“...homosexuals adopted the word “gay” because the word “homosexual” was too clinical sounding and/or sounded too much like a disorder.”
IOW, they were AFRAID of being identified truly.
Thus, they themselves are the homoPHOBES.
spankalib ““...homosexuals adopted the word “gay” because the word “homosexual” was too clinical sounding and/or sounded too much like a disorder.”
Homosexuality was listed in the APA ‘DSM’ until 1973. The APA held their national convention in San Francisco that year, and militant homos disrupted the event - not entirely necessary - the bigshots in the APA were mostly queers, anyway...
“IOW, they were AFRAID of being identified truly.
Thus, they themselves are the homoPHOBES.”
Good point! Good post.