[Mr. Silverback]

Instead they will refer to those with an “orientation towards people of the same sex”.

Replace one scientifically accurate word with seven words? Did dickens (paid by the word for his novels) come up with this one?

[MadIvan]

Replace one scientifically accurate word with seven words? Did dickens (paid by the word for his novels) come up with this one?

Well there is only one appropriate word for the people who came up with this change - "idiots".

Regards, Ivan