"Gay" or "Homosexual": the words we e n divi public opn on civil rights | USAPP

Contents:

• WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “GAY” AND “HOMOSEXUAL"? IS ONLY BY GENR?
• QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
• “GAY” OR “HOMOSEXUAL”: THE WORDS WE E N DIVI PUBLIC OPN ON CIVIL RIGHTS

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “GAY” AND “HOMOSEXUAL"? IS ONLY BY GENR?

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QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

However, when I checked Oxford English Dictnary, renrs “gay” as:. 1 (of a person, pecially a man) homosexual. Relatg to or ed by homosexuals:.

A homosexual, pecially a man.

Also OALD f Gay as:. ] HOMOSEXUAL.

“GAY” OR “HOMOSEXUAL”: THE WORDS WE E N DIVI PUBLIC OPN ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Aren’t “gay” and “homosexual” the same thg except “gay” beg applied to men? What’s the difference between “gay” and “homosexual” other than genr attribut? Both gay and homosexual n be ed for both sex, and they mean mostly the same thg; the differenc are subtle.

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When ed as a noun, gay seems to refer to men a b more often than as an adjective, although is still very often ed to refer to both men and women.