yeah I was astounded when I found this out. homosexual is actually a term that implies that there is a cure or a pill or electric shock to cure the illness.
2007-02-23 17:43:18 · 11 answers · asked by Raver Xeno 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Homosexuality was previously thought to be an illness, until the American Psychiatric Association removed it from the list of disorders back in 1973.
2007-02-23 22:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by nemesis 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have to admit that is news to me. Personally I think the term has had enough usage by people who know better to be free of that connotation. There is alot of our language or terminology that might have had different consequences, implications or meanings in the past, but we're in the 21st century now!
2007-02-24 02:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by waggy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The medical terminology has nothing at all to do with any treatment. Homo means same... I'm sure you got it from there. It is simply refering to the individuals preference in the same (homo) sex.
2007-02-24 02:08:19 · answer #3 · answered by Baby 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You have to read Homo sexual as two separate words.
Homo- Short form of Homogenous
Sexual - U know this
they are 2 separate words. When they are together they give a different meaning. :)
2007-02-24 03:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by newsundersky 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, thats awful. Thank goodness some things have changed hu?
2007-02-24 01:46:23 · answer #5 · answered by Hicktown girl66 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never liked the term homosexual and have never used it. I usually use gay and queer but never homosexual.
2007-02-24 10:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by twilight_moon1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What??? That is utter and absolute bullsh*t. Look it up in the dictionary.
2007-02-24 02:07:33 · answer #7 · answered by Patrick C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
homosexual means one sex...I don't know what you are talking about.
2007-02-24 02:16:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sorry to pop your balloon but that's not true.
2007-02-24 01:58:52 · answer #9 · answered by implosion13 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I din't know that
2007-02-24 04:38:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋