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From: sharp@aquila.UUCP
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Subject: Re: homosexual associations
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Date: Wed, 29-Aug-84 17:47:13 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 29 17:47:13 1984
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>       So to repeat my question, why to straight people always think of males
>  when they speak of homosexuals?

I guarantee it's terminology - there is no word which means specifically male
homosexual, in the way that lesbian means female homosexual.  Therefore, most
people will assume that, if you meant women, you'd use lesbian: using the
so-called generic "homosexual" leads most people to conclude lesbians are not
included.   Now, if someone would like to invent a male equivalent word ....
-- 
	Nigel Sharp   [noao!sharp  National Optical Astronomy Observatories]