On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Mike Scoles went:
> Has anyone noticed that the latest publication manual says to use, "he"
> and "she", sparingly, but to use, "lesbian" and "gay", rather than,
> "homosexual?"
Interesting. Maybe this was the rationale:
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=homosexual&db=*
"Usage Note: Many people now avoid using _homosexual_ because of the
emphasis this term places on sexuality. Indeed, the words _gay_ and
_lesbian_, which stress cultural and social matters over sex, are
frequently better choices."
Source: The American Heritage. Dictionary of the English Language,
Fourth Edition
--David Epstein
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