About Language

[la_vie_noire]

Sociological Images: Survey Finds Different Levels of Acceptance for “Gays” Versus “Homosexuals”

[...] They asked 500 respondents how they felt about permitting “homosexuals” to serve in the military; then they asked a different 500 how they felt about “gays/lesbians” serving in the military. It turns out, people like gays and lesbians more than they like homosexuals:

(Graphic on SI post.)

Comments

[vangirl]

My first thought was "that's kinda crazy" but it does make sense, actually. Homosexual is a much colder (more frightening? less human?) word than gay or lesbian.