Gay journalist Rex Wockner opines on a subject dear to my heart:
My favorite sentences: "Several opponents of San Diego Pride verbally attacked the council. At one point, DeMaio -- a homosexual -- smiled without making a comment."I've railed against this before. Your thoughts?
That's Carl DeMaio, openly gay Republican on the City Council. Homosexual Carl smiled. Then homosexual Carl didn't speak. Someone alert The New York Times.
Furthermore, KGTV: Ordinarily, only anti-gay Web sites call us "homosexuals" nowadays. Though we sometimes do it ourselves, to be funny, but we're allowed, you see. You're not. The word went out of style years ago. See the entry on "gay" in The Associated Press Stylebook. Oh, hell, let me quote the Stylebook for you: "Gay ... Preferred over 'homosexual' except in clinical contexts or references to sexual activity."
I trust Carl wasn't engaging in sexual activity during the council session...
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