We used to call women who preferred the company of gay men as “fag hags” What are straight men who prefer the company of gay men called? I found nothing on the internet, unless you count Urban. Answer Based on the comparison to the term “fag hag”, I assume you want a term that could … Read more
TLDR: What was the first use of the term "gender confirmation surgery"? Was it used before, after, or contemporaneously with the term "sex reassignment surgery"? An NPR article today (2019-05-16) discusses the case of Adree Edmo, an inmate in Idaho who’s suing the state to provide surgical intervention for treatment of gender dysphoria. Both the … Read more
The phrase queer attitude used to be commonplace, simply meaning a strange attitude or unhelpful behavior. Unfortunately in the present era, I once used that phrase and sadly offended an LGBT person, since people today use queer to mean homosexual. I can avoid saying queer attitude by just saying strange attitude. What’s a modern alternative … Read more
Once upon a time, queer simply meant strange*. Then it came to be used as a derogatory term for homosexual (adjective or noun). Later it came to be worn as a badge of honor by the Lesbian/gay community, as an umbrella term. My gay and Lesbian friends proudly included themselves under the “queer” banner. As … Read more
In American politics, Judge Amy Barrett used the term "sexual preference" during her confirmation hearing. This was criticized as offensive by writers at publications such as CNN, USAToday, and Vox. Several popular conservative pundits claimed that the term was not considered offensive until Barrett used it: I sincerely didn’t know “sexual preference” was considered problematic … Read more
The phrase in question revolves around a rather odious quote, so I beseech all reading to please suppress your political leanings and focus instead on the meanings of the phrases employed. In around 1977, Anita Bryant, singer and vocal celebrity advocate of the “Save our Children” campaign aimed at curtailing the freedoms of American LGBT … Read more
The widely used word “homophobia” clearly doesn’t fit the criteria. For example, “racism” can mean discrimination towards any race, black, white, Asian, etc. Similarly, the word we are looking for should also be able to describe people who have prejudice towards asexuals, bisexuals, heterosexuals, pansexuals, etc. Also, phobia means fear, or negative feelings. If someone … Read more
When talking about an opposite sex couple, it’s standard to talk about “your parents”, because it’s a lot less wordy than “your mother and father”. But what’s more standard for a same sex couple? “Your parents”, or “Your mothers”/”Your fathers”? Answer Linguistically, there is no normal here. Come back in 50 years. AttributionSource : Link … Read more
The word maternity as in the sentence “the maternity wear is over there. If you’d like to follow me…” is typically the go-to language when describing, talking with, or about pregnant persons’ wear, but this is not inclusive towards people who are not women and or cis who can get pregnant (e.g. trans men). So, … Read more
Is there a term that is similar to sexist or racist but refers to gay people? “Homophobic” comes to mind, but that’s more a fear or disgust of homosexuals versus discrimination based solely on sexual orientation. To be specific, I’m looking for an -ist/-ism word, but I’m not sure if one exists. Answer heterosexism might … Read more
