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09-03-2006, 11:31 PM
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My friend, Gay... or my gay friend?
I'm old enough to remember when I first heard the term "gay" used to describe a person who was homosexual. Back then -- in the olden days -- I used to have friends named Gay. I don't think there's anybody under 45 named Gay anymore.
 Anyway, when I was in highschool, the term was "queer." I didn't know any homosexual people, or at least I didn't know that I knew any, so the terminology was really was pretty much a non-issue to me. I always thought that the word "queer" was pretty insulting, though and I don't recall ever using it myself. Okay, my point? I'm getting to it... How did homosexuals come to be known as "gay"? Did this term originate within the gay community or was it first applied to homosexuals by heterosexuals? And was there a time when it was seen by homosexuals as a degrading term? Did it just come to be accepted over a period of time, or what? Do gays today prefer to be referred to as "gay" or "homosexual"? And is it okay to refer to a lesbian woman as "gay", or should that term be reserved for men? Just a sheltered li'l Mormon gal trying to be politically correct.  Can anybody  me?
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#2
09-04-2006, 12:13 AM
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My understanding is it was the term of choice that homosexuals preferred beginning in the 80's. I actually read a court case about this recently.
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09-04-2006, 12:18 AM
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#4
09-04-2006, 12:20 AM
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Most gay people I know (men, women, and everything in between) just prefer being called gay. It's shorter and easier to say
 "Queer" is being reclaimed by the GLBTQ community, but some people still find it offensive.
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#5
09-04-2006, 12:29 AM
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Th' farmer's canny lad, ye ken; Geese fast i' th' hemmel, ducks i' th' pen Then fyeul shuts henhouse less one hen! Begox, yon tod wez jumpin'! 
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09-04-2006, 01:35 AM
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09-04-2006, 01:37 AM
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#8
09-04-2006, 02:01 AM
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gay or not gay, people are people, and i treat them as such, color,religion,orientation does not matter. they are a fellow human.
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#9
09-04-2006, 09:02 AM
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