tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post2843934825470092399..comments2024-02-26T02:02:51.364-05:00Comments on Queers United: Word of the Gay: "Homophile"Queers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-31114772115366435272008-08-14T08:10:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:10:00.000-04:00I think it sounds pathological as well. It's funn...I think it sounds pathological as well. It's funny though because the reason the word was used is because gay groups felt homosexual sounded too clinical and they wanted homophile which had the word "love" and eliminated the word sexual so to show gays and lesbians are not just about sex.Queers Unitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-27277304414347346522008-08-13T21:15:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:15:00.000-04:00Kind of makes it sound a little pathological. But ...Kind of makes it sound a little pathological. But then, I am all for words like androphile and gynophile, since homo and hetero rely on the person it describes to be a specific sex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com