Jovial

none

Jovial #Chat Talk

General Chat

'Homosexual' is an offensive term? I was reading an article about cultural literacy for my Nutrition class, and read this: "Use the term “sexual orientation” instead of “sexual preference”; “homosexual” is regarded as an offensive, antiquated term." I also got this from Wiki: "The term homosexual can be used as an adjective to describe the sexual attractions and behaviors of same-sex oriented persons. Some gay people argue that the use of homosexual as a noun is offensive, arguing that homosexual people are people first, homosexual being merely an attribute of their humanity. Also, some gay people recommend that the terms homosexual and homosexuality be avoided altogether, lest their use cause confusion or arouse