Kenneth M. Steele
Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:42:40 -0700
On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:49:34 -0500 Mike Scoles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone noticed that the latest publication manual says to use, "he" > and "she", sparingly, but to use, "lesbian" and "gay", rather than, > "homosexual?" > Yes, and, continuing, they point out that "gay" is a vague term. Some people use the term to refer to only men (as in "gay and lesbian") and other people use the phrase to refer "identities and to the culture and communities that have developed among people who share those identities" (p.67) So gay means either a male person, a person, an identity, a culture, or a community, or some combination of the above. And some really confused people, like me, continue to believe that gay is an appropriate synonym for happy.... Ken > -- > ********* http://www.coe.uca.edu/psych/scoles/index.html ******** > * Mike Scoles * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > * Department of Psychology * voice: (501) 450-5418 * > * University of Central Arkansas * fax: (501) 450-5424 * > * Conway, AR 72035-0001 * * > ***************************************************************** > > ---------------------- Kenneth M. Steele [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Psychology Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA