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From: garret@oddjob.UChicago.UUCP (Trisha O Tuama)
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Subject: Re: homosexual associations
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Date: Wed, 5-Sep-84 00:52:45 EDT
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Female homosexuals can be called "homosexuals" as well as "lesbians."
Male homosexuals can be called "homosexuals" and what else?
It is obviously not accurate useage, but seems to be easier for most
people to describe male homosexuals as "homosexuals" and female homo-
sexuals as "lesbians."  Personally, I much prefer "lesbian" to
"homosexual"; the former has a distinguished history, the latter sounds
so clinical.

This reminds me of endless debates in library school about whether
a dictionary is supposed to reflect "correct" useage or "common"
useage.  

Trisha O Tuama