Talk:homosexualist
Comment: I find this word is predominantly used by right-wing, anti-GLBT rights sources, many of whom seem to prefer it to more standard terms such as "gay": see e.g.
- http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/scotlands-opposition-parties-back-same-sex-marriage
- http://payingattentiontothesky.com/2010/10/13/homosexualist-ideologue-andrew-sullivan-slanders-pope-benedict-xvi/
- http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/abbott/100922
I don't think everyone who uses the word is a right-winger, but I think the developing preference of the right for it makes it sound like a snarl word. Yet the entry at present fails to capture this nuance of usage. I think it would be good if it did, but not sure exactly how to do so. Maybe a "usage note"? or "pejorative"? or "sometimes pejorative" or "often pejorative"? 220.101.86.93 20:25, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
Homosexualist is an -ist term, which usually refers to a social movement (see Atheist, Communist, Abolitionist). In the LifeSiteNews article above, the term is used to refer to an "advocacy group" for the GLBT rights movement. The PayingAttentionToTheSky article refers to Andrew Sullivan as a "Homosexualist Ideologue", referring to his ideas, not his sexual orientation. Similarly, the RenewAmerica talks about the "homosexualist agenda", the agenda of those who support the GLBT rights movement. I think it's clear the current definition is inaccurate. I'd like to see if there are objections before making the change, though. Andresj (talk) 01:01, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
- At least one of the citations (the top one) shows that the existing definition is accurate. Your sense should probably be added as a separate second one. Equinox ◑ 01:05, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
- Good point. Andresj (talk) 01:07, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
- Compare Talk:transgenderist, Talk:transgenderism. Compare also pansexualism. - -sche (discuss) 21:14, 8 February 2018 (UTC)