They really bristle at the work “homosexual”, because it activates a part of the brain so that others know that the subject is about sex, and not just hand holding and color choices. They want us to think that they don’t partake in sexual activities, that they are normal. So while “faggot” still offends them, the one they detest us using to describe them is “homosexual”.
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Thanks for the informative response.