Is the term "homosexual" offensive?

[RileyG]

Are the terms "homosexual" and "homosexuality" considered offensive?

 

[pescador]

Sadly, by some people they clearly are. God clearly told us to love our neighbor as ourselves.

 

[RileyG]

Sadly, by some people they clearly are. God clearly told us to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Yes, God told us to love each other. I do not understand why some people would find it offensive which is why I am asking liberal-minded people. Just to gain some perspective. IMO

 

[timothyu]

homo- (1)


before vowels hom-, word-forming element meaning "same, the same, equal, like" (opposed to hetero-), from Greek homos "one and the same," also "belonging to two or more jointly" (from PIE *somo-, from root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with").

 

[PloverWing]

I don't know that it's offensive, exactly, but I also don't hear it spoken very often by LGBT people. The word has a kind of clinical sound, which to my ears seems to clash with the experience of someone who's in love. Plus, I've often heard it spoken by anti-gay people with a kind of disgust, so that it's hard for me to hear it without that ringing in my head.

Oddly, though, "bisexual" doesn't have the same negative associations, as far as I know.

Maybe others can weigh in on how the terminology feels to them.

 

[RileyG]

I don't know that it's offensive, exactly, but I also don't hear it spoken very often by LGBT people. The word has a kind of clinical sound, which to my ears seems to clash with the experience of someone who's in love. Plus, I've often heard it spoken by anti-gay people with a kind of disgust, so that it's hard for me to hear it without that ringing in my head.

Oddly, though, "bisexual" doesn't have the same negative associations, as far as I know.

Maybe others can weigh in on how the terminology feels to them.

thanks for the clarification

 

[RileyG]

homo- (1)


before vowels hom-, word-forming element meaning "same, the same, equal, like" (opposed to hetero-), from Greek homos "one and the same," also "belonging to two or more jointly" (from PIE *somo-, from root *sem- (1) "one; as one, together with").

correct

 

[timothyu]

correct

Which meaning it is accurately descriptive, then should it be considered offensive?

 

[SkyWriting]

Are the terms "homosexual" and "homosexuality" considered offensive?

Because that's the most applicable english word, it got used in most Bible translations. But it's not an equivalent translation.

 

[SkyWriting]

Which meaning it is accurately descriptive, then should it be considered offensive?

As for the biblical intent, it's not accurate.

 

[timothyu]

As for the biblical intent, it's not accurate.

What is?

 

[Andrewn]

Are the terms "homosexual" and "homosexuality" considered offensive?

"Queer" is the politically-correct term.

 

[SkyWriting]

What is?

The word "Homosexual" is not accurate. It's like saying "Bluesexual" is a sin.

 

[PloverWing]

"Queer" is the politically-correct term.

Note that "queer" is a broader term, encompassing all the varieties of people under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.

"Queer" may be the term we settle on, in the end, to replace the admittedly unwieldy LGBTQIA+ acronym. I'm old enough, though, that I use it cautiously, because when I was a kid it was a pejorative term. My younger friends don't seem to have the same associations, though, and seem comfortable with fully reclaiming it.

 

[RileyG]

Which meaning it is accurately descriptive, then should it be considered offensive?

correct meaning you defined homosexual. most people do not use term nowadays.

 

[RileyG]

"Queer" is the politically-correct term.

Not too long ago, "queer" was an insult, I thought it was used nowadays to mean "not straight" or "not cis" ???

 

[timothyu]

"Queer" is the politically-correct term.

That used to be deemed offensive. Times change to suit the subjects.

 

[timothyu]

correct meaning you defined homosexual. most people do not use term nowadays.

Rather it defined the habits of the person.

 

[timothyu]

The word "Homosexual" is not accurate. It's like saying "Bluesexual" is a sin.

What is the biblical definition?

 

[SkyWriting]

What is the biblical definition?

Promiscuity. Inhospitality.