Lord Chancellor bans use of word “homosexual” [U.K.]

PinkNews.uk ^ | 4/24/06 | Marc Shoffman

[frankiep]

Queer or fag is a more accurate description.

[Sender]

The individuals previously mislabeled with the offensive term "homosexuals" shall now be known as "differently normal".

[broadway]

Renaming it doesn't change it now does it?

[ThinkDifferent]

The politically correct term is now "butt buddies".

[manwiththehands]

He's so offended by the idea he doesn't even want to see the word in print!

[robowombat]

'Other disallowed terms include immigrant, Asian, man and wife, mixed race, West Indian and asylum seeker'

This is beyond the merely weird into the realm of the surreal.

[baltoga]

Now, now the correct phrase is "people in those groups which are currently represented in relatively small numbers"

[Beagle8U]

"The Lord Chancellor is facing accusations of political correctness after banning the word “homosexual” from official documents in his department."

Thats a great first step, call them queer, thats what they are.

Gay wont work either. Gay means happy, last I knew queers weren't very happy.

Queer means "odd" and that fits perfectly.

[dukeman]

Why do so many Brit men like to wear women's clothing?

[Sometimes A River]

In these days, telling the simple truth is a revolutionary act.

Potentially offending someone is far more grave than the truth could ever be.

[frankiep]

I know, I know. We must be sensitive to their every desire. Makes me want to vomit.

[frankiep]

Do they? :o)

[I got the rope]

Sodomite is more accurate.

[kimoajax]

With today's decidedly western homo theme of Brokeback Mountain, I have taken to using "Rump-Rangers" to properly reference homosexuals.

[jackibutterfly]

"It is important to recognise that the term homosexuality is considered inappropriate by many gays and lesbians today."

This drive ME nuts!!! Lesbians ARE gay; the term is "lesbians and HOMOSEXUALS"!! Lesbians are female, homosexuals are male! Duh! And, they are BOTH GAY!

[Sometimes A River]

It is, and it makes you wonder can this type of thinking defeat the onsalught of Islam?

[1rudeboy]

What about "bisexual?" Shouldn't that be changed to "half-gay," or is that too diminutive?

[Ben Mugged]

An unwillingness to describe the behavior indicates their underlying belief that the behavior is wrong.

[Lewite]

The Scriptures call queers "dogs".