Now, as a logophile/word nerd of the highest order, I don't like to see any word, even offensive or derogatory ones, banned. (I wouldn't mind if they were used, but I want that to come out of people's awareness and tolerance, not a decree from on high.)
But if you're going to ban a word, why in Heaven's name would you start with homosexual? And just who the hell are these "many gays and lesbians today" who think "the term homosexuality is considered inappropriate by many gays and lesbians today"?!?!? I can kinda see the point that it's a clinical name from a time when same-sex attraction was considered a mental illness and that it, but, come on!
(Via Proceed At Your Own Risk)
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