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From: TIMBUCK@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU (Tim)
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Subject: Re: 'Homosexual'
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Date: 7 Feb 90 18:18:12 GMT
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I personally don't object to the term (though I agree that it sounds
rather clinical, and I prefer the term "gay" for that reason).  I have
heard of other people objecting to it though, for purely linguistic
reasons.  The word "homosexual" is actually an adjective (i.e.
"homosexual man") rather than a noun.  Then again, one could argue that
the word "gay" is also an adjective.

Tim Buck
Va. Tech, Blacksburg