our lives even harder

Perhaps because many extremist TRAs seem to believe that only their needs matter or exist.