12-05-2008, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
I wouldn't feel comfortable, as part of the majority, using that term. "Gay" and "lesbian" are just fine with me.
I think one thinks about this stuff more in academia, even if you're not directly dealing with "queer studies," or even the social sciences, than the non-academic world. Everyone's so damned sensitive in colleges.
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The APA Manual says to say "lesbian" or "gay man," not "homosexual." (Look it up: gay men is in the index.)
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