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The term "Gay" has been accepted as "politically correct" over the years to describe a "Lesbian" or "Homosexual" individuals.
In 20+ years, will it become offensive sort or like African Americans have changed the term to describe their skin color over the years?

2007-03-12 03:01:26 · 5 answers · asked by Kari 4 in Society & Culture Cultures & Groups Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

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in greek mythology there is an island called "lesbos" and all the girls there liked each other in a sexually intimate way..... so today we use 'lesbian'.

as for the future.... well ?

2007-03-12 03:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by dharp66 3 · 1 0

Lesbian means specifically homosexual women.
There is no single word definition for homosexual men.

So women get called lesbians and men get called gay or homosexual by default.

And yes lesbian comes from Greek lesbos. Many english words are derived from Latin.

2007-03-12 03:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by TLG 3 · 0 0

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2016-10-01 23:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The term was coined in the 60s along with the dinosaur and a few others. Before that there was either no such thing or every one of that persuasion was lumped together in the homosexual camp.

2007-03-12 03:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by sarell 6 · 0 1

I don't know. I don't hear many people call lesbians gay though. They just call them lesbians. I'm really not sure. What he said above me. Sounds like hes BS in but I guess it sounds like some kind of explanation.

2007-03-12 03:11:22 · answer #5 · answered by Some Random Guy 3 · 0 0

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