[zipper]

We should all stop allowing the hijacking of the word "gay" when actually they are just "sexually disoriented".

From dictionary.com:

Usage Note: The word gay is now standard in its use to refer to homosexuals, in large part because it is the term that most gay people prefer in referring to themselves. Gay is distinguished from homosexual primarily by the emphasis it places on the cultural and social aspects of homosexuality as opposed to sexual practice. Many writers reserve gay for males, but the word is also used to refer to both sexes; when the intended meaning is not clear in the context, the phrase gay and lesbian may be used. Like the other names of social groups derived from adjectives (for example, Black), gay may be regarded as offensive when used as a noun to refer to particular individuals, as in There were two gays on the panel; here phrasing such as gay members should be used instead. But there is no objection to the use of the noun in the plural to refer collectively either to gay men or to gay men and lesbians, so long as it is clear whether men alone or both men and women are being discussed. See Usage Note at homosexual.

[NurdlyPeon]

We should all stop allowing the hijacking of the word "gay" when actually they are just "sexually disoriented".

I'm just going to start calling them perverts again.

[Celtman]

We should all stop allowing the hijacking of the word "gay"

Down with NewSpeak!

[RobbyS]

Until about ten years ago, some dictionaries gave the etymology of "gay" more or less as follows: A synonym for libertine, which gained currency in the 18th Century as reflecting the views and practices of the "Hell's Fire "Club, whose members included the rake and liberal politician, John Wilkes. "

The gays may no long have black masses, but they retain their contempt and anger for the Church.