Isn’t it the same thing or am I wrong…..
2006-10-26 00:20:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
i would rather you call me a bull dyke . think you can rember that ?
2006-10-26 07:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by treefrog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the whole double word thing is silly, GAY IS GAY IS GAY!
So you are a gay woman...so you are a gay man yipping fricking doda! Why insist on a diffrent word? like faghag...that word too, I hate that word. Some "gayisisms" are just plan silly and I really dont understand, your gay...and thats it I dont think there should be a change of words, it's like saying a lesbian is not the same as a gay woman and allows for distinctions to be made and lines to be drawn in our small culture, and we dont need that after all who needs division in a culter that is so hounded by the outside world anyway?
2006-10-26 22:02:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GLBTQIA stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, Ally.
The term gay is reserved for homosexual males, who don't really have another term they can use. I do say I'm gay, or I'm a lesbian because they do mean the same thing. But lesbian is a term specifically for lesbians, so why not use the term that is specifically ours?
2006-10-26 10:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I refer to myself as "gay" and I'm not all that unique.
Most people don't understand the subtle differences so many times a "lesbian" will simply use that term because it's easier than having to explain.
I use the term "gay" because I don't feel I fit into a classic "lesbian" box, or a new fangled "bisexual" box.
I truly hate lables because they're so limiting and usually not accurate at all.
2006-10-26 10:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by DEATH 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree... it's sort of the same thing, I guess that some ladies like the word "lesbian" more... although HawkOhio has a very good point- you never hear gay men referring to themselves as lesbians... I think he wins this argument
2006-10-26 09:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by Phedre D 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its an old term taken from the Island of Lesbos in Greece. I happen to like it because it sets women apart from men. Too many time people generalize things that are only actually a male issue. This is a way to be more specific.
But yes, both are of a homosexual identity.
2006-10-26 09:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
when you refer to the word "gay" it could also mean lesbian.
But in todays popular culture, "lesbian" is the term most commonly prefered. BUT, officially, "gay" can be used on both male and female homosexuals.
2006-10-26 14:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why, either! My wife kept saying "gay woman" for years, but she was sort of pressured into switching to "lesbian". I think the word is sort of ugly-sounding, which doesn't fit the group. (I'm bi.) "Sapphic" is an old-school word from the early 1900s; it expresses the same concept and sounds prettier to me.
2006-10-26 08:47:37 · answer #8 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gay and Lesbian mean the same thing: HOMOSEXUAL.
But like you get male and female, you get GAY for men and LESBIAN for female.
Make any sense?
2006-10-26 07:24:21 · answer #9 · answered by venus101 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It probably has to do with Sappho:
The word "lesbian" is derived from the interpretation of the poems of Sappho, whose poetry was had for sexual love rather than emotional or platonic love between her and other women.
I'd think it has to do with the historical contexts. I don't know of any such name or historical records for male homosexuals.
2006-10-26 07:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because a lesbian is a female that likes females, and a gay is a guy that likes guys.
2006-10-26 14:16:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋