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31 May 2015
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I had never expected that Andy is a queer !No wonder he only likes boys. Does this sound natural?
I had never expected that Andy is a queer !No wonder he only likes boys. Does this sound natural?
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31 May 2015
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A little unnatural
Be careful. Calling somebody "a queer" in English can be offensive. Try saying "I had never expected that Andy was homosexual."
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
Be careful. Calling somebody "a queer" in English can be offensive. Try saying "I had never expected that Andy was homosexual."
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- English (US)
Unnatural
Homosexual is also an offensive word. Use "gay" instead of "queer" or "homosexual"
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A little unnatural
Homosexual is not an offensive term... I would know. I am one
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Unnatural
I am gay too... Homosexual still is acceptable in most cases but Ive read many things about how the word used to be used in derogatory ways and the word was often used in the context where it was believed that to be gay was a mental illness or disability.
Sources: http://www.glaad.org/reference/offensive
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/fashion/ga...
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A little unnatural
Right, but that's was in the past. Currently homosexual is not an offensive term whatsoever.
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