Some lesbians may prefer to identify as gay (adj.) or as gay women. Use the term gay rather than identifying them as "homosexuals" which is an outdated term considered derogatory and offensive to many.Ī woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other women. or adj.) is the preferred term for women. The adjective used to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic, and/ or emotional attractions are to people of the same sex (e.g., gay man, gay people). Use the term sexual orientation rather than the term "sexual preference," which suggests that being gay, lesbian, or bisexual is voluntary and therefore "curable.” The scientifically accurate term for an individual’s physical, romantic and/ or emotional attraction to members of the same and/or opposite sex, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual (straight) orientations.
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