it's on it's way
to be properly claimed back I reckon. Queer is a much better word than just 'gay'
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 2:35, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

i am happy for "gay" to be the schoolyard insult that it always should have been.
it doesn't mean queer like it used to. it is an insult, unattached to sexuality.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 2:39, Reply)

^this is true
language moves on. I'm a lot happier at retaining queer than worried at saving gay. Queer covers the whole spectrum from non heteronormative heterosexuality and everything else. Whereas gay is just male and just homosexual.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 2:45, Reply)

i still think faggot is a bit horrible,
although i happily use it because i think it is hilarious.
not sure how that works.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 2:47, Reply)

my favourite euphemism for queers though
is stephen fry's i have "friends who died in the eighties"
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 2:56, Reply)

that is fantastic
I've never heard that one before
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 2:59, Reply)

it was probably still too early for general consumption
up until fairly recently
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 3:04, Reply)