How come it is queer if it is something good, but gay if it is something bad?
Lessee:
..a syphilis epidemic has emerged among queers.
How come it is queer if it is something good, but gay if it is something bad?
Lessee:
..a syphilis epidemic has emerged among queers.
I prefer "homosexual," it describes the situation unambiguously, but I've been told I have a clinical point of view (I was going to say "bent" rather than POV, but on this thread no way!)