Homosexuality and language

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Like many liberal organizations and the entire politically correct imposition, homosexuals have developed their own homosexual language as a linguistic and rhetorical device to further the homosexual agenda. As John Honey aptly outlined in his book "Language is Power"^[1][2], controlling the language allows one to implicitly control the perceptions of yourself. By changing the words used to describe homosexuals, they have surreptitiously tried to soften the public's view of them and undermine their critics as insensitive, draconian, and repressive. The surreptitous changes are an example of the devolution of language.

There are three main methods for changing the language used to refer to homosexuals:

1. The appropriation of innocent words to refer "innocently" to homosexuals and homosexual acts
2. The creation of negative labels and phrases to color the opinion of criticisms lodged against them
3. The naming of homosexual organizations with positive-sounding names or neutral acronyms

Contents 1 Appropriation of innocent words 2 Creation of negative labels and phrases 3 Names of homosexual organizations 4 References

Appropriation of innocent words

• Butch: A synonym for "tough" (i.e. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid), it now also refers to masculine-looking female homosexuals.
• The closet: An innocent storage room in the house has been transformed into a den of sin.
• Coming out: Related to the closet, it gives a positive spin to the act of choosing a homosexual lifestyle. Rather the act being properly labeled as succumbing to brainwashing, the phrase casts it as a liberation from traditional norms, a symbol of great freedom.
• Cruising: A casual, nautical, leisure activity for people to visit many places, it describes the activities of homosexuals who "visit" many men.
• Daddy: an affectionate term for a male parent, it is used by those homosexuals who incestuously fantasize about their fathers (see Teens and Older Homosexuals).
• Experimenting: Poses the outlandish idea that homosexuality can be "tried out" without consequence before firmly deciding on one's sexuality. Sins can't be "tried" without eliciting the appropriate punishment from God, and socially there are many grave consequences if one's homosexual activities were discovered. This phrase also appeals to those who are scientifically minded, since science succeeds with experiments.
• Flaming: A verb meaning something that is burning, it used by effeminate male homosexuals who flaunt their sexuality against established social norms.
• Gay: Originally a common synonym for "happy", it now almost exclusively refers to homosexuals, particularly male ones.
• Gay Mecca: a nickname for San Francisco, given its notoriously high population of homosexuals. The nickname is a highly offensive analogy of the religious pilgrims in Islam who are drawn to their holy city of Mecca.
• Lesbian: The name of the residents of the Greek island of Lesbos, it now commonly refers to female homosexuals. The residents of the island have fiercely opposed this usage, that harms their respectability.^[3][4]
• Queen: The term of royalty has been usurped to refer to the most effeminate homosexuals.
• Rainbow: A symbol of peace and happiness, it is now used as a badge of support for homosexuals.

Creation of negative labels and phrases

• Homophobia/homophobe: This word comes from the common Greek roots homo (same) and phobia (fear); etymologically it means fear of being the same, but it was coined to refer to strong hostility towards homosexuals.
• "You're just uncomfortable with your sexuality": This phrase used to dismiss the discomfort one feels when thinking of homosexual acts. It implies that the person is uncomfortable not because homosexuality is reprehensible, but because they are unconsciously aroused by the homosexual act and are uncomfortable with this arousal. This phrase effectively shifts the blame for the discomfort from the homosexual to the normal person. It also sneakily attacks a person on the very personal issue of their sexual life, which can silence a response just from the sheer shock arising from the absolute taboos the question raises.
• "Do you have any gay friends?": It implies that if you knew homosexuals your opinions would suddenly change. However, you do not need to know a thief to know he is committing an immoral act. You do not need to know the sinner to know that he is sinning.

Names of homosexual organizations

• Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD): making it seem that someone can be glad to be homosexual.
• Human Rights Campaign: sounds like an organization that fights for people under oppressive governments, but in fact only fights for homosexual rights such as marriage.
• Lambda Legal: a homosexual organization pushing for the abolition of Don't Ask Don't Tell. It uses an innocent Greek letter lambda in its name to sneakily hide its true purpose from being immediately known.
• NAMBLA: The North American Man-Boy Love Association, their acronym is the name of a Greek symbol, the upside-down Δ (Delta).
• PFLAG: An acronym for the Parents and Friends of Lesbians And Gays, it is suggestive of what homosexuals want to do to our American flag and the way of life it represents.
• Queer Nation: A homosexual activist organization, its name implies the whole nation may be queer, or at least that there's enough homosexuals to constitute a nation. This falsely inflates their numbers, giving the incorrect impression that homosexuals are a myriad population.
• Stonewall: Originally the name of an illegal homosexual bar in New York City, its name is shared by one of the greatest generals in American history, Stonewall Jackson. Now his name has been tarnished with the illegal operations, mafia connections and subsequent riots that originated at this bar. It has become a buzz word for the gay rights movement and is now the name of a gay rights organization^[5]

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